While this isn’t really boxing news at all and it’s likely a load of garbage, it somehow doesn’t seem all that surprising an ambition any more.
We don’t genuinely believe him right now, but Oscar de la Hoya has spoken of a potential desire to run as a US Presidential candidate in the near future.
The ‘Golden Boy’ told TMZ Sports, “I am actually very, very serious and I strongly feel that if a Kanye West can do it and announce and maybe tease the world that he would maybe one day wanna run for president, why not me?”
“I’ve had literally, over the years, ever since I became a professional in boxing, I’ve had millions of people tell me, ‘Look, why don’t you represent? Why don’t you stand up and have a bigger voice?’ And obviously, the biggest voice you can have is being president.”
As long as he doesn’t hire Richard Schaefer as his right hand man, I guess..
