Briefs | Boxing: De La Hoya defeats Forbes before 27,000 fans
Published 5/4/2008 at The Seattle Times: Sports
Boxing De La Hoya dominates: Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again like a champion. In what was little...
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Oscar De La Hoya vs. Stevie Forbes When: Saturday, 4 p.m. Where: The Home Depot Center TV: HBO, 7 p.m. Outlook: De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs), who has won world titles in six weight classes, takes on Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs), a former IBF 130-pound champion and “The Contender” finalist, in a 12-round 152-pound fight. It’s De La Hoya’s first fight in L.A. since he lost a split ...Round by Round: Weekly Boxing Notes
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Carson City Smackdown I’m not going to bother with a De La Hoya/Forbes preview. Vegas has Oscar at 20-1, and Oscar by stoppage at 2-1, which pretty much tells the tale. If Oscar doesn’t have him out of there by the eighth, it will be a ...UFC targets show for Latino audience
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Ismael AbduSalaam gives his thoughts on the Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes fight and wonders if De La Hoya can beat Floyd Mayweather, Jr. a second time around.
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on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men] • Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 9
Round 9 underway, same as the previous round with Oscar coming forward slowly behind his left jab. Nice flurry by DLH set up by the jab lands. Forbes lands a jab but eats a flurry in response that causes Forbes to cover up. Everytime Forbes tries to ...
Round 9 underway, same as the previous round with Oscar coming forward slowly behind his left jab. Nice flurry by DLH set up by the jab lands. Forbes lands a jab but eats a flurry in response that causes Forbes to cover up. Everytime Forbes tries to ...
on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men] • Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes decision and postfight
Michael Buffer has the decision--Max Deluca and Marty Samon 119-109 Marcus Rosales 120-108. OSCAR DE LA HOYA WINS BY UNANIMOUS DECISION. No knockout but Oscar dominated throughout, dictating the tempo, backing Forbes up, throwing more punches and more ...
Michael Buffer has the decision--Max Deluca and Marty Samon 119-109 Marcus Rosales 120-108. OSCAR DE LA HOYA WINS BY UNANIMOUS DECISION. No knockout but Oscar dominated throughout, dictating the tempo, backing Forbes up, throwing more punches and more ...
on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men] • Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 12
Forbes' corner tells him to let his hands go and he does that at the start of the round. No real damage though and Oscar now backing Forbes up with his jab. DLH's jab pushes Forbes back in the corner. Combination by Forbes lands, but it only gets a ...
Forbes' corner tells him to let his hands go and he does that at the start of the round. No real damage though and Oscar now backing Forbes up with his jab. DLH's jab pushes Forbes back in the corner. Combination by Forbes lands, but it only gets a ...
on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men] • Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 11
Fighters touch gloves as round 11 begins. DLH coming forward behind the jab again. Pace slows from the 10th. DLH at this point seems content to run out the clock. He's bouncing on his feet and looks fresh but appears to be taking this round off ...
Fighters touch gloves as round 11 begins. DLH coming forward behind the jab again. Pace slows from the 10th. DLH at this point seems content to run out the clock. He's bouncing on his feet and looks fresh but appears to be taking this round off ...
on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men] • Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 10
Forbes tries a jab, but DLH responds quickly. Lederman has the fight 89-82 eight rounds to one. Forbes lands a nice flurry that has DLH covering up. Another nice flurry by Forbes but DLH comes back. Bodyshot by Oscar. Nice combination by Oscar back s ...
Forbes tries a jab, but DLH responds quickly. Lederman has the fight 89-82 eight rounds to one. Forbes lands a nice flurry that has DLH covering up. Another nice flurry by Forbes but DLH comes back. Bodyshot by Oscar. Nice combination by Oscar back s ...
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