Is Oscar De La Hoya not considered a Mexican fighter?

[Larry the boss]

When they say Juan is trying to be the 1st Mexican to win titles in 5 divisions...Oscar won in 6...is he not classed as Mexican??

[Russian Crushin]

Oscar is white

[_original_]

Oscar was born in 'Murrica.

[KeepItObjective]

Because he's an American....?

[SlySlickSmooth]

I think Manny might look a little more Mexican than Oscar.

[-Hyperion-]

Because DLH is not mexican born.....though, unlike most pochos, DLH has dual citizenship.

[Dinamita 03]

Oscar De La Hoya was only considered mexican when he won his fights or before the Mayweather/Pacquiao fights. Other than that Mexican fans didn't really support him( based solely on personal experiences) because he "ran" too much.

Obviously he is Mexican/ American , but I don't think anyone will classify him as a Mexican fighter because most fans didn't like his boxing style andone of his bigges moments in boxing were representing the United States.

[Derranged]

Only when he wins. When he loses they call him "whitey".

[Sugar Adam Ali]

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

[New England]

oscar was born in los angeles. he's an american of mexican decent.


he actually earned mexican citizenship in '02.

http://articles.philly.com/2002-12-12/sports/25359497_1_mexican-citizen-first-nascar-title-cali

he was born in america, but he's got mexican blood.