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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - By the time some of you read this, Oscar De La Hoya will be gone.
At least that’s the bated breath guess from the BoxingScene.com bureau in Gainesville, Fla. – home of the defending BCS national champions, by the way – where the rest of Gator Nation isn’t exactly expected to grind to a halt while waiting for the up or down word from Golden Boy HQ.
Tim Tebow… maybe. But not Oscar.
At any rate, “His Oscarness” is scheduled to go live with future plans at noon Pacific time, when he’ll announce either a farewell or a welcome back in much the same way Ray Leonard pulled it off more than two decades ago in Landover, Md.
Documentaries have shown how that night at the old Cap Center contributed to the antipathy one Marvin Hagler had for Sugar Ray, feeling he and his team were duped into attending the gala under the guise that Leonard would be announcing a challenge, rather than an exit.
Obviously, Ray’s retirement ended up being only temporary. In fact, he fought seven more times in the subsequent 15 years, including a still-debated 12-round split-decision win over Hagler – I had it 115-113 Leonard – on April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. [details]
At least that’s the bated breath guess from the BoxingScene.com bureau in Gainesville, Fla. – home of the defending BCS national champions, by the way – where the rest of Gator Nation isn’t exactly expected to grind to a halt while waiting for the up or down word from Golden Boy HQ.
Tim Tebow… maybe. But not Oscar.
At any rate, “His Oscarness” is scheduled to go live with future plans at noon Pacific time, when he’ll announce either a farewell or a welcome back in much the same way Ray Leonard pulled it off more than two decades ago in Landover, Md.
Documentaries have shown how that night at the old Cap Center contributed to the antipathy one Marvin Hagler had for Sugar Ray, feeling he and his team were duped into attending the gala under the guise that Leonard would be announcing a challenge, rather than an exit.
Obviously, Ray’s retirement ended up being only temporary. In fact, he fought seven more times in the subsequent 15 years, including a still-debated 12-round split-decision win over Hagler – I had it 115-113 Leonard – on April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. [details]
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