Oscar De La Hoya is a well known Mexican American boxer. He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and his father who were also boxers. He was Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997. The now retired boxer is revered by all in his country. He has defeated 17 world champions and has won 10 world titles in six different weight classes. He won the United States' only boxing gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, a win which he dedicated to his deceased mother. He is the first American of Hispanic descent to own a national boxing promotional firm and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active.