Oscar De La Hoya would’ve liked a rematch with Floyd Mayweather after losing a competitive fight in 2007 but it never happened.
The next best thing?
De La Hoya, speaking on the Petros and Money Show, challenged now-fellow promoter Mayweather to pit his fighter Gervonta “Tank” Davis against Golden Boy’s rising young star Ryan Garcia.
Garcia (19-0, 16 KOs) fights Francisco Fonseca (25-2-2, 19 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round lightweight bout Friday at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on DAZN.
“Ryan, I believe, is ready for a world title,” De La Hoya said on the radio program. “And I have something to say. … You have a fighter, Tank. I have my fighter, Ryan Garcia. Let’s make this fight happen.
“If Ryan wins … this Friday, if he wins, then let’s stage a fight, man. Look, promoter vs. promoter, fighter vs. fighter, Mayweather Promotions vs. Golden Boy Promotions. It’ll be a huge fight.”
Davis seems to like the idea. Garcia retweeted a clip of the De La Hoya interview. Davis then tweeted “Let’s do this! I’m gonna be Supa rich this year” with a link to the clip. To which Garcia responded, “It’s on course now.”
We’ll see.
Davis has also expressed interest in fighting Leo Santa Cruz, with whom he shares a manager. And Davis also is dealing with legal issues after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting the mother of his child.
And, of course, Fonseca might have something to say about it.