On this day in history, Oscar De la Hoya was born

February 4th, 1973

On this day in history, Oscar De la Hoya (Golden Boy), considered among the ten greatest in history, was born in Los Angeles, California

Charismatic, handsome, spectacular, efficient, with a crowd-pleasing style. Great box office fighter. He shaped a record of 39 victories with 30 knockouts and 6 losses.

Oscar fought from 1992 to 2008 conquering 6 weight categories after being an Olympic Gold medalist in Barcelona 1992. Left-handed, but always fought with a right guard.