Source: HBO.comRather than heading straight into a rematch with "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya chose to have a tune up fight against former titlist, Steve Forbes. De La Hoya, who narrowly lost via decision to Mayweather last year, has a history of looking past his tune up matches because of a later big money fight. This was particularly evident when De La Hoya was scheduled to fight Bernard Hopkins in a major Pay-Per-View fight and completely overlooked Felix Sturm. Sturm pummeled De La Hoya for 12 rounds and was absolutely robbed when the judges gave the victory to De La Hoya. De La Hoya assures everyone that he already made that mistake once and there is no chance that he overlooks Forbes. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Boxing fans will remember Steve Forbes because of his performance in the reality show, The Contender a couple of years ago. Although Forbes was fighting far above his weight class he still managed to battle his way to a second place finish. Forbes has had to fight ever since he was born. His nickame is "Two Pound" because he was born premature and only weighed two pounds. He had to live the first couple of months living off of machines because all of his major organs were underdeveloped. "Two Pound" survived his early difficulties and would go on to win the featherweight championship of the world.
It is hard to root against Steve Forbes because he is just such a likable guy, but I do believe De La Hoya when he says that he will not overlook this fight because of a huge payday fight with Mayweather. Forbes is an 8-1 underdog in this fight, but I really doubt that matters. Forbes has been an underdog and a fighter since he first came into this world.
Fight Prediction: Forbes pulls off shocking 12 round decision
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