De La Hoya preps for Forbes, Mayweather

 
It's Oscar De La Hoya's time of year, but will it be his only fight of '08? If it is, the Golden Boy says he's not overlooking Stevie Forbes. [link]

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FIGHT OF THE WEEK

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