BOXER

Oscar De La Hoya

1973 - Today

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Oscar De La Hoya ( DAY lə HOY-ə, Spanish: [ˈoskaɾ ðe la ˈoʝa]; born February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including lineal championships in three weight classes. De La Hoya was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of Boxing" by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet." De La Hoya was named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter in the world, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar De La Hoya has received more than 10,802,387 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Oscar De La Hoya is the 76th most popular boxer (down from 72nd in 2019), the 5,918th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,014th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

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  • 49.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Oscar De La Hoya ranks 76 out of 496. Before him are Michael Spinks, Carmen Basilio, Frederick Grace, Jess Willard, Thomas Hearns, and Ernie Terrell. After him are Santiago Lovell, Piero Toscani, Rafael Iglesias, Andrew Golota, José Torres, and Herbert Runge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Oscar De La Hoya ranks 138. Before him are Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Saïd Taghmaoui, Okan Buruk, Fares Fares, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, and Yasmine Lafitte. After him are Aílton, Yunjin Kim, Brendan Rodgers, Shannon Elizabeth, Portia de Rossi, and Juan Diego Flórez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oscar De La Hoya ranks 5,918 out of 20,380. Before him are Phyllis Smith (1951), Robert Taylor (1932), Max O. Lorenz (1876), Wes Bentley (1978), John Lee Hancock (1956), and Al Smith (1873). After him are Harry Daghlian (1921), Armie Hammer (1986), Darlanne Fluegel (1953), Ross the Boss (1954), Johnny Knoxville (1971), and Thomas Horsfield (1773).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Oscar De La Hoya ranks 41. Before him are Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), Michael Spinks (1956), Carmen Basilio (1927), Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), and Ernie Terrell (1939). After him are James J. Jeffries (1875), Samuel Berger (1884), Carmen Barth (1912), Jimmy Ellis (1940), Tony Zale (1913), and Bernard Hopkins (1965).

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