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Court
battles will keep De La Hoya out of the ring for a while.  November
20, 2000 -- Oscar De La Hoya has fought many tough battles
in the ring against top opponents like Ike Quartey, Julio Cesar Chavez,
Felix Trinidad and Shane Mosely. But, his toughest opponent might be
a rich man in his late 60s.
There won't be any blood, but the legal battle against promoter Bob
Arum might leave De La Hoya sweating and has put his boxing career in
limbo.
Next week, De La Hoya and his legal team will be going into the federal district
courtroom of Judge Matt Byrne on that day, seeking a summary judgment in their suit to end the relationship between De La Hoya and Arum.
"We are asking that the contract between the two be declared unenforceable
and void," said De La Hoya attorney Jeff Spitz.
Contractually locked in a three-partner relationship with Arum and HBO, De
La Hoya has been unable to resume the career he put on hold last June after
losing a split decision and his WBC welterweight title to
"Sugar" Shane Mosley.
De La Hoya has taken a break from his childhood love of boxing to pursue a
singing career which resulted in a successful debut album on EMI Latin
Records. De La Hoya has been singing since the age of seven when he and
his beloved mother, Cecilia use to sing Spanish songs together every day.
Despite the current success of his hit album, De La Hoya is not ready to exchange his gloves for a microphone full-time.
Recently, De La Hoya hired Floyd Mayweather Sr., a former welterweight
who fought for 16 years, as his new trainer which will replace Roberto
Alcazar.
De La Hoya plans to return to the gym soon and wants a tune-up fight in February in hopes of a possible rematch with
Shane Mosley in the summer of 2001.
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