in da club

daily dos

wed 4/15/2009

 

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya announced his retirement in a press conference from Los Angeles: "When I can’t do it anymore, when I can’t compete at the highest level, it’s not fair. It’s not fair to me, it’s not fair to the fans, it’s not fair to nobody."

 
 

lifting the veil

daily dos

fri 2/27/2009

 

Boxer and fight promoter Oscar De La Hoya says he's "leaning" towards retirement.

 
 

y'all got to feel me

daily dos

mon 6/16/2008

 

Prior to the release of his autobiography, American Son, boxer Oscar De La Hoya tells USA Today: "Growing up in east L.A., working hard, searching for that American dream, if I can do it anybody can do it."

 
 

shiny happy people

daily dos

mon 6/18/2007

 

Rap moguls Jay-Z (#9), 50 Cent (#32) and Diddy (#43) make the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez, futbolero Ronaldinho, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, comedian George Lopez and actress Jessica Alba (not a Latina) also made the list. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez dropped off. (via XXL)

 
 

shiny happy people

daily dos

mon 6/18/2007

 

Rap moguls Jay-Z (#9), 50 Cent (#32) and Diddy (#43) make the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez, fútbolero Ronaldinho, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, comedian George Lopez and actress Jessica Alba (not a Latina) also made the list. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez dropped off. (via XXL)

 
 

golden nuggets

daily dos

thu 6/7/2007

 

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya and baseball player Alex Rodriguez make the top 10 list of the 50 richest athletes in the U.S. De La Hoya was second to Tiger Woods ($111.9 million) with $55 million and Rodriguez was ninth with $28 million.