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By CompuBox - From Oscar de la Hoya’s standpoint, Saturday night’s fight with Steve Forbes was intended to achieve three things. The first was to get back on the winning track, which he did by near shutout unanimous decision (120-108 and 119-109 twice). The second was to further confirm his drawing power, which he mostly did by attracting more than 27,000 to the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. And, finally, to give boxing fans and observers reason to think that a September rematch with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather would turn out any differently. While he didn’t get the spectacular knockout he craved, he did apply the lessons he learned from the first fight against a smaller, less talented version of "The Pretty Boy." [details]
