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‘Oscar De La Hoya’
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By Nick Chamberlain August 24th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
When Oscar De La Hoya walked away from the sport of boxing in April, 2009, he only walked away as a fighter, and in doing so left his own individual legacy he had forged over 17 years.
17 world champions had fallen before him, he had won 10 world titles in six different weight classes and had earned a huge - and I mean astronomical - amount of money; pay per view alone figures are reportedly estimated around $696 million.
Yes, it is safe to say that Oscar did all right for himself; in fact, it is fair to say he has probably generated more money than any other boxer in the history of the sport.
With the Golden Boy name still ringing out after all these years, we still think of Oscar whenever we hear it.
When you hear it now though, it could be because you are watching one of the fighters Golden Boy owns, from the super famous and well respected i.e. Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez; to the up and coming prospects i.e. Victor Ortiz, Danny Garcia or Erislandy Lara.
It could be because you are sat at a MMA event that Golden Boy collaborated on, or an article you might be reading in The Ring magazine or one of the many publications that Golden Boy own.
What Oscar has done has transcended way beyond the realms of boxer turned promoter. At one point, he was boxer and promoter, for his own fights, which always stuck me as humorous as no one stepped forward during the Oscar vs. Manny Pacquiao fight to stop it…well, that was everyone's boss in there…would you have wanted to? More...
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By David Shipman May 15th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
In watching boxing, I have had very weird conversations with my friends. They quip, "No one watches boxing and why would I care?". I simply say that it is the greatest sport in the world.
It is much like golf. Who can you blame except yourself or the judges? No one. I have seen many great fighters in my 26 years of watching boxing. Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, "Terrible" Terry Norris, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson....the list goes on.
But what makes me cringe is the fact that I have to shell out 50 or 60 dollars to watch a "garbage" 12-round fight. Where do we go from here? It is up to us as viewers and fistic historians to delve in to this.
Let's start with the 1980's. This was a period of outstanding fights and wars, the pinnacle of Mike Tyson's reign and the beginning of Pernell Whitaker's historic run through divisions. Is there any fighter today that can come close to that? Maybe in Manny Pacquiao and maybe Juan Manuel Marquez.
Mayweather, Jr. is talented enough but doesn't fight "the best". Do we still have to shell out 59 dollars to see him beat up on Arturo Gatti? No. It shouldn't be that way. We as fight fans don't want the UFC to take boxing over, but they are simply beating us to the punch. More...
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By David Shipman May 13th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
This article is meant to be contrasted as only opinion, but there is more to it. This writer will explore the tale-of-the-tape, the circumstances and how it went down, who deserved to win, and most importantly, why.
This will only cover modern-era fights, mainly between 1980's until now, because one can simply not find enough material to sift through and cover. Now, for the moment you have been waiting for...
Number 5:
Jose Luis Castillo vs Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I, 2002. Result: Mayweather, Jr. 116-111, 115-111 and115-111. What should have happened: Mayweather picked up the first three rounds easy on all scorecards, but hurt his hand. Castillo used amazing tactics and bullied Mayweather to the ropes, he began to score at will with his left hook. He even muscled Mayweather, hit him with a barrage of good body shots and began to close the gap.
I had Mayweather losing rounds 4-7 and rounds 8 through 11. This equals out to 115-111 for Castillo. Castillo should be applauded for not giving up his title through selling his "soul" to promoters. This is arguably Mayweather's first loss. Mayweather would eventually "school" Castillo in the rematch. Although the judges had it 115-113, 116-113 and 116-113, many pundits scored the rematch 117-111 for Mayweather. More...
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By Boxing Press January 1st, 2009 All Press Releases
In a battle between Oscar De La Hoya, boxing’s top attraction, and Manny Pacquiao, the sport’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Pacquiao, a 2 -1 underdog, emerged victorious on December 6, stopping De La Hoya at the end of round eight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on a pay-per-view broadcast seen by over 1.25 million viewers. Since that triumphant year-end finale, accolades from media around the world have been heaping praise on both Pacquiao and his trainer, world-famous Freddie Roach! More...
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By Richard Eberline December 7th, 2008 All Boxing Results
After a long and proud career that saw title winning efforts in many weight classes, Oscar De La Hoya looked like a shadow of himself in the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last night as he was dismantled with relative ease by lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao as the two met in a non-title bout at welterweight.
De La Hoya came into the bout after scaling his lightest weight in more than a decade and it was apparent early on in the contest that the 35 year old was no longer in possession of his once magnificent reflexes.
This was to prove to be disastrous against the very quick and agile Pacquaio as the Filipino superstar simply couldn't miss with much of what he threw, particularly a hard and accurate southpaw lead left hand that De La Hoya ate repeatedly.
Aside from a few body shots and the occasional hook or right hand, De La Hoya landed very little of consequence and by the seventh round of the contest seemed unable to throw a punch as the marauding Pacquiao just busted up "The Golden Boy" without having to fear any return fire.
De La Hoya was absorbing tremendous punishment and looked to be heading for a knockout loss but avoided that eventuality by electing not to come out of his corner for the eighth frame. More...
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By Lee Bellfield December 6th, 2008 All Boxing Previews
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions
The final superfight of 2008 takes place tonight when ring legends Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao square off at welterweight this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Both men have done it all in the game. De La Hoya, since turning pro in 1992, has won world titles at six weights. From his first world title at super featherweight to his middleweight crown, the list of De La Hoya victims makes impressive reading: Jimmy Bredahl, Jorge Paez, John Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija, Julio Cesar Chavez, Manuel Angel Gonzalez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga.
The number of fights mentioned alone would make a career for most fighters, yet "The Golden Boy" still attracts criticism from a lot of pundits and fans. More...
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By Richard Eberline December 6th, 2008 All Boxing Articles
Click for larger image © Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions
A day before their celebrated showdown tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Oscar De La Hoya and opponent Manny Pacquiao both made weight for their 147 pound contest.
De La Hoya shocked those in attendance by coming in at 145 pounds, the lightest he has been since January, 1997 in the final defense of his WBC Light Welterweight title.
Pacquiao tipped the scales at 142 pounds, a full eight pounds heavier than he has ever weighed for a professional contest and the five foot six inch "pac Man" was towered over during the faceoff by the five foot ten inch De La Hoya. More...
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