"The truth ... during my training, it increased more and more," Chavez said. "For example, at times, I would leave spaces of a month and a half without using drugs or alcohol, but afterwards, I would shorten that time. "Then later, it would be one month, 20 days, later 15 days. One week, four days, three days, so it would not show in the doping (tests)." De La Hoya, a successful promoter and multiple world champion, explained that he would plan on using alcohol in such a way that it wouldn't be detected. "We are very intelligent," De La Hoya said. "We knew how to plan to work the system." De La Hoya, a former Olympic gold medalist who finished his career with a 39-6 record, said he and Chavez prepared well for their fights for much of their careers, but admitted that during his training for the Pacquiao fight in 2008, the final bout of his career, he drank regularly during the final stages of camp. "I was drinking during camp. A week before the fight with Pacquiao, I was having wine, beers, because I said he is not going to beat me," De La Hoya said. "I have the height, the weight, he couldn't beat me." Read more: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/stor...la-hoya-admit-drug-alcohol-abuse-late-careers
