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Stature shrinks along with opponents
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The time has come to ask Oscar De La Hoya to pick on somebody his
own size.
De La Hoya may be the most talented boxer to come into the
lightweight division since Roberto Duran, but there is no real way of
knowing that because of his apparent adoption of Henry David
Thoreau's approach to life: smaller is better.
That is fine for philosophers who choose to live by a New England
pond, but for professional boxers it's a different matter. When De
La Hoya held the 130-pound junior lig...
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De La Hoya motivated for rematch
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Oscar De La Hoya was sitting in his 29th-floor suite overlooking the Las Vegas Strip, cuddling his Yorkshire terrier on his lap. "Kind of a wussy dog," someone said. "Just like her owner," De La Hoya replied, laughing. There was a time when some boxing fans might have agreed,
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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De La Hoya roars back
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; 00-00-0000 De La Hoya roars back -- Pummels Vargas in 11th round of title fight By KEITH A. IDEC, STAFF WRITER Date: 09-15-2002, Sunday Section: SPORTS Edtion: All EditionsSunday Ran in late edition only LAS VEGAS - While Fernando Vargas was busy flexing his muscles during their weigh-in, Oscar De
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De La Hoya risks more than titles 'Golden Boy' puts career on line tonight against Mosley
Chicago Sun-Times
; LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya was sitting in his 29th-floor suite overlooking the Las Vegas Strip, cuddling his Yorkshire terrier on his lap. "Kind of a wussy dog," someone said. "Just like her owner," De La Hoya replied, laughing. There was a time when some boxing fans might have agreed,
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De La Hoya tries to balance two worlds the barrio and the glitz.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... the World Wide Web site of the Mercury News, at http://www.sjmercury.com/ Distributed ... Information Services. (c) 2000, San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.). Visit Mercury Center, the World Wide Web site of the Mercury News, at http://www.sjmercury.com/ Distributed ...
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Hopkins lands pair of big hits to down De La Hoya
Daily Breeze
; LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya thought he could trade punches with a bigger and stronger fighter. Bernard Hopkins made him pay for his mistake with two body shots that left De La Hoya pounding his gloves on the canvas in bitter frustration at a career opportunity lost. Hopkins stopped De La Hoya
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De La Hoya Throws Down His Own Personal Gauntlet
The Washington Post
; ... woulda, coulda. . . . There shouldn't be racism, dysfunctional alcoholism, reporters. . . . " Promoters were happy to end the news conference right there. De La Hoya vs. Trinidad What: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad in a 12-round welterweight unification ...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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CAN HE BOWL 'EM OVER : DE LA HOYA HAS EDGE TONIGHT OVER WHITAKER.(SPORTS)(Statistical Data Included)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; Byline: Michael Rosenthal Daily News Staff Writer Oscar De La Hoya has rolled over his opponents like a 16-pound ball over so many pins. It's hard to imagine him losing ...
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IT'S A CLOSE CALL FOR OSCAR; SPLIT DECISION TO DE LA HOYA.(SPORTS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; Byline: Robert Morales Oscar De La Hoya wondered if Ike Quartey was good enough to stand up to a man who would stand up to him. Quartey was able to stand up to De La Hoya on Saturday, but not enough to dethrone a man who now could be considered the best in the world, pound-for-pound, even by those
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De La Hoya delivers a sweet victory
La Voz de Colorado
; La Voz de Colorado 02-17-1999 De La Hoya delivers a sweet victory On the eve of the day dedicated to lovers, Oscar De La Hoya broke a heart, showed his heart and won some hearts during the WBC welterweight championship bout he fought against Ike Quartey at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas,
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Another Super Bowl for Oscar De La Hoya.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Oscar De La Hoya has looks, money, manners, an Olympic gold medal, tremendous talent and undeniable charisma. Because of the way he looks and the way he talks and the way he fights, many fans believe his undefeated record is a product less of skill and hard work than of slick
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