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Summary: TWO GREAT CHAMPIONS:DE LA HOYA AND KAWAKAMI. Worth 100 stars
Review: As an Oscar de la Hoya fan, I try to get my hands on anything that is written about this boxer who I consider to be my role model.This book truly didn't disappoint me. Kawakami goes into such detail in Oscar's life from the time the "Golden Boy" was just a shy little kid to the present rich and highly desired champion. Kawakami gives his reader in depth knowledge ranging from Oscar's private life, which he seems to totally know all the women in Oscar's life, to a side one is not accostumed to seeing and knowing of the Golden Boy like his leaving of managers to managers that payed the De la Hoya's more money and a sense of ruthlessness.In the end, this is what makes the Book so great because it says about both sides of the story: the good and the bad of Oscar de la hoya. A very unbiased book, that doesn't have information that makes Oscar look like a Saint or Satan, but makes Oscar look human.A must have for the hardcore Oscar de la Hoya fans like me or for any other person interested in a book that you will not put down until you finish reading it!
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Summary: TWO GREAT CHAMPIONS:DE LA HOYA AND KAWAKAMI. Worth 100 stars
Review: As an Oscar de la Hoya fan, I try to get my hands on anything that is written about this boxer who I consider to be my role model.This book truly didn't disappoint me. Kawakami goes into such detail in Oscar's life from the time the "Golden Boy" was just a shy little kid to the present rich and highly desired champion. Kawakami gives his reader in depth knowledge ranging from Oscar's private life, which he seems to totally know all the women in Oscar's life, to a side one is not accostumed to seeing and knowing of the Golden Boy like his leaving of managers to managers that payed the De la Hoya's more money and a sense of ruthlessness.In the end, this is what makes the Book so great because it says about both sides of the story: the good and the bad of Oscar de la hoya. A very unbiased book, that doesn't have information that makes Oscar look like a Saint or Satan, but makes Oscar look human.A must have for the hardcore Oscar de la Hoya fans like me or for any other person interested in a book that you will not put down until you finish reading it!
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Summary: Coulda had more pictures!
Review: Even though I like to look at Oscar, this book was well-written enough to counter my complaint with the lack of pictures.Oscar's psyche is explained with an observant's P.O.W. which makes for an unbiased biography. The readers leaves with the understanding of the unfortuate shallowness, coldness, and (IMO)a little sympathetic.
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Summary: The Golden Brat
Review: Kawakami writes reasonably well, and the book is a good read, but far from the best boxing book I've picked up. The most interesting aspect is the nasty side of Oscar we get to read about - behind all the glossy marketing, the lad is a fighter after all, and his strained relationship with his father seems sourced as a pivotal aspect in his temperament. Oscar seems to betray everyone who helps him along the way, and is painted as a ridiculously impressionable young man, desperately looking for people to tell him how to live his life. The book paints an interesting picture of America's Golden Boy, leaving him looking less than innocent at the end.
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