Oscar De La Hoya: 'I'm still confused' about retirement

[SonOfCuba]

Oscar is just greedy.

[syphillis]

What's to be confused about? The benjamins clouding your rattled brain?

[-MAKAVELLI-]

this is the EXACT reason why i wanted that bastard to come out for the 9th round.....

[Zocalo]

It is OVA....

[cassiusthegreat]

I heard he was going to fight julio cesar chavez jr if he does then that's an easy win for him

I would like to see a roy jones jr vs de la hoya just for all times sake for perhaps a rematch with trinidad I am sure both fights would draw huge


oscar still has a few big fights left in him and you sad popers will all watch

[Golden Boy 360]

I heard he was going to fight julio cesar chavez jr if he does then that's an easy win for him

I would like to see a roy jones jr vs de la hoya just for all times sake for perhaps a rematch with trinidad I am sure both fights would draw huge


oscar still has a few big fights left in him and you sad popers will all watch

sorry jones jr vs de la hoya would be so ******.....
chavez jr at 154 would make sense....

[-Hyperion-]

what you gonna do if you fight again oscar, throw another fight?

[Pullcounter]

Oscar De La Hoya: 'I'm still confused' about retirement
1:30 PM, February 20, 2009
Oscar De La Hoya says he is "60-40" leaning toward retirement, but has yet to "wake up ... and say, 'I've had enough.' "

In a lengthy telephone interview with The Times today from San Juan, Puerto Rico, De La Hoya (39-6, 30 knockouts) said he still retains "passion of the game, I love boxing," but is hopeful he will someday soon have a moment of epiphany when he'll know his career is over.

"I have to be true to myself, I can't lie to myself," he said.

De La Hoya is less than three months removed from his one-sided loss to Manny Pacquiao, when his corner called off the fight after the Filipino star battered a sluggish De La Hoya, now 36, for eight rounds.

"I won't take anything away from what Pacquiao accomplished, but when you're feeling like a zombie walking through the tunnel going to fight, and you can't throw a punch -- when you see an opening and can't throw a punch in there -- maybe I just turned old overnight."

De La Hoya says he still has fighters and friends telling him that reaching the 147-pound weight limit in the Pacquiao fight zapped him of his typical strength and crisp punches. One of those is Shane Mosley, and De La Hoya says a third fight against the Pomona fighter is "the most intriguing" option.

But when he associates with the public while golfing -- his handicap is down to 6 -- De La Hoya says he hears people urging his retirement: "You're still our champ, let's just play golf."

His wife, Millie, and Golden Boy Promotions business partner Richard Schaefer are also pushing him to call it a career, De La Hoya said.

He said he has no timetable established to determine whether to retire or fight.

"I hope it's sooner rather than later," De La Hoya said. "I am 36. If I do decide to fight and wait too long, it could get dangerous."

-- Lance Pugmire

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[boxaholic]

I heard he was going to fight julio cesar chavez jr if he does then that's an easy win for him

I would like to see a roy jones jr vs de la hoya just for all times sake for perhaps a rematch with trinidad I am sure both fights would draw huge


oscar still has a few big fights left in him and you sad popers will all watch

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Tito Trinidad are 2 good fights for Oscar. If Oscar went to 154lb he could beat Phillips, Mora, Spinks, Santos etc. He is not any way near Prime Oscar but an old Oscar probably beats everyone in the division except the top 4. Forrest, Martinez, PWILL, and my opinion Kirkland.

[VanesBoxing]

what is there to be confused about??

you are an old man and your better days in boxing are wayyyy behind you...

just retire before you get KTFO in your next fight and completely ruin your legacy.

you have a great family and all the money in the world, time to enjoy the next stage of your life as just a family man and business man.


... You are Welcome Oscar

signed, Dr. Phil