It was the third fight between Hopkins and Allen, the first one ending in a no contest because the referee had pushed Hopkins out of the ring and injured him and the second one was a dominant TKO victory for Hopkins.
Hopkins could have knocked Allen out at any point in the fight had he pressed the issue, but he explained in the post-fight interview that he wanted to play it safe to preserve his fight with Oscar de la Hoya, who was to beat Felix Sturm in the main event of that PPV.
Allen's vindication was that he went the distance, though he never seemed interested in winning the fight.
It was the third fight between Hopkins and Allen, the first one ending in a no contest because the referee had pushed Hopkins out of the ring and injured him and the second one was a dominant TKO victory for Hopkins.
Hopkins could have knocked Allen out at any point in the fight had he pressed the issue, but he explained in the post-fight interview that he wanted to play it safe to preserve his fight with Oscar de la Hoya, who was to beat Felix Sturm in the main event of that PPV.
Allen's vindication was that he went the distance, though he never seemed interested in winning the fight.
I always felt like his trainer was more hyped and in the fight than he was.
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