Question 1

True or false: De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, which became one of boxing's top promotional companies.

Accepted Answer

True. He launched the company in 2002, and it has promoted stars like Canelo Álvarez and Ryan Garcia.

Question 2

True or false: De La Hoya never fought at a weight class above welterweight during his entire pro career.

Accepted Answer

False. He actually won world titles in six weight classes, including junior middleweight, middleweight, and even light heavyweight.

Question 3

True or false: He retired undefeated, with a perfect 50-0 professional record.

Accepted Answer

False. De La Hoya suffered six losses, including to Mayweather, Pacquiao, Mosley, and Hopkins.

Question 4

True or false: De La Hoya once fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the highest-grossing pay-per-view fight of its time.

Accepted Answer

True. Their 2007 bout generated over 2.4 million buys and nearly $140 million in revenue, a record then.

Question 5

True or false: Oscar De La Hoya won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics at just 19 years old.

Accepted Answer

True. He defeated Marco Rudolph in the lightweight final, becoming the youngest U.S. Olympic boxing gold medalist since 1976.

Question 6

True or false: Oscar De La Hoya is a trained classical pianist who performed with a symphony orchestra.

Accepted Answer

True. He studied piano as a child and once played Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Question 7

True or false: He won his first world title by knocking out the legendary Julio César Chávez.

Accepted Answer

False. De La Hoya beat Chávez twice, but his first world title came in 1994 against Jimmy Bredahl for the WBO super featherweight belt.

Question 8

True or false: He was named 'The Golden Boy' by his mother, who died of cancer before his Olympic gold.

Accepted Answer

True. His mother Cecilia passed away in 1990, and the nickname stuck after his gold medal victory in Barcelona.

Oscar De La Hoya Trivia Questions