There are five blemishes on Oscar De La Hoya’s 44-fight professional boxing career. One was a matter of Bernard Hopkins’ left hook to the liver. Three were a matter of opinion.
And one, we know now, was a result of cheating.
De La Hoya, who has practically carried big-time pay-per-view boxing single-handedly over the past 10 years, will shoulder the burden once more tomorrow night in Las Vegas when he faces Manny Pacquiao, the fighter many consider
