Open letter to Oscar De La Hoya

I as a boxing fan who does not agree with the stuff you say about Floyd is here standing firm and praying for you.As a former cocaine user i know its affects and how it turns you into the person you hate the most.To those who try to make money off of your pain i wish them the same in return..Addiction is no laughing matter and it can take everything from you.Cocaine is a lie as it makes you feel like you have it all when in reality you have nothing.You gave boxing your all and even in retirement have brought greatness to the sport and we need you at your best...Chin up champ!!! we fall but as champions we rise again..i know you have it in you Oscar.....IVE SEEN YOU FIGHT!!!!!! I agree with a lot of what you aver, but, thank you all the same, I'm glad you are finished with it, I thought it wasn't addictive. Your opinions about Mayweather, or the May, June or July weather are your own and nobody has any right to say nay. But... there have been two well publicised break-downs and admissions from Oscar, (they say that any kind of publicity is good) the first was when it became more and more obvious that the Oscar and the Mayweathers were going to lose heavily in court against MannyP and Top Rank, -when Mayweather's recent medical and test records were demanded for the court case-causing Oscar to dive into re-hab and pay "undisclosed" damages-as the Mayweathers also did a little later (the records were never shown-very suspicious, as an athlete's medical history should be an "open book".). The next is this latest skipping off into re-habilitation. Almost simultaneously the news is released that there are pictures of him sniffing cocaine very recently and he's been approached to buy them.... I may have got it a little out of synch here or there but I believe that the main info is correct. It looks as if his "home form home" is the sanctity of the Betty Ford Clinic.....

I have sympathy for addicts and for De la Hoya. Oscar has enough money to spend the next 50 years in rehab. If that's what it takes then that's what he should do.

Oscar should reveal the names of the people who tried to extort money from him with these pictures. Put them on blast and don't let them hide in the shadows.

My thoughts on all of this: **** all this bull****. Oscar is the Golden Boy and his contributions to boxing can't even be measured. If he wants to snort cocaine, bang hookers in penthouses, and get ridiculously high and dance around in drag with twentysomething hotties, god bless him and more power to him. This **** really irks me about society. I don't think he owes anyone an apology but his family, and what goes on within his family is his goddamn business. I have had serious issue with Oscar as a promoter recently (take away his twitter, please!), but what a man does for fun in his own time is not my business, and none of us have any right to judge him for it. Ain't nobody perfect.

gay much??? larrys fcked more guys in the arsehole in prison than anyone can imagine. you better watch your tone kid before he gives you the choice of jelly or syrup. the easy way or the hard way. larrys not a homosexual nor attracted to men.

Poor Oscar. I just hate to see a multimillionaire just throw their life down the tubes with drugs and alcohol! his life aint down the drain. the spotlight is just on him. he can afford all the coke he wants. if you sellin your kids ps3 games for it, then you really got a problem. oscars fine.

Hey Cocaine takes you down roads you never imagine you would go down..if you never did coke then you have no idea...it is the Devil..it makes you the exact person you despise..I tell you no lie..it is no joke..it is to good to be real lol whatever dude. i do white girl here and there but ive never been addicted to it. maybe cuz i dont allow substance to take over me. oscars just being criticized cuz hes a celebrity. if mak told me hell be going to rehab right now, id offer him a few bumps and think about it first. :dance:

Hey Cocaine takes you down roads you never imagine you would go down..if you never did coke then you have no idea...it is the Devil..it makes you the exact person you despise..I tell you no lie..it is no joke..it is to good to be real I used to run a drug court program in nj. I am well aware of the seriousness of cocaine addiction. I also am aware of the scarcity of spots available for people to get help. Often, help is made available to those like odh who can afford it. If odh relapsed and is in the throws of addiction I hope he gets the help he needs. But if he is taking a spot from someone who truly needs help because he was simply out doin blow and ****in guys and this is a PR move because his real problem being afraid to admit he is gay, then I have no sympathy and I hope you can respect that. Now if his homosexuality is a only because he gets coked up then of course he deserves treatment and I hope he gets it. I just hope this isn't some BS pr stunt.

hes in rehab larry. hed green k you if he can

IMO, addiction is serious. People who say just quit or it's easy have never been addicted to anything. The way they view addiction is the same as a prepubescent teen who thinks they're an insomniac because they go to sleep late There is a lot of ignorance surrounding issues like addiction and depression. They are common issues which don't discriminate between people, and more prevalent in boxing than many realise. Hopefully Oscar can get the help that he needs.

Great post. But the TMZ stuff has me really concerned. If odh is struggling with addiction I wish him the best. Its not gonna be easy. BUT if he did this to deflect from pictures getting out of him in compromising positions with men than what he is doing is wrong. I pray he is trying to get help for his real problems. Hey Cocaine takes you down roads you never imagine you would go down..if you never did coke then you have no idea...it is the Devil..it makes you the exact person you despise..I tell you no lie..it is no joke..it is to good to be real

Absolut no sympathy for drug addicts. Every little kid knows that drugs are bad for you, every TV show or Movie shows ****ed up Junkies ruining their lives because of drugs. If u start doing it despite seeing all of these drug addicts offering blowjobs for money on the streets etc then u deserve to suffer. Oscar has a beautiful wife and 5 children for ****s sake. I respect anyone who seeks help,we all make mistakes in life,sir i do not know you but i can bet you are not perfect so don not waste time judging others.Sure we all know things are bad but we all make mistakes man and he is trying to better himself

And PS. Dlh...I hope you knock cocaine out like Marquez did Pac. Frank Excellent post frank ducketts. Green k coming.

Wish Oscar the best with this serious issue, glad he saw he had a problem and looked for help.

I as a boxing fan who does not agree with the stuff you say about Floyd is here standing firm and praying for you.As a former cocaine user i know its affects and how it turns you into the person you hate the most.To those who try to make money off of your pain i wish them the same in return..Addiction is no laughing matter and it can take everything from you.Cocaine is a lie as it makes you feel like you have it all when in reality you have nothing.You gave boxing your all and even in retirement have brought greatness to the sport and we need you at your best...Chin up champ!!! we fall but as champions we rise again..i know you have it in you Oscar.....IVE SEEN YOU FIGHT!!!!!! Great post. But the TMZ stuff has me really concerned. If odh is struggling with addiction I wish him the best. Its not gonna be easy. BUT if he did this to deflect from pictures getting out of him in compromising positions with men than what he is doing is wrong. I pray he is trying to get help for his real problems.

dear hoya, if you still have some coke somewhere in your house, send it to me coz that sh1t is bad....im going to flush it down the toilet for you, coz that sh1t aint easy to do for you right now..:D pugaAnd PS. Dlh...I hope you knock cocaine out like Marquez did Pac. Frank

Absolut no sympathy for drug addicts. Every little kid knows that drugs are bad for you, every TV show or Movie shows ****ed up Junkies ruining their lives because of drugs. If u start doing it despite seeing all of these drug addicts offering blowjobs for money on the streets etc then u deserve to suffer. Oscar has a beautiful wife and 5 children for ****s sake.Yeah, but he was sober enough to recognize his problem, and enter a clinic on his own volition. I don't know that many drug addicts who do that. You are right in your thinking, but you "sympathy" neglect is misplaced.

dear hoya, if you still have some coke somewhere in your house, send it to me coz that sh1t is bad....im going to flush it down the toilet for you, coz that sh1t aint easy to do for you right now..:D puga

We are counting with you Oscar!!!

Absolut no sympathy for drug addicts. Every little kid knows that drugs are bad for you, every TV show or Movie shows ****ed up Junkies ruining their lives because of drugs. If u start doing it despite seeing all of these drug addicts offering blowjobs for money on the streets etc then u deserve to suffer. Oscar has a beautiful wife and 5 children for ****s sake.