De La Hoya Throws Down His Own Personal Gauntlet

The Washington Post;  September 17, 1999 ;     700+ words ......normally confident-looking Oscar De La Hoya suddenly appeared nervous shortly...mariachi band blasted its greeting? De La Hoya can radiate like a star in the sky...the perched bird. A little later, De La Hoya appeared more himself in talking...

De La Hoya roars back

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  September 15, 2002 ;     694 words ...00-00-0000 De La Hoya roars back -- Pummels Vargas in 11th...muscles during their weigh-in, Oscar De La Hoya grinned and responded by tapping his...It took him more than 10 rounds, but De La Hoya provided proof of his suggestion Saturday...

De La Hoya motivated for rematch

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  September 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ...LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Oscar De La Hoya was sitting in his 29th-floor suite...someone said. "Just like her owner," De La Hoya replied, laughing. There was a time...might have agreed, particularly after De La Hoya danced around the last three rounds...

De La Hoya tries to balance two worlds the barrio and the glitz.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ...LOS ANGELES _ The house where Oscar De La Hoya grew up is for sale. It sits on a...right there. (END ITAL) On Saturday, De La Hoya will fight in his hometown for the...downtown Staples Center. But for De La Hoya, it is mostly about coming home...

De La Hoya risks more than titles 'Golden Boy' puts career on line tonight...

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 13, 2003 ;     588 words ...LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya was sitting in his 29th-floor suite...someone said. "Just like her owner," De La Hoya replied, laughing. There was a time...might have agreed, particularly after De La Hoya danced around the last three rounds...

Mosley thinks De La Hoya picked opponent poorly

AP Worldstream;  September 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LAS VEGAS Oscar De La Hoya isn't ready to wind down his career...Mosley's fists convince him otherwise. De La Hoya enters the ring Saturday looking...professional. Beating Mosley will allow De La Hoya to check off another item on his...

De La Hoya plans as much bite as bark vs. Mosley

Oakland Tribune;  September 13, 2003 ;     547 words ...ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya was sitting in his 29th-floor suite...someone said. "Just like her owner," De La Hoya replied, laughing. There was a time...might have agreed, particularly after De La Hoya danced around the last three rounds...

De La Hoya out to reclaim title

Charleston Gazette;  June 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ...LAS VEGAS - One minute, Oscar De La Hoya is talking about retirement. The...singer. He wants to be a boxer. In De La Hoya's often-contradictory world, only...Castillejo. "I miss being a champion," De La Hoya said. "I miss fighting the megafights...

De La Hoya, Mayweather Start Promo Tour

AP Online;  February 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK - It was Oscar De La Hoya's turn to take the podium, and he...doing everything he could to annoy De La Hoya. It's The Golden Boy against the...been under my skin for a while," De La Hoya said Tuesday at the Waldorf-Astoria...

Hopkins lands pair of big hits to down De La Hoya

Daily Breeze;  September 19, 2004 ;     623 words ...LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya thought he could trade punches with...mistake with two body shots that left De La Hoya pounding his gloves on the canvas...opportunity lost. Hopkins stopped De La Hoya with a pair of perfectly placed punches...

BIGGEST FIGHT ON THE SCHEDULE IS DE LA HOYA VS. HBO

The Boston Globe;  February 20, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Mum's the word, and Oscar De La Hoya is not, at HBO these days. The biggest...that would seem to be HBO, since De La Hoya has entered into several contracts...pay-per-view arm, TVKO, have paid De La Hoya more than $100 million as part of...

CAN HE BOWL 'EM OVER : DE LA HOYA HAS EDGE TONIGHT OVER...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Rosenthal Daily News Staff Writer Oscar De La Hoya has rolled over his opponents like...Whitaker brings things to the ring De La Hoya has never seen. At the same time, as in all his fights, De La Hoya would seem to have a distinct advantage...

IT'S A CLOSE CALL FOR OSCAR; SPLIT DECISION TO DE LA HOYA.(SPORTS)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  February 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Robert Morales Oscar De La Hoya wondered if Ike Quartey was good...Quartey was able to stand up to De La Hoya on Saturday, but not enough to dethrone...welterweight title bout in 1981, De La Hoya retained his WBC welterweight title...

Boxing: KING OSCAR: I NEVER RETIRED; De La Hoya targets records on ring...

The Mirror (London, England);  February 14, 2001 ;     685 words ...Byline: KEVIN GARSIDE OSCAR De La Hoya proclaimed his eight-month vacation...could relax physically and mentally. De La Hoya formally announced a 12-round welterweight...HBO's multi-fight agreement with De La Hoya. I would love to fight on HBO, De...

After Beating Quartey, De La Hoya Exuberant

The Washington Post;  February 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Oscar De La Hoya always has been humble. He routinely has...boxing, his greatness. No more. "Now," De La Hoya said early this morning, "I am the best...world." An hour before this declaration, De La Hoya not only had to lift himself from the...