Oscar De La Hoya on Travis Barker Raising His Daughter Atiana: 'He Stepped Up to the Plate' (Exclusive)

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Oscar De La Hoya said he has «nothing but respect» for Travis Barker after one of his Instagram followers — during an «Ask Me Anything» session — asked the boxing great how he feels about the Blink-182 drummer raising his daughter, Atiana De La Hoya.Now, for the first time since offering the succinct laudation, De La Hoya is opening up like never before to ET about not raising his kids, extolling the mother of his children and elevating Barker for being an admirable father figure to Atiana, whom De La Hoya shares with former beauty queen Shanna Moakler.In a wide-ranging conversation in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of the premiere of his two-part Max documentary,, De La Hoya found himself at peace admitting he was, for lack of a better word, an absentee father, and he's now, as he says, giving «credit where credit is due.»«Look, I didn't raise my kids, you know?

Their moms did. And I have to give credit where credit is due,» De La Hoya tells ET. «I'm grateful that Barker was there, you know, as a father figure for my daughter.

I have to be grateful that Shanna was a mother to Atiana, and just know my place, basically, you know? My place — I'm obviously a father, and I'm proud of it.

But, again, I'm grateful for what they've done. Especially with Barker. He's obviously stepped up to the plate.»De La Hoya and Moakler, a former Miss USA, welcomed Atiana in 1999.