Is Oscar De La Hoya not considered a Mexican fighter?

[New England]

born and raised in america,,

fought for USA in the olympics not mexico

mexicans rooted against him vs chavez, vargas, campos,,,

only time they rallied around him was for tito, floyd, etc

teenage / young adult mexican american girls were also a huge part of his fanbase.


i've never been to an early de la hoya fight, obviously, but i've heard that there would be groups of women without any men

[Tay Roc]

He's Mexican-American. Key word is American. DLH got a lot of hate from Mexicans, but he's that dude.

[edgarg]

Oscar is white

Oscar is "white" but swarthy like a Mediterranean type. I always thought he was born in Los Angeles. I'm Irish but my late father was born in Latvia.

[SD180sx]

Like everyone been saying his born in the US and won a gold medal for the US

[285Kid]

No , you watch mexican tv you never see him in any of the top list (top 5, top 10 , etc,etc)

[LeG00N]

What Mexican state was Oscar the American Olympian born in? Marquez was born in el D.F., Chavez in Sinaloa, Morales in Tijuana etc

[New England]

What Mexican state was Oscar the American Olympian born in? Marquez was born in el D.F., Chavez in Sinaloa, Morales in Tijuana etc

which mexican state was maniac 310 born in?

[BTL]

NOt all Mexicans hated Oscar, the ones that did only hated him because he beat Chavez.

[Dinamita 03]

which mexican state was maniac 310 born in?

Haha I'm guessing California

[Grimgash]

Oscar is hispanic not mexican. Mexican is a nationality...I believe we've had 100s of similar threads on this. Where you're born and raised is what you are. Sure you can claim mexican-american, but you're still american. Oscar born in the US, fought for the US....he's american.