Hoya vs Forbes

Who won Hoya vs Forbes?

Oscar De La Hoya beat Steve Forbes by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, at Home Depot Center, California.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 119-109 in favor of winner Oscar De La Hoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Hoya vs Forbes stats

Back in May 2008, Oscar De La Hoya stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Steve Forbes made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hoya had a massive power advantage over Forbes, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Forbes' 27%.

Oscar De La Hoya was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Hoya had a height advantage of 3 inches over Forbes. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hoya was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 1992, 4 years earlier than Forbes, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Forbes' 369.

Hoya vs Forbes form

Oscar De La Hoya had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, 2006, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Bernard Hopkins on September 18, 2004, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Shane Mosley on September 13, 2003, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Fernando Vargas on September 14, 2002, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Hoya vs Forbes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Home Depot Center, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hoya vs Forbes?

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