Oscar De la Hoya vs. Steve Forbes - Betting Odds from Bodog

Saturday, May 3rd, Oscar De la Hoya will be returning to his hometown of Los Angeles to take on former IBF super featherweight champion Steve “Two Pounds” Forbes (33-5).

OSCAR DE LA HOYA

De la Hoya has stated that he would like to fight twice after this match. The first would be a rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and the last fight of his career would be in December of 2008 against an unnamed opponent. No doubt, the De la Hoya camp is hoping that he can pull off a win against Mayweather and set up their third match as “The Golden Boy’s” last.

In interviews, De la Hoya has stated that he is not looking past Forbes. According to De la Hoya, “He is a dangerous customer, he has a tricky style.” Forbes has never been stopped in a fight.

STEVE FORBES

Forbes realizes that he’s an underdog, but he’s beginning to tire of the dismissive attitude of fans and critics. “I’m an underdog, I understand that. But the more I see and read, it’s like I never put on boxing gloves before, like I only started boxing yesterday.”

Forbes vows to give his best, stating that people have been counting him out since he was born. His nickname, “Two Pounds,” is a reference to his birth weight. Born prematurely, doctors did not expect him to live.

BODOG ODDS

Bodog is offering odds on the fight, and here’s how they currently stand:

Oscar De la Hoya -2000

Steve Forbes +1000

Total rounds for the fight?

Over 9 ½ -325

Under 9 ½ +250

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Oscar De la Hoya vs. Steve Forbes - Betting Odds from Bodog