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The Golden Boy

It peels back the layers of Oscar de la Hoya while celebrating this complicated and controversial figure. We will explore his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons.

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documentary, biography, sport

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1 nomination

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But then, you know, it
started getting worse. - The Golden Boy

But then, you know, it started getting worse.

All I was thinking about
when I wasn't training - The Golden Boy

All I was thinking about when I wasn't training

And the way we made
the promise together - The Golden Boy

And the way we made the promise together

With Oscar, I think
his easy way out - The Golden Boy

With Oscar, I think his easy way out

I mean, when I started boxing, - The Golden Boy

I mean, when I started boxing,

And now the promise I made,
I fulfilled my dreams, - The Golden Boy

And now the promise I made, I fulfilled my dreams,

To walk away, you
know, go do his thing, - The Golden Boy

To walk away, you know, go do his thing,

- For a few days after
getting back from Barcelona, - The Golden Boy

- For a few days after getting back from Barcelona,

I didn't make a big issue of it - The Golden Boy

I didn't make a big issue of it

We'd party. We had,
you know, our friends, - The Golden Boy

We'd party. We had, you know, our friends,

I accomplished my mom's
dream. I have my gold medal. - The Golden Boy

I accomplished my mom's dream. I have my gold medal.

His drinking was always sort
of, like, an issue for me - The Golden Boy

His drinking was always sort of, like, an issue for me

But now I have promoters
calling our home, - The Golden Boy

But now I have promoters calling our home,

Even now, I look back on it - The Golden Boy

Even now, I look back on it

I didn't want to believe, - The Golden Boy

I didn't want to believe,

Maybe I was in
love with the idea, - The Golden Boy

Maybe I was in love with the idea,

I want to live this lifestyle
that I have in East LA, - The Golden Boy

I want to live this lifestyle that I have in East LA,

Is that difficult,
being in a relationship - The Golden Boy

Is that difficult, being in a relationship

But at the same time, - The Golden Boy

But at the same time,

And we're very honest
and we really communicate - The Golden Boy

And we're very honest and we really communicate

Women would call me up and say, - The Golden Boy

Women would call me up and say,

You just want his money." - The Golden Boy

You just want his money."

- I didn't know how
to talk to my father - The Golden Boy

- I didn't know how to talk to my father

But when a fan comes up to
me and wants an autograph - The Golden Boy

But when a fan comes up to me and wants an autograph

And I would chase him
down in the nightclubs - The Golden Boy

And I would chase him down in the nightclubs

He would always just tell
me, like, "No, I love you." - The Golden Boy

He would always just tell me, like, "No, I love you.&qu...

You know, he hated
it, but I used - The Golden Boy

You know, he hated it, but I used

And I stood by him
because I just... - The Golden Boy

And I stood by him because I just...

I used to make him cry because
he didn't want to do it, - The Golden Boy

I used to make him cry because he didn't want to do it,

I was kind of like the
bully around the block. - The Golden Boy

I was kind of like the bully around the block.

My client is terrified about
coming forward with this. - The Golden Boy

My client is terrified about coming forward with this.

After working through
this with her counselor, - The Golden Boy

After working through this with her counselor,

He started buying all these
shirts with bands on them. - The Golden Boy

He started buying all these shirts with bands on them.

So Oscar thought
it was cool to wait - The Golden Boy

So Oscar thought it was cool to wait

- And all of a sudden,
I fucking feel a big hit - The Golden Boy

- And all of a sudden, I fucking feel a big hit

You know, I was told by
Mr. De La Hoya's attorney - The Golden Boy

You know, I was told by Mr. De La Hoya's attorney

And it's my brother,
and he's like, - The Golden Boy

And it's my brother, and he's like,

- I started boxing
before he did, - The Golden Boy

- I started boxing before he did,

Do you feel, for people who
don't know the whole story, - The Golden Boy

Do you feel, for people who don't know the whole story,

I still have the sponsors
who are believing me. - The Golden Boy

I still have the sponsors who are believing me.

And he was good,
like really good. - The Golden Boy

And he was good, like really good.

This has got to be a
special night for him, - The Golden Boy

This has got to be a special night for him,

I'm thinking, wow,
my dad's so into him. - The Golden Boy

I'm thinking, wow, my dad's so into him.

They know I didn't do
what they say I've done." - The Golden Boy

They know I didn't do what they say I've done.&quo...

There's some fighters out there - The Golden Boy

There's some fighters out there

One of my uncles
gave me a motorcycle, - The Golden Boy

One of my uncles gave me a motorcycle,

We've got a big natural
case study, in a sense, - The Golden Boy

We've got a big natural case study, in a sense,

He really thought I was going
to become this great boxer, - The Golden Boy

He really thought I was going to become this great boxer,

Back in the day, we
lived in a culture - The Golden Boy

Back in the day, we lived in a culture

My dad used to give me crap
about that all the time. - The Golden Boy

My dad used to give me crap about that all the time.

- When my father was a kid, - The Golden Boy

- When my father was a kid,

So if there's allegations
of some kind of misconduct, - The Golden Boy

So if there's allegations of some kind of misconduct,

It certainly wasn't the
Oscar De La Hoya that I knew. - The Golden Boy

It certainly wasn't the Oscar De La Hoya that I knew.

And this person was
not that person. - The Golden Boy

And this person was not that person.

I never thought he was
guilty of any of it. - The Golden Boy

I never thought he was guilty of any of it.

You know, I thought these
women were just trying to make - The Golden Boy

You know, I thought these women were just trying to make

"She is making this up
'cause she's a gold digger." - The Golden Boy

"She is making this up 'cause she's a gold di...

- By all means, he was
gonna try to get me - The Golden Boy

- By all means, he was gonna try to get me

We were spending
Christmas in Palm Springs. - The Golden Boy

We were spending Christmas in Palm Springs.

I was like, "This
is Christmas." - The Golden Boy

I was like, "This is Christmas."

- One day I come
home from school, - The Golden Boy

- One day I come home from school,

It was reported that
on December 27th - The Golden Boy

It was reported that on December 27th

- So I was my dad's last resort. - The Golden Boy

- So I was my dad's last resort.

Did I put myself in a position - The Golden Boy

Did I put myself in a position

Yeah, I did put myself
in positions like that - The Golden Boy

Yeah, I did put myself in positions like that

- Every time we
would congregate, - The Golden Boy

- Every time we would congregate,

It's not in my...
It's not in my bones - The Golden Boy

It's not in my... It's not in my bones

When they call my
name, I'm just frozen. - The Golden Boy

When they call my name, I'm just frozen.

But that requires having to see
people in all their humanity, - The Golden Boy

But that requires having to see people in all their humanity...

Punched in the face,
then I start crying. - The Golden Boy

Punched in the face, then I start crying.

Instinctively, I
run to my father. - The Golden Boy

Instinctively, I run to my father.

But my father told me, be tough. - The Golden Boy

But my father told me, be tough.

"In a few months, I'm gonna
take him to a boxing gym. - The Golden Boy

"In a few months, I'm gonna take him to a boxing g...

"We'll be back right
here at the same place, - The Golden Boy

"We'll be back right here at the same place,

He gets to do whatever
he wants to do. - The Golden Boy

He gets to do whatever he wants to do.

Being the Golden Boy, you
can't do anything wrong. - The Golden Boy

Being the Golden Boy, you can't do anything wrong.

And I'm thinking to
myself, this is my chance. - The Golden Boy

And I'm thinking to myself, this is my chance.

I'm not coming in to box. I'm
coming in to knock him out. - The Golden Boy

I'm not coming in to box. I'm coming in to knock h...

My first trainer asked me
to get in a boxing stance. - The Golden Boy

My first trainer asked me to get in a boxing stance.

Since I was
left-handed, my instinct - The Golden Boy

Since I was left-handed, my instinct

But it was too difficult for
him to train me that way, - The Golden Boy

But it was too difficult for him to train me that way,

Suddenly, Oscar does
not look as quick - The Golden Boy

Suddenly, Oscar does not look as quick

Converting myself
into a regular stance - The Golden Boy

Converting myself into a regular stance

Shane Mosley is out-hustling
Oscar De La Hoya, - The Golden Boy

Shane Mosley is out-hustling Oscar De La Hoya,

For the winner by split decision - The Golden Boy

For the winner by split decision

At six years old, I had
my first amateur fight. - The Golden Boy

At six years old, I had my first amateur fight.

I had no gear, no nothing, - The Golden Boy

I had no gear, no nothing,

After that fight,
I just cracked. - The Golden Boy

After that fight, I just cracked.

The gloves were so big. - The Golden Boy

The gloves were so big.

And I said, "I've had enough." - The Golden Boy

And I said, "I've had enough."

The Golden Boy poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

It peels back the layers of Oscar de la Hoya while celebrating this complicated and controversial figure. We will explore his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons.

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Genre: documentary, biography, sport

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 7.3

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Released: 24 Jul 2023

Awards: 1 nomination

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