Hall of Fame boxer-turned-promoter Oscar De La Hoya has a plea to the undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The Golden Boy Promotions head called Mayweather to finally let bygones be bygones, so to speak, Boxing Scene reported.

"You know what, I'm gonna give it to you. I'm gonna give you an exclusive right now. Floyd, let's bury the hatchet. I'm shaking, I'm getting a little teary eyed. Floyd, let's bury the hatchet. We don't have to be friends. We don't have to be best of friends, but let's bury the hatchet for the sake of the sport," De La Hoya addressed "The Money."

De la Hoya's request was very different from what he recently told Mayweather in an open letter reportedly written for Playboy Magazine.

On the said letter, "Golden Boy" stated that he is actually "not unhappy" to see "The Money" finally hang up his gloves, News.com.au reported. De La Hoya even believed that it is the sentiment of most boxing fans because "fight game will be a better one without" Mayweather in it.

The boxing promoter even called him "boring," especially mentioning how he decided to end his career with former champion Andre Berto on Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. De La Hoya threw in several words to describe the one-sided battle like "a bust," "a disaster" and a "snooze fest."

De La Hoya also mentioned how "The Money" failed to deliver action in his fight against the eight-time division world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao in May. The promoter even stated that Mayweather "made a career out of being cautious" and should have faced "Pacman" five years ago.

As expected, Mayweather, who reportedly clashed and triumphed against De La Hoya in 2007, fired back saying that the 42-year-old promoter is just "jealous" of him, World Boxing News noted. He even noted that De La Hoya still benefited from his elite standing as a boxer, despite such supposed sentiment from him.

"He owns The Ring magazine, which constantly puts me on the cover," Mayweather said.

Mayweather was also quick to point out that De La Hoya should even be blaming himself from some of his fights, especially because some of them were promoted by De La Hoya himself.

"The Money" even took a jab towards De La Hoya's stature as a promoter. Mayweather, who is also a boxing promoter, suggested that he could be a better one at this job than "Golden Boy."

With De La Hoya finally asking Mayweather to let the past be behind them, will Mayweather accept it?

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