Las carteleras del boxeo de clase mundial son como un huracán que arrasa con todo en su paso. Son instantes de brutal acción, cuya punta de lanza es semanas o meses de especulación. En ese marco se inserta un posible combate entre Oscar De La Hoya y Miguel Cotto. La pelea que todos quieren ver...
Oscar De La Hoya celebrates after winning a unanimous decision against Steve Forbes at the conclusion of their non-title 12-round boxing bout in Carson in this May 3, 2008 file photo. Professional boxing has lost much of its lustre in recent years and now is about to lose its most bankable attraction: "Golden Boy" Hoya has vowed to retire from the ring after one more fight this year. To match feature BOXING/DELAHOYA REUTERS/Mike Blake/File (UNITED STATES)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 03: (R-L) Oscar De La Hoya hugs Steve Forbes during their post-fight news conference for their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. De La Hoya defeated Forbes by unanimous decision. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 03: Boxer/promoter Bernard Hopkins (L) speaks with Steve Forbes during Forbe's post-fight news conference after losing to Oscar De La Hoya by unanimous decision in their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 03: (L) Oscar De La Hoya speaks during his post-fight news conference after his unanimous decision victory against Steve Forbes (R) after their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 03: Steve Forbes looks on as Oscar De La Hoya speaks during their post-fight news conference after De La Hoya's unanimous decision victory against Forbes after their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 03: Oscar De La Hoya speaks during his post-fight news conference after his unanimous decision victory against Steve Forbes after their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 3: The soccer stadium is set up for the fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes during their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. De La Hoya won in a 12 round decision. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 3: Oscar De La Hoya poses for photographers with referee Raul Caiz Jr after defeating Steve Forbes in a 12 round decison during their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. De La Hoya won in a 12 round decision. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 3: Oscar De La Hoya celebrates after getting the decision over Steve Forbes during their junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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CARSON, CA - MAY 03: Oscar De La Hoya lands a punch on Steve Forbes during the junior middleweight bout at the Home Depot Center on May 3, 2008 in Carson, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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En un día caluroso que advertía que el verano quiere destrozar la fresca primavera, Oscar De La Hoya se subió a la báscula para su combate contra Stevie Forbes. Y luego, tuvo que subirse otra vez. Pero mientras De La Hoya dice que se toma este rival muy seriamente, lo cierto es que sus fanáticos quieren verlo medirse contra un hombre en particular. Mira video, fotos y más...
El ambiente para el pesaje de la pelea Oscar de la Hoya vs. Stevie Forbes estuvo amenizado por un tremendo ambiente y por más de una cara bonita.
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Michael Buffer animó el evento y anunció al primero en subirse a la báscula, el cinco veces campeón mundial Oscar de la Hoya.
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El 'Golden Boy' pasó un ligero susto al marcar media libra por encima de las 150 en las que se pautó este combate.
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Por momentos hubo suspenso... ¿Comenzaba mal el camino al retiro del gran Oscar de la Hoya?
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Sin embargo, la situación quedó rápidamente solucionada luego de que De la Hoya se quitara las medias y diera el peso justo.
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De la Hoya en el peso oficial de 150 libras y en buena forma para enfrentar a Forbes el sábado 3 de mayo en el Home Depot Center.
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La pelea estará en señal abierta de HBO a partir de las 10PM ET.
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Forbes, visiblemente menos sólido y fibroso que De la Hoya, superó el paso de la báscula sin ningún contratiempo.
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Esta es la cara de Stevie Forbes un casi desconocido que de ganar daría la zancadilla más grande que se haya visto en el boxeo reciente y sin duda una que sería histórica.
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De la Hoya y Forbes en un frente a frente que fue tranquilo y sin sobresaltos.
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Miguel Cotto no descarta un combate ante Oscar de la Hoya, pero advirtió que el ex campeón va a tener que hacer cola como los demás. Mira más...
Si Oscar De La Hoya terminó con su cara de 'Niño Dorado' un tanto estropeada ante alguien como Steve Forbes, no es promisorio imaginar lo que pudiera sucederle contra otro boxeador de verdad como Miguel Cotto o Antonio Margarito... ¡auch! ¿Estás de acuerdo?...
Según Oscar De La Hoya, su carrera en el boxeo terminará el próximo 6 de diciembre, posiblemente contra el puertorriqueño Miguel Cotto. Mira más...
Aún sin convencer, Oscar de la Hoya cumplió con su parte al derrotar por decisión unánime a Steve Forbes y así ponerse de frente al reto de enfrentar a Floyd Mayweather Jr. en septiembre. En torno a esa pelea hay intrigas, verdades y más de una pregunta. Lee más...
President, Golden Boy Productions, Oscar de la Hoya, attends the "Day of Reckoning" press conference at Trump Tower on January 20, 2009 in New York City.
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** FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAR END--FILE **In this Dec. 6, 2008 file photo, Oscar De La Hoya sits in his corner before the 8th round of a welterweight boxing match against WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Pacquiao won the fight in an 8th round TKO. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong/FILE)
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World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao (R) salutes with fellow officers before receiving a Philippine Legion of Honor for Sports award and a military merit medal for being an outstanding military athlete, in Manila on December 22, 2008. Pacquiao, who beat the golden boy of US boxing, Oscar de la Hoya in a famous Las Vegas welterweight non-title bout on December 6, 2008, is an Reservist master sergeant in the Philippine Army. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
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President Gloria Arroyo (L) awards Philippine Legion of Honor for Sport and a military merit medal to World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao (R) for being an outstanding military athlete, in Camp Aguinalbo in suburban Manila on December 22, 2008. Pacquiao, who beat the golden boy of US boxing, Oscar de la Hoya in a famous Las Vegas welterweight non-title bout on December 6, 2008, is an Reservist master sergeant in the Philippine Army. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
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World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao (2nd-R) walks with fellow officers before receiving a Philippine Legion of Honor for Sports award and a military merit medal for being an outstanding military athlete, in Manila on December 22, 2008. Pacquiao, who beat the golden boy of US boxing, Oscar de la Hoya in a famous Las Vegas welterweight non-title bout on December 6, 2008, is an Reservist master sergeant in the Philippine Army. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
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President Gloria Arroyo (L) awards Philippine Legion of Honor for Sport and a military merit medal to World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao (R) for being an outstanding military athlete, in Camp Aguinalbo in suburban Manila on December 22, 2008. Pacquiao, who beat the golden boy of US boxing, Oscar de la Hoya in a famous Las Vegas welterweight non-title bout on December 6, 2008, is an Reservist master sergeant in the Philippine Army. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY in Spanish by Pablo de Jesus (FILE) Boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines (R) hits Oscar De La Hoya in the fifth round of their welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 6, 2008. The 29-year-old, already the stuff of legend for his rise from poverty to the pinnacle of the sport, cemented his place in the hearts of Filipinos with his demolition of Oscar De La Hoya, who received the worst beating of his career. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo credit should read Ethan Miller/AFP/Getty Images)
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY in Spanish by Pablo de Jesus (FILE) Boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, celebrates after defeating Oscar de la Hoya of the US during their welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 6, 2008. The 29-year-old, already the stuff of legend for his rise from poverty to the pinnacle of the sport, cemented his place in the hearts of Filipinos with his demolition of Oscar De La Hoya, who received the worst beating of his career. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fans wave from a bridge as the motorcade including Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (white shirt) passes through a Manila road on December 11, 2008. Pacquiao, the reigning WBC lightweight champ, pummelled Mexican-US legend Oscar de la Hoya into an eight-round stoppage at the weekend to cement his reputation as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fans wave from a bridge as the motorcade including Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (R) passes through a Manila road on December 11, 2008. Pacquiao, the reigning WBC lightweight champ, pummelled Mexican-US legend Oscar de la Hoya into an eight-round stoppage at the weekend to cement his reputation as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter. AFP PHOTO/JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
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