Oscar De La Hoya has some career advice for his old friend Floyd Mayweather.
The post-retirement phase of Mayweather’s career has seen the legendary boxer engage in a number of exhibition bouts with his most recent fight being a rematch against John Gotti III. Mayweather’s first fight with Gotti ended in a chaotic brawl, while the second went the full eight rounds without an official score.
Mayweather has also taken exhibition matchups with Logan Paul, fighter and former reality TV star Aaron Chalmers, and Japanese combat sports stars Mikuru Asakura and Tenshin Nasukawa, to a mostly lukewarm reaction from fight fans.
Count De La Hoya among the detractors. “The Golden Boy” addressed Mayweather’s exploits in a recent video, asking that his fellow retiree hang up the gloves for good.
“In the middle of the second round [of the Gotti fight], Floyd literally had the referee swapped out,” De La Hoya said on Instagram. “He didn’t like that the referee …