Oscar De La Hoya Speaks about his Pains...Could mean Retirement

Oscar De La Hoya Speaks about his Pains...Could mean Retirement

DHB (June 13, 2006)

In an interview conducted by Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, Oscar De La Hoya gave him a few good reasons why retirement might be a good idea. Rafael got Oscar to list his injuries. Suprisingly, Oscar held nothing back and gave ESPN a run down of his ailments.

Oscar tells ESPN: "I felt more pains in the Mayorga training camp than any other training camp ever."

The details of his problems (As listed by ESPN):

• "My left rotator cuff is torn. I've lived with it with for the last 4-5 years. When I sleep at night, to this day, I wake up and it's uncomfortable. It hurts. It's in pain."

• "My hand. I am tired of getting shots on my [left] hand to numb it so I won't feel the pain. I'm tired of it."

• "My elbows. I have arthritis in both elbows. I get shots. It sucks. It really does."

• "My back flares up."

• "This knuckle [on the middle finger of my right hand] still hasn't gone down since the Mayorga fight. I'm thinking it's broken. I touch it and it hurts. It's been like this for two months, since the middle of training camp."

All Quotes: Dan Rafael, ESPN.com