Oscar is over the hill?

Question

I hope everyone saw the fight between Oscar and Steve I don,t know what this fight was supposed to prove but one thing that it did not prove was Oscar is great fighter. Oscar should have knocked Steve out I know he has never been knock down before but if Oscar is so great how come he could not do it ? I will tellyou why because Oscar is a good B rated fighter the great fighters go in there and take care of business

Answer 1

This was a "tune-up" fight.  Oscar picked a good opponent to prepare for the Mayweather rematch.  Forbes is quick and has good defensive skill.  DLH won 11 of 12 rounds, rocked Forbes a couple of times, cut him -- and got a good workout pressing the fight for 12 rounds, maintaining the jab and fighting tall.  This is everything he wants to establish against Mayweather.  Since preparation was his goal, I think he did a really good job and took care of what he needed to.

Answer 2

i agree oscar should have knocked steve out especially with his "Great" left hook he was killing him with the jab all night but didnt throw anything else oscar showed good stamina and great jabbing skills but nothing else.

Answer 3

Forbes has never been knocked out and Oscar is way passed his prime to keep up with younger boxers. If this fight were years ago Oscar most definitely would've knocked Forbes out with his great left hook. Forbes is a defensive boxer who doesn't open up to get hit very much and Oscar put up a great boxing performance but come September he will not do so well with the Pound for Pound King Floyd "Money" Mayweather.

Answer 4

for oscar not being in his prime he sure looked good. u need to watch his early fights, that boy was dominant and always finished strong.steve forbes has a great chin and also good defense. you have to give oscar credit he he got a split the decision agasint floyd mayweatehr the best boxer in the world. imagen whta prime oscar would have done

Answer 5

How can anyone expect to KO someone who has never been off his feet? Not to mention Forbes fought very defensively also.

Answer 6

I totally agree, and he is over his head if he thinks he could beat mayweather whos way faster and more accurate than forbes. i was not inpress with the performance of de la hoya, and if he tries to fight cotto in december he would get hurt

Answer 7

why is oscar so happy that he went 12 rounds with forbes?  if he can't knock him down at least once how does he think he's going to handle Mayweather?  Mayweather will just chill and go the 12 round dance that Oscar seems to want but this time Mayweather will be ahead on the score cards.  Oscar should retire