OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Name: Oscar De La Hoya
Nickname(s) Golden Boy
Born: 19 July 1973 Los Angeles, California
Oscar De La Hoya (born July 19, 1973)
nicknamed the Golden Boy is a Mexican American boxer who won a gold medal for
the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya comes
from a boxing family. His grandfather, father and brother were all boxers, but
it was Oscar who took his boxing talent to superstar status. De La Hoya became
Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's best "Pound
for Pound" fighter in the world in 1997. The fights throughout his career have
generated an estimated half a billion dollars in fight sales alone. De La Hoya
has defeated over a dozen world champions and has won 6 world titles. De La Hoya's
amateur career included 223 wins, 163 by way of knockout with only 5 losses. He
won the United States' only boxing gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, by
knocking down his opponent; a win which he dedicated to his deceased mother.
Name: Oscar De La Hoya
Nickname(s) Golden Boy
Born: 19 July 1973 Los Angeles, California
Oscar De La Hoya (born July 19, 1973)
nicknamed the Golden Boy is a Mexican American boxer who won a gold medal for
the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya comes
from a boxing family. His grandfather, father and brother were all boxers, but
it was Oscar who took his boxing talent to superstar status. De La Hoya became
Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's best "Pound
for Pound" fighter in the world in 1997. The fights throughout his career have
generated an estimated half a billion dollars in fight sales alone. De La Hoya
has defeated over a dozen world champions and has won 6 world titles. De La Hoya's
amateur career included 223 wins, 163 by way of knockout with only 5 losses. He
won the United States' only boxing gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, by
knocking down his opponent; a win which he dedicated to his deceased mother.