By Dave Lahr: Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) plans on giving a statement today about his boxing career at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. The hopes here is that De La Hoya makes the right decision and chooses to retire rather than continue on with his career. At 36, it’s high time that Oscar fades away into oblivion and takes his many millions with him. It’s not that he wasn’t a good fighter at one time, but that was a long time ago and he hasn’t looked good in ages.
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De La Hoya to Announce His Future Plans on Tuesday – Boxing News
By Manuel Perez: Like a lot of people, I’m conflicted about whether it would be best for “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) to retire from the sport of boxing. On Tuesday, April 14th, De La Hoya, 36, will make an announcement in a press conference at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. If I were to read the tea leaves about what De La Hoya will say about his career on Tuesday my guess is that he’ll probably say that he’s going to be handing up his gloves for good.
De La Hoya Should Just Retire Already
By Scott Gilfoid: I for one am really hoping that Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) finally shuts the door on his career and announces his retirement from boxing at his scheduled press conference on April 14th. It’s maddening to see him getting all these fights – and losing them all pretty much – and yet getting even more of them on top of that. I wouldn’t mind it so much if his fights were shown on free television like ESPN, but to have to pay to see him take a beating time after time is pointless and a waste of time.
Oscar De La Hoya to Retire on April 14th?
By Eric Thomas According to the latest boxing news, Oscar de La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) will be making an April 14th press conference in Los Angeles, at the Star Plaza to give say what Oscar is planning to do with his career. The word is that De La Hoya won’t be conducting the meeting to discuss any future fights or opponents, which gives one the impression that De La Hoya, 36, is planning on using this occasion to announce his retirement from the sport of boxing.
Does Chavez Jr. Deserve To Fight Pacquiao, De La Hoya or Duddy?
By Chris Williams: Having seen Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (39-0-1, 29 KOs) fight yet another handpicked opponent last weekend against Luciano Cuello (23-1, 10 KOs) in Tijuana, Mexico, I don’t see how Chavez Jr. deserves a fight against Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya or John Duddy. Chavez Jr., 23, struggled mightily with the non-top 15 ranked Cuello, having both his eyes swollen and struggling from the third round on.
Chavez Jr. Could be Facing Pacquiao, De La Hoya or Duddy in 2009
By Manuel Perez: Following Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s 10-round unanimous decision tonight over Luciano Cuello at the Plaza Monumental Playa, in Tijuana, Mexico, Chavez Jr’s promoter Bob Arum made a shocking announcement when he said that he’s looking Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya and John Duddy as possible opponents for Chavez Jr. in 2009.
De La Hoya To Retire?
By Jim Dower: After getting beaten nearly senseless by Manny Pacquiao in December, Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) is contemplating hanging up the gloves for good. After 17 years as a professional boxer in which Oscar has won 10 world titles, he’s finally thinking hard about retirement from the sport. His loss to Pacquiao, a bitter pill for him to swallow perhaps because he was beaten by a smaller fighter and one that he had been expected to defeat, has caused De La Hoya to back away from the boxing public out of sense of shame.
De La Hoya Pondering Retirement
By Chris Williams: Two months after being beaten nearly senseless by Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya is reportedly kicking around the idea of retiring from boxing. De La Hoya, 36, is still not sure what to do, seemingly confused about whether he should retire or continue on. Watching the success of his fellow Golden Boy Promotions coworkers Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley still fighting with a lot of success is something that is keeping De La Hoya still considering staying on a little longer.
De La Hoya – Retire Or Keep Fighting?
By Matt Stein: He’s 36-years-old, enormously wealthy, the head of the successful promotional company Golden Boy Promotions, married to a beautiful woman, and coming off of a humiliating 8th round quit job against Manny Pacquiao on December 6th, so why on Earth would Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) want to continue fighting?
Hatton-Pacquiao Fight Off: Ricky Looking At De La Hoya & Mayweather
By Jim Dower: In news that will probably be upsetting to Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton has opted to move on to another fight instead of settling for less than a 50-50 split with Manny for their previously talked about fight on May 2nd. The apparently reached a sticking point in their negotiations after Pacquiao asked for a 60-40 purse split and Hatton wasn’t willing to agree to giving Manny the larger share.