Boxing: Forbes keen to spoil De la Hoya-Mayweather rematch

AAP Sports News (Australia), May, 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia) 05-02-2008 Boxing: Forbes keen to spoil De la Hoya-Mayweather rematch LOS ANGELES, May 1 AFP - Oscar de la Hoya may be planning on making Steve Forbes his first stop in a 2008 tour that also includes Floyd Mayweather jnr, but Forbes has other ideas. Forbes, himself a former world champion, will try to make the most of his chance to take on the richest fighter in boxing today in De la Hoya, who appears headed for a big-money rematch with Mayweather in September. "My plans for the future are well laid-out," De la Hoya said.

"Steve Forbes in May, a rematch in September with Mayweather. I can beat Mayweather, the best pound for pound in the world, then it's no secret that Miguel Cotto is out there waiting." "My plan is to...

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