Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes
By Round by Round April 28th, 2008
Michael Buffer has the decision:
Max De Luca 119-109 DLH
Marty Sammon 119-109 DLH
Marcos Rosales 120-108 DLH
TSS: 119-109 DLH
Oscar De La Hoya wins by unanimous decision
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Round 12: The fighters tap gloves to begin the 12th. DLH lands a counter left, and another. Forbes lands a left hook that earned DLH’s attention. DLH jabs to the body and follows with a straight right to the head. DLH’s hands are low. A DLH left straightens Forbes up. The fighters flurry from the 10 second warning to the bell. At the end they embrace. 10-9 DLH
Round 11: Forbes’ corner has done a good job with the cut as it is a non factor in the fight. The crowd is impatient as there is a lull in the action. “Oscar, Oscar” the crowd chants. Very little action in the round. DLH is coming forward, but hasn’t thrown the jab as he once did. Forbes is trapped against the ropes and absorbs a few hooks. 10-9 DLH
Round 10: The DLH jab just buckled the knees of Forbes. Forbes fires back. He lands a right-left-right combo. DLH is back to the jab. DLH lands a vicious uppercut. Forbes counters wildly. Another DLH uppercut backs Forbes off. 10-9 DLH
Round 9: Forbes is warned by Caiz for hitting low. DLH is pressing forward. A DLH double jab lands. A left hook has Forbes in trouble. DLH is pouring it on. Forbes lands his own hook. The fighters are back on their toes. DLH’s jab is snapping Forbes head back with regularity. A DLH left lands flush. 10-9 DLH
Round 8: Forbes opens with a strong jab. The crowd is chanting “Let’s go Oscar”. DLH snaps Forbes head with another cracking jab. Forbes flurries. Both fighters have slowed in this round. Forbes is elusive, but not very active. DLH lands a body shot. Close round. 10-9 DLH
Round 7: The DLH jab is the difference in the fight. DLH is doubling up with it and landing an occasional right behind it. The crowd is getting a bit restless, hoping for a DLH KO. DLH obliges the crowd with a speedy flurry. Forbes lands a counter left at the 10 second warning. 10-9 DLH
Round 6: DLH presses forward behind the jab. A short left momentarily stuns Forbes. DLH is breathing through his mouth. Forbes comes back with a four punch combination. DLH lands a right hook. Forbes is cut above the right eye. DLH lands at the bell. 10-9 DLH
Round 5: Forbes has confidence, having withstood DLH’s power. The pace has slowed a bit. DLH hooks to the body and follows with an uppercut. DLH is pushing the action. DLH throws a combination driving Forbes against the ropes. 10-9 DLH
Round 4: Forbes is coming to DLH, winging rights and lefts. Forbes has DLH trapped against the ropes. A counter right by Forbes lands. Forbes shakes off a DLH combination. DLH lands the jab. Forbes is feeling confident as he shuffles in the ring. The fourth is Forbes best round of the fight. 10-9 Forbes
Round 3: DLH looks sharp. He’s been accurate with the jab. A DLH combination forces Forbes to cover up. Forbes is undeterred and is in the fight. A Forbes right lands. DLH keeps pumping the jab; it’s heavy and damaging. The fighters flurry in the center of the ring. 10-9 DLH.
Round 2: DLH is throwing power punches at an alarming rate. He’s backing Forbes up and overpowering him. Forbes fires an uppercut up the middle that lands flush. DLH throws a five punch combination to the body. Forbes is short with his jab. DLH is up on his toes working the jab. 10-9 DLH.
Round 1: DLH triples up on the jab. Forbes fires back and misses. The fighters are exchanging hooks. Forbes has good hand speed and is moving well. A left by Forbes lands. A strong left by DLH knocks Forbes off balance. DLH is pumping the jab; it is dialed in. An overhand right by DLH lands. A Forbes left hook lands flush. 10-9 DLH.
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Michael Buffer has the mic and has completed the introduction of the principals. Referee Raul Caiz Jr. has given the fighters’ instructions and the bout is set to begin.
Oscar De La Hoya is now making the long walk to the ring. The mariachi band is in full accompaniment. He’s clad in a back robe trimmed in orange.
Steve Forbes is making his way to the ring to “Sweet Dreams” by Annie Lennox. He appears relaxed as he jogs through the throngs en route to the ring. As he steps between the ropes he’s greeted by a chorus of boos from the partisan crowd.
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Fight Fans, we’ll get started shortly. The Victor Ortiz v. Dairo Esalas fight just ended in spectacular fashion via 5th round KO. With the KO victory Ortiz improved to 21 wins with 16 KOs against one draw and a loss.
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On Saturday May 3rd, Oscar De La Hoya will square off against former world champion Steve “2 Pounds” Forbes at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Ca. TSS will be ringside to bring you blow-by-blow coverage as the action unfolds.
We know what you’re thinking: a DLH victory is a foregone conclusion. But how many of you gave Carlos Quintana a shot to dethrone welterweight champion Paul Williams earlier this year? Or how many of you had Nate Campbell beating previously undefeated lightweight champion Juan Diaz in March? Anything can happen when two men put on the gloves and on Saturday May 3rd it just might.
The Golden Boy. What can we tell you about Oscar De La Hoya that you don’t already know? Born and raised in East Los Angeles, DLH began boxing at the age of six. Inspired by the tragic loss of his mother, he won gold at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona, Spain. In only his twelfth professional fight DLH became a world champion when he captured the WBO Super Featherweight title. A six-division champion from junior featherweight to middleweight, he has bested champions and legends. Established during the prime of his career, DLH and partners built Golden Boy Promotions into one of the leading promotional companies in boxing. Now, at age 35, DLH wants to go out on top. To do so he must first defeat former lightweight champion Steve Forbes.
2 Pounds. On December 3, 2000 Steve Forbes stopped John “The Eastern Beast” Brown to capture the vacant IBF Super Featherweight title; a title he defended once and then lost to the scales in August 2002. In 2004 Forbes began campaigning as a junior welterweight and over the next two years strung together five consecutive victories. That’s when ESPN’s TV reality show The Contender came calling. Knowing the 2006 tournament would be contested at 150 lbs., Forbes bulked up to face career welterweights and junior middleweights, including Kassim Ouma conqueror Cornelius Bundrage. Forbes fought his way to the finals where he met Grady Brewer at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In facing Brewer, Forbes confronted a 5’10” junior middleweight with a 72” reach, measurements eerily similar to DLH. Though Forbes lost the ten round tilt via split decision, he worked his way back into prominence. In 2007 Forbes was twice pitted against Golden Boy fighters. And though he officially won one contest and lost the other, many ringside observers agree he dominated both fights.
TSS faithful join us here fight night, Saturday May 3rd for round by round coverage of the Oscar De La Hoya v. Steve Forbes fight beginning at approximately 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT.
April 29th, 2008 at 6:11 am
STEVE IS A VERY GOOD BOXER I BILIVE HE CAN BEAT A LOT OF GOOD FIGTERS BUT A GOLDEN BOY HE WILL NEVER BEAT I THINK HE GAVE A LOT OF POOR PERFOMENCES IN THE CONTENDER AGAINST FAIRLY AVERAGE BOXERS MAYBE WITH ROGER ON HIS CORNER HE MIGHT STAND A CHANCE SINCE HE BEAT OSCAR BEFORE OR RATHER FLOYD DID I HOPE WE GET A RICKY HATTON VS OSCAR AND A WINNER GETS ONOTHER SHOT AT MAYWEATHER SINCE BOTH MAN WANT TO FIGHT FLOYD SO MUCH AS FOR STEVE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST YOU CAN STILL DO IT YOU CAN STILL BE A WORLD CHAMPION
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:15 pm
GO STEVIE! YOU CAN DO IT!!