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Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes Jr. middleweight 12-round fight on HBO will be De La Hoya’s first appearance off PPV in over 7 years. Oscar De La Hoya at age 35 proved in his last fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. that he is still one of the world’s best boxers with a razor close decision loss to the pound-4-pound king. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Oscar De La Hoya II is already set up and inked for September 20th in Las Vegas on PPV so the similarly styled Forbes is perfect preparation for the “Golden Boy”. Sportsbook.com has Oscar De La Hoya as a -2000 boxing betting favorite. Expert Las Vegas Boxing Handicapper Brad Marchetti has a winning pick on Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes for 19.95! Steve Forbes, 30, has earned his shot at De La Hoya with a win against Golden Boy promoted fighter Panchito Bojado who Forbes narrowly beat by 10-round decision as a 2-1 underdog. Forbes, 33-5, 9  KO’s, has been called a poor man’s Floyd Maweather Jr. for his cute defensive moves and fast hands. Forbes has never faced a fighter as big or as good as Oscar De La Hoya, 38-5, 30 KO’s, but Oscar has shown a vulnerability to smooth boxers. De La Hoya still has great technique, speed and good power, but he fights rather stiff. No matter how serious De La Hoya claims to be taking Forbes, any fighter that already has a fight set up is overlooking the opponent that they are facing. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Oscar De La Hoya II has Floyd Mayweather as a 5-2 boxing betting favorite. The 5’7” Forbes has faced bigger opponents having fought at welterweight in “The Contender” reality TV series but he was beaten by a C+ level fighter in Grady Brewer in the finale and almost knocked out by the ordinary Nick Acevedo. Forbes has proven durable in his career however, having never been knocked off his feet thanks to his slips; pulls, shoulder rolls and good punch radar that help him avoid danger. At times the 5’10” De La Hoya doesn’t use his jab and Forbes could have some opportunities to move in and out with quick flurries that will score. The TOTAL Rounds prop Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes is 10.5 rounds with the OVER at -330. Oscar also has a tendency to fade down the stretch so if he is down on points early he could be trying to play catch up with a low gas tank. Forbes knows how to fight well on the inside but the big question is whether or not he can hurt Oscar and if he can take a clean shot from the Golden Boy. Oscar will be looking to impress the HBO audience to hype the rematch with Mayweather Jr. but if he has an off night Forbes will give him problems.
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