
Shane Mosley Says Oscar De La Hoya Was Better Than Mayweather
Oscar De La Hoya was past his prime when he fought (and lost to) Floyd Mayweather--but prime Oscar woulda beat Floyd's ass... so says Shane Mosley.
Oscar De La Hoya was past his prime when he fought (and lost to) Floyd Mayweather--but prime Oscar woulda beat Floyd's ass... so says Shane Mosley.
Oscar De La Hoya says he was so serious about saving the GGG vs. Canelo rematch, he shelled out millions of dollars of his own money to get the deal done.
According to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, Oscar De La Hoya is in talks with Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn to make a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs on September 15.
The Oscar De La Hoya Foundation hosted its 18th annual Golf Classic today at the Lakeside Golf Club to raise funds to help support programs that will benefit the youth and community of East Los Angeles.
The typical Ryan Garcia early-knockout fight the crowd was expecting didn’t come to fruition as Jayson Velez came forward and gave Garcia a real test.
For the ninth year, B. Riley FBR, Inc. will present the annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night on Wednesday, May 23 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.
Though Sadam Ali’s HBO headliner against Liam Smith is just his second fight in the junior middleweight division, it will also be his first world title defense.
Oscar De La Hoya has a challenge for President Trump -- he's "daring" POTUS to come to the Canelo Alvarez vs. GGG fight on May 5 ... to prove he doesn't really hate Mexican people.
So, without further ado, here is my list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of the Last 50 Years, starting at the bottom 25 (No.’s 50-26).
On Saturday, December 2, 2017, Miguel Cotto stepped into the ring for one last time as he took on hand-picked opponent (and career Welterweight) Sadam Ali.
On Tuesday, October 17, HBO and Golden Boy Promotions announced the final fight of Miguel Cotto's career at a press conference. The bout will be a WBO title bout against Brooklyn's Sadam Ali.
On Saturday, September 16, 2017, former two-division world champion and current lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) will take on WBC, WBA, IBF and IBO Middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Up until now, three locations were said to be in contention to land the mega fight, with Dallas, Los Angeles and Las Vegas all a possibility.
Main event to the exclusive charity boxing soiree, Kevin "K-Smoove" Rivers, Jr. (14-1, 10 KOs) took on Mexico City's rugged Roberto "Escorpión" Pucheta (10-11-1, 6 KOs) in a six round lightweight bout.
Here are the 20 best and most well-earned boxing nicknames, in my humble opinion, in the sport’s 113 year history.