Oscar De La Hoya ended his 16 year boxing carreer at the age of 36. His record is 39-6 with 30 knockouts, but he has lost 4 of his last 7 boxing matches. He plans to continue being involved with boxing outside of the ring through announcing. Oscar says he knows he can no longer compete at the level he use to be able to.
I believe that Oscar's retirenment was a good decision. His skills have diminished over times and he does not need to keep getting beat up. He is a legend among boxers, but if he was to keep boxing his reputation would be hurt. It is good that he is going to be an announcer and stay close to boxing.
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I completely agree with you. I believe that Oscar de la Hoya made the right decision in retiring. He went out on top and didn't try to stay past his prime. More top athletes should follow this example. This preserves their reputations and solidfies them as the Greatest of All Time.
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