Oscar de la Hoya was The Ring magazine's top-rated fighter in the world in 1998 and 1999.
"=== Retirement and proposed comeback ===De La Hoya announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, ending any speculation about a potential fight with Julio Csar Chvez Jr
On May 3, 2008, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, De La Hoya fought Steve Forbes (335) in a tuneup for a possible rematch with Mayweather

