Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. sits in his corner during his welterweight boxing fight against Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada December 6, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

Boxers Ricky Hatton of England (L) and Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. pose for a photo before the Winky Wright versus Paul Williams middleweight fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada April 11, 2009. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING) 

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya is seen before the Winky Wright versus Paul Williams middleweight boxing match at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 11, 2009. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING) 

Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. enters the ring before fighting Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines in their welterweight boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada December 6, 2008. REUTERS/R. Marsh Starks (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. comes out of his corner for the eighth round during his welterweight boxing match against Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada December 6, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. tosses a towel out of the ring after failing to answer the bell for the ninth round during his welterweight boxing match against Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada December 6, 2008. REUTERS/R. Marsh Starks (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. weighs in at 145 pounds at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada December 5, 2008. De La Hoya will fight Manny Pacquiao of Philippines in a welterweight match on Saturday. REUTERS/R. Marsh Starks (UNITED STATES) 

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. smiles during a news conference at the MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada December 3, 2008. De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao of Philippines will meet for a 12-round welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 6. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

U.S. boxer Oscar De La Hoya speaks to reporters after making his official arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada December 2, 2008. De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao of Philippines will meet for a 12-round welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 6. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya (R) poses with his family in front of a statue of himself after it was unveiled in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles December 1, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES) 

U.S. boxer Oscar De La Hoya (L) faces off against actor-comedian George Lopez during a media day workout at his training camp in Big Bear, California November 12, 2008. De La Hoya is scheduled to take on Fillipino boxer Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas on December 6. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya gestures as he arrives for the taping of the 2008 "NCLR Alma" awards at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, August 17, 2008. The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) gives out the ALMA awards to honor outstanding Latino artistic achievement in television, film and music. The show airs September 12 on ABC. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya (R) fights Steve Forbes during their non-title 12-round boxing bout in Carson, California May 3, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya celebrates after winning a unanimous decision against Steve Forbes at the conclusion of their non-title 12-round bout in Carson, California May 3, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya (L) connects with a punch to the head of Steve Forbes during the their non-title 12-round boxing bout in Carson, California May 3, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya (L) of the U.S. and compatriot Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight during their WBC Super Welterweight Championship boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas May 5, 2007. REUTERS/Tiffany Brown (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya (L) of the U.S. punches compatriot Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their WBC Super Welterweight championship match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada May 5, 2007. Mayweather won by decision. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. poses at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on the eve of Saturday's World Boxing Council super welterweight title fight May 4, 2007. REUTERS/Tiffany Brown (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya of the U.S. weighs-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on the eve of Saturday's World Boxing Council super welterweight title fight May 4, 2007. REUTERS/Tiffany Brown (UNITED STATES) 

Boxers Oscar De La Hoya (L) of the U.S. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the U.S. face off during a news conference at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas Nevada May 2, 2007. De La Hoya will defend his WBC super welterweight title against Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 5. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

WBC super welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya pumps his fist during an official arrival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada May 1, 2007. De La Hoya will defend his title against Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun (UNITED STATES) 

Boxer Floyd Mayweather (R) taunts opponent Oscar De La Hoya as they face off during a promotion for their upcoming title fight, at Union Station in Washington February 21, 2007. De La Hoya is scheduled to fight Mayweather for the junior middleweight championship on May 5 in Las Vegas. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) 

Boxer Oscar (L) and singer Millie De La Hoya arrive at the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation's 'Evening of Champions' in Beverly Hills December 6, 2006. REUTERS/Max Morse (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions, listens to speakers during a news conference for junior middleweight boxers Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada July 12, 2006. Golden Boy is promoting the July 15 rematch with Mosley and Vargas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

Oscar De La Hoya of Los Angeles celebrates his WBC super welterweight title fight victory over Ricardo Mayorga of Managua, Nicaragua at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada May 6, 2006. De La Hoya won by TKO in the sixth round. REUTERS/R. Marsh Starks 

Oscar De La Hoya (R) of Los Angeles connects with WBC super welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga of Managua, Nicaragua in the fourth round of their title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada May 6, 2006. De La Hoya won the fight by TKO in the sixth round. REUTERS/Steve Marcus PP06050081 

Oscar De La Hoya (L), president of Golden Boy Promotions, and junior middleweight boxer Shane Mosley react to comments from Fernando Vargas' camp during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas February 22, 2006. Vargas (26-2) of Oxnard, California, and Mosley (41-4) of Pomona, California, are scheduled for a 12-round fight on February 25 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun 

Referee Kenny Bayless counts out Oscar De La Hoya after he was knocked out by Bernard Hopkins in the ninth round of their middleweight title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada September 18, 2004. With the knockout, Hopkins retained his undisputed world middleweight title. REUTERS/Steve Marcus REUTERS SM 

Oscar De La Hoya of Los Angeles, California gets a kiss from his wife Millie after losing his fight with WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 18, 2004. Hopkins retained his titles by knocking out De La Hoya in the ninth round. REUTERS/Steve Marcus SM 

Oscar De La Hoya of Los Angeles, California rolls on the canvas after being knocked out by Bernard Hopkins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the ninth round of their WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 18, 2004. Hopkins retains his titles with the knockout victory. REUTERS/Steve Marcus JSH 

WBC/WBA super welterweight Oscar De La Hoya of Los Angeles leaves the
ring after his unanimous decision loss to Shane Mosley of Pomona,
California at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September
13, 2003. REUTERS/ Ethan Miller

SM 

WBC/WBA super welterweight Oscar De La Hoya reacts to his unanimous
decision loss to Shane Mosley of Pomona, California at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 13, 2003. REUTERS/ R. Marsh
Starks

SM 

WBC/WBA super welterweight Oscar De La Hoya of Los Angeles bleeds from
a cut after an accidental head butt with Shane Mosley of Pomona,
California, during the fourth round of their title fight at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 13, 2003. REUTERS/ R.
Marsh Starks

SM/GAC 

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya walks with his wife Millie on the red carpet as
they arrived for the 2003 Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony in
Miami, May 8, 2003. Dozens of Latin stars attended the event.
REUTERS/Joe Skipper

JLS 

WBC/WBA super welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya (L) lands a blow
on Yori Boy Campas of Navojoa, Mexico during the sixth round of their
title fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, May
3, 2003. De La Hoya won the fight with a technical knockout when
referee Vic Drakulich stopped the fight in the seventh round.
REUTERS/Steve Marcus

SM 

WBC/WBA super welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya of Los Angeles
poses with belts after defeating Yory Boy Campas of Navojoa, Mexico at
the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 3, 2003. De La
Hoya won the fight with a technical knockout when referee Vic Drakulich
stopped the fight in the seventh round. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

SM/GAC 

Oscar De La Hoya, World Boxing Council 154 lb. champion, celebrates his
victory over Fernando Vargas, the World Boxing Association champion, at
the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, late September 14,
2002. De La Hoya, of Los Angeles, beat Vargas, of Oxnard, California,
by a technical knockout (TKO) in round 11. REUTERS/R. Marsh Starks

RMS/GN 

Referee Joe Cortez (L) jumps in to separate Fernando Vargas and Oscar
De La Hoya after Vargas pushed De La Hoya into the ropes, during the
second round the their 154 lb. championship fight at the Mandalay Bay
Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, late September 14, 2002. De La Hoya
won the fight by technical knockout (TKO) in the 11th round. REUTERS/R.
Marsh Starks

RMS/GN 

Boxers Oscar De La Hoya (R) and Shane Mosley pose for photographers after a news conference April 9 in New York City. Mosley and De La Hoya will face off in a World Welterweight championship fight June 17 at the Staples Center in Los Angels.

JC 

Oscar De La Hoya punches Derrell Coley (R) into the ropes in the fifth round of their welterweight match at New York's Madison Square Garden February 26. De La Hoya won on a seventh round knockout.

RFS/SV 

WBC Welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya (top) battles Oba Carr in the eighth round of their title fight May 22. De La Hoya retained his title with an 11th round TKO.

SM/RC 

Oscar De La Hoya (L) jabs at Ike Quartey of Ghana during the first round of their WBC Welterweight title fight at the Thomas & Mack Center February 13 in Las Vegas. sm/Photo by R.

SM/SV/WS 

WBC welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya raises his arm in the air as he celebrates his victory over opponent Julio Cesar Chavez from Mexico after Chavez failed to answer the bell at the start of the ninth round of their WBC welterweight title fight September 18. De La Hoya retained his title with the eighth round TKO.

GMH/ELD/WS 

WBC welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya celebrates his victory over Julio Cesar Chavez at the Thomas & Mack Center September 18 in Las Vegas. De La Hoya won after Chavez failed to come out for the ninth round.

SM/ELD/WS 

Four-time world boxing champion Oscar de la Hoya of East Los Angeles, California, smiles as he talks to reporters December 3 after a work out to prepare for his fight against challenger Wilfredo Rivera of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, in Atlantic City. The two will meet December 6 in a World Boxing Council Welterweight Championship fight.

SPORT BOXING 

World Boxing Council Welterweight Champion Oscar De La Hoya (R) knocks down Wilfredo Rivera of Puerto Rico with a powerful punch during the second round of the championship fight at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 6. De La Hoya retained the championship after a technical knock-out due to a severe cut over Rivera's right eye. jg/Photo by Barbara L.

SPORT BOXING 

Hector "Macho" Camacho flexes before weighing in at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino September 12. Camacho challenges "Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC welterweight title September 13 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Both fighters weighed in at 147 lbs.

CAMACHO 

Oscar De La Hoya (L) battles with Pernell Whitaker for the WBC Welterweight championship title in Las Vegas, April 12. Oscar de la Hoya kept his round perfect and claimed a world title in a fourth different weight class by capturing Pernell Whitaker's World boxing Council welterweight crown with a unanimous decision.

SPORT BOXING 

Hector "Macho" Camacho (L) pushes Oscar De La Hoya during the eleventh round of a WBC welterweight championship fight September 13 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. De La Hoya fell but it was not ruled a knock down. De La Hoya won the 12-round fight by unanimous decision.

SPORT BOXING 

Mexican-American boxer Oscar de la Hoya raises his fist during a press conference in Mexico City January 31. De la Hoya will fight Pernell Whitaker for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Welterweight championship that will be held on April 12 in Las Vegas.

SPORT BOXING