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 shocker. There are a couple of exciting young fighters on the undercard that deserve mention, however, even though I doubt HBO will show any ... [link]

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Leeeeet's Get Ready to Spar! [De La Hoya And Forbes Pose With Crazy Person]
Published 5/4/2008 by Unsilent Majority at Deadspin
... Oscar de la Hoya and Steve Forbes are set to face off at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, for some reason that nobody can quite explain. I'm not about to turn down a chance to see one of the sport's greatest competitors fight a weak opponent, but in a year that's been packed with incredible matchups it's not exactly momentous. If you need to get caught up on the boxing scene, check out Large's latest at The Sporting Blog. ...

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FIGHT OF THE WEEK

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 ...
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