Oscar De La Hoya Boxing News

By Chris Williams: Oscar de La Hoya believes that IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (23-0, 13 KO’s) would beat newly crowned WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire if given the chance to fight him.

By Chris Williams: It looks as if Oscar De La Hoya’s prediction about Top Rank promoter Bob Arum matching Manny Pacquiao up with Timothy Bradley is about to come to fruition, as the 80-year-old Arum is talking about Bradley being the likely next fight for Pacquiao on June 9th in Arum’s four fighter tournament.

By Chris Williams: First it was Floyd Mayweather Jr. advising Top Rank CEO Bob Arum who to contact Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions to start negotiations between Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather, and now it’s Oscar De La Hoya joining in on the team effort to try and get through to Arum to make him [...]

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya thought Bob Arum’s excuses were comical for him not allowing his fighter Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th. I’m not sure if Arum is aware how bad his excuses are making him and Pacquiao look, but he really needs to quiet down because he’s [...]

By William Mackay: In perhaps a knock at the referee and judges that ruled against Golden Boy Promotions potential mega star Amir Khan recently, Oscar De La Hoya is pushing for new training for judges and referees in boxing to improve their skills.

By William Mackay: Promoter Oscar De La Hoya is already to put his budding star Amir Khan in with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in early 2012 depending on how well Khan does against challenger Lamont Peterson on Saturday in Washington, DC. Khan plans on moving up in weight after this fight to seek out bigger fights [...]

By Jason Kim: Someone brought up the idea of matching unbeaten WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KO’s) against contender James Kirkland (30-1, 27 KO’s) to Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions on his twitter and this is what De La Hoya said in response: “I actually like the fight, and [...]

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions is convinced that Bob Arum doesn’t want to make the fight Manny Pacquiao vs. Manny Pacquiao fight happen for some reason. De La Hoya thinks Arum is lying about wanting to make that happen.

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya gave his opinion recently about who he feels would be the winner in the hoped for mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. De La Hoya, who really boxing inside and out, thinks Mayweather Jr. would completely dominate the smaller, less skilled Pacquiao and ultimately stop [...]

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya was pleased to see Manny Pacquiao coming out and standing up on his hind legs by making himself heard in a press conference from his home country of the Philippines where Pacquiao said he wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. next.

LOS ANGELES, November 21 – On Friday, November 25, the night before World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez defends his crown against former World Champion Kermit “The Killer” Cintron in a fight that will be televised live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark from Mexico City, AT&T U-Verse®viewers will get the opportunity [...]

By Chris Williams:: Oscar De La Hoya is open to putting together a fight between his guy WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez and WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at a catch weight of 156 pounds instead of at 154, Alvarez’s weight, or 160, the weight class that Chavez Jr. fights ago.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): The former “Golden Boy” of boxing turned promoter, Oscar De La Hoya shared his thoughts about the upcoming war between World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquaio (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) and WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) when he visited the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya has been tinkering with the idea of making a return to the ring. And while Oscar making a comeback may seem irrational at the age of 38 and having been out of boxing since 2008, what is there about boxing these days that is [...]

By Allen Fox: It’s been three years since Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) last fought and he looked terrible in getting taken out in the 8th round by Manny Pacquiao in 2008. De La Hoya retired after that one-sided loss. However, after three years of retirement, De La Hoya is saying he wants [...]

By Chris Williams: It’s too bad Manny Pacquiao didn’t agree to the random blood testing that Floyd Mayweather Jr. wanted last year because Pacquiao would have faced Mayweather instead of the like of Joshua Clottey, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.

By Chris Williams: “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya is talking about coming out of retirement to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. again if Mayweather will agree to give a rematch to De La Hoya’s fighter Victor Ortiz.

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 Ko’s) says he’s since forgotten about his 4th round knockout win over Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), but Ortiz and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya won’t let it go and keep talking.

By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya thinks that his fighter former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz was just warming up in his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. De Hoya says Ortiz’s momentum was cut short by the cheap shot that Mayweather landed in the 4th round when referee [...]

LOS ANGELES, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 — AT&T* just made it easier for boxing mavens, soccer fans, and devoted telenovela watchers to enjoy their favorite Spanish-language programs on AT&T U-verse® TV. Through an agreement with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, U-verse customers can now view exclusive boxing matches at no additional cost on the [...]

By Gerardo Granados: If that statement it’s true, then how deteriorated was Oscar when he faced Congressman Manny Pacquiao? In the second episode of HBO 24/7 Mayweather-Ortiz, Oscar De la Hoya speaks to Victor Ortiz, trying to pump up the confidence of the young World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion and admits to him that [...]

By Jason Kim: On HBO’s Mayweather-Ortiz 24/7 episode 2, Oscar De La Hoya was busy giving WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz a pep talk during the early portion of the episode, pointing out that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is 34-years-old now now, hasn’t fought in over a year and half and is going to to have [...]

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya thinks he would have taken care of both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao had he fought them in his prime instead of in his mid-30s when he clearly was over-the-hill. De La Hoya lost a 12 round split decision to Mayweather Jr. in May 2007 in a [...]

By Jason Kim: During Saturday night’s HBO Mayweather-Ortiz 24/7 espisode 1 special, Floyd Mayweather Jr. angrily taunted his father Floyd Mayweather Sr., saying that Oscar De La Hoya left him in the past. The whole argument seemed petty, as they were arguing about which Mayweather brother – Roger or Floyd Sr. – was responsible for [...]

By Chris Williams: For those who care about Oscar De La Hoya news, the 38-year-old former Olympic Gold Medalist and six-time world champion says he won’t be staging a comeback. There had been rumors that De La Hoya was looking to make a comeback but it looks like it’s just another one of those false [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya, the promoter of IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s), believes that Mares deserved to get the decision over Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Dan Ambrose: Floyd Mayweather Sr is under the impression that 38-year-old Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) is considering making a comeback and Mayweather, who previously trained him in the past, would like to train him for his comeback.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): The Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO’s) matchup with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) on September is quickly approaching and once again Golden Boy’s Oscar De La Hoya has the strategy to beat Mayweather.

By Eric Thomas: Promoter Oscar De La Hoya claims to possess the formula to beat undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr and will be passing that knowledge on to Golden Boy Promotions fighter WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) for his September 17th fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) in their mega fight [...]

By Gerardo Granados: It is quite difficult to grade the skills and talent of so many great American fighters, even if you try to name the top three greatest of the modern era fighters who did not fought before 1943 up to the current fighters you will find it difficult to agree in such a [...]