Winning the gold -- Growing up in the barrio -- The development of a champion -- Turning pro -- Becoming a champion -- The big fight -- Celebrity status -- Accepting defeat -- The end is not near -- Family man.
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Traces the life of the Mexican-American boxer who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games at the age of nineteen and went to win numerous professional boxing titles.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
De la Hoya, Oscar,1973-
De la Hoya, Oscar,1973-
De la Hoya, Oscar,1973-
De la Hoya, Oscar,1973-
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Boxers (Sports)-- United States, Biography, Juvenile literature.