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Every time I stepped inside the ring, I gave it my best
De La Hoya, 10-time world champ, retires Apr 14, 2009
You guys have to be schmucks to think he would show up for a pretrial conference
De La Hoya stands up ex at slander hearing Feb 16, 2008
It happened to me in the Trinidad fight, and it happened to me here
De la Hoya questions loss to Mosley Sep 14, 2003
It happened to me in the Trinidad fight, and it happened to me here
Mosley again beats De la Hoya Sep 14, 2003
Who has he knocked out? Not even Arturo Gatti. I mean, who
In Sports from United Press International Sep 13, 2002
Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973 in East Los Angeles, California) is a retired Mexican American boxer. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. 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.
De La Hoya has defeated 17 world champions and has won 10 world titles in six different weight classes. He has also generated more money than any other boxer in the history of the sport, an estimated $696 million pay-per-view income.
De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, a combat sport promotional firm. He is the first American of Hispanic descent to own a national boxing promotional firm and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active.