So itâs come to this: Chuck Liddell, who was punched in the head so many times that he was forced to retire from professional MMA almost a decade ago, will come out of said retirement to fight Tito Ortiz, whoâs pivoted from fighting other old guys to being a MAGA dude back to fighting other old guys. The two are aâŚ
Originally published in the July 1996 issue of Playboy and reprinted here with permission.
Thereâs no bigger meal ticket in combat sports right now than Conor McGregor. Everyone wants to fight him, from his fellow mixed martial artists in the UFC lightweight division, to fighters in his former featherweight division, to boxers who suck. The reasoning is simple: Fight McGregor and make a fuckton of money, noâŚ
Before this past Saturdayâs fight, in which his son was thoroughly dominated by SaĂşl âCaneloâ Alvarez, Julio ChĂĄvez Sr. assured anyone who would listen that his son had changed. ChĂĄvez Jr., he insisted, no longer was the apathetic boxer who woke up for an early evening bowl of cereal while wearing pink underwearâŚ
Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya was arrested for driving under the influence early this morning in Pasadena, Calif., after he failed a series of field sobriety tests.
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And how many women did he bag outside of his marriage during his two-year bender? "We are obviously not talking a Tiger Woods here, but I was unfaithful" So less than 20. [BSO via Boxing Scene]
Oscar looks bloated and sad, as this valiant paparazzo hounds him. What happened to the Golden Boy?
Pretty boy ex-boxer Oscar De La Hoya issued a statement to TMZ after it declared he checked himself into a rehab facility for substance-abuse problems.
Oscar De La Hoya "retired" today, which is what boxers do while they wait for someone to offer them $20 million for their once-in-a-lifetime comeback payday. He will be missed?
The Filipino military stopped its offensives on Sunday to allow soldiers to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya fight, an Army spokesman said. In addition, military camps in Metro Manila were transformed into viewing areas for the soldiers. [ABS CBN News]
Manny Pacquiao completely dismantled Oscar de la Hoya from the opening bell until the match was halted after eight rounds of boxing in Las Vegas. There really isn't a whole lot to say, because Oscar simply did not show up for this fight. Pacman, the undisputed pound-for-pound champion of the world, landed at willâŚ
Tonight marks the biggest night of the year for the sport of boxing, although the welterweight matchup between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is nothing more than a curious exhibition with tens of millions of dollars on the table. De la Hoya, who at this point in his career is more of an executive than a worldâŚ
By the grace of God it doesn't appear that Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will be able to settle on financial terms for a proposed fight. This means that the door has re-opened (albeit by a crack) for the possibility of a real farewell fight against Antonio Margartio. Of course it should come as no surprise thatâŚ
Oscar de la Hoya and Steve Forbes are set to face off at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, for some reason that nobody can quite explain. I'm not about to turn down a chance to see one of the sport's greatest competitors fight a weak opponent, but in a year that's been packed with incredible matchups it'sâŚ
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Well, it was inevitable we suppose; the drag queen fashion show offers are starting to roll in for Oscar de la Hoya [New York Post]
More Oscar de la Hoya pics, in case you still believe that's a big Photoshopped scam. [x17Online]
You might remember last week, when those Oscar de la Hoya pictures sprouted up, his publicist denied that they were real, claiming that they were Photoshopped. Everyone in the mainstream press all just printed the denial and dubbed the photos "fakes." This is what they do; it kind of makes them lovable.
We're not sure what the heck was going through Oscar de la Hoya's mind when he posed for these photos, and, frankly, we probably don't want to. There's another after the jump, and you can find the whole sordid spread right here. Yipes.
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