By Chris Stein: Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) hopes to get by his tune-up opponent former IBF super featherweight champion Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) this Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. De La Hoya, 36, hasn’t seen action in a year, since losing a 12-round split decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2007. Rather than take a risky tune-up against a junior middleweight or a top 10 welterweight, De La Hoya has opted to dip down into the junior welterweight division to fight the diminutive Forbes, 31, a move perhaps to ensure that the badly fading De La Hoya somehow comes out on top.
However, even with a three inch height advantage and a five in reach advantage over Forbes, I still expect De La Hoya to lose the fight, although he’ll still get the decision in the end regardless of how bad he’s beaten. Just like in his battle with Felix Sturm in June 2004, in which De La Hoya was handed a 12-round unanimous decision, in spite of the fact that he appeared to lose the fight handily, by at least six rounds on many of the ringside observers. In short, Sturm would have likely needed a knockout to get the victory over De La Hoya that night, for there was a lot riding on the outcome – an upcoming mega fight with Bernard Hopkins.
By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest boxing news, former light middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is reportedly highly interested in a bout with Oscar De La Hoya, whom he feels has been avoiding him for some time. This comes to no surprise to me that De La Hoya, or any other top fighter for that matter, would choose to avoid Wright, because he’s hard to beat even under the best circumstances. Since losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Bernard Hopkins in controversial fashion last July, Wright has been unable to find a top opponent that would be interested in taking him on, likely given his still largely intact boxing skills. 
By Nate Anderson: In a recent conference call interview, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) didn’t rule out a fight with undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs). This would, of course, be taking place after De La Hoya’s fights with Steve Forbes, scheduled for May 3rd, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 20th in Las Vegas. De La Hoya, now 35, would be looking for a bout with Cotto likely to take place in December. However, for such a fight to take place, a lot of things would have to come in line before it could happen. 
By John Dower: With so many fighters to choose from for his May 3rd tune-up bout, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 Kos) must feel like he’s in a giant candy store, especially when the opponent is very likely going to be one that he can literally beat the stuffing out of and look good in the process. However, in selecting the opponent, De La Hoya, 35, has to make sure that he doesn’t make the mistake up drifting too far down in the chain for quality opposition, for both the boxing public and general fans will let him know about with complaints.