By Radio Rahim
London, UK - Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. informed BoxingScene.com that he doesn't plan to respond to the recent comments that were made by Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya.
In an interview conducted a few days ago, De La Hoya explained the reasons behind his decision to finalize the fall showdown between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs).
De La Hoya officially announced that a deal was reached for September 16th - with the venue and location to be determined.
De La Hoya said he made the fight because the sport of boxing needed a change from the blueprint left behind by Mayweather.
"All these fighters are using the old model that Mayweather left behind where it's all about money, and therefore no fights are getting done," De La Hoya said to ESPN.
"It's different now. I made this Canelo fight with Golovkin for the sport, for the fans. Yes, there's a lot of money in this fight, but I could have made four smaller fights with Canelo that are not as risky as the Golovkin fight. But I was a fighter myself. I understand what the fans want, and therefore I made it happen. I understand the business, and most important, I understand what the fans want and need.
"This fight is the cherry on top of 2017. The year has shaped up to be really nice. Boxing fans can be very proud of what the fighters and promoters have done. I'm just happy I can deliver the biggest events of the year with Canelo. Everyone was trying to make a quick buck or an easy dollar. The difference now is they're making money, we're all making money, but we're taking risks. With risk comes reward."
Mayweather is not looking to trade words right, but is not ruling out a war of words at a later date.
"I look at Oscar De La Hoya as a promoter, I think he's constantly throwing shots at me. He wants me to respond, but I'm not even going to do that. I'm going to wish Oscar and their company nothing nothing but the best. I'm here to help fighters grow. We're here to make sure the Mayweather brand lives on," Mayweather told BoxingScene.com.
"We don't mind working with other promoters. We're not like the promoters from the past. We're not perfect, we're human. Sometime we take shots at other promoters. I'm not going to sit right here and say that I'm an angel. I'm a fighter. To be a fighter who have to have a chip on your shoulder. Certain days you feel certain ways. Today I don't feel like taking shots at a promoter. Three weeks from now, you come back to me and we do an interview - and we may take shots at a promoter. I'm just being honest."
