Steve Forbes on de la Hoya's Punching Power

Here is an excerpt from my conversation with Steve Forbes. Stay tuned to BoxingScene.com for the full-length article. He's an excellent puncher. It's a funny kind of power. I could see how he has knocked guys out like Vargas, Mayorga, Hernandez. It's a sneaky punching power, because it's not like you feel like you're getting hit with a baseball bat. It's like all of a sudden it's a sharp twitch and you're like, 'damn, that's a good shot.'" "I'm just happy to be one of those guys who can take a hell of a shot. I don't know where it came from, but something in my body says, 'I'm going to stand up to anything.' He's the hardest puncher I've been in with."