Why De La Hoya Will Defeat Mayweather
May 6th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Aaron Klein: In watching Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) completely take apart his opponent Steve Forbes last Saturday night, I saw the blueprint that Oscar had crafted, with the help of Floyd Mayweather Sr – his trainer – to use to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their upcoming September 20th bout in […]
De La Hoya Needs To Ignore His Critics
May 6th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
By Aaron Klein: Last Saturday night the six-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) showed that he still has what it takes to be a world champion in the process of pounding out a remarkably easy 12-round unanimous decision over former super featherweight champion Steve Forbes at the Home Depot Center, in […]
De La Hoya Defeats Forbes
May 4th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
By Eric Thomas: In an excruciatingly dull fight, Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) won a boring one-sided 12-round unanimous decision over the much smaller Steve Forbes (33-6, 9 KOs) tonight at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, Nevada. The fight was wholly without any drama, as Forbes was, as expected, far too small […]
De La Hoya-Forbes: Failing To Interest Fans
May 2nd, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
By Robert Cavender: Through no surprise, this Saturday’s bout, called “The Homecoming” between Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) and former super featherweight champion Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) is failing to ignite much interest by fans judging by the lack of discussion about in on the various internet boxing websites in the past […]
Oscar De La Hoya: Is He Destroying His Legacy?
May 2nd, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
By Manuel Perez: With his prime well behind him in the rear view mirror, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) continues on with his once excellent career when he fights Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) on Saturday night. One wonders why after making tens of millions of dollars over his career, involving De La […]
Forbes-De La Hoya: Look For Controversial Ending
May 2nd, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
By Chris Stein: Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) hopes to get by his tune-up opponent former IBF super featherweight champion Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) this Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. De La Hoya, 36, hasn’t seen action in a year, since losing a 12-round split decision to […]
De La Hoya v Forbes Undercard, Golden Boy Promotions, Witter-Bradley
May 2nd, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Junior Witter
Boxing’s hottest junior welterweight prospect, 21-year old ‘Vicious’ Victor Ortiz, has been added as the featured attraction on the undercard of Oscar de la Hoya’s “Homecoming” bout against Steve Forbes this Saturday night at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Oxnard, California’s Ortiz (20-1-1, 15 KOs), coming off of a devastating first round knockout […]
Boxing News: De La Hoya, Joan Guzman, David Diaz
May 1st, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, David Diaz, Joan Guzman
The current “Golden Boy” and legendary champion Oscar de la Hoya will pay tribute to the original Los Angeles “Golden Boy” Art Aragon, who died this year at the age of 88. “Art Aragon meant so much to boxing and the Los Angeles community,” said De La Hoya, who was called “Golden Boy” soon after […]
De La Hoya vs Forbes This Saturday
April 30th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
Superstar Oscar De La Hoya, aka “The Golden Boy,” fights in front of a hometown crowd for the first time since 2000 when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: OSCAR DE LA HOYA VS. STEVE FORBES is seen live SATURDAY, MAY 3 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Cal., exclusively on HBO.. […]
Boxing News: De La Hoya, BJ Flores, Brinkley vs Naugler
April 29th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, BJ Flores
Acknowledging his newly acquired ownership in Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, as well as the fact that he will be fighting at the Home Depot Center’s soccer stadium Saturday night, legendary champion Oscar de la Hoya will accent his robe and trunks with the Dynamo’s “forever orange” color for his fight against Steve Forbes. The […]
De La Hoya - Forbes Interview
April 29th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya: Thank you, thank you very much Richard. Well I’ll tell you a bit about my training. Just before I start about my training I just want to say that I don’t know what I would have done without Mayweather Sr. back on my team. I really thought it was over. I […]
Wright Wants De La Hoya
April 25th, 2008 Tags: Winky Wright, Oscar De La Hoya
By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest boxing news, former light middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is reportedly highly interested in a bout with Oscar De La Hoya, whom he feels has been avoiding him for some time. This comes to no surprise to me that De La Hoya, or any other top […]
Cotto vs. De La Hoya: Coming Soon?
April 25th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto
By Nate Anderson: In a recent conference call interview, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) didn’t rule out a fight with undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs). This would, of course, be taking place after De La Hoya’s fights with Steve Forbes, scheduled for May 3rd, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on […]
De La Hoya - Three And Out
February 27th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
By Tim Williams: The Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) has come in the past two days, saying that it’s time for him to hang up his gloves after he completes three more fights that he has on the agenda, thus wrapping up a 16 year professional boxing career, including a Gold […]
De La Hoya - Could He Have Found A Better Opponent Than Forbes?
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
By Jim Slattengren: With this past week’s news that Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) is reportedly set to fight his tune-up bout against former star from “The Contender” reality TV series light welterweight Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) on May 3rd at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, I kind of wonder […]
Malignaggi: The Perfect Opponent For De La Hoya
January 28th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Paulie Malignaggi
By John Dower: With so many fighters to choose from for his May 3rd tune-up bout, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 Kos) must feel like he’s in a giant candy store, especially when the opponent is very likely going to be one that he can literally beat the stuffing out of and look good […]
De La Hoya – In Search of The Beatable Opponent
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
By Chris Thomas: According to the latest rumor mill, Oscar De La Hoya is considering fighting former junior welterweight Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) for his May 3rd tune-up bout. Nothing has been nailed down at this time, but the 30 year-old Forbe’s name has rose to the head of the list for potential opponents. […]
De La Hoya To Fight Tune-Up On May 3rd
January 18th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
In the latest boxing news, former six-time champion Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) will be fighting a tune-up bout on May 3rd against an un-named opponent before Oscar takes Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a rematch which will likely be held on September 20th. Best of all, De La Hoya’s tune-up fight will be […]
De La Hoya vs. Mayweather II On May 3rd
January 14th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr
In the latest boxing news, it looks as if Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) is going to be facing undefeated World Boxing Council welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 30 KOs) in a rematch on May 3rd of this year, with the location still to be announced. I can’t say that I’m surprised […]
De La Hoya To Face Chavez Jr?
January 11th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
According to the latest from the rumor mill, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) is considering fighting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (34-0-1, 27 KOs), the younger son of the great fighter Julio Cesar Chavez. The rumor, if it’s true, is coming from Boxing confidential writer Michael Marley, who says that the 34 year-old De […]
