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Boxing and Masculinity:
The History of (Her)story
of Oscar de la Hoya
By Gregory Rodriguez
BY: LISETTE ESPINAL & CARLOS RESTREPO
The Golden Boy
 Oscar De La Hoya
 Born February 4, 1973 in East
Los Angeles, California
 Second-generation Mexican
American
 The Golden Boy
 USA Olympic Boxing Gold
Medalist
 2002 Barcelona Olympic
Games
 WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF
champion.
Background
 Image in Mexican-American
 Blue collar working class
 Fight Julio Cesar Chavez in 1996
 Career gained mass amount of
wealth
Pretty boy Mexican
 He defied from the stereotypical image of the Mexican Boxer
who fights with his face.
 Emulated the career path of an African American (Sugar Ray
Leonard) masculinities.
 How did he rebelled the masculine and machismo ideologies
upheld by the Mexican American and Mexican national
communities?
 Im not just any fighter. I work to make my money and I want to
live well. But Im not going out to put on a show pg 268
(Playboy Interview)
The TRANSition
 In late 2007 when many
photos were released of
Oscar de la Hoya cross-
dressing as a woman via
lingerie, make-up
accessories, a womans hair
wig, etc
 Extreme controversy arose
due to this, as undergoing
such homoerotic actions
heavily contradicted the
machismo ideologies
commonly associated with
Latino Boxing.
Masculine Difference
 Female Fan Base
 What caused this?
 Heroic ideal
 Star image/Physical
Appearance
 Meztizaje cultural
syncretism.

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Boxing

  • 1. Boxing and Masculinity: The History of (Her)story of Oscar de la Hoya By Gregory Rodriguez BY: LISETTE ESPINAL & CARLOS RESTREPO
  • 2. The Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya Born February 4, 1973 in East Los Angeles, California Second-generation Mexican American The Golden Boy USA Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist 2002 Barcelona Olympic Games WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF champion.
  • 3. Background Image in Mexican-American Blue collar working class Fight Julio Cesar Chavez in 1996 Career gained mass amount of wealth
  • 4. Pretty boy Mexican He defied from the stereotypical image of the Mexican Boxer who fights with his face. Emulated the career path of an African American (Sugar Ray Leonard) masculinities. How did he rebelled the masculine and machismo ideologies upheld by the Mexican American and Mexican national communities? Im not just any fighter. I work to make my money and I want to live well. But Im not going out to put on a show pg 268 (Playboy Interview)
  • 5. The TRANSition In late 2007 when many photos were released of Oscar de la Hoya cross- dressing as a woman via lingerie, make-up accessories, a womans hair wig, etc Extreme controversy arose due to this, as undergoing such homoerotic actions heavily contradicted the machismo ideologies commonly associated with Latino Boxing.
  • 6. Masculine Difference Female Fan Base What caused this? Heroic ideal Star image/Physical Appearance Meztizaje cultural syncretism.

Editor's Notes

  • #4: Due to blue collar working class background and being a 2nd generation mexicanamerican, he was adored by the mexican communities in the US, especially in LATurning point was when he was billed to fight Julio Cesar Chavez in 1996, and fans were split between Mexican nationals (JCC) and and Chicanos in East LA (ODLHWhen he gained mass amount of wealth and implemented safer tactical fighting in his boxing approach, began to lose respect of Mexican American Communities ex) When he became rich and moved from the barrio of East LA to a suburban home to the south in Montebello, a number of East LA felt snubbed and betrayed by Oscar de la Hoya and considered his actions unmanly
  • #5: Due to new found wealth and his implementation of safe tactics, Mexican american fans lost respect for him as a fighter and as a manConsidered unmanly since he defied from the stereotypical image of the Mexican boxer who fights with his face3.Due to millions of dollars, movie star looks, and his choice to emulate the career path of an African American (Sugar Ray Leonard) rather than a Mexican, mexican fans considered him to be a pretty boy and a negative representation of the masculine and machismo ideologies upheld by the mexicanamerican and mexican national communities4.Im not justtany fighter. I work to make my money and I want to live well. But Im not going out to put on a show.. pg 268
  • #7: 2.Why did his hometown want to see him take punches?Only boxer to have his masculinity questioned---Failed to rematch1.Attractive commodity to females/ relationship with his motherManliness/ filial prideHeld special workouts for female audience Sex appeal-Not yet embraced gender equity3.Raised awarenedd of new conditions and possibilitiesfor gender identification-anzadua.