By Daxx Kahn October 21st, 2008 All Boxing Articles

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Winning a world title is every fighter's dream, winning world titles in six different weight classes, earning more in ring money then any other fighter in history, becoming the CEO of boxing's biggest promotion company and having your name as the sports most popular active participant world wide, is perhaps beyond even the most zealous of young fighter's dreams.
Oscar De La Hoya seemed destined for boxing success from the day he fought his first Olympic bout, we all knew that something special aired around the East Los Angeles native, although no one knew exactly how far he would go, in truth how could we?
Yet for every world title he has won and every PPV he has headlined, there is one thing that Oscar has that may define him more then any of the previous mentioned. A resume untouched by any other fighter in the game today, or possibly the gloved era.
On his card you will see names such as Jorge Paez, John John Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Jesse James Leija, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Fernando Vargas, Bernard Hopkins, Felix Sturm, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Ricardo Mayorga, Jimmy Bredahl, Stevie Forbes, Genaro Hernandez and Raul Perez. More...