Is Oscar De La Hoya Boxing's Obi-Wan Kebobi?

Oscar De La Hoya's had quite the wild ride over the past year, going from alleged transvestite (although we never believed it... really) to now being boxing's Great Brown Hope. It's no secret that professional boxing is getting beat in popularity to other pugilistic endeavors like UFC and Bum Fights, so Oscar has a plan... which is basically turning back the clock and bringing boxing back to network TV. Hey, just like MMA... uh....

De La Hoya helped to retain popularity in the sport while it suffered through Mike Tyson's decline, going from Olympic gold medallist to electrifying professional who won over fans with boyish good looks and a powerful left hook.

Now the question is: can he help boxing once again in his second career as promoter?

De La Hoya says he wants to help restore greatness to his sport with plans to support amateur boxing, create a pension plan and financial planning for fighters in his stable and to help get fights back on network television.

"We want to show the boxing world that it can be done, taking care of boxers can be done," [said] De La Hoya...

Yeah, yeah, yeah... but can he stop Kanye West from doing this ever again? Sure it starts out with Muhammed Ali behind those stupid shades, but where will it stop? The likes of Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard could be next, Oscar! De La Hoya outlines plans to help his sport [Reuters] Image [Reuters/Gawker]