Oscar dela hoya autobiography
A frank and touching memoir about achieving the American Dream: his rise to the top, the power of a solid work ethic, his mother's painful death from cancer.
Born into a boxing family, the son of Mexican-born parents, Oscar "the Golden Boy" De La Hoya has lived the American Dream—achieving unparalleled success in..
| Oscar De La Hoya | |
|---|---|
| Boxer | |
| Born | Feb.
4, 1973 |
| Nationality | Mexican-American |
Oscar De La Hoya is a famous retired American boxer. He is of Mexican descent and has been nicknamed “The Golden Boy.” He won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics just shortly after he graduated from high school.
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer who won championship bouts in six different weight classes.
Oscar founded Golden Boy Promotions, which is a combat sport promotional firm. He is also the first American of Hispanic descent to be the owner of a national boxing promotional company. He is also one amongst few boxers to be involved in promotional responsibilities while still active in boxing.
Early Years
Oscar was born on February 4, 1973 in Los Angeles, California.
Born into a boxing family, the son of Mexican-born parents, Oscar 'the Golden Boy' De La Hoya has lived the American Dream—achieving unparalleled.His parents moved to the U.S. from Mexico before Oscar was born. Boxing was a very common thread in Oscar’s family as his dad was a professional boxer in the 1960s and his grandfather was an amateur fighter in 1940s.
At the age of six, Oscar started boxing.
As a young man,
