She's a former Miss USA and Oscar's ex-fiance/baby mama. In September 2000, the relationship abruptly ended when Moakler, who was at home watching the Latin Grammy Awards on television, saw de la Hoya escorting another woman to the show. In December 2000, Moakler filed a $62.5 million palimony suit against her ex-fiancé, claiming he was an alcoholic, abusive to her and to their daughter, and that he used them "as props to promote his public image." The case was settled out of court in 2001 for an undisclosed amount. After the time of de la Hoya's split from Moakler, he had little contact with his daughter, although he continued to provide financial support. After that she starred on MTV's "Meet The Barkers" as the wife of Travis Barker.
Well, yeahhhhhhh, I guess soooo! He didn't make any credible effort to avenge Trinidad's loss, even though he went after TRinidad's leftovers on numerous ocassions like Campas, Vargas, Mayorga and even tried to get it with Hopkins but obviously failed miserably on a humiliating 9th rd KO that looked kind of funky!..
that always rankled with me, taking mayorga and Vargas after Tito trashed them and he really should've given Quartey a rematch.
He was the peoples champion. In my grandmas living room she has a picture with him and my grandpa. You go to some local resturants in East LA and they have some pictures of Oscar....when he USE to come through.
Gotta give credit where credit is due, he deserves his success. He took on every challenge he could in his career. Its especially commendable because he was so popular. He did have to.
I saw in the news last summer that those were well done photoshops. It took a while for experts to determine it though.
Oscar was a tremendous talent, and in the eyes of many, a great fighter. I'm not a big fan because as a fighter, I think he remains overrated, but what you can't take away from him is that he had a great chin, a willingness to make big fights, only lost to great fighters, and had a left hand forged in hell. The whole "charisma" thing leaves me cold because he he had the personality of a loaf of bread, but he made a fortune with the HBO gravy train very early in his career, women wanted him, and Mexicans adopted him for the Trinidad fight, a fight which he probably did enough to win. Then he sacked up and won in true Mexican style against a roided up Vargas, when he was already physically past his best, and arguably beat Mosley also. I cringe a little at the use of the word "great" when describing Oscar, but he is more than worthy of the popularity he had and still has. I hope as he goes forward that he does more than give lip service to uplifting his community, he has the resources now to provide great opportunities now for young, talented, hard working Mexican American kids.
For some reason, thinking about ODLH reminds me how much I miss Ricardo Mayorga. That was for all intents and purposes, the end of Mayorga. An era of boxing that went by way too quickly.
Tito took Oscar's left overs in Pernell. And if anything Oscar should be given credit for stepping up to fight Bernard, who dismantled Tito so was certainly not considered leftovers by any mean.