It has been over a decade since Oscar De La Hoya retired from boxing and yet the 50-year-old is still evading a knockout. Well, ‘The Golden Boy’ of boxing and the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions did not again step inside the ring. However, the former unified welterweight champion recently saw a doctor who almost held him helpless.

While De La Hoya boxed in the ring, only twice he was knocked out. The first boxer to knock out De La Hoya was Bernard Hopkins as the duo struggled for the status of an undisputed champion in the welterweight division. After his loss against Manny Pacquiao via RTD, De La Hoya retired from boxing and thus drowned the prospect of getting knocked out. However, De La Hoya almost embraced a KO due to a medical procedure recently.

Oscar De La Hoya thanks his dentist for not knocking him out

De La Hoya is currently busy with the Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis bout. Certainly, ‘Tank’ Davis vs Ryan Garcia is one of the biggest fights in contemporary boxing and De La Hoya has contributed immensely to the making of it. Ahead of the fight between Davis and Garcia with the WBA Lightweight title on the line, De La Hoya had an appointment with his dentist. Although the nature of the treatment remains unknown, the former champion shared a photo of himself displaying his teeth. “@drkevinsands thank you for not knocking me out!!!” De La Hoya wrote in one of his Instagram Stories.

While De La Hoya embraced a KO only twice, he won 30 of his bouts via knockout in the ring. As per BoxRec, 66.67% of his fights ended with a knockout victory. Among others, De La Hoya knocked out Arturo Gatti, Derrell Coley, and Patrick Charpentier. Anyway, it is good to see De La Hoya who thinks Benavidez will destroy Plant, taking care of his health outside boxing.

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