Best of Oscar De La Hoya: Top 10 Fights
Oscar De La Hoya had 45 fights with 30 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Julio César Chávez, Rafael Ruelas, Pernell Whitaker, Miguel Ángel González, and Javier Castillejo. The following are De La Hoya's top 10 fights.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Julio César Chávez
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez via 4th round TKO. De La Hoya was 23 years old with a record of 22-0 (20 KOs). Chávez was 33 years old with a record of 96-1-1 (79 KOs). De La Hoya won the WBC super-lightweight title. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of De La Hoya's fights.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Rafael Ruelas
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Mexican boxer Rafael Ruelas via 2nd round TKO. De La Hoya was 22 years old with a record of 18-0 (16 KOs). Ruelas was 24 years old with a record of 43-1 (33 KOs). De La Hoya successfully defended his WBO lightweight title, and won the IBF lightweight title. This fight is the second best performance in De La Hoya's career.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Pernell Whitaker
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Pernell Whitaker via 12 round unanimous decision. De La Hoya was 24 years old with a record of 24-0 (20 KOs). Whitaker was 33 years old with a record of 40-1-1 (17 KOs). De La Hoya won the WBC welterweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Miguel Ángel González
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Mexican boxer Miguel Ángel González via 12 round unanimous decision. De La Hoya was 23 years old with a record of 23-0 (20 KOs). González was 26 years old with an undefeated record of 41-0 (31 KOs). De La Hoya successfully defended his WBC super-lightweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Javier Castillejo
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Spanish boxer Javier Castillejo via 12 round unanimous decision. De La Hoya was 28 years old with a record of 34-2 (27 KOs). Castillejo was 33 years old with a record of 51-4 (34 KOs). De La Hoya won the WBC super-welterweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Genaro Hernández
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Genaro Hernández via 6th round RTD. De La Hoya was 22 years old with a record of 19-0 (17 KOs). Hernández was 29 years old with an undefeated record of 32-0-1 (16 KOs). De La Hoya successfully defended his WBO lightweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats John John Molina
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Puerto Rican boxer John John Molina via 12 round unanimous decision. De La Hoya was 22 years old with a record of 17-0 (15 KOs). Molina was 29 years old with a record of 36-3 (26 KOs). De La Hoya successfully defended his WBO lightweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Ike Quartey
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Ghanaian boxer Ike Quartey via 12 round split decision. De La Hoya was 26 years old with a record of 30-0 (24 KOs). Quartey was 29 years old with an undefeated record of 34-0-1 (29 KOs). De La Hoya successfully defended his WBC welterweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya defeats Fernando Vargas
On Oscar De La Hoya defeated Fernando Vargas via 11th round TKO. De La Hoya was 29 years old with a record of 35-2 (28 KOs). Vargas was 24 years old with a record of 22-1 (20 KOs). De La Hoya successfully defended his WBC super-welterweight title, and won the WBA (Super) and vacant Ring Magazine super-welterweight titles.
Oscar De La Hoya loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On Oscar De La Hoya lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via 12 round split decision. De La Hoya was 34 years old with a record of 38-5 (30 KOs). Mayweather Jr. was 30 years old with an undefeated record of 37-0 (24 KOs). De La Hoya lost his WBC super-welterweight title. Despite the loss, De La Hoya put on a good fight.