Official Debate: Did ODLH Dive Against Bernard Hopkins?

[SmarterChild]

Simple: Vote!

[MikeBrew328]

I don't think he dove. I think he was looking for a way out and told himself he couldn't get up for that moment, when he really could've. It was all mental

[slicksouthpaw16]

Oscar was on his way to be being knocked out at the time of the stoppage and that body shot was pin point. I don't think that he took a dive. Hopkins was landing at will and was starting to walk Oscar down. If the body shot didn't do it, then he would have been knocked out with a head shot.

[Silencers]

The body shot didn't look too powerful but if a person gets hit in the right place even if the punch isn't very powerful can lead to a knockout.

[Dorian]

This is a toss up, he could've gotten up but you never know, i mean watch Dorin(Romanian fellow)-Gatti

Toss Up....

[WLAD OWNS]

That wasn't a dive, Oscar just can't take it to the body.

[Clegg]

I don't think so, no.

Oscar devoted his entire life to training and succeeding in the ring. I don't think that he would be willing to risk his legacy and reputation by intentionally losing a fight. I also think that, as much as DLH cares about money, he has enough that he surely values career success over whatever financial benefit there would be to losing to Hopkins.

[warp1432]

No it wasn't. Why the hell would you yell out "BODYSHOT! BODYSHOT!" if it was a setup? Well technically you are asking if it was a dive, so no it wasn't.

However I do think he could have possibly gotten up. He was done though. Oscar was competitive, but it still puzzles me when people had him ahead on the scorecards.

[pesticid]

He's a good diver but terrible actor, could not sell it off. Who the hellp punches the mat so many times and so hard after eating a liver shot. The slower reaction is ok, cause it has happened but the selling job was terrible.

[King Koopa]

no..................