Undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) has responded to recent comments by his ex-promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who claimed that he would win a hypothetical fight if they could meet in their primes.

Alvarez parted ways with Golden Boy Promotions and De La Hoya, the organization’s chairman and CEO, following a bitter breakdown of relations. Legal proceedings for a breach of contract commenced on both sides, and eventually an out-of-court settlement was reached.

In the years since their working relationship ceased, the pair have occasionally fired shots at one another via social media.

Alvarez and De La Hoya, a former multi-weight world champion, shared a stage again on March 19 at the opening press conference for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight title defense against Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs), set for May 4 in Las Vegas. Munguia, a former 154-pound world titleholder, is co-promoted by Golden Boy (alongside Zanfer Promotions).

De La Hoya played his part in the proceedings, following the expected protocols and displaying professionalism throughout the event held in Beverly Hills, California.

But after the press conference, De La Hoya dropped the niceties, insulting, mocking and criticizing his former protege in front of media outlets.

De La Hoya also told reporters that if he and Alvarez were to meet in the ring in a hypothetical fight, he would win.

“Easy, hands down,” De La Hoya said at the time. “Oh, easy, nobody can stop this jab. In my prime? Oh, my footwork was impeccable. When you have heavy legs and heavy feet, you’re walking on quicksand.

“A fighter like me, I would have probably had Floyd [Mayweather] Sr. training me. It probably would be a walk in the park.”

Alvarez, speaking to the Los Angeles Times En Español YouTube channel, didn’t pull punches when weighing his former promoter’s prediction. 

“I think it’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in my life, and that’s what Oscar is,” Alvarez said, according to the channel’s closed-caption translation.

“Oscar relies on nothing more than saying stupid things, and that’s why people pay attention to him. But in his company, he does nothing more than say stupid things. That’s all he does. That’s all he knows how to do.”