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His personality just seems quite boring compared to Floyd what made Oscar such a big draw
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Mexican & American, the gang of females and Olympic Gold Medalists from one of boxing's biggest markets in LA
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He was a p***y magnet.Comment
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Most popular amateur champion since Ray Leonard. He could box and liked to fight too. He could speak without saying "man" every other word and didn't cuss every three words. He could be promoted to all media's without problems. A promoters dream and he could fight!
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great young boxer with a great left hook and a million dollar smile. got a big push and proper management early in his career. had exciting fights [usually] and he fought everyone.
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really great opponent at or around his weight
and dat left hook!Comment
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Simple. He was a Mexican-American prettyboy who knew how to fight... perfect formula to be a superstarComment
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1992 Barcelona Olympics was probably the most successful Olympics from the 90's! and Oscar De La Hoya captured the Gold Medal at those games! The value of a Olympic Gold medal in boxing still has massive appeal to promoters and even corroborate sponsors (Who usually don't bother sponsoring athletes in boxing, compared to other individual sports).......So it was a combination of his amateur success, his good looks and being a Mexican american fighter! (Mexicans always have massive fan bases compared to African America's or White American's).....African American's and White American's have to prove themselves more in my opinion! before the american people take interest...Comment
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He's mexicanComment
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