On Tuesday Oscar De La Hoya’s biggest fight came to an end. It was with himself as he went back and forth for months on whether to hang up the gloves or not.
With Oscars retirement it ends a career as one of the most famous boxers of all-time and 10 world titles in six divisions.
“I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s over inside the ring for me.” Oscar said Tuesday evening.
With the realization he wasn’t himself anymore De La Hoya finally came to this decision four months after he was thoroughly beaten by Manny Pacquiao, which was his fourth loss in his last seven fights. He hasn’t beaten a worthy opponent since Fernando Vargas way back in 2002.
Old age and diminished skills led to losses in recent years to Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“This is the love of my life, boxing is my passion, boxing is what I was born to do, and when I can’t do it anymore, when I can’t compete at the highest level, it’s not fair. It’s not fair to me, it’s not fair to the fans, it’s not fair to nobody.”
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