Oscar De La Hoya was prepared to die in the ring against Manny Pacquiao. He was also ready to hang up the gloves, but his camp didn't know it — not his father, not his trainer, not his cutman.
No one. Harboring yet another dark secret, De La Hoya tells ET he knew training camp in Big Bear, California, that the Dec. 6, 2008 fight against PacMan would be his final bout.
And if it led to a 10-bell salute, so be it.It's a stunning admission that comes nearly 11 years after he shared, for the first time in 2012, that as he prepared for the Pacquiao fight, he guzzled wine and beer during training camp.
Why? De La Hoya explained at the time that he felt — and certainly looked — physically superior over his much smaller opponent.
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