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A superstar whose popularity transcends boxing, Oscar De La Hoya is considered to be one of the best fighters in the world at any weight - “Pound-for-Pound.” [1]
Oscar De La Hoya weds singer Millie Corretjer of Puerto Rico. [2]
Oscar De La Hoya will fight a tune-up match on May 3 before his expected rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The match, against an opponent to be named later, will take place at either Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca or the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. [3]
In a sport known for larger-than-life personalities, Oscar De La Hoya fits right in. [...] He taught Oscar how to fight in the ring at an early age. [4]
De La Hoya fought as a welterweight three more times after the Trinidad fight, including a controversial decision loss to Shane Mosley, and a TKO of Arturo Gatti in round five. [5]
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Oscar De La Hoya might have beaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. had he stayed with his jab and found a way to land a left hook or two. [6]
“I want to be considered one of the great legends in boxing” Oscar De La Hoya. [2]
His previous fight was a controversial decision loss against Shane Mosley - the vast majority of people who watched the fight, some 75 % according to various internet polls, thought Oscar deserved to win. [1]
It was a fight for those with an eye for boxing delicacies, with enough flows and eddies to disturb the wits, one which gave those watching it a chance to maltreat their lungs and those covering it an opportunity to reassess Oscar De La Hoya’s place in boxing history. [7]
De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. [5]
The other part comes from training De La Hoya for several months to fight Mayweather, and seeing what happened just before his fighter went into the ring. [6]
He started going to the Eastside Boxing Gym in East L.A and began training and remembers that “every time I won a fight, my cousins, aunts and uncles would give me money. [2]
De La Hoya, who had taken all of Vargas’ rights to the body in the early rounds was showing the effect by now, stepping away with his lead foot, something only a fighter hurt to the body does. [7]
De La Hoya would need a new approach both to have a shot at beating Mayweather, but also to convince the public that the second fighter would be different from the first. [3]
Sources:
[1] Oscar De La Hoya - HBO Boxing (www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/
[2] Oscar De La Hoya Biography (www.latinosportslegends.com/
[3] De La Hoya will fight tuneup match in May - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports (sports.yahoo.com/box/news?
[4] JockBio: Oscar De La Hoya Biography (www.jockbio.com/Bios/Oscar/
[5] Oscar De La Hoya - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
[6] No one to blame if De La Hoya loses this time - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports (sports.yahoo.com/box/news?
[7] HBO: Boxing: Event: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas: DE LA HOYA … (www.hbo.com/boxing/events/2002/