Oscar de La Hoya,known as the Golden Boy of Boxing called time on his glittering career yesterday.
He began his career after picking up gold at the boxing event at the Summer olympics in Barcelona,enroute to a career that saw im win 10 world titles through 6 different weight categories and a 39-6 win-loss record.
However,his decision has come as no surprise following a demoralizing loss to Manny Pacquiao.His camp had hinted at his decision to retire,but the 4 months that followed the loss only delayed the inevitable:retirement.
What is your comment on the career of the Golden Boy?What is your most memorable fight involving Oscar de la Hoya/

Mine has to be his fights with pernell Whitaker and Vargas.
Classic 90s boxing.

Don't like boxing. . .why would people want to make a living out of getting their brains mashed to a pulp?
Prefer wrestling. . .a lot more fun

If Mr. De La Hoya wants to hang up his gloves, I say 'go for it!!' Who wants to end up a vegetable like Muhammed Ali? He should go settle down in a country home and start some profitable trading.

criz,
I guess you're right,but there's something in man that wants to see two people beat the cr*p out of each other.That's why boxing is a sport.
Wrestling?Now that's not a sport.the whole thing,while enjoyable and sometimes amazingly athletic, is SCRIPTED.

Good for him , its best he did when he has some teeth left

He had an amazing career he didn't end it too well though but hey how many boxers can boast of that? He made money the size of freightliners though and that's all that matters

i think his fight with Floyd Mayweather and Julio Chavez are my most memorable

In my opinion,the Mayweather fight was memorable for the build-up and the money it generated,I think it's still the highest grossing fight of all time.was a good fight,but I guess the hype/build-up overshadowed the bout to an extent where it was going to be hard to match up with the hype.

The Pernell fight was a classic or so I think.