DLH is a true warrior

[nezahualcoyotl]

You really shouldn't comment on the fight going off of ESPN highlights, especially if you're trying to say that Hopkins wasn't the stronger man. Hopkins' punches were obviously harder than De La Hoya's.

Here's the KO: http://www.darthharlem.com/delahoyax.rm

Don't give me no **** about how the punch was weak unless you've been hit to the liver with a left hook you didn't see

PROPS ATMAN!
Thanx for not making me wait until next sat to see the replay sober lol.
DAMN! Did you hear DLH "grunt" after that punch? I think i did. That wasn't even a clean shot, but it probably caught DLH in between taking breaths or something cuz BOYYYYYYY he FELT it! lol krazy!

[m00ks]

For all we know B-Hop was playing possom. Didn't show his power till later on in the fight. Made Oscar believe he can actually take Nard's fists before he unloads his power punches which he did in the 8th I think where he landed almost all of them. Oscar was stunned briefly on several occasions. You can see it clear. Just watch the fight before you comment.

[Dr Cynical]

For all we know B-Hop was playing possom. Didn't show his power till later on in the fight. Made Oscar believe he can actually take Nard's fists before he unloads his power punches which he did in the 8th I think where he landed almost all of them. Oscar was stunned briefly on several occasions. You can see it clear. Just watch the fight before you comment.

I said I saw parts of the fight and I was commenting on those parts since I saw them.

[rsl]

Some people are saying that the fight "maybe fixed" and I have to agree that the punch didn't seem to have much behind it , but also it's really not how hard the punch is sometimes it's about the placement and timing of the hit, anyway going back to the "fight fixing" scenario how does it play out in the future if that were the case?

[Atman]

On the highlights they showed DLH getting hit in the face by Hopkins and not being affected by it.
DLH came closer and kept hitting.

Even the fight reports said that DLH didn't start backing up from Hopkins' punches until the last few rounds.

Sure, DLH didn't back up until Hopkins got aggressive, but how does that equate to Hopkins not being the stronger man? The simple fact is, Hopkins started walking down De La Hoya in round 5 and eventually walked through him. Sounds like the stronger man to me.

[nezahualcoyotl]

Where does B-Hop go from here? to fight Tarver or Jones is suicide, but those are the 2 most marketable fights to take. lets hope he steps up like DLH did.

[Dr Cynical]

Ok I just watched that clip of the body punch.
How the hell can that put someone out?
It looked like Hopkins just went for a normal body punch and his wrist was a bit blocked by DLH and his glove tapped DLH's body.
DLH was still standing after that punch then a delay then he goes down.
Doesn't that seem strange?
Anyway, if this fight was fixed I am no longer a DLH fan.

[m00ks]

Most likely Sturm then retirement.

[Dr Cynical]

Where does B-Hop go from here? to fight Tarver or Jones is suicide, but those are the 2 most marketable fights to take. lets hope he steps up like DLH did.

Probably go down in weight and beat up on the smaller opponents again.

[m00ks]

Ok I just watched that clip of the body punch.
How the hell can that put someone out?
It looked like Hopkins just went for a normal body punch and his wrist was a bit blocked by DLH and his glove tapped DLH's body.
DLH was still standing after that punch then a delay then he goes down.
Doesn't that seem strange?
Anyway, if this fight was fixed I am no longer a DLH fan.

No, if you saw Dorin vs Gatti, Dorin didn't drop right away. After the punch, Gatti pulled away, Dorin tried to follow him then went down on his knees. There was a lag in between.