Oscar on drugs again?

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[Master]

BOXING legend Oscar De La Hoya was on top of the world when photos of him crossdressing went viral.

An exotic dancer took photos of De La Hoya dressed in stockings during a wild party back in 2007 and leaked them.

The American bruiser found himself in crisis mode and was desperate to make the snaps go away.

So much so, that the Golden Boy was even convinced to pay "millions of dollars" to the Russian mob as he felt they would help erase all the evidence that he thought would tarnish his image.

De La Hoya told ET: "They told me this story about the Russian mob and this and that and [how] we gotta pay millions of dollars…

"I’m like, ‘Yeah, well, just make it go away. It’s gonna ruin my image. It’s gonna ruin who the Golden Boy is, and people are gonna hate me. Just make it go away.”

De La Hoya, though, also revealed he had a "whole machine" behind him that helped him repeatedly deny the photos' authenticity until he finally admitted the truth in March.

The 50-year-old also confirmed he paid forensics to tell the public those images were Photoshopped.

The incident created issues with his marriage, however it didn't stop him from continuing to party.

The now boxing promoter, though, believes that all the press helped him sell more pay-per-views.

De La Hoya told The MMA Hour: “I have a whole machine behind me. I’m in the peak of my career, right?

"And we’re, like, ‘Holy s**t! How are we gonna make these things disappear, these photos? Let’s hire this forensic…’ I don’t know what he was.

“He was going through everything, pixel by pixel, and we convince him with money, to say that they were fake.

"And the world believed it that they were Photoshopped. And we were home free.

"And guess what happens? I’m married at the time. My wife is angry at me.

"She’s fed up with me because I’m left and right cheating on her and this and that. She convinces me to go on national TV and tell the truth.

“She wanted me to look like a fool. She wanted to get back at me. And I did it.

“I think there’s a certain feeling when you tell the truth. But what was incredible is that I was so big at the time, popular and making money and this and that, that I couldn’t do any wrong.

“I think I sold more pay-per-views because of it. Which was crazy.

“I went back [to partying]. I didn’t care. I didn’t learn a lesson, not at all. I’m, what? I’m 23, 24.

"Come on. I’m unstoppable. I’m indestructible. Nobody can take me down. You have that mentality. It’s childish, yes. But that’s exactly what I was living.”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23181...ar-de-la-hoya/

[ykdadamaja]

But hasn't Tank beaten Garcia already?

[TitoFan]

But hasn't Tank beaten Garcia already?

Yes. Humiliated him. Took that phony crown off his head.

You need to look at the dates of those posts. They're from over a year ago.

[Master]

Jake Paul has thanked Oscar De La Hoya after the boxing legend backed him to win a world title.

"Thank you Jake Paul for introducing young fans to the sport I love the most," he tweeted. "You have a lot of s*** to work on in the ring but in time I believe you will challenge for a world title." Paul thinks many fans are beginning to change their view on his world title hopes after going 10 rounds with Diaz and getting the win.

"I saw one of the first ever tweets from a super respected boxer, Oscar De La Hoya, he is the first one to put on the narrative and agreeing with me that I will be fighting for a world title," Paul said on his B/S podcast. "I think after he saw the performance of me going 10 rounds, throwing 500 punches in 10 rounds... which is more than Canelo averaged per round in his last fight, people are like 'Oh my god'.

"People are like 'Oh my god he went 10 rounds, what could he look like in three years?' because 2026 is when I'm saying I'll fight for a world title. I think this fight did something to make people finally realise that I wasn't joking. Maybe people thought I was just saying for marketing and to create hype, but maybe now they realise that I'm being dead f*****g serious."

"I believe there is beef between us still to settle. I want to fight KSI and I want to fight Tommy Fury but I'm going to focus on becoming a world champion which I've always said.

"KSI has been like 'My end goal is Jake' but to me that's just a side quest, yes there is beef but I have my vision set on a much bigger picture," Paul added.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...72b5715&ei=219