ko weight birth_place article_title total birth_date spouse nickname wins image losses name realname style
30 super featherweight east los angeles , california oscar de la hoya
 45 4 february 1973 millie de la hoya the golden boy 39 oscar de la hoya , feb 2011.jpg 6 oscar de la hoya oscar de la hoya orthodox
oscar de la hoya

oscar de la hoya -lrb- born february 4 , 1973 -rrb- is a retired mexican american professional boxer .
nicknamed `` the golden boy , '' de la hoya won a gold medal at the barcelona olympic games shortly after graduating from james a. garfield high school .
de la hoya was born in east los angeles , california , and comes from a boxing family .
his grandfather vicente , father joel sr. and brother joel jr. were all boxers .
de la hoya was the ring 's `` fighter of the year '' in 1995 and ring magazine 's top-rated pound for pound fighter in the world in 1997 & 1998 .
de la hoya officially announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference held in los angeles on april 14 , 2009 .
de la hoya has defeated 17 world champions and has won ten world titles in six different weight classes .
he has also generated approximately $ 700 million in pay per view income .
de la hoya founded golden boy promotions , a combat sport promotional firm .
he is the first american of mexican descent to own a national boxing promotional firm and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active .
