The Golden Boy Is In The Hospital With Covid-19

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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He was vaccinated and I'm sure he's in good health. Thoughts and prayers. He's one of my favorite boxers.

[Hugin]

1. Holy moly!

Well, he took that important first step in being vaccinated.

Best wishes to a quick recovery.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. That's unbelievable.

Not only did he get a breakthrough infection but he got a breakthrough infection that required hospitalization. He had an exhibition boxing match coming up at Staples Center.

[JanMichael]

3. Yep he is probably in pretty damn good shape too.

Even if he was out of shape I'm sure he was trying pretty hard for the fight.

Heard about him dropping out the fight yesterday, now in the hospital that sucks.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. He had a fight in ten days. He had to be in exquisite shape.

And he's a middleweight. It's not like he's a heavyweight who has no weight limit.

[JanMichael]

8. It's an exhibition fight so I wouldn't say exquisite but certainly good.

[Hugin]

9. Pure speculation, but, I can see where it would happen in his case.

First of all, a boxer really can't mask up while they're working. I'm guessing there was quite a bit of sparring going on.

Also, he was probably very physically extended and maybe even tired. Which would put a strain on his immune system along with everything else.

There was probably quite a bit of public promotion for the fight he had to attend. Increasing his risk of exposure.

As has been pointed out several times here on DU, vaccination is not a force field. It trains the immune system to alert on specific keys to mount a defense against an invasive pathogen. So, it looks like the virus hit him when he was vulnerable.

I'm very much hoping his hospitalization is the result of an abundance of caution.

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. Welcome to DU

Getting the vaccine doesn't prevent breakthrough infections or hospitalizations. It just makes them less likely.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. He played golf with TFG and said he cheated.

[ShazzieB]

10. Who?

[Celerity]

12. Oscar De La Hoya

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) is an American professional boxer who, in 2002, also became a boxing promoter and, in 2018, a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter. As a boxer, he competed from 1992 to 2008.

His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. He is ranked as the 29th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec.

De La Hoya was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of boxing" by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet."

De La Hoya was named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter in the world, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. De La Hoya generated approximately $700 million in pay-per-view income, making him the top pay-per-view earner before being surpassed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

He announced his retirement as a fighter in 2009, following a professional career spanning 16 years.

[Maru Kitteh]

11. I know he said earlier he felt like crap, his breathing was bad

That's too bad and I hope he does well. This does go to illustrate that those who believe they are "very healthy" are not exempt from the pain this virus brings.