2. Oscar De La Hoya was on born February 4, 1973 and became known as "The Golden Boy". He is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. He won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers. De La Hoya officially announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference held in Los Angeles on April 14, 2009.

3. Stance: Orthodox Weight Class: Light Middleweight Knockouts: 30 Wins: 39 Losses: 6 Draws: 0 No contests: 0

4. -On June 7, 1996, Oscar de la Hoya fought Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez for the WBC Light Welterweight championship. -De la Hoya beat Chavez by TKO after the third round. -A rematch took place two years later. Once again De La Hoya defeated Chavez.

5. De La Hoya, then the WBC welterweight champion, fought rival and IBF champion Felix Trinidad on September 18, 1999, in one of the biggest pay- per-view events in history; setting a record for a non-heavyweight fight. Trinidad was ultimately awarded a majority decision. Even though it was clear to everyone at ringside that De La Hoya had a sizeable lead by the halfway stage of the fight (De La Hoya cruised the last 3 rounds), the scorecards had Trinidad slightly ahead, even though Trinidad threw only 20 punches more than De La Hoya in round 12.

6. The fight was scheduled for early 2002, but De La Hoya had to withdraw because of a hand injury. The unification bout, labeled "Bad Blood", finally took place on September 14, 2002. The fight was even for the first six rounds. De La Hoya took over the fight in the seventh round, and hurt Vargas with a left hook in the tenth. In the next round, De La Hoya knocked Vargas down with a left hook, and stopped him moments later. The win is considered to be the biggest in his career.

7. In the buildup to the fight, Mayorga insulted everything from De La Hoya's sexuality to his wife and child When they fought on May 6, 2006, De La Hoya knocked Mayorga down in the first minute of the fight with a left hook. He knocked him out in the sixth round to take his tenth world title.

8. Oscar De La Hoya has defeated 17 world champions and has won 10 world titles in six different weight classes. He has made the most money in boxing history, a $696 million pay-per-view income. De La Hoya was Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 Ring Magazine's top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997. Oscar De La Hoya won the United States' only boxing gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, a win which he dedicated to his deceased mother. De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, a combat sport promotional firm.

9. Oscar was a textbook boxer, hands down (no pun intended) His strategy was to use his speed and his jab to wear his opponents down then knock them out in the later rounds