Oscar De La Hoya Quotes


I tried to do the impossible on paper -- beat the middleweight champ coming up from 130 pounds.


Citations

De La Hoya, Oscar. Post-fight Press Conference vs. Bernard Hopkins. MGM Grand, Las Vegas, 18 Sep. 2004.

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Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya
  • Born: February 4, 1973
  • Nationality: American, Mexican
  • Profession: Athlete

Oscar De La Hoya is an American former professional boxer who, in 2002, also became a boxing promoter and, in 2018, a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter. As a boxer, he competed from 1992 to 2008, winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. He is ranked as the 16th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec. Nine of his victorious fights received a 5-Star rating from BoxRec. De La Hoya was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of boxing" by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet."