De La Hoya Comes Clean on "The Infamous Photos"

[Rick Ronson]

By Chris LaBate

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is turning a lot of heads with his revealing interview on the program "Aquí y Ahora" on Univision. As we reported last night, De La Hoya, sober for the last three months, held nothing back when he appeared on the program to discuss his addictions to alcohol and cocaine. The former five division champion even disclosed his infidelities and other issues that affected his marriage.

In a shocking disclosure, De La Hoya came clean, for first time ever - as he acknowled the legit nature of the infamous photos that were circulating all over the internet in 2007. In the photos, the boxer was wearing fishnets and high heels and several of the photos were taken with a New York City stripper, Milana Dravnel, who claimed De La Hoya was having an affair with her.

At the time of the scandal, De La Hoya's camp claimed the stripper "photo shopped" the images and placed De La Hoya's head on the body of another person. At the time of the incident, his spokeswoman said - "his head's too small and it doesn't even look like his body."

But, during Tuesday's interview, De La Hoya said enough was enough and he came clean. De La Hoya told interviewer Teresa Rodriguez that his life starting getting out of control when the "stripper scandal" happened in September 2007. At the time of the incident, De La Hoya tried cocaine for the first time.

De La Hoya: Let me tell you that it started when there was a scandal about a woman and I several years ago.

Rodriguez: Was it that famous photo in which you are wearing women’s lingerie?

ODLH: Exactly.

TR: What happened with that? But also, was it you or was it fake?

ODLH: Let me tell you, yes, it was me. I’m tired of lying, lying to people, lying to myself.

TR: In that photo, Oscar, were you under the influence of alcohol and cocaine?

ODLH: Alcohol and cocaine. Yes, both. Yes, and it was the first time I used it, and the drugs were not like alcohol. For me, I know I need alcohol more than drugs, and so, but got into very bad things.

TR: Were you out of control?

ODLH: I was reaching that point where I could no longer control it.

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Golden Boy was my Migga at one point hands down once Pea left the
game I was a Die Hard De la hoya fan.

 

[Alaskanredman]

 

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[merce77]

 

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[Jordan Diddy Buk]

I care about that photo now as much as I did when it came out originally, zero. Dude created some great fights.

 

[Johnny_2_Clips]

I care about that photo now as much as I did when it came out originally, zero. Dude created some great fights.

It's sad how fucked up his life was but hands down the man was truly something special in the ring and that is how I will choose to remember him.

 

[Alaskanredman]

I care about that photo now as much as I did when it came out originally, zero. Dude created some great fights.

While I'll usually agree about not caring about shit like this... that has nothing to do with the fights. I would have been perfectly fine if he had rode that lie all the way to the grave. Not that it changes my view of him as a fighter... I would be lying if I said it didn't change my view of him as man, but regardless, it wasn't my business to know this from the jump and I was perfectly fine with the lie... and the only reason I would assume he is being honest now is because some more shit that I don't want to know is going to come out.

 

[Firefox]

I knew them shits was real man! Still respect the dude as one of the greatest to put on gloves though...eventhough he might be a closet, cross-dressing, coke-sniffing, poot-butt ass nigga in his personal life....