Why De La Hoya Deserves YOUR Respect

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  1. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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  2. larrysmith

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    best news ive heard in years..he's been messing up big fights to long with him money
     
  3. Boxing Fanatic

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    He's like Mayweather. He loves the attention.
     
  4. larrysmith

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    no he's not like floyd..atleast floyd retired and didnt throw his money around interfering with fights..floyd retired and left the spot light by his own means..oscar had to get embarresed to leave
     
  5. icyhush

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    yeah. ive read somewhere in ESPN that he is to announce retirement on April 14th.
     
  6. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Hold on a second. At least Oscar was willing to fight the biggest and best opponents of the last 15 years, and not cherrypick his way into retirement.
     
  7. Pimp C

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    Good riddance. He should of retired right after the Pac fight.
     
  8. futonrevolution

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    I wonder if he's exploiting a tax loophole or something.
     
  9. Boxing Fanatic

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    I won't miss him. He should of left years ago.
     
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    True, but, he did it for money, obviously. Mayweather, Pac, he was already way past his prime.
     
  11. Scar

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    Don't think he plans to retire but it's very possible of course. Even if he stays who does he plan to target?, he already had a fight with Mayweather and even the way smaller Pacquiao. Any bigger names worth mentioning?
     
  12. PH|LLA

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    he should fight Chavez Jr and then retire
     
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    He should fight Chavez Jr. I think he can beat him.
     
  14. ishy

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    He probably is going to retire but in an interview yesterday he was spouting **** like:

    "I'm excited because people will be shocked," he said, flanked by business partner and close friend Richard Schaefer. "You know I've always fought the best. That's all I'm going to say."

    I have no idea what De La Hoya meant with that opening remark, but his comments became no more clear, so I asked him if he could be more specific. He couldn't.

    "I haven't been this excited since winning the gold medal. It's a major move in my career," he said. "It's strategic and well-thought out. I've been thinking about this and it's firm. People ask me if I'm going to retire, and I didn't want to base my decision on my last performance because emotions are riding so high or so low after a fight, you don't want to make a decision like that. You don't want to think about it that night. You want to make an intelligent decision."

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4061074&name=rafael_dan
     
  15. asero

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    :rofl