It seems that the Dana White-Oscar De La Hoya beef might finally be buried. De La Hoya actually apologized to White earlier this year, claiming that he hoped to work alongside Dana White in future. Dana White accepted the apology and took it as “sincere”, but in an interview with GQ Sports, pointed out that some bridges, once burned, can’t be rebuilt.
“I feel like De La Hoya’s apology was sincere, but there’s no way that he and I can ever be friends again. He and I were actually friends. I used to go to his fights. I used to watch his fights. I used to promote his fights. That guy did way too much damage for us to ever be friends again. I appreciate his apology. I get it. We’re cool, but we’re never going to be that cool.”
Dana White Reacts to De La Hoya Apology: “there’s no way that he and I can ever be friends again”
Their feud dates back to the McGregor-Mayweather media circus of 2017. Dana White was heavily involved in the promotion of McGregor vs Mayweather, backing his biggest star on the biggest stage of his career. De La Hoya, however, saw things very differently.
He claimed the matchup was “disrespect to the sport of boxing”, which Dana White didn’t take kindly to. In the five years since, the pair have traded barbs via the press and social media back and forth, with De La Hoya even attempting to goad White into a fight.
Dana White’s experience in the boxing world, however, seems to have left a sour taste in his mouth. Although Oscar De La Hoya might hope that they could work together in future, Dana White has no plans to re-enter the world of boxing promotion. He even abandoned a planned launch of Zuffa Boxing set for 2019.
“Every time I start to go down the road to get involved in boxing, I go, ‘Have I lost my f****** mind? Am I crazy? Why would I ever want to get involved in this corrupt, insane, f***** up sport?’
And then I jump out for a while and then I start to think about it again. Literally just started thinking about it a month ago, got on the phone with a couple boxing guys, hung up the phone and said, ‘Have I lost my f****** mind again? Why would I want to be in business with any of these guys?’”
Should Dana White try his hand at boxing promotion again, or is he better off sticking to the continuously expanding UFC? Let us know in the comments.
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