The fight between Oscar and Mayweather was set for May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I decided to drive the the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, and watch in on the big screen in a theatre they called the ‘Music Box’. I paid $35 for my ticket, had it mailed to […]

After his loss to Bernard Hopkins in September of 2004, Oscar stayed out of the ring for 20 months. He announced in January of 2006, that he would return to the 154 lb. weight division for his next bout. The opponent of choice turned out to be Ricardo Mayorga, the Nicaraguan fighter with an insulting

De La Hoya returned to action after the huge knockout of Vargas on May 3, 2003 vs. veteran Yori Boy Campas. HBO broadcast the mismatch from the Mandalay Bay Hotel, and it went according to plan. Campas was done in seven, without ever really putting up a fight. The bout was to set up the

Oscar stayed out of the ring for more than nine months following his loss to Shane Mosley in June of 2000. He chose Arturo Gatti as his next opponent, on March 24, 2001 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and I tuned into HBO to watch it. De La Hoya had admitted that once

After his frustrating loss to Felix Trinidad in September of 1999, Oscar De La Hoya took five months off before returning to action. He traveled to Madison Square Garden in New York City to face Derrell Coley on February 26, 2000. ‘The Golden Boy’ had little trouble with the overmatched Coley, and stopped him in

After his dominant performance over Julio Cesar Chavez in September of 1998, Oscar De La Hoya remained dormant from ring action for the rest of the year. His next bout was set for February 13, 1999, against Ike Quartey at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. I ordered it on pay-per-view, knowing Quartey

 After his destruction of Patrick Charpentier on June 13, 1998 in El Paso, Texas, Oscar signed to fight a rematch with Julio Cesar Chavez on September 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The bout was dubbed ‘Ultimate Revenge’, after their first bout in June of 1996 ended because of cuts. Chavez

After his easy knockout of David Kamau on June 14, 1997, Oscar De La Hoya returned to the ring in on September 13 against Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho in Las Vegas. My brother came over watch it on pay-per-view, and I personally knew it would be a one-sided route. Oscar admittedly only trained 3 weeks for

After the win over Chavez on June 7, 1996, Oscar didn’t fight for the remainder of 1996. His next trip up the ring steps was on January 18, 1997 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. His opponent was Miguel Angel Gonzalez, and I watched this one on Directv on my big screen

Oscar De La Hoya began the new year of 1996 with a record of 20-0, 18 by knockout. His first bout of the year was with Darryl Tyson on February 9, 1996, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. On that weekend, I flew to Vegas to bet on the Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Scott Walker