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	Oscar De La Hoya's biography
		Oscar wanted to quit boxing because the pain of losing his mother was unbearable, but he realized that she wanted him to be a great fighter.
		Oscar defeated him soundly and cut Chavez's eye and broke his nose, but felt honored to be in the ring with such a true warrior and boxing legend.
		De La Hoya fought valiantly for 8 rounds against Hopkins, but fell to the ground and couldn't recover from a devastating left hook to the rib cage in the ninth round.
	www.latinosportslegends.com /Delahoya_Oscar_bio.htm (0 words)

	Amazon.com: Oscar de la Hoya: Music: Oscar de la Hoya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It helps that De La Hoya has recruited a team of pros to back him up, including producer Rudy Perez (Luis Miguel, Christina Aguilera) and ubiquitous love scribe Diane Warren, whose rousing "With These Hands" is a clever highlight.
		De La Hoya picks up the pace on "Para Amarte," which is anchored by Santana-esque guitar licks; and "Mi Amor" is a fiery effort straight out of Marc Anthony's catalog.
		Oscar de la Hoya's self-titled debut album at first look, doesn't seem to be a great album.
	www.amazon.com /Oscar-Hoya/dp/B00004YWWR (0 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - Mayweather outlasts De La Hoya to win WBC title belt - Sunday May 6, 2007 2:09AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		De La Hoya's corner said it might protest the decision after noticing that the scorecards circulated at ringside had the fighters in the wrong color corners, but the director of the Nevada Athletic Commission said they were correct.
		De La Hoya wanted Mayweather to trade punches in the middle of the ring with him, thinking he would win the fight on power against a fighter who moved up in weight to challenge him.
		De La Hoya wanted to get Mayweather into a brawl, but he was having no part of it, content to pick his spots.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2007/more/05/06/mayweather.wins.ap/index.html?section=si_latest (1244 words)

	Oscar de la Hoya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		De la Hoya was raised as the son of Mexican immigrants in impoverished circumstances in East Los Angeles, California.
		De la Hoya faced WBC world junior middleweight Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, 2006 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
		De la Hoya is one of the favorite boxers of American cable channel HBO, where he formerly produced a popular Spanish language boxing show called Boxeo de Oro.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya (892 words)

	Biography
		De La Hoya's welterweight title belt and mythical "pound for pound" crown were captured in his victory over six-time world champion Pernell Whitaker in a spirited brawl on April 12, 1997, in Las Vegas.
		De La Hoya's bout with the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez was Chavez's 100th professional fight.
		Oscar De La Hoya is a third-generation boxer, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Vicente, a 126-pound amateur in the 1940s, and his father Joel, who fought as a lightweight in the professional ranks in the mid-1960s.
	oscardelahoyaonline.tripod.com /oscardelahoyafansite/id1.html (552 words)

	Xbox.com \| EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3 - Oscar De La Hoya Interview
		De La Hoya founded his own boxing promotion company, Golden Boy Productions, a few years back as a way to give back to the sport that he loves.
		De La Hoya is always around the ring, whether it's virtual or in real life.
		De La Hoya said that because the game's so easy to pick up and play, a lot of gamers will learn nuances of the sport just by becoming good at the game.
	www.xbox.com /en-US/games/e/easportsfightnightround3xbox360/20060227-oscardelahoyainterview.htm (916 words)

	BoxingTimes.com - Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya (September 18, 2004)
		Nevertheless, De La Hoya downplayed the injury that resulted in eleven stitches at the base of two fingers on his left hand, and as late as Thursday afternoon, he was unable to close the hand to make a fist.
		De La Hoya continued to get off first and he scored early in the 5th, with a fast three-shot combination to the head at the 2:36 mark of the round.
		De La Hoya's right knee buckled from the withering shot to the body and he tumbled face down landing on his hands and knees with his gloves covering his face.
	www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2004/040918hopkins_delahoya.html (2403 words)

	BoxingTimes.com - Oscar De La Hoya vs. Arturo Gatti (March 24, 2001)
		De La Hoya ripped open a nasty gash under Gatti's right eye and then dropped the rugged Montreal brawler with a left hook to the temple late in the opening stanza.
		De La Hoya was jolted by the power from the blast but shook off the punch and resumed his attack.
		De La Hoya, 5'10 ½", repeatedly hammered Gatti in the fifth round with a series of well-timed combinations that jolted the smaller man. Gatti still had some fight left in him and bloodied De La Hoya's nose early in the fifth.
	www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2001/010324delahoya_gatti.html (1170 words)

	Oscar de la Hoya Tickets - Buy Oscar de la Hoya Tickets
		Oscar de la Hoya turned out to be the "Golden Boy" of boxing with his amazing win of a gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games.
		Oscar De La Hoya was born on February 1973 in East Los Angeles, California.
		Oscar de la Hoya's family was poor when he was growing up.
	www.barrystickets.com /boxing-tickets/oscar-delahoya-tickets.php (622 words)

	Oscar De La Hoya promotions
		De La Hoya was a huge favorite to Trinidad considering both were undefeated, the lines were around +185 for him on fight night.
		Oscar definitely had a great career and he will be rewarded with a spot in the Hall of Fame but some critics say he managed to underachieve.
		Oscar now has moved more into the role of promoter and if the beginning is any indication, Oscar is going to be a much better promoter than fighter.
	www.docsports.com /boxing/oscar-de-la-hoya-promotions.html (581 words)

	Oscar De La Hoya - Biography and career (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is an American boxer who won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
		De La Hoya is one of the favorite boxers of American cable channel HBO, where he currently produces a popular Spanish language boxing show called Boxeo de Oro.
		De La Hoya cancelled a contract with NBC to cover the Olympic Games in Athens so that he could fulfill the compromise against Sturm, and later on, against Hopkins.
	www.fameboxing.com /oscar-de-la-hoya.htm (652 words)

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		De La Hoya's paternal grandfather, Vincente, was an amateur featherweight in Durango, Mexico, and his father had a brief professional boxing career in the United States with a 9-3-1 lightweight record.
		De La Hoya's father put him in the ring for the first time when he was six years old and he won his first match against a neighborhood kid.
		De La Hoya was the sentimental favorite of the Games since the media had promoted his story about a son trying to fulfill his dying mother's wish.
	www.mostbeautifulman.com /athletes/oscardelahoya/bio.shtml (2197 words)

	Hopkins retains crown - The Washington Times: Sports - September 19, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		LAS VEGAS — Bernard Hopkins beat Oscar De La Hoya around the ring for eight rounds, then finished him off with a devastating body shot early in the ninth round at the MGM Grand Garden to retain the undisputed middleweight championship and take his place among boxing's all-time greats.
		The loss likely means the end of De La Hoya's career, which began in 1992, shortly after he won an Olympic gold medal in Barcelona, and included world championships in five weight classes, from 130 pounds to 154 pounds.
		That was a fight that many ringside observers believed De La Hoya won, but ultimately he lost when he chose to run from Trinidad in the final three rounds, believing he had a comfortable lead.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20040919-011152-9338r.htm (619 words)

	Oscar de la Hoya’s Night Of Champions
		While de la Hoya has been hosting the media in his Big Bear mountain top home, Campas, holed up in Tijuana, managed to get a few thorns under de la Hoya’s skin by staging some well-publicised stunts, such as drinking an ancient Indian magic potion given to him by a Shaman.
		It’s not unreasonable for de la Hoya to be nervous.
		De la Hoya talked of Campas’ strong chin, yet of his five loses, all five were by stoppage.
	www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/april25-03/oscar.htm (1230 words)

	HBO: Boxing: Fighters: Bio: OSCAR DE LA HOYA
		Oscar fought WBC-IBF middleweight world champion Bernard Hopkins in a title unification bout on September 18, and after a close battle, Hopkins stopped De La Hoya in the ninth round.
		Oscar won the WBO middleweight world title in his last fight on June 5 with a 12-round unanimous decision against defending champion Felix Sturm of Germany.
		At 33, Oscar De La Hoya is one of the most successful prize fighters in boxing history, if the size of his prizes is the measuring stick.
	www.hbo.com /boxing/fighters/delahoya_oscar/bio.html (636 words)

	ESPN.com - BOXING - De La Hoya-Mayweather is on
		De La Hoya's wife, Millie, has wanted to him to retire for the past few years and has made no secret about it, especially after the recent birth of Oscar Gabriel, their first child together.
		De La Hoya, 33, is aiming to break both records, and it is conceivable that, with six months to market and promote the fight, it could.
		De La Hoya, who hasn't fought since his sixth-round knockout of Mayorga in May to win a 154-pound belt, said he is already getting in shape to fight Mayweather.
	sports.espn.go.com /sports/boxing/news/story?id=2661028 (1605 words)

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		Gold medalist boxer Oscar "The Golden Boy" De La Hoya has been thrilling boxing fans around the world since his professional debut in 1992.
		After fifteen years in the ring, Oscar De La Hoya will bring his blazing speed to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to take on Floyd Meyweather, the number one fighter in the world.
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	Mayweather beats De La Hoya by split decision - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		LAS VEGAS — Oscar De La Hoya's quest to beat the best came up short against pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., whose speed and ring mastery carried him to a methodical but unpopular split-decision victory Saturday night at the MGM Grand.
		De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) hadn't fought since last May when he ended a 20-month layoff by knocking out Ricardo Mayorga to win the WBC super welterweight crown.
		De La Hoya, who started strong but fatigued in the latter rounds, said he's going to mull over his fighting future after taking part as a fighter-promoter in a bout that's expected to set records for viewers.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/2007-05-06-mayweather-delahoya_N.htm?csp=34 (830 words)

	Oscar De la Hoya - Twighlight of the Idol.
		Oscar De la Hoya - Twighlight of the Idol.
		De La Hoya is a deserved hall-of-famer, has won world titles in six weight-divisions, and barring a meltdown, he should have a better than even chance against Mayorga, but there is considerable cause for apprehension.
		De La Hoyaâs most troubling weaknesses are now his boxing skills â“ his handspeed is still almost as good as it was in his prime, but his reflexes have inevitably been impaired by wear and tear.
	www.threemonkeysonline.com /article_oscar_de_la_hoya_mayorga_fight.htm (1206 words)

	In the ring, De La Hoya had chance to hit back
		They're hard to counter, and their collective toll is often frustrating enough for De La Hoya to almost yearn for the moment when a punch lands from hands he can see.
		A relaxed, forthright De La Hoya was careful not to inflame the rivalry during his stop in southern Arizona.
		Ironically, Arum holds the promotional rights to De La Hoya's next fight, which would be his first since losing at middleweight (160 pounds) to Bernard Hopkins in September of 2004.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/sports/articles/1029oscar1029.html (869 words)

	Biografia de Oscar de la Hoya
		De la Hoya es un californiano de origen mexicano nacido en Los Ángeles en 1973.
		La historia como boxeador de Oscar empieza cuando su hermano le coloca su primer par de guantes en un juego infantil.
		Oscar de la Hoya ha hecho historia en el boxeo al haber sido el único púgil capaz de ostentar seis cinturones.
	www.biografiasyvidas.com /biografia/h/hoya.htm (704 words)

	RealEstateJournal \| Oscar De La Hoya Looks To Sell His Mountain Estate
		De La Hoya used as a gym, has a steam room, office and murals that depict significant moments in the boxer's career, beginning with his gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
		De La Hoya, who studied to be an architect before turning to boxing full-time, helped design the log buildings himself.
		De La Hoya was among the first athletes to train in the area, which has since become a popular training site because of its thin air.
	www.realestatejournal.com /columnists/private/20061113-private.html (662 words)

	Hopkins, De La Hoya Take the High Road (washingtonpost.com)
		LAS VEGAS, Sept. 15 -- In his last major title fight, middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins disparaged Felix Trinidad by twice throwing a Puerto Rican flag to the ground and tossing a bag of beans and rice in the direction of his opponent.
		And the only time Hopkins (44-2-1, 31 knockouts) has criticized De La Hoya was during a conference call with reporters earlier this month, when he ripped his opponent for showing up in poor condition June 5 for his fight against unheralded Felix Sturm.
		De La Hoya also doesn't seem to disdain Hopkins, even though he has referred to Hopkins as a "bully" and criticized him for using his 56-month sentence in a Pennsylvania prison as a means of trying to intimidate De La Hoya.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A24731-2004Sep15.html (822 words)

	FOX Sports - Beyond the Glory - Beyond the Glory: Oscar De La Hoya
		De La Hoya on his first fight when he was 7: ?I liked hitting them, but I just didn?t like them hitting me. I hate being punched in the face.
		De La Hoya on the Felix Trinidad fight, which Oscar lost: ?After the fight, I was very calm, not saying a word.
		De La Hoya on recording a music album: ?I had the opportunity to record an album or to train.
	msn.foxsports.com /other/story/976614 (959 words)

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		De La Hoya is promoting Saturday's WBC super featherweight title fight between Marco Antonio Barerra and challenger Rocky Juarez at Staples Center.
		And that's why De La Hoya knows he can walk away from the ring and be OK with the decision.
		De La Hoya has a torn rotator cuff, but it's not enough to force him into retirement.
	www.ksdk.com /sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=97141 (526 words)

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