Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes decision and postfight

Michael Buffer has the decision--Max Deluca and Marty Samon 119-109 Marcus Rosales 120-108. OSCAR DE LA HOYA WINS BY UNANIMOUS DECISION. No knockout but Oscar dominated throughout, dictating the tempo, backing Forbes up, throwing more punches and more damaging punches. Couldn't have been a more one sided fight...

Larry Merchant talking to Oscar now, DLH gives shout outs to East L.A. Gives props to Stevie Forbes for being a tough guy. He's a little disappointed by no KO, but otherwise happy. Oscar says that he's going to fight Mayweather in this style in the rematch, which might make for a more entertaining fight but probably won't change the outcome. Oscar says he's going to fight Mayweather again in September and then a "retirement match" in December.

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Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 12

Forbes' corner tells him to let his hands go and he does that at the start of the round. No real damage though and Oscar now backing Forbes up with his jab. DLH's jab pushes Forbes back in the corner. Combination by Forbes lands, but it only gets a response by Oscar so Forbes ends up getting the worst of it. Oscar now on the offensive, backing Forbes up with his jab. Left hook rocks Forbes. Combination by DLH, Forbes covers up and backs away. Forbes eats about the millionth jab of the fight. Fans booing, presumably due to no knockout but they've seen a masterful performance by Oscar with a half minute left. Oscar lands a couple of good punches against the ropes but Forbes ties up. Oscar gets the best of a barrage to end the round as the fight ends. 10-9 DLH, Oscar wins the fight on my card going away, 119-109 , 11 rounds to one Oscar De La Hoya...we'll be back with the official decision

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 11

Fighters touch gloves as round 11 begins. DLH coming forward behind the jab again. Pace slows from the 10th. DLH at this point seems content to run out the clock. He's bouncing on his feet and looks fresh but appears to be taking this round off somewhat. On the other hand, Forbes hasn't done much either. Oscar letting his hands go now in response to a Forbes flurry. A minute left now, with no conclusive punches landed by either fighter. Forbes has been the busier fighter and that might get him the round. DLH with a combination and is stalking Forbes again. DLH doubling and tripling up his jab and then opens a barrage on Forbes as the round draws to a close. Tougher round to score--Forbes was the busier fighter but Oscar's did the most damage. I'll give it to Forbes 10-9, DLH leads 109-100, 10 rounds to 1 on my card.

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 10

Forbes tries a jab, but DLH responds quickly. Lederman has the fight 89-82 eight rounds to one. Forbes lands a nice flurry that has DLH covering up. Another nice flurry by Forbes but DLH comes back. Bodyshot by Oscar. Nice combination by Oscar back s Forbes up and he's eating a ton of punches and finally responds with a rally but no real damage and Oscar ties him up. Forbes has a solid chin, that's for sure. Previous slugfest gets the crowd excited. DLH much busier down the stretch, and he takes yet another round. 10-9 Oscar, he leads in the fight 100-90

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 9

Round 9 underway, same as the previous round with Oscar coming forward slowly behind his left jab. Nice flurry by DLH set up by the jab lands. Forbes lands a jab but eats a flurry in response that causes Forbes to cover up. Everytime Forbes tries to do something offensively Oscar responds with a barrage. Forbes completely on the defensive backing up as DLH comes forward with the jab. Oscar misses with a big punch as the round ends but he wins 10-9, leads the fight 90-81

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 8

Slow pace at the start of the round with Oscar still controlling the tempo with his jab. Forbes trying a jab and a hook now and then but not doing any significant damage. Fighters trade punches with no damage by either. Oscar still coming forward behind that wicked jab and then lands three hard left hooks to the body. Forbes throwing tentative punches every now and then but DLH has him totally out of sync. Round 8 ends, another 10-9 DLH round he's up in the fight 80-72

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 7

Lederman has it 5 rounds to 1 and Forbes leading with his nasty jab to begin the round. Combination by DLH causes Forbes to cover up but no real damage done. DLH doubling and tripling up the jab then starts a wicked combination with an uppercut. Forbes still landing some punches, but Oscar is landing the more damaging punches. Overhand right by Oscar. More jabs by Oscar. Oscar's pace has slowed down this round, but Forbes still doing nothing. Left hook to the body by Oscar. Nice combination against the ropes wobbles Forbes and he comes close to going down for the first time in his career. He recovers for the moment and nothing significant happens as the round ends. 10-9 DLH again, leads in the fight 70-63

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 6

Lederman gave the last round to Forbes though I don't see it. Forbes connects with a nice combination but no real damage. DLH responds with a flurry and the two fighters trade left hooks, DLH misses with an uppercut then back to the jab. DLH slows the pace and goes back to the jab. That keeps Forbes backing up until he responds with a decent flurry. Oscar doubling and tripling up his jab followed by a left hook by Oscar and a huge flurry that rocks Forbes but he doesn't go down. Forbes' eye is now cut, no head butt apparent so it was likely Oscar's left jab doing the damage. Forbes responds with a few punches, but no real damage. Oscar pops Forbes with a hard jab and then another. Forbes eats a one two that may have stunned Forbes momentary as the round ends. Another Oscar round 10-9, he leads in the fight 60-54.

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 5

Round begins with another series of DLH jabs that backs Forbes up. Nice one two by DLH partially connects. DLH fighting at a more measured pace now, Forbes adapting nicely and responds with a jab of his own. DLH up on his feet and Forbes still on the defensive. Oscar stalking Forbes around the ring. Forbes connects with a jab only to eat a combination by Oscar. Another flawless combination by DLH. Forbes flurries but Oscar blocks with his arms. DLH pace slows but he still keeps sticking that nasty jab. Oscar flurries against the ropes and Forbes feels it. Forbes misses with a wild punch as the round ends. Another DLH round 10-9, he's leading the fight 50-45

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 4

Round 4 begins with Lamps going over the one sided Compubox numbers, then throws it down to Lederman who has the fight scored the same way I do. Nice series of jabs by DLH, followed by a decent flurry by Forbes. Merchant suggesting that Forbes wants to turn the fight into a brawl. Nice combination to the head and body by Oscar. Flurry by Forbes mostly blocked. Halfway through the round and DLH's face is reddening somewhat. Nothing serious, but he's getting hit. Oscar with a nice flurry and misses with an uppercut that would have taken Forbes' head off. Oscar coming forward flurrys again to the head and body against the ropes. Forbes trying to showboat and I'm not sure that tyring to show up Oscar in his hometown is the way I'd approach it. DLH working the jab again and scoring with a combination as the round ends. Again, Forbes doesn't fight a bad round but Oscar wins it 10-9 and he leads 40-36 in the fight.

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 3

Fighters meet in the middle, Oscar teases a jab but doesn't commit. Momentary breakup in the picture and when we come back Oscar is doing the same thing mixing up the jab and bodyshots. Flurry of bodyshots by DLH followed by the jab. He's getting off a punch every now and then but he's spending 80% of the round on the defensive. Overhand right partially connects for Forbes. Forbes coming forward a little better now but he has no answer for the wicked DLH jab. Oscar still moving well and sure doesn't look his age. Fighters exchange bodyshots in the center, with no conclusive result. DLH throws a few jabs as the round ends. Better round for Forbes, but still DLH's round 10-9, he leads 30-27 in the fight.

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 2

Oscar comes forward with his nasty jab followed by a 1-2 which connects. Pretty much the same strategy at the outset with DLH mixing up the jabs and bodyshots nicely. Oscar opening a can of whoop as he lets his hands go and Forbes just covers up. Forbes responds with a nice left hook of his own. DLH tries to slow down the pace and start working the jab again. DLH throwing that jab back in his face now, then doubling it up. Several right hooks to the body and then back to the jab. Looks like Forbes' nose may be bleeding. DLH working the jab again. Bodyshot followed by an overhand right then back to the jab. Nice combination by Oscar. Forbes lands a right hook on the break, but at the bell its another DLH round. Round 2 10-9 DLH, he leads in the fight 20-18

Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes Round 1.

Round 1 underway, the two fighters circle each other tentatively in the ring. Larry Merchant points out that Forbes has never been knocked down during his 11 year career. Oscar and Forbes trade jabs that don't connect, DLH doubles up a jab followed by a body shot. Nice flurry by Forbes which Oscar answers with a flurry of his own. Oscar needs to get back into a jabbing rhythm which is isn't doing so far. Oscar is working to the body nicely and he's a solid body puncher. Oscar jabbing more now mixing it up with his right hooks to the body. Nice stiff jab by DLH knocks Forbes back a bit. Oscar moving forward, still mixing up jabs and bodyshots. Jab and bodyshot by Forbes, blocked by Oscar. Forbes misses with an uppercut. Forbes eats another jab followed by a couple of solid overhad rights. Forbes lands a left hook and another to finish the round well, but too little too late as DLH takes it. Round one goes 10-9 Oscar De La Hoya...

De La Hoya/Forbes prefight

Is about to get underway...I'm at my position and am getting everything ready to go. OK, we're ready to rock. At the moment you're not missing anything. Larry Merchant, who's wearing a stylish beige suit and white spread color shirt, is interviewing Oscar. At the moment they're talking about Golden Boy Promotions and how they're going to develop young stars after DLH retires. They're back live and Lamps is pointing out all of the celebs--the guy that plays Eric Murphy on Entourage is in the house, as is an actress who did a cameo role on Entourage, Brooke Shields. Sly Stallone is there, Sugar Ray Leonard and Bernard Hopkins. Merchant is now explaining how Steve Forbes got the gig to fight Oscar here tonight. They now move to Manny Steward, who suggests that Forbes at least has a chance though Oscar has set it up to give him all of the advantages. Manny says DLH wants to make a statement tonight.

They throw it up to Michael Buffer who's introducing a mariachi band to play the Mexican national anthem. Big "Cazadores" tequila logo in the middle of the ring and a good sized "Affliction" logo beneath that which no doubt has Dana White at home in Las Vegas gnashing his teeth and spewing "F-bombs". They show some backstage footage of DLH getting his gloves taped looking very calm. OK, the Mexican national anthem is done and we'll get the US anthem performed by Nicole Sherzinger, who's apparently with "The Pussycat Dolls". You think so close to Hollywood they'd be able to get someone a little higher up the celebrity food chain. Nicole is doing the "make it all dramatic" version of the anthem and getting booed, either because the fans are heavily Mexican or because they think she sucks. She's not *that* bad but she should have done a little quicker arrangement. Despite her apparent belief to the contrary, the assembled 27,000 or so isn't in attendance to watch her perform. Dramatic pause of about a minute between the final two lines, along with holding the last "wave" for another minute. At least she's had the courtesy to wear a low cut top which displays her only real "talents". Fans give her a sarcastic pop at the end, and we're back to Lampley who's running over the tale of the tape. Oscar has a 3 inch height advantage, 1 1/2 each reach advantage. Lederman is going over the rules of the California State Athletic Commission--pretty much the same as the unified rules with the exception that you *can* be saved by the bell in the final round.

Steve Forbes comes to the ring first to the curious but somewhat cool choice of "Sweet Dreams are Made of These" by Eurythmics. Forbes is actually a native of Portland, OR and was discovered by the feudin' Mayweather family. He's a huge underdog at +1501, with Oscar a -1700 favorite. Fans give him perfunctory boos, but they don't really have anything against Forbes so it doesn't last long. The story is that Forbes was supposed to be trained by Roger Mayweather until Floyd Jr. put the kibosh on that. He ended up being trained by Jeff Mayweather, the less known and most stable of the clan. Forbes is in the ring now and he looks loose since he clearly has nothing to lose.

Oscar comes to the ring now playing some disco song that I don't know. I was going to say that he's coming to the ring playing "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" but I didn't think you'd believe it. Forbes looks at the crowd wondering where the hell Oscar is. OK, here comes Oscar down the dressing room corridor wearing a blue robe trimmed with orange around the collar and orange gloves. Music changes to some mariachi thing and the crowd is pumped to see the legit legend enter the stadium. Six world titles in six different weight classes doesn't suck. He's also become the undisputed champion of financial success by a boxer, owning a ton of real estate in L.A. in addition to Golden Boy promotions. He's got a nine figure ATM balance which also doesn't suck. Lamps makes a lame reference to the "Summer of Love" in NorCal back during the time when hippies roamed the earth. Buffer starts to give the intro and is now running down the sponsor list. Buffer, always the classy guy, doesn't make the faux pas of wearing a tux outside in the evening and instead opts for a stylish black suit with black tie and white shirt. Ref is Raul Caiz, Jr which gives Buffer an opportunity to trill his "r's" which he does better than any white man on the planet.

Forbes gets intro'd first and hears it from the crowd. He's introduced as hailing from Portland, OR despite the fact that he now lives in Las Vegas. Oscar's intro'd next and gets a nice response. Ref gives the instructions and we're set to go....