Oscar De La Hoya has select words for Dana White's venture into boxing promotion: "You realize you've to pay boxers real money"

Oscar De La Hoya just took to Instagram to scoff at Dana White's renewed interest in boxing. As 'The Golden Boy' says it, White will have to come to terms with the higher purses demanded by professional boxers, which contrasts the comparatively smaller purses pocketed by UFC fighters.

Even rival MMA promotions that are less profitable than the UFC claim to pay their fighters more. Thus, De La Hoya feels that unless White alters his perspective on fighter pay, at least for boxing, he will experience difficulty finding success in the sport.

De La Hoya weighed in on White's upcoming journey into boxing in the second segment of his Instagram video. He stated:

"My other buddy Dana White has high praise for him [Eddie Hearn]. Oh my gosh, Dana! You don't want to work with me? I guess I won't be invited to your circle jerk with Eddie. You realize you will have to pay boxers real money if want to be in our sport, right? You called the godfather of promoters, Bob Arum, a scumbag piece of sh*t in a press conference last week. Way to start off your Neanderthal path into the world of boxing."

Check out Oscar De La Hoya's criticism of Dana White's boxing aspirations:

Although White has repeatedly described his relationship with quick-witted boxing promoter Eddie Hearn as positive, he has a heated feud with both Bob Arum, who he has frequently lambasted, and of course, De La Hoya himself. How this all impacts White's crack at boxing remains to be seen.

However, given that the UFC CEO has already worked with Saudi sports minister Turki Alalshikh, who has taken over boxing, he appears to be set for success.

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The origins of the Dana White-Oscar De La Hoya beef

The now well-known feud between Oscar De La Hoya and Dana White began, at least according to the former, due to the UFC CEO's objection to his previous stint as a promoter in MMA under Golden Boy MMA.

White was especially critical of De La Hoya for booking a heavyweight fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz when both fighters were far past their prime, with Liddell being 1-5 at the time, with four knockout losses.

Ultimately, their feud escalated and both men have taken various personal shots at each other since.