Oscar De La Hoya 95310 226172739 2008-07-17T04:02:12Z 76.112.235.179 /* Life outside the ring */ re-sequenced in year date order and added songwriters to his 2000 released record album. {{BLPsources|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox_Boxer |image=Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> |name = Oscar De La Hoya |realname = Oscar De La Hoya |nickname = Golden Boy |spouse = [[Millie De la Hoya]] |weight = Super Welterweight |nationality = [[United States|Mexican American]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|4}} |death_date = |birth_place = Queens,New York |home = Queens,New York |style = [[orthodox (boxing)|Orthodox]] |total = 44 |wins = 39 |KO = 30 |losses = 5 |draws = 0 |no contests = 0 }} '''Oscar De La Hoya''' ({{pronEng|ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə}}<ref>See [http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1065/Oscar_de_la_Hoya inogolo:Pronunciation of Oscar de la Hoya].</ref>) (born [[February 4]], [[1973]]) &mdash; nicknamed '''"The Golden Boy"''' &mdash; is a [[Mexican American]] [[boxing|boxer]] and promoter who won a [[List of Olympic medalists in boxing|gold medal]] for the United States Boxing Team at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympic Games]]. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother Joel Jr. 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 top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997. De La Hoya has defeated seventeen world champions and has won ten world titles in six different [[Boxing weight classes|weight classes]].<ref>[http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=in&id=8255&cha=5 Hispanic PR Wire - ESPN Deportes La Revista Unveils List of 'Next Hispanic Athletes'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=8253&cat=boxer</ref> He has also generated more money than any other boxer in the history of the sport.<ref>[http://www.point-spreads.com/boxing/042908-oscar-de-la-hoya-vs-steve-forbes-betting-preview.html Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes Betting Preview - Boxing's richest fighter of all-time, Oscar "Th<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/delahoya_oscar/bio.html</ref> De La Hoya is also the founder of [[Golden Boy Promotions]], a [[combat sport]] promotional firm. He is the first [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic-American]] to own a national boxing promotional firm and one of only a handful of boxers in history who have taken on promotional responsibilities while still active.<ref>http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/about/aboutus.htm</ref> == Career == On [[November 23]], [[1992]], De La Hoya made his professional debut, and in his twelfth professional fight, he won his first title, stopping [[Jimmy Bredahl]] in (TKO 10) to win the [[WBO]] [[junior lightweight]] title.<ref>[http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=008253&cat=boxer Oscar De La Hoya<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He moved up a division several fights later, defeating [[Jorge Paez]] (KO 2) to win the WBO [[lightweight]] title, and in his first title defense he defeated former world champion [[John-John Molina]] (UD 12). Despite his early success, De La Hoya was criticized, with many dismissing his opposition as weak and noting that he had been knocked down several times early in fights. This perception begin to change when he faced [[IBF]] lightweight champion [[Rafael Ruelas]] in a [[championship unification|unification]] bout. Many picked Ruelas to win, but De La Hoya knocked him out in the second round. Then in his next fight, he defeated the undefeated [[WBC]] super featherweight champion [[Genaro Hernandez]]. Hernandez had criticized De La Hoya heavily going into the bout, but De La Hoya broke his nose in the bout, forcing him to retire after the sixth round. On [[December 15]], [[1995]], he defeated former champion [[Jesse James Leija]]. In total, De La Hoya successfully defended his lightweight title six times. De La Hoya soon moved up in weight again to challenge WBC [[junior welterweight]] champion [[Julio Cesar Chavez]], who was an idol to De La Hoya. Chavez believed he would win easily, as he had broken one of De La Hoya's ribs in a sparring session when De La Hoya was an amateur. But in the fight held at [[Caesars Palace]] in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]], De La Hoya cut Chavez's eye with a jab in the first round, and the fight was stopped in round four due to the cut. Because of this and his later victory over Chavez, De La Hoya has always received criticism from some Mexican fans. In his only defense of this title, De La Hoya defeated previously undefeated WBC lightweight champion [[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]] (W 12). == The Fight With Whitaker and the Welterweight Division == On April 4 1997, De La Hoya moved up in weight to challenge WBC [[welterweight]] champion [[Pernell Whitaker]], who was then considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Despite being knocked down in the ninth round, De La Hoya rallied late to win a controversial unanimous decision by the scores of 115-111 and 116-110. He went on to defend the title. On June 14, 1997, De La Hoya defeated [[Hector Camacho]] via a unanimous decision. ===The Quartey Fight=== After once again defeating Chavez on September 18, 1998, by making the Mexican champion quit on his stool after eight rounds, De La Hoya defended his WBC title against undefeated former [[WBA]] welterweight champion [[Ike Quartey|Ike "Bazooka" Quartey]]. Beforehand, the fight was compared widely with the fight between [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] and [[Thomas Hearns]] in 1981, and was labeled "The Challenge". The fight saw De La Hoya take a bad lead, and in the sixth, he knocked Quartey down with a left hook, only to be knocked down later in the round by a left uppercut. Quartey built a lead later in the fight, but in the twelfth round, De La Hoya knocked Quartey down a second time and dominated him till the final bell, winning the fight by split decision. This win and the effort showed in the final round won De La Hoya wide critical acclaim. Harold Letterman and Larry Merchant both scored the fight for Ike Quartey. ==="The Fight of the Millennium"=== After beating Oba Carr (TKO 11), De La Hoya signed to fight undefeated IBF welterweight champion [[Felix Trinidad|Felix "Tito" Trinidad]] of [[Puerto Rico]], a powerful knockout puncher who had made seventeen successful defenses of his title. The buildup to the fight was huge, and much anticipated. The nickname of the fight was chosen by De La Hoya's promoter, [[Bob Arum]]. The fight took place on [[September 18]], [[1999]] in Las Vegas. Many observers believed that De La Hoya had clearly outboxed Trinidad for the first nine rounds and was ahead on the judge's scorecards.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E0DC113CF93AA2575AC0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 BOXING; Trinidad Scores Stunning Upset In a Decision Vs. De La Hoya - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.salon.com/people/log/1999/09/20/fight/index1.html Salon People | Oscar vs. Felix: Boxing's not-so-odd couple slow dance<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> So on the advice of his corner, De La Hoya chose to circle away and not fight back for the last three rounds, allowing Trinidad to land a few solid punches. When the scores were announced, Trinidad had won a majority decision, even though [[Compubox]] punch analysis credited De La Hoya with landing 263 punches to Trinidad's 166 punches. The [[Associated Press|AP]] also scored the bout 115-113 in favor of De La Hoya.<ref>[http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/091999/pro_091999111.shtml Professional Sports - Trinidad wins bout on majority decision 09/19/99<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> De La Hoya was widely panned for the way he fought the last three rounds and his behavior after the fight. == Moving up to Junior Middleweight == After hiring [[Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] to be his trainer, De La Hoya fought as a welterweight once more, defeating [[Arturo Gatti]] (TKO 5); he then moved up to [[junior middleweight]], challenging the [[Spain|Spanish]] WBC junior middleweight champion [[Javier Castillejo]]. De La Hoya dominated the fight, winning almost every round and knocking him down with ten seconds to go to win the title. ===Shane Mosley=== In 2000 De La Hoya's stock had not fallen very much despite his loss to Trinidad. In June he faced explosive former world lightweight champion [[Shane Mosley]] who he had lost to as an amateur. Mosley, utilising tremendous hand speed and power, won a 12-round split decision over De La Hoya in [[Los Angeles]] to claim the [[WBC]] welterweight title and unofficial moniker of pound-for-pound king. A 2003 rematch resulted in another loss for De La Hoya, which was disputed by many. According to Compubox, De La Hoya landed 221 of 616 (36%) total punches to 127 of 496 (26%) for Mosley.<ref>http://www.compuboxonline.com/notes/delahoya_notes.shtml</ref> [[Victor Conte]], the founder of [[Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative]] (BALCO), has since accused Mosley of knowingly taking [[performance enhancing drugs]] prior to the 2003 bout against De La Hoya. He told the [[Los Angeles Times]] that Shane Mosley knew "exactly and precisely what he was doing" when he utilized BALCO's services. [[Jeff Novitzky]], a lead investigator on the BALCO case, reported that document seized from the lab show that Mosley received "the clear" and "[[the cream]]", both designer steroids. Mosley maintains that he believed the products he was using from BALCO were legal vitamins and is suing Conte for [[libel]].<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/09/28/mosley/index.html?eref=mostpop SI.com</ref><ref>[http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-mosley9apr09,0,2481119.story BALCO founder says Shane Mosley knew he was using steroids - Los Angeles Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In May 2008, Mosley's former trainer, Derryl Hudson, supported Conte's allegations against Mosley. In a declaration that was used in Conte's motion to have the lawsuit dismissed, Hudson wrote, "I know that Mr. Mosley was aware that the performance-enhancing drugs provided to him by Mr. Conte were banned drugs because I discussed that fact with Mr. Mosley both during and after our visit to BALCO," <ref>http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-mosley31-2008may31,0,7599730.story</ref> ===Rivalry with Vargas=== De La Hoya did not fight for the next 15 months, and in this time the rivalry between him and WBA junior middleweight champion "Ferocious" [[Fernando Vargas]] grew. They knew each other as amateurs and it is rumored that the rivalry began when Vargas was angered by De La Hoya laughing at him after he fell into a snowbank. Vargas called out De La Hoya for many years but Oscar said he would never fight him. Eventually however, Vargas's trash talking made De La Hoya take the fight. The fight was originally scheduled for early 2002, but De La Hoya had to withdraw because of a hand injury. The unification bout, labeled "Bad Blood", finally took place on [[September 14]], [[2002]], at the [[Mandalay Bay]] in Las Vegas. For the first six rounds, the fight was even, with Vargas landing punches along the ropes in the odd rounds, while De La Hoya outboxed him in the even rounds. De La Hoya took over the fight in the seventh round, and hurt Vargas with a left hook in the tenth. Then in the next round, De La Hoya knocked him down with a left hook, and stopped him moments later. The win is widely considered to be the biggest win of De La Hoya's career. Vargas later tested positive for stanozolol after the fight. De La Hoya then defended his unified title against [[Yori Boy Campas]] (KO 6), before facing Shane Mosley in a rematch. The rematch, billed as "Retribution" and staged at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, was much more of a boxing match than their first match, and many rounds were close, but many were still shocked when Mosley won a close unanmious decision, with all judges scoring the bout 115-113 in his favor. == Moving up to Middleweight == De la Hoya next challenged [[Felix Sturm]] for the WBO world [[middleweight]] title on [[June 5]], [[2004]]. Although it was a very controversial decision, he was awarded a unanimous decision and became the first boxer in history to win world titles in six different weight divisions. All three judges scored the bout 115-113 in favor of De La Hoya. [[Compubox]] statistics counted Sturm as landing 234 of 541 punches, while counting De La Hoya as landing 188 of 792. <ref>[http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/701/hoya-gets-decision-but-hopkins-wins/ De La Hoya Gets Decision - But Hopkins Wins | TheSweetScience.com Boxing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===De La Hoya-Hopkins=== De la Hoya then challenged for the WBC, WBA, and IBF middleweight championship and unsuccessfully defended his WBO title against modern legend [[Bernard Hopkins]], then universally considered the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, on September 18, 2004 in Las Vegas. Although the fight was fought at a catchweight of 157 pounds, many thought De La Hoya was way too small for the weight class and Hopkins was considered a heavy favorite. Despite the odds and the fact that he was fighting with a cut on his left palm, De La Hoya fought a smart fight and was actually ahead 77-75 on one scorecard when in the ninth round when Hopkins hit him a left hook to the liver, knocking De La Hoya down and resulting in the first knockout of De La Hoya's career. De la Hoya later said that he wasn't dizzy at all, but that he couldn't get up because the pain of a well placed livershot is unbearable. Despite this De La Hoya made over thirty million dollars from the fight, and months later Hopkins became a partner in De La Hoya's [[Golden Boy Promotions]]. == The Comeback Against Mayorga== De La Hoya then took the longest layoff of his career, twenty months, before signing to fight WBC junior middleweight champion [[Ricardo Mayorga]]. In the buildup to the fight, Mayorga insulted everything from De La Hoya's sexuality to his wife and child, but when they fought on May 6, 2006, De La Hoya knocked Mayorga down within the first minute of the fight with a left hook and knocked him out in the sixth round to take his tenth world title. === "The World Awaits"=== {{Main|De La Hoya-Mayweather}} In early 2007, De La Hoya signed to defend his title against WBC welterweight champion [[Floyd Mayweather, Jr.]], the man considered to be, pound for pound, the best fighter in the world. The fight sold out in three hours, and was hyped by a twelve city press tour and the critically acclaimed HBO series "De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7". Mayweather was considered a two to one favorite in the fight. The fight finally took place on May 5, 2007. De La Hoya pressed the fight early, doing his best when he used his lead left jab, but Mayweather's speed and accurate punches gave him the advantage later in the fight. De La Hoya did rally in the final round, but when the scorecards were announced, Mayweather won by a split decision. De La Hoya was widely praised for his performance, and was the first man to beat Mayweather on any official scorecard. ==De La Hoya-Mayweather II== De La Hoya was in the works for a rematch with Mayweather that would take place on [[September 20]], [[2008]], in Las Vegas. Before that, On [[May 3]], 2008, at the [[Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]], De La Hoya fought [[Stephen Forbes (boxer)|Steve Forbes]] in a "tuneup" bout. De La Hoya was in control throughout the bout as he used his jab effectively and opened a gash near Forbes' eye in the sixth round.<ref>http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/05/03/oscar-de-la-hoya-beats-steve-forbes/</ref> The scorecards at the end of the fight were 119-109, 119-109, and 120-108. This has since been canceled due to the retirement of [[Floyd Mayweather Jr]]. After the retirement of Mayweather, [[Ricky Hatton]] was the new potential candidate to fight De La Hoya on September 20th. However, Hatton rejected the offer because he felt the scheduled date was too close to his last bout. He decided to pass on a fight in September to set the stage for a showdown against Miguel Cotto in December as his final fight win or lose. ==De La Hoya-Cotto== It has been announced that as long as Miguel Cotto defeats Antonio Margarito on July 26, he will face Oscar De La Hoya on December 6, 2008 in Las Vegas. This will be De La Hoya's last fight win, lose, or draw. ==Amateur highlights== <br />{{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Boxing]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | Lightweight}} {{MedalBottom}} * 1989 Gold Medalist National Golden Gloves * 1990 Gold Medalist US National Championships * 1990 Gold Medalist Goodwill Games * 1991 Gold Medalist US National Championships * 1991 Gold Medalist US Olympic Festival * 1992 Gold Medalist World Championships Challenge * 1992 Gold Medalist Olympic Games '''Amateur record: 224-5''' ==Professional record== <center> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="4" |Record to Date |- | bgcolor=CCFFCC |Won 39 (KOs 30) | bgcolor=FF9999 |Lost 5 | Drawn 0 ! Total 44 |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !width="10%" |Date !width="35%" |Opponent !width="10%" |W-L-D !width="35%" |Location !width="10%" |Result |-valign="top" |2008-05-03 |[[Stephen Forbes (boxer)|Steve Forbes]] |33-5-0 |[[Carson, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 12 |- valign="top" |2007-05-05 |[[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] {| border="0" |WBC Super Welterweight Title |} |37-0-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=FF9999 |L SD 12 |- valign="top" |2006-05-06 |[[Ricardo Mayorga]] {| border="0" |WBC Super Welterweight Title |} |28-5-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 6 |- valign="top" |2004-09-18 |[[Bernard Hopkins]] {| border="0" |WBA Middleweight Title |- |WBC Middleweight Title |- |IBF Middleweight Title |- |WBO Middleweight Title |} |44-2-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=FF9999|L KO 9 |- valign="top" |2004-06-05 |[[Felix Sturm]] {| border="0" |WBO Middleweight Title |} |20-0-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 12 |- valign="top" |2003-09-13 |[[Shane Mosley]] {| border="0" |WBC Super Welterweight Title |- |WBA Light Middleweight Title |} |38-2-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=FF9999 |L UD 12 |- valign="top" |2003-05-03 |[[Luis Ramon Campas]] {| border="0" |WBC Super Welterweight Title |- |WBA Light Middleweight Title |} |80-5-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 7 |- valign="top" |2002-09-14 |[[Fernando Vargas]] {| border="0" |WBC Super Welterweight Title |- |WBA Light Middleweight Title |} |22-1-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 11 |- valign="top" |2001-06-23 |[[Javier Castillejo]] {| border="0" |WBC Super Welterweight Title |} |51-4-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 12 |- valign="top" |2001-03-24 |[[Arturo Gatti]] |33-4-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 5 |- valign="top" |2000-06-17 |[[Shane Mosley]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |34-0-0 |[[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=FF9999 |L SD 12 |- valign="top" |2000-02-26 |[[Derrell Coley]] |34-1-2 |[[New York City|New York, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 7 |- valign="top" |1999-09-18 |[[Felix Trinidad]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |- |IBF Welterweight Title |} |35-0-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=FF9999 |L MD 12 |- valign="top" |1999-05-22 |[[Oba Carr]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |48-2-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 11 |- valign="top" |1999-02-13 |[[Ike Quartey]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |34-0-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W SD 12 |- valign="top" |1998-09-18 |[[Julio César Chávez]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |101-2-2 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W RTD 8 |- valign="top" |1998-06-13 |[[Patrick Charpentier]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |27-4-1 |[[El Paso, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 3 |- valign="top" |1997-12-06 |[[Wilfredo Rivera]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |27-2-1 |[[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 8 |- valign="top" |1997-09-13 |[[Hector Camacho]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |64-3-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 12 |- valign="top" |1997-06-14 |[[David Kamau]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |28-1-0 |[[San Antonio, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 2 |- valign="top" |1997-04-12 |[[Pernell Whitaker]] {| border="0" |WBC Welterweight Title |} |40-1-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 12 |- valign="top" |1997-01-18 |[[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]] {| border="0" |WBC Light Welterweight Title |} |41-0-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 12 |- valign="top" |1996-06-07 |[[Julio César Chávez]] {| border="0" |WBC Light Welterweight Title |} |97-1-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 4 |- valign="top" |1996-02-09 |[[Darryl Tyson]] |47-8-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 2 |- valign="top" |1995-12-15 |[[Jesse James Leija]] {| border="0" |WBO Lightweight Title |} |30-1-2 |[[New York City|New York, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 2 |- valign="top" |1995-09-09 |[[Genaro Hernandez]] {| border="0" |WBO Lightweight Title |} |32-0-1 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 6 |- valign="top" |1995-05-06 |[[Rafael Ruelas]] {| border="0" |IBF Lightweight Title |- |WBO Lightweight Title |} |43-1-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 2 |- valign="top" |1995-02-18 |[[Juan Molina]] {| border="0" |WBO Lightweight Title |} |36-3-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 12 |- valign="top" |1994-12-10 |[[John Avila]] {| border="0" |WBO Lightweight Title |} |20-1-1 |[[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 9 |- valign="top" |1994-11-18 |[[Carl Griffith]] {| border="0" |WBO Lightweight Title |} |28-3-2 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 3 |- valign="top" |1994-07-29 |[[Jorge Paez]] {| border="0" |Vacant WBO Lightweight Title |} |53-6-4 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 2 |- valign="top" |1994-05-27 |[[Giorgio Campanella]] {| border="0" |WBO Super Featherweight Title |} |21-0-0 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 3 |- valign="top" |1994-03-05 |[[Jimmi Bredahl]] {| border="0" |WBO Super Featherweight Title |} |16-0-0 |[[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 10 |- valign="top" |1993-10-30 |[[Narciso Valenzuela]] |35-13-2 |[[Phoenix, Arizona]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 1 |- valign="top" |1993-08-27 |[[Angelo Nuñez]] |10-4-3 |[[Beverly Hills, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 4 |- valign="top" |1993-08-14 |[[Renaldo Carter]] |27-4-1 |[[Bay St. Louis, Mississippi]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 6 |- valign="top" |1993-06-07 |[[Troy Dorsey]] |15-7-4 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 1 |- valign="top" |1993-05-08 |[[Frank Avelar]] |15-3-0 |[[Primm, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 4 |- valign="top" |1993-04-06 |[[Mike Grable]] |13-1-2 |[[Rochester, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W UD 8 |- valign="top" |1993-03-13 |[[Jeff Mayweather]] |23-2-2 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 4 |- valign="top" |1993-02-06 |[[Curtis Strong]] |14-6-2 |[[San Diego, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 4 |- valign="top" |1993-01-03 |[[Paris Alexander]] |15-6-2 |[[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W TKO 2 |- valign="top" |1992-12-12 |[[Clifford Hicks (boxer)|Clifford Hicks]] |13-6-0 |[[Phoenix, Arizona]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 1 |- valign="top" |1992-11-23 |[[Lamar Williams (boxer)|Lamar Williams]] |5-1-1 |[[Inglewood, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 1 |} </center> ==Pay-per-view history== *Rafael Ruelas ( 5/95) 330,000 buys = $17.5million *Genaro Hernandez(9/95) 220,000 buys = $9.6 million *M.A. Gonzalez(1/97) 345,000 buys = $12.1 million *Pernell Whitaker(4/97) 720,000 buys = $28.8 million *Hector Camacho(9/97) 560,000 buys = $22.4 million *Wilfredo Rivera(12/97) 240,000 buys = $9.6 million *J.C Chavez II ( 9/98) 525,000 buys = $23.6 million *Ike Quartey ( 2/99) 570,000 buys =$25.7 million *Felix Trinidad(9/99) 1.4 million buys = $71.4 million *Shane Mosley(6/00) 590,000 buys = $29.5 million *Javier Castillejo(6/01) 400,000 buys = $16.0 million *Fernando Vargas(9/02) 935,000 buys = $47.8 million *Yory Boy Campas(5/03) 350,000 buys = $10.0 million *Shane Mosley II ( 9/03) 950,000 buys = $48.4 million *Felix Sturm(6/04) 380,000 buys = $19.0 million *Bernard Hopkins(9/04) 1 million buys = $56.0 million *Ricardo Mayorga (5/06) 875,000 buys = $43.8 million *Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (5/07) 2.4 million buys = $120 million Became the wealthiest fighter of all-time after fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. Totals: 11,665,000 buys, generating $594.3 million.<ref name="DLH PPV history">{{cite web |url=http://theboxingblog.blogspot.com/2006/05/standard.html |title= The Standard |accessdate=2007-01-10 |author=Jim Cawkwell}}</ref> ==Wives and children== De la Hoya has 5 children: *[[Shanna Moakler]] ** Atiana Cecilia De La Hoya (b. [[March 29]], [[1999]]) *unknown woman ** Jacob *[[Angelique Mcqueen]] ** Devon *[[Millie De La Hoya]] **Oscar Gabriel (b. [[December 29]], [[2005]]) **Nina Lauren Nenitte (b. [[December 29]], [[2007]]) ==Life outside the ring== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Oscar De La Hoya.jpg|thumb|right|200px|De La Hoya on the cover of ''M Lifestyle'' magazine]] --> In 2000 he released a [[Grammy]]-nominated CD, entitled ''Oscar De La Hoya''. Released through [[EMI|EMI International]]. The self-titled CD is a Latin Pop album with thirteen tracks in both English and Spanish written by [[Diane Warren]] and the [[Bee-Gees]]. On [[October 5]], [[2001]], De La Hoya married [[Millie Corretjer]]. They have two children: son Oscar Gabriel (b. [[December 29]], [[2005]])<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1145528,00.html Oscar De La Hoya & Wife Have a Baby - Birth, Oscar De La Hoya : People.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and daughter Nina Lauren Nenitte (b. [[December 29]], [[2007]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]).<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168612,00.html Oscar De La Hoya & Wife Have Baby Girl - Babies, Oscar De La Hoya : People.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2002 De la Hoya produced a boxing show on American cable channel [[Home Box Office|HBO]]: a Spanish-language boxing show called ''Boxeo de Oro''. In 2004 he debuted a clothing line of casual, and active-inspired apparel through Mervyns department stores. In the summer of 2004, De La Hoya starred in and hosted a boxing reality television series on Fox and [[Fox Sports]] Net titled ''[[The Next Great Champ]]''. In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities<ref>http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2005/april/goldenboy_partners.html</ref>. In September 2007, De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Enterprises acquired [[The Ring Magazine]], [[KO Magazine]], [[World Boxing Magazine]] and [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]] from [[Kappa Publishing Group]]. In late 2007, photographs featuring De La Hoya cross-dressed in company of a woman not his wife were posted on a [[tabloid]] website and received extensive publicity across the internet. De la Hoya has denied the authenticity of the photos. His lawyer stated, "The photographs depicting Mr. De La Hoya's image that were posted online today by an obscure paparazzi Web site are fake. Many of the Web site's viewers (as reflected in postings on the site) identified the photos as 'a really bad [[photoshop]] job.' Unfortunately, with today's technology, anyone can make any photo seem like something other than it is."<ref>[http://www.etonline.com/news/2007/09/54224/index.html Oscar De La Hoya's Attorney Speaks Out<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In September 2007, Mila Dravnel, the woman who sold the photographs, recanted her allegations against De La Hoya and denied the authenticity of the photographs.<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/09252007/gossip/pagesix/de_la_hoya_strippers_remorse.htm</ref> However, in May 2008, Dravnel sued De La Hoya for slander, but she dropped the lawsuit after experts determined the photographs had been digitally doctored.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/06/10/2008-06-10_pix_fixed_so_stripper_drops_oscar_de_la_.html</ref> On [[May 1]], [[2007]], the [[Staples Center]] sports arena announced that a seven-foot-tall bronze statue of Oscar De La Hoya will join similar tributes to Los Angeles sports stars [[Magic Johnson]] and [[Wayne Gretzky]] at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-statue1-2008may01,1,4074634.story Statue of Oscar De La Hoya coming to Staples Center - Los Angeles Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In February 2008, Golden Boy acquired a 25% stake of [[Major League Soccer]] side [[Houston Dynamo]], along with [[Brener International Group]]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=txdynamodelahoya&prov=st&type=lgns] De La Hoya started a chartiable foundation to help underprivileged youth to education. In 2008, he donated $3.5 million to the De La Hoya Animo Charter High School.<ref name="A Oscar De La Hoya gives $3.5M to LA charter schools">{{cite web |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_en_ot/people_oscar_de_la_hoya_1;_ylt=A0WTcWDItVxIqPgAPwRH2ocA |title= A Oscar De La Hoya gives $3.5M to LA charter schools |accessdate=2008-06-20}}</ref> In June, 2008, De La Hoya published his [[autobiography]] entitled ''"American Son"''.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25062016/</ref> Oscar De La Hoya is not the uncle of Daisy De La Hoya who claimed that relation on [[VH1]]'s [[Rock of Love 2]] with [[Bret Michaels]]. ==See also== *[[List of Olympic medalists in boxing]] *[[List of lightweight boxing champions]] *[[List of male boxers]] *[[List of WBC world champions]] *[[List of boxing triple champions]] *[[List of boxing quadruple champions]] *[[List of boxing quintuple champions]] *[[List of boxing sextuple champions]] *[[Ring Magazine pound for pound]] *[[Millie Corretjer]] *[[Floyd Mayweather, Jr.]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} ** [http://www.goldenboypromotions.com Official Site, Golden Boy Promotions] ** [http://boxing.about.com/od/records/a/delahoya.htm Oscar De La Hoya Fight-by-Fight Career Record] ** {{boxrec|id=8253}} ** [http://www.fightfan.com/fightmedia/0407-dlh-training-camp.htm VIDEO: Inside Oscar De La Hoya's training camp @ FightFan.com] ** [http://groups.msn.com/oscardelahoyafansclub Oscar De La Hoya Fan Club] ** [http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/200802/market_Close_022808.stm Oscar De La Hoya Rings the NASDAQ Closing Bell] *[http://www.boxen-artur.de/eng_page_1184391_delahoya Boxing-Encyclopedia] {{start box}} {{succession box | before=[[Roy Jones Jr.]] | title= [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] | years= 1995 | after= [[Evander Holyfield]] }} {{succession box | before= [[Andreas Zülow]] | title= 25th [[1992 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] Boxing [[Lightweight]] Gold Medalist | years= August 1992| after= [[Hocine Soltani]] }} {{succession box | before= [[Jimmi Bredahl]] | title= 5th World [[Super featherweight|Super Featherweight]] Champion ([[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]) | years= March 5, 1994 - 1994 <br>Vacates title| after= [[Regilio Tuur]] }} {{succession box | before= [[Giovanni Parisi]]<br>Vacated| | title= 5th World [[Lightweight]] Champion ([[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]) | years= July 29, 1994 - 1996 <br>Vacates title| after= [[Artur Grigorian]] }} {{succession box | before= [[Rafael Ruelas]] | title= 11th World [[Lightweight]] Champion ([[International Boxing Federation|IBF]]) | years= May 6, 1995 - July, 1995 <br>Stripped of title| after= [[Philip Holiday]] }} {{succession box | before= [[Julio César Chávez]] | title= 24th World [[Light Welterweight]] Champion ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]]) | years= June 7, 1996 - 1997 <br>Vacates title| after= [[Kostya Tszyu]] }} {{succession box | before= [[Pernell Whitaker]] | title= 25th World [[Welterweight]] Champion ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]]) | years= April 12, 1997 - September 18, 1999 | after= [[Felix Trinidad]] }} {{succession box| before= [[Felix Trinidad]]<br>Vacates| title=[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[List of welterweight boxing champions|Welterweight Champion]]| after=[[Shane Mosley]]| years= [[March 03]] [[2000]]&ndash; 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