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.

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