Vergil Ortiz and Jaron Ennis aren’t close to sealing a deal to square off.

In the meantime, their promoters are the ones embracing battle instead.

One day after Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing head and Ennis' promoter, shared that prolonged negotiations had stalled, Ortiz's promoter Oscar De La Hoya showed his hand by dictating the terms of engagement he’s seeking.

“Eddie, since you are so desperate to make this fight, then let's do this — 60-40 [percentage split] for Vergil, and five percent to the winner, because I am generous. And I am not moving off of those numbers. You're the one begging for this fight, so let's go,” De La Hoya said in a video he posted on social media.

“It's so stupid as a promoter to pigeonhole your fighter into one opponent. You lose your negotiating power, which ends up being a lot of lost money for your fighter.”

The sentiment shared by De La Hoya is not far off the statements he made in November immediately after Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs) stopped Erickson Lubin in two rounds. Afterward, Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs), the former Ring, IBF and WBA welterweight champion, entered the ring and traded words with his rival, demanding that the junior middleweight matchup takes place next.

De La Hoya, however, declared that they are the A-side and laid out ultimatums and alternative options that were questioned by Hearn.

In recent months, Golden Boy Promotions has revived its working relationship with Premier Boxing Champions head Al Haymon, as evidenced by the imminent announcement De La Hoya separately teased for Monday involving the fight between Ryan Garcia and WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.

As they force Ennis and Hearn into a corner, De La Hoya and company could be inclined to continue working with PBC and its stacked 154-pound roster to secure equally meaningful fights for Ortiz, The Ring’s No. 1 contender and WBC interim titleholder.

“Look, Vergil can fight two or three different guys in megafights. He's got options,” said De La Hoya. “Imagine him versus Errol Spence at the Dallas Cowboys' stadium. Or [WBC junior middleweight champion] Sebastian Fundora in a megafight in Las Vegas. Boots is part of the plan for Ortiz, but it doesn't have to be next.”