Handsome yet deadly, good looking yet dangerous, soft looking imaged man yet as hard as stone in the ring. That is some of the descriptions of one of the” Pound for Pound” top boxers of our generation.
Oscar dela Hoya is a superstar in his chosen field. Nobody seems not to notice him when he steps up the ring as he has a charm like no other aside from his captivating masculine build up. This leads into no wonder since he descended from a family of budding boxers such as his grandfather, father and brother are all into the sport of boxing.
After being in the ring arena for seventeen long and fruitful years, he finally bid goodbye to the sports last March of 2012. But even he chose to end his boxing career, he is still as active as entrepeneur and is frequently seen in most important events. He owns Golden Boy promotions, an agency that helps aspiring boxers to get and land a title fight.
What made him more interesting and widely talked about is his nine digit net worth, or simply should I say his 200 million dollars wealth! Oscar Dela Hoya Net Worth is close to two hundred million dollars mostly due to his success in his Golden Boy Promotions venture. That could fill up an entire house I guess. He is considered as the top money – maker in the sports’ history.
This Piscean was born on the 23rd of February, paved his way to success as early as 1992. This happened when he was a gold medalist during Barcelona Olympic Games just after he graduated high school. He even made his name more well known when he had his first round knockout victory. Still a record today! He held ten world tittles in six weight division. To date, his statistics highlights; 234 wins, 163 knock outs, and 6 loses.
Aside from all the money he was able to make during his fighting career, he was able to make huge cash as well with his deals outside the ring. He is known as the highest paid boxer of all time, yet it doesn’t stop him to earn more with other significant contracts. He gets a big percentage as well for his pay per view income every time one of his boxers’ has a fight. Has a Spanish speaking boxing show on HBO and clothing line BOXEO DE ORO is another business chain of his as well.
This killer – puncher who has Mexican – American roots also bagged several titles that pays off from his hard work. His last fight was truly unforgettable since his last bout was with the hailed Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in 2008. Everyone held their breath as the two most acclaimed punchers in their generation finally made it to the ring! That was truly long awaited and a dream came true to both the boxers and their respective fanatics. The arena was jam-packed and the world seemed to stop moving just to witness this once in a lifetime show. Though Dela Hoya lost in the duel that did not make him any lesser of a boxer. Besides at that time no man in the world could have beat Pacquiao. Through controversy and success, Oscar has made himself into a self made millionaire.
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