Oscar De La Hoya

In April 2005, De La Hoya and a Southern California real estate developer, Highridge Partners, formed a real estate investment partnership named Golden Boy Partners to invest in Latino neighborhoods. Probably not coincidentally, Wrangler was the initial sponsor of his father's #3 Chevrolet from 1980 until 1987. De La Hoya's record stands at 37 wins and 4 defeats, with 31 wins by knockout. He was also featured in a commercial for Wrangler jeans that used the aforementioned song as its background music. He lost to Hopkins by a ninth round knockout on the appointed date; a left hand to the body sent him to the canvas, knocking De La Hoya out for the first time in his career. has appeared in print advertisements for Drakkar Noir Cologne, one of the sponsors of his race car, and in the video for Sheryl Crow's song "Steve McQueen", which pays tribute to the late film star famous for his car chase scenes. Because of this, NBC has filed a lawsuit against him, asking for 30 million dollars. Dale Jr.

De La Hoya cancelled a contract with NBC to cover the Olympic Games in Athens so that he could fulfill the compromise against Sturm, and later on, against Hopkins. He has expressed interest in pursuing an acting career. After that, he hoped to unify that title with the three other world Middleweight championships, held by Bernard Hopkins, on September 18. Dale Jr.'s looks have helped his media presence. De La Hoya next challenged Felix Sturm for the WBO world Middleweight title on June. He won that fight by a close but unanimous decision to become the first boxer in history to win world titles in six different weight divisions. Fans have alleged that the change was approved, in the hopes of saving NAPA Auto Parts as a team sponsor. On February 9, 2004, the FBI announced it would investigate whether the rematch with Mosley had been fixed, placing Arum's promoting company, Top Rank, in the middle of a scandal that allegedly involved bribing the judges so they would score the fight for Mosley. Many of Earnhardt's fans have criticized the leadership at DEI, especially Teresa Earnhardt for her approval of the crew change.

On September 13, he and former rival Mosley met once again, in Las Vegas, and Mosley once gain took away De La Hoya's world title belts, with a 12 round unanimous decision over The Golden Boy. Teammate Michael Waltrip took the pole position for the Pocono 500, further bolstering the argument that Waltrip may have gotten the better end of the crew change. De La Hoya hurt his left hand in the process of defeating Campas. A recovery seems unlikely, considering that Johnson and second place Greg Biffle have dominated most of the first 13 races of the season. On May 3, 2003, as part of the Cinco de Mayo festivities, he retained his WBC and WBA world Jr Middleweight championships, when the corner of his rival, former world champion Yori Boy Campas understood that Campas had taken too much punishment in round seven and threw in the towel, indicating that they were giving up, and officially giving De La Hoya a seventh round knockout win. Earnhardt must be within 400 points of the leader by the 26th race to qualify for the Chase for the Championship. The two were found safe five days later. is 15th in the points standings, 414 behind leader Jimmie Johnson.

In June 2003, Desbrow's family reported her and Devon missing, their car found parked at a Riverside, California shopping center. As of June 11, 2005, Earnhardt Jr. March 29, 1999) by actress Shanna Moakler. finished fifteenth in the Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, suggesting that DEI may have lost its advantage at the restrictor plate tracks to rival Hendrick Motorsports. November 30, 1998) by former dancer Angelique Desbrow and Atiana Cecilia (b. At one point he was as far back as 29th. Subsequently, Earnhardt Jr. February 18, 1998), Devon (b. On February 20 2005, Dale fell short of winning back-to-back Daytona 500 races, placing third after struggling with an ill-handling car for much of the race.

He married Puerto Rican singing superstar Millie Corretjer on October 5, 2001, and lives half of the year in Los Angeles and the other half in Puerto Rico. De La Hoya has 3 children by 3 different women: Jacob (b. Rondeau served as Earnhardt's crew chief until the Coca Cola 600 weekend when he was replaced with DEI chief engineer Steve Hmiel. He designed his own house in Big Bear Lake, California, has a clothing line (BUM, or Boxing UniforMs) and released a Grammy nominated cd. Peter Rondeau, a Chance 2 employee who also helped Earnhardt win the Busch Series race at Bristol in August, became the crew chief for Earnhardt in 2005. De La Hoya's interests outside the ring include architecture, acting, fashion designing, and singing. became the crew chief for the DEI #15 driven by Michael Waltrip for the 2005 season. De La Hoya is one of the favorite boxers of American cable channel HBO, where he currently produces a popular Spanish language boxing show called Boxeo de Oro. would be promoted to the team manager position for the DEI corporation, while Tony Eury, Jr.

He also has lost to world champions Félix Trinidad (Majority decision loss 12), and Shane Mosley (UD loss 12, split decision in 12) and Bernard Hopkins (knocked out in nine rounds). At the close of the 2004 season it was revealed that Tony Eury, Sr. De La Hoya signed for 1 million dollars with promoter Bob Arum and went on to win 5 world titles and beat former and current world champions like Troy Dorsey (KO 1), Jimmy Bredahl, (KO 10), Jorge Paez, (KO 2), Genaro Hernandez (KO 6), John John Molina (Split Decision win 12), Rafael Ruelas (KO 2), Julio Cesar Chavez (KO 4, KO 8), Miguel Angel Gonzalez (Unanimous Decision win 12), Jesse James Leija (KO 2), Pernell Whitaker (SD win 12), Hector 'Macho' Camacho (UD win 12), Ike Quartey (SD win 12), Arturo Gatti (KO 5), Francisco Javier Castillejo (UD win 12), and Fernando Vargas (KO 11). Truex went on a charge late in the 2004 Busch Series season, and clinched the championship at Darlington, with a strong finish, making Earnhardt the winner of both a driver's championship (1998 and 1999) and an owner's championship (2004). She soon passed away at 35. Earnhardt as an owner was more proficient. On her death bed she made him promise he'd win the gold, and he did. That incident, combined with two consecutive DNF's in the playoffs, eventually dropped him out of the running, and finished fifth in the 2004 Nextel Cup playoff.

He was, much like Ernie Gonzalez also, the United States' top Olympic boxing hope when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. However, he was penalized 25 points for use of an obscenity during the television broadcast, in violation of a NASCAR rule prohibiting participants from using obscene language. Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) —nicknamed the Golden Boy— is an American boxer who won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. He was able to qualify third for the NASCAR ten-race playoff, and won his fifth Nextel Cup win of the season (a career high) was also his fifth win at Talladega (another record). In the fall, Junior became the first driver to sweep the weekend meet at Bristol by winning both the Busch race and Cup race in the same weekend. The burns did not affect Junior in the long run.

and his stepmother Teresa Earnhardt) and his DEI team mate (John Andretti) in the middle of the races. The burns prevented him from finishing two races where he was replaced by Martin Truex, Jr. (driver for Chance 2 Motorsports, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He suffered second and third degree burns on his neck, chin, and legs. The car burst into flames with Junior still inside.

crashed the Corvette he was testing for an American LeMans Series race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. won the Daytona 500, 6 years to the day after his father won his only title in the "Super Bowl Of Motorsports." In July, during on off-weekend from NASCAR, Dale Jr. In 2004, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Still, Junior rallied to score two more wins at Talladega, a pair of Bud Pole Awards and an 11th-place finish in the final standings.

finished no better than 30th. In the three races following Fontana, Earnhardt Jr. He struggled after enduring a concussion at Fontana in April -- an injury he did not admit to until mid-September. In 2002, Junior had a roller-coaster season.

The season of emotion produced nine top-fives and 15 top-10 finishes, as well as two Bud Poles. That Talladega victory earned Junior a Winston No Bull 5 $1 million bonus. The second victory came at Dover, Delaware, in the first race after 9/11 and the third was in the EA Sports 500 at Talladega--the site of his father's final victory. The first win came when the series returned to Daytona, the same track where Junior's father had died a few months earlier, for the Pepsi 400.

He didn't stay down for long, though. Junior scored three emotional victories and came back to finish eighth in points. Just as his father would have done, Junior raced at Rockingham the following weekend, but crashed on the first lap and finished in 43rd-place. As Junior finished second, his father died on impact with the wall. The first major event of the season occurred in the final corner of the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500--Junior's father crashed.

came into the season assuming that the biggest obstacle he would face would be a sophomore slump, instead the year proved to be one of the most tumultuous and memorable seasons the young driver has experienced. In 2001 Earnhardt Jr. Lee, Richard and Maurice Petty had previously accomplished the feat. That occasion was only the second time that a father had raced against two sons.

Junior did have a part in recreating one Winston Cup milestone in 2000 when he competed with his father and brother Kerry in the Pepsi 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Kenseth ultimately scored a 42-point victory in the rookie race. It didn't pan out that way, as frequent challenger Matt Kenseth outran Junior in the Daytona 500, and never let up in his run to the title. Before his Winston Cup rookie season in 2000, many thought Earnhardt Jr. was the front-runner for the Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award.

With his father's guidance and his own experience on the short tracks throughout the Carolinas, he was ready to take a bold step forward. won consecutive NASCAR Busch Series Championships in 1998 & 1999. Earnhardt Jr. There, he developed an in-depth knowledge of chassis setup and car preparation, while racing against Kerry and their sister Kelley.

Within two seasons, the young Earnhardt had honed his driving abilities to the point of joining the Late Model Stock Car division. His first race car was a 1978 Monte Carlo that he co-owned with older brother Kerry. began his professional driving career at the age of 17, competing in the Street Stock division at Concord (N.C.) Motorsport Park. Earnhardt Jr.

He currently drives the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is the son of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. NASCAR. List of famous NASCAR drivers.