Quote Originally Posted by Lyle
Apparently since it's a "tune up fight" he figures he can fight anyone he pleases ......what about frickin vernon Forrest, he's no big time fighter anymore he sheisted Quartey out of a win and he just isn't all that good anymore HOWEVER he did beat Shane Mosley TWICE and that counts for something!

Oscar needs to fight fights that intrest the public and not ones that bore them to tears!
Now I'm not saying this is going to be a competitive fight, but Lyle, use your fucking head. What on earth do you mean, why not Vernon Forrest?? He's looking for a TUNE UP fight, before he cashes in again fighting Mayweather. Vernon Forrest wouldn't sell any more tickets than him fighting Steve Forbes(in fact if anything less). And, Forrest would have a GREAT chance to beat Oscar. I'm talking a complete pick-em fight at this point in their careers. Now why the fuk would Oscar want to take that fight? It's like I always say. You can't blame Oscar for taking a guarenteed win for the same amount of money that he'd get to fight someone who could very well beat his ass. It's just a no brainer as far as that fighter is concered. The problem lies with the fact that he COULD make as much fighting Forbes, or Paulie, as he would Forrest or a real threat. But to blame the fighters themselves is retarded, I've always said this and always will. The reason the UFC has put boxing to shame in terms of matchmaking is a) the fact that it is marketed WAY better, and the undercards of big events actually have good fights that turn casual viewers on to new fighters... and b) Dana White owns every fighter, they are all under the same promoter. Therefore he has nothing to lose pitting top prospects/ stars against each other. Now combine all this with the fact that 99% of people who will watch Oscar fight( and generally would) don't know who Forbes or Forrest are, it make for an identical matchup from a promotional standpoint. All they have to do is hype up Forbes and his contender run, as well as the Dhop robbery, and people think it's a good competitive fight. You've got to remember that a vast majority of people who watch Oscar fight have no clue about his opponent, and to an extent it's always been that way.