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De La Hoya vs. Forbes: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Oscar De La Hoya (The Golden Boy) and Steve Forbes (2 Pounds) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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Nov 23, 1992
38-5
29
30 (69.8%)
179 cm
185 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
May 5, 2007
11m, 28d
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31
Dec 6, 1996
33-5
4
9 (23.7%)
171 cm
173 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Oct 6, 2007
6m, 27d
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Saturday, 3 May 2008
Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
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Oscar De La Hoya vs. Steve Forbes

Date

This fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes took place on 3 May, 2008 at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Tale of the Tape

At 179 cm, Oscar De La Hoya is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Steve Forbes is 171 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 185 cm, De La Hoya also has a significant reach advantage of 12 cms over Forbes' 173 cm. On top of that, De La Hoya also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Forbes.

De La Hoya is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-5 (30 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 28 days ago against Floyd Mayweather Jr., which he lost via 12 round split decision.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s boxing career

Forbes comes in with a record of 33-5 (9 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 27 days ago against Francisco Bojado, which he won via 10 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, De La Hoya will be 35 years and 2 months old. Forbes will be 31 years and 2 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 62-38 in favor of Oscar De La Hoya. Here is the prediction for De La Hoya vs Forbes.

Oscar De La Hoya is likely to win. Unless Steve Forbes puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Oscar De La Hoya defeated Steve Forbes via 12 round UD. Forbes' 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and De La Hoya gets on a new winning streak. De La Hoya is now 39-5, and Forbes 33-6.

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