De La Hoya Felt Canelo-Chavez 'Ad Hit' To Trump Was Needed

Last week, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De Le Hoya took a direct hit at United States President Donald Trump.

The Hall of Famer is behind the new ad promoting a Cinco de Mayo weekend match between boxers of Mexican descent. In it, the two athletes crash through a concrete wall.

“The idea of a wall was a direct hit to Donald Trump,” De Le Hoya told the New York Times. “The comments that Trump has made had really impacted many people and have rubbed many people the wrong way. This is letting him know that not every Mexican is what he’s stated they are. Mexicans are hard workers.”

Trump has famously proposed building a giant wall along America’s southern border to keep out illegal Mexican immigrants. Back in 2015 when he announced his intentions to run for president, he said Mexico is sending criminals and rapists to the United States.

De La Hoya, a Mexican-American, has also accused Trump of cheating at golf and mocked his infamous taco salad tweet from Cinco de Mayo 2016. Prior to the election, the boxing legend publicly said he would vote for a candidate who did not cheat at golf.

“He said, ‘I would love to go [to Canelo vs. Amir Khan last May],’ and he was actually ready to attend the fight, but then a few minutes later some comments that I made about him cheating in golf came out,” De La Hoya said.

Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. takes place on May 6th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, on HBO Pay-Per-View. A catch-weight of 164.5-pounds in is place for the contest. Canelo, who holds the WBO junior middleweight title, is coming up from 154-pounds, and Chavez Jr. - who last fought at super middleweight, is coming down in weight by a couple of pounds from 168.