Scratch Shane Mosley vs. Zab Judah off your list of fights to watch in the near future. The fight, scheduled for May 31, has been canceled due to an arm injury suffered by Judah. What was originally called a "training camp injury" has now been reported as multiple severe lacerations on his right forearm - requiring 50 stitches - after Judah slipped in his Las Vegas bathroom and, in attempt to brace himself, put his arm through a glass shower door. Maybe that's what happened. Maybe not. Either way, the injury will prevent Judah from training for at least four weeks. An attempt will be made to reschedule the bout at a later date.

In other canceled/postponed fight news, heavyweight beltholder Ruslan Chagaev withdrew from his scheduled May 31 rematch with former champ Nikolay Valuev due to a viral laryngitis and pharyngitis or, in less medical terms, "a highly feverish viral infection of the upper respiratory tract with heavy symptoms". Chagaev's second title defense has been rescheduled for July 5.

Tune-up fights sometimes go horribly wrong. Not this time. Steve Forbes got the shot against Oscar De La Hoya because he was expected to give De La Hoya competitive rounds but pose almost no threat to actually win the fight ... and that's exactly what he did.

De La Hoya scored a lopsided twelve round unanimous decision over Forbes at the Home Depot Center Soccer Stadium in Carson, CA. Forbes was never hurt or in danger of being knocked down for the first time in his pro career, but everything he can do in the ring, Oscar can do better. Unlike most De La Hoya fights that go the distance, there was no drama awaiting the official scorecards. Two judges gave Forbes a round; the third had it a shutout: 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108.

If all goes according to plan on Oscar's farewell tour, the Golden Boy's next bout will be a September rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Beating a "Contender" is one thing ... beating a world class champion is another. Since decisioning Ike Quartey in 1999, De La Hoya has defeated all the "solid pros" he has faced (Oba Carr, Derrell Coley, Arturo Gatti, Javier Castillejo, Fernando Vargas, Yori Boy Campas, Felix Sturm, Ricardo Mayorga and Forbes), but has come up short against every elite-level opponent (Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley twice, Bernard Hopkins and Mayweather).

An Oscar De La Hoya fight is typically a big event with lots of media coverage and fan anticipation as the bout approaches. That, however, is not the case this time around. On Saturday night, De La Hoya takes on Steve Forbes in what is clearly designed to be a tune-up in preparation for a Sept. 20 rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.. The 12-round non-title fight will be broadcast live from Carson, CA, on HBO (not PPV!) at 10pm ET/7pm PT.

So why is there so little attention being paid to a fight involving the sport's biggest attraction? Mainly because few, if any, observers are giving Forbes any shot of winning the fight. Forbes is four years younger than Oscar, has never been knocked down as a professional, was a finalist on "The Contender" and has held a world title! So why is Forbes such an underdog? For one, his world title was at super featherweight (130 pounds) and he's fighting De La Hoya at 150. For another, Forbes wasn't even considered heavy-handed when he was fighting guys his own size (only nine KOs in 38 career fights), so his only realistic chance is to outpoint Oscar ... on Oscar's home turf ... with Oscar preparing for a mega-fight. Not gonna happen.

Forbes' only hope is that De La Hoya, looking ahead to Mayweather, is grossly under-prepared for this fight and that Forbes can simply outwork him in each and every round to such a degree that the judges have to give him the decision. And there is a precedent for such a scenario. Almost. In 2004, De La Hoya, in preparation for his fight with Bernard Hopkins, did his part by being in the worst shape of his career. Opponent Felix Sturm did his part by outworking De La Hoya. The judges, however, did not follow the upset script and awarded The Golden Boy an unpopular unanimous decision (115-113 on all three cards).

Prediction: Forbes is a solid pro who won't embarrass himself against De La Hoya. Winning, however, is another story entirely. De La Hoya is too big, too strong, too experienced and too savvy a businessman to turn in the kind of stinker that would leave the judges with no choice but to score the fight for Forbes. De La Hoya may score a knockdown or two, but Forbes will win a few rounds and last the full 12 rounds. De La Hoya by unanimous decision.

Who do you think will win? De La Hoya or Forbes? Vote in our poll.

Junior middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (36-0-1) remained unbeaten with a ninth round stoppage of previously unbeaten (but untested) Tobia Giuseppe Loriga (24-1-1) at the Plaza de Toros in Queretaro, Mexico. Chavez knocked Loriga down with a big right in the second but Loriga survived the round. Under pressure, Loriga took a knee in the ninth and was counted out at the 1:47 mark.

On the undercard, another Junior, Hector Camacho Jr. (46-3-1), floored Kenny Kost (14-4) in the second and third rounds and cruised to an eight round unanimous decision.

The win sets up a potential showdown between Chavez Jr. and Camacho Jr. Their dads met in the ring in 1992 with Chavez easily defending his WBC light welterweight title by unanimous decision: 120-107, 119-110 and 117-111. If and when the sons meet in the ring, the same family is likely to come out on top again. Camacho, 29, allowed himself to balloon up to 173 pounds for a bout earlier this year and does not appear to be taking his career very seriously. Chavez, on the other hand, is staying busy and improving with every fight. At 22, he is already well on his way to becoming a major star in the sport.

The fact that former heavyweight champ Chris Byrd is moving down in weight is not shocking - he fought at 165 pounds as an amateur and has never packed true heavyweight power. However, the fact that he's skipping cruiserweight and dropping all the way down to light heavyweight is a surprise. Byrd has weighed as much as 222 and hasn't been below 208 since 1994.

The decision to move to heavyweight has obviously been a wise one from a financial perspective but - at 37 - Byrd's reflexes aren't what they used to be and he's been getting hit with a lot of punches he used to slip. TKO losses to Wladimir Klitschko (2006) and Alexander Povetkin (2007) indicated that Byrd was done as an elite heavyweight so - if he wanted to continue his career - it was time to move down to a more natural weight class where the fighters might be quicker but at least they don't hit as hard.

Byrd's initial plan was to move down to cruiserweight (200 pound limit) but apparently the weight came off so easily that he decided to keep going. At this point, there's no telling whether or not Byrd has enough left in the tank to be a factor at 175 ... or whether dropping all that weight will impact him negatively in other ways. Remember, Roy Jones Jr. looked great moving up to heavyweight but has never been the same since dropping the weight to get back to 175 ... and Roy only went up to heavyweight for one fight.

The light heavyweight division is populated with big names, such as Jones, Joe Calzaghe, Bernard Hopkins, Antonio Tarver, Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson. Given Byrd's experience and defensive skills it's not unrealistic to think he would be competitive against any of these fighters.

Byrd's return to 175 is slated for May 16 when he faces Shaun George (16-2-2) in Las Vegas. The fight will be televised by ESPN2 so check it out ... if for no other reason than to see what Byrd looks like 35 pounds lighter than we're used to seeing him.

Super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe moved up to light heavyweight and outworked Bernard Hopkins over 12 mostly ugly rounds and was awarded a majority decision. Hopkins scored a flash knock down in the first round when he landed a perfect short right hand but he simply didn't throw enough punches to win rounds the rest of the way - electing to throw one punch at a time and initiate clinches whenever possible. Calzaghe slaps his punches so there was never a chance he would hurt or knock out Hopkins, but his conditioning - as always - was superb. Hopkins, as expected, led with his head and hit Calzaghe with low blows whenever the vision of referee Joe Cortez was obscured. Yet it was Hopkins who acted badly hurt by a couple of marginally low blows late in the fight - a desperate attempt by a tired fighter to get a point deducted from his opponent. Good job by Cortez not to take the point away.

The judges who watched the fight scored it 116-111 and 115-112 for Calzaghe; Judge Adalaide Byrd inexplicably scored the bout 114-113 for Hopkins. Hopkins did well for a 43-year-old ... but he most definitely did not win this fight. HBO's Harold Lederman had the fight right at 116-111.

Punch stats: Total Punches: Calzaghe - 232 of 707 (33%); Hopkins - 127 of 468 (27%). Jabs: Calzaghe - 45 of 224 (20%); Hopkins - 11 of 93 (12%). Power Punches: Calzaghe - 187 but of 483 (39%); Hopkins - 116 of 375 (31%).

After the fight, Calzaghe didn't call out anyone in particular but sounded partial to a big money fight with Roy Jones Jr.. Hopkins, as expected, claimed he won the fight easily but would not to commit to anything in terms of future plans. Hopkins has had a Hall of Fame career, but it's time to retire. His brawling style allows him to continue to compete at the elite level ... but his diminished work rate - throwing less than 40 punches per round - prevents him from looking good or doing anything to add to his legacy. He's no longer a fighter looking to win fights, but rather a cagey veteran looking to go 12 rounds without embarrassing himself (and then blame the judges).

On Saturday night, undefeated super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe will be fighting in the United States for the first time when he moves up to light heavyweight (for the first time in over a decade) to take on future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins. The 12-round fight will be broadcast live on HBO (not PPV!) at 9:45pm ET.

Oddsmakers favor Calzaghe, 36, over the 43-year-old Hopkins at between 5-2 and 3-1 -- a surprisingly wide margin given how good Hopkins looked in defeating Winky Wright and Antonio Tarver in his two most recent outings. While this is clearly the biggest fight of Calzaghe's career, he was at his best in the two biggest fights of his career to date: lopsided decision victories over previously undefeated Jeff Lacy in 2006 and Mikkel Kessler in 2007.

Prediction: No one ever looks great against Hopkins and he will undoubtedly attempt to rough up Calzaghe, who has already voiced concern over possible head butts and low blows. Calzaghe will have to be strong mentally as he will not only have to deal with Hopkins, but also with a crowd that will not be entirely in his corner. The bet here is that Calzaghe is up for the challenge. Hopkins will make the fight ugly and hard to score, but Calzaghe will simply be busier and win rounds by outworking his older foe. This one is going the full 12 rounds with no knockdowns. Calzaghe by close unanimous decision ... though Hopkins will say he was robbed.

Who do you think will win? Calzaghe or Hopkins? Vote in our poll.

Undefeated Miguel Cotto (32-0) overwhelmed The Contender's Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2) over five one-sided rounds to retain his WBA welterweight title. While Gomez was decked three times, he never quit - despite being completely overmatched in every way. Cotto treated Gomez like a sparring partner and displayed an arrogance that has not been apparent in past fights. After the fifth round, the ring doctor wisely advised the referee to stop the fight before Gomez absorbed any further punishment.

In the co-feature, Antonio Margarito (36-5) took one round longer to stop Kermit Cintron (29-2) than when the two first met in 2005. Cintron is heavy-handed but once again could not handle the non-stop pressure applied by Margarito. With each passing round, it became clear that is was only a matter of time before Margarito broke Cintron down. The end came with a wicked left to the body that sent Cintron down for the count. The win gives Margarito the IBF welterweight title.

The fight everyone wants to see is a welterweight unification bout between Cotto and pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.. Everyone, that is, except Mayweather himself. Unless Mayweather has a change of heart, fight fans may have to settle for a welterweight unification bout between Cotto and Antonio Margarito. Not a bad consolation prize at all . . .

Undefeated WBC light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson (26-0) survived the toughest test of his young career when the judges awarded him a unanimous decision over former champ Glen Johnson (47-12-2). Johnson was the aggressor throughout and wobbled Dawson in rounds three and ten. Dawson showed good hand speed and boxed effectively at times. The crowd favored Johnson but all three judges scored the fight 116-112. Dawson may have done just enough to retain his title ... but he definitely did not win eight rounds to four.

In the co-feature, former champ Antonio Tarver (27-4) cruised to a unanimous decision win over Clinton Woods (41-4-1) to take the IBF light heavyweight title. As with most Tarver fights, every round was virtually the same and there was little drama. In fact, Tarver's career highlight reel basically amounts to his one-punch KO of Roy Jones Jr. in 2004. Scores were 116-112, 117-111, 119-109.

In the post-fight interview, Dawson clearly wanted no part of a rematch with Glen Johnson, so a unification fight with Tarver is most likely next.

After one season on NBC and two on ESPN, it appears that the boxing reality series The Contender may be down for the count. While ESPN announced that it will not be renewing, there is a chance that the series will find a home on another network.

Many fight fans have had a love-hate relationship with The Contender but - on the whole - it has to be viewed as a positive for the sport. On the minus side, the fight coverage was usually edited for dramatic effect and the result tended to be annoying - especially to real fight fans. On the plus side, there is no question the series humanized and boosted the careers of its participants. Both up-and-comers and more seasoned pros have become headliners as a result of their exposure on The Contender. Peter Manfredo Jr. and Alfonso Gomez have received title shots, and Steve Forbes is awaiting a major payday with Oscar De La Hoya.

If the series is finished, then it went out on a high note. The season three finale in which Sakio Bika outslugged Jaidon Codrington over eight back-and-forth rounds was a legitimate Fight of the Year candidate.

Trivia Question: Who were The Contender champs in seasons One and Two?