It’s been three years since Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) last fought and he looked terrible in getting taken out in the 8th round by Manny Pacquiao in 2008. De La Hoya retired after that one-sided loss. However, after three years of retirement, De La Hoya is saying he wants to make a comeback. De La Hoya said this on his twitter “[Dewey] Bozella wins and has inspired me to make a comeback.” It sounds like a frightful idea. De La Hoya didn’t just lose to Pacquiao. He was beaten in four out of his last seven fights between 2003 and 2008, with one of those wins, a victory over Felix Sturm, really more of a loss than a win. De La Hoya really stopped fighting on a consistent basis after 2004. After that, De La Hoya fought pretty much once a year until retiring in 2008. He was a part time fighter at that point and it’s not surprising that he was beaten. De La Hoya can make a big payday if he picks the right opponent. With his name and his popularity, as Dan Rafael pointed out in today’s column at ESPN, De La Hoya can bring in a lot of badly needed money to his Golden Boy Promotions company if he fights someone good. Doesn’t matter if he loses. De La Hoya will still make a ton of money. It will certainly help if he make people somehow believe in him by talking trash or fighting some tune-up fights, but that’s not De La Hoya’s style. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/38-year-old-de-la-hoya-wants-to-make-a-comeback/#more-84243
