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Oscar De La Hoya (/ ... Vicente, was an amateur fighter during the 1940s, and his father, Joel Sr., had been a professional boxer during the 1960s.
Oscar De La Hoya (R) and his father, Joel De La Hoya Sr., embrace after Oscar announced his retirement from boxing April 14, 2009, in Los Angeles.
His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr. and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers. De La Hoya was The Ring's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997 & 1998. De La Hoya officially announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference held in Los Angeles on April 14, 2009.
After both Julio César Chávez and Oscar De La Hoya defeated their opponents (Scott Walker and Darryl Tyson respectively) in tune-up bouts on February 9, 1996, the two fighters agreed to face one another in a "dream match" set for June of that year. The undefeated De La Hoya had already won world titles in two divisions and was looking to ...
Oscar De La Hoya is getting real in the two-part HBO documentary, The Golden Boy. The legendary boxer opens up about his life and the truth behind the polished facade after he skyrocketed to fame ...
Spoiler alert! This story contains the biggest bombshells revealed in the two-part HBO documentary, The Golden Boy, set to premiere Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with part two airing the next day.
Steward revealed that the reason for his dismissal was a "family situation" as De La Hoya's father Joel, felt that Steward should have had De La Hoya sparring no less than 125 rounds during training, a tactic Steward felt was "crazy" as De La Hoya had already fought four times during the course of the year. [4]
Shanna Moakler’s relationship with ex-fiancé Oscar De La Hoya is discussed in his HBO documentary, The Golden Boy, and she even sat down for an interview. “I got involved as I was told it ...