“It’s real,” De La Hoya said as quoted by the Los Angeles Times. And some, I assume, are good people.”The California-born De La Hoya, 45, who holds both Mexican and American citizenship, responded in a news conference: “You know, it’s terrible, terrible what’s he saying, what he stands for. Or how can he even feel something like that?” De La Hoya added. Nicknamed “The Golden Boy,” De La Hoya represented the US at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona bringing home no less than the gold medal. One of the most popular fighter of his era, De La Hoya had much-publicized personal troubles, too, outside the ring, including infidelity and alcohol and substance abuse.

Source: Manila Times September 12, 2018 16:18 UTC