By Mark Vester
Former six division champion Oscar De La Hoya, who announced his retirement from the sport on Tuesday, is promising to never return again. De La Hoya, 36, lost four of his last seven fights, including a one-sided beating at the hands of Manny Pacquiao last December. Pacquiao, with only one fight under his belt at lightweight, moved up by two weight divisions to meet De La Hoya at welterweight. Oscar was a heavy favorite to win. The one-sided nature of the fight was even surprising to the few who picked Pacquiao to win.
In the sport of boxing, it is very hard to take a fighter's "retirement" seriously. Most of the fighters who announce their retirement are back in the ring within a year or two. De La Hoya wants to follow the same plan as former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who retired several years ago and never returned again.
"I am convinced that I will not return. In my last few fights, that wasn't me. And I will not fall into the same trap as other boxers who continue to fight," De La Hoya said.
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