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Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Oscar De La Hoya

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Steve Forbes

Oscar De La Hoya (39-6) and Steve Forbes (36-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hoya

39

Wins30 KO · 77%

6

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Forbes

36

Wins11 KO · 31%

14

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hoya leads 1–0

Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes have met 1 time; Hoya leads 1–0.

Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes have met 1 time; Hoya leads 1–0.
Met2008May 3Series
Oscar De La HoyaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve ForbesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Hoya 7 · Forbes 1 of 8 measurable rows
HoyaForbes
Record
39-6 (edge)36-14
Win %0–100%
86.7% (edge)
72%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%
76.92% (edge)
30.56%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
77% (edge)
31%
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
45
50

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+4″
Oscar De La Hoya: 5′11″ (edge)
Steve Forbes: 5′7″
Reach+5″
Oscar De La Hoya: 73″ (edge)
Steve Forbes: 68″
Age4 yrs apart
Oscar De La Hoya: 53
Steve Forbes: 49
Stance
Oscar De La Hoya: Orthodox
Steve Forbes: Orthodox

Oscar De La Hoya left, Steve Forbes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Oscar De La Hoya39 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Oscar De La Hoya: 39 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (77%) and 9 on the cards (23%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 77%9 on the cards 23%

Steve Forbes36 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Steve Forbes: 36 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (31%) and 25 on the cards (69%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 31%25 on the cards 69%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Oscar De La Hoya 45, Steve Forbes 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Oscar De La Hoya last boxed on Dec 6, 2008 — 6,532 days ago. Hoya had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Manny Pacquiao.LWLWL

Hopkins Sep 2004Mayorga May 2006Mayweather May 2007Forbes May 2008Pacquiao Dec 20082.8 tracked bouts per year

Steve Forbes last boxed on Apr 6, 2019 — 2,759 days ago. Forbes had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Vargas May 2012Pérez Jan 2013Lartey Jun 2014Orozco Oct 2014Teague Apr 20192.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes ever fought each other?
Yes. Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes met once on May 3, 2008, and Oscar De La Hoya won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 3, 2008 · Hoya · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hoya or Forbes?
Oscar De La Hoya is 39-6 and Steve Forbes is 36-14. Oscar De La Hoya has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hoya39–686.7%

Forbes36–1472%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hoya or Forbes?
Oscar De La Hoya has 30 knockout wins and Steve Forbes has 11. Oscar De La Hoya has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hoya3076.9%

Forbes1130.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hoya and Forbes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes have faced.
Who is bigger, Hoya or Forbes?
Oscar De La Hoya is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 9 cm above the other. Oscar De La Hoya also has the longer reach, by 12 cm.
Height · reach

Hoya180 cm185 cm reach

Forbes171 cm173 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hoya and Forbes?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Oscar De La Hoya and 50 bouts tracked for Steve Forbes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hoya45bouts

Forbes50bouts

How They Win ↓

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