Demetrius Hopkins won an extremely controversial decision over Forbes at 140. Grady Brewer beat Forbes also.
His best days are left behind and his output may not be at it's best anymore, even against a fighter his own size.

Against De la Hoya his work will be ineffectual as De la Hoya possesses both a solid chin and body. (A punch from a Middleweight Hopkins will not dissuade that logic.) Forbes physicallly cannot exert his will on the golden boy and does not have the advantage in skill to dominate him in a chess match.

De la Hoya will stop Forbes.