OSCAR DE LA HOYA RETIRES FROM BOXING ON APRIL 14, 2009

An end of an era in Boxing history was made in the year 2009, as 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist and
10-time World Champion in 6 weight classes and future Hall of Famer "The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya officially announced his retirement from the sport of Boxing on April 14, 2009 at the age of 36.
De La Hoya now awaits his calling into the Boxing Hall of Fame as a Boxing Legend. De La Hoya won the gold medal in 1992 at the Olympic games in Barcelona spain defeating oponnent Marco Rudolph, he won his first world championship in the lightweight division in 1994 defeating lightweight contender Rafael Ruelas. De La Hoya went on to win several world titles in 6 different weight divisions, The Golden Boys Hall of Fame-bound career has seen him win 10 world championships in every division from 130 to 160 pounds while facing the elite of the sport including Floyd Mayweather Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija and Hector Camacho Sr.
Oscar de la Hoya has left an indelible legacy in and out of the ring, Having turned professional immediately following his 1992 Olympic gold medal victory in Barcelona, Spain, De La Hoya immediately turned in to a box office success. His popularity and following made him the highest grossing non-heavyweight fighter the history of the sport had ever seen. Participating in 19 pay-per-view fights, De La Hoya drew over 14.1 million pay-per-view buys and over $696 million dollars in pay-per-view revenue throughout his career. He appeared in three of the top eight highest grossing pay-per-view boxing events including the granddaddy of them all - his super-fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2007, which shattered the all-time pay-per-view record with 2.4 million homes in addition to generating a record-setting live gate of $19 million. It was the first pay-per-view fight to be purchased by over two million homes.
Along the way, De La Hoya had become boxings undisputed superstar and his acclaimed career and popularity will be remembered for decades to come. He ends his boxing career with a record of 39-6, 30 KOs, in a span of a 17-year professional illustrious career.

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[Whyavier]

Oscar's awesome, he took the big fights like a man.

[mrod187]

good luck oscar!!!

[fer1989ist]

For all of you De LaHoya Haters, Fuck Off! Let's see all of you accomplish what he did, Jealous fucks!

[elburro12345]

his real career record was 41-4 and 30 knockouts..

[MrBoxingchamp101]

@saddoboxing1 , haha oscar was th ebest bitch, he beat everyone in his prime including trinidad, he beat mosley in the second fight and he didnt even try to fight pactard that was just his last big payday before retiring, he was dead for that fight, fuck off you mongoloid, pactard will never reach oscar status

[saddoboxing1]

He has never been the best in the ring but at least he could breed hype and fantasies to money by stealing dimes and greenbacks from pockets of his bandwagoners.

[SouthernSniper74]

Boo fucking hooo, Drag queen

[MaheM773]

Ma boi brian Kenny tells it like it is, he still remembers too, DE LAHOYA REALLY DID BEAT TRINIDAD , WAS ROBBED of That Victory

[Mr626LA]

i wish he coulda fought julio cesar chavez jr...  get a revenge match

[krazykatracho]

@TboneNYC10 I do too. He is one of the best in the business. 

[krazykatracho]

Oscar De La Hoya was without of doubt one of the best boxers. Best World Champions of all time. Oscar De La Hoya, George Foreman, Muhammed Ali, and Bernard Hopkins.

[sixfouimpala]

your still my hero oscar !