Oscar De La Hoya ‘Trolls’ Floyd Mayweather: ‘The Worst Boxing Era Is Now Over’

ByDavid Wray

Undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. coasted past Andre Berto by decision as expected and retired right afterwards in Las Vegas last night (Sat., September 12, 2015), leaving behind mixed reactions about one of the sweet science’s most controversial and dominant champs.

Much of that stemmed from Mayweather’s unanimous decision win over longtime media rival Manny Pacquiao in May 2’s boxing ‘Fight of the Century,’ a bout that was largely blasted by a public who paid $100.00 to see ‘Money’ avoid an injured Pacquiao and coast to yet another win on the judges’ scorecards to collect a record payday for a fight that just wasn’t all that great after five long years of hype and speculation.

Because of that, many were indeed happy to see ‘Money’ go, and that includes Top Rank promoter and fellow great Oscar De La Hoya. ‘The Golden Boy’ took to Twitter after Mayweather’s win to state he was glad he took a decidedly different course of action for his Saturday night:

De la Hoya then continued on with his positive outlook for boxing’s future without the brash trash talker, choosing to shift focus to the up-and-coming talents he deems much more exciting than Mayweather:

Finally, ‘The Golden Boy’ was called out for supposedly trolling Mayweather online, a suggestion to which he replied he was simply speaking truth:

Like it or not, de la Hoya may have a good point here, as almost no one was all that interested in watching Mayweather predictably slide by an obviously overmatched Berto and fade into retirement with his undefeated record intact without really risking it against the best in their prime. But Mayweather has also taken on the best of his era whether they were in their prime or not, and he has come out victorious.

The polarizing champion will leave behind an undoubtedly great legacy, but it’s not one without question or lasting doubt. Do you side with De La Hoya here, or is he simply taking out his frustrations on a fighter who retired with more accolades than he did?

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