Who performed better against Hopkins?

[Palma]

I watched back to back last evening the battle between both Hopkins / Tito and Hopkins / DLH. Who do you guys think by comparing these two fights performed better against B. Hopkins? Oscar or Felix?

[mic573]

I'd say Oscar because he had his moments in the fight. Trinidad was absolutely dismantled. Tito was able to get in good shots but Hopkins would always do more. Hopkins was just the much better fighter and only allowed Trinidad to throw one shot at a time. Tito would throw a punch and Hopkins would counter with two or three shots and get out of the way. He also neutralized the lefthook entirely. Most of Tito's work came from bodyshots and even Hopkins admitted his ribs were sore after the fight.

[jabsRstiff]

Trinidad....

Because he fought a better Hopkins....& there was always that air of danger for Hopkins.
There was no chance of Oscar hurting Bernard.

Hopkins was more tentative than he needed to be against Oscar. Had he come out & went right to work, even just a little more, he'd have shut Oscar right down.

Also...Oscar folded right up once the heat got turned on..whether it was by choice or by force....he's weak either way.

[mic573]

In my opinion had Hopkins come out after Oscar that would of been better for Oscar who really wanted to stick and move. He did what he should of done against Oscar and that was to stay back and allow Delahoya to gain confidence and start becoming the aggressor so he can counter. There were times when Oscar would come in and Hopkins countered quick and Oscar had a shocked look on his face. I knew they were baiting Oscar in when Bouie told Bernard "He's starting to come now".

[Palma]

I'd say Oscar because he had his moments in the fight. Trinidad was absolutely dismantled. Tito was able to get in good shots but Hopkins would always do more. Hopkins was just the much better fighter and only allowed Trinidad to throw one shot at a time. Tito would throw a punch and Hopkins would counter with two or three shots and get out of the way. He also neutralized the lefthook entirely. Most of Tito's work came from bodyshots and even Hopkins admitted his ribs were sore after the fight.

I agree with you.

[borikua]

Tito, at least he fight till the 12rd.

[mic573]

Tito, at least he fight till the 12rd.

It hurt me to see Tito lose but he took a beating for 12 rounds.

[jabsRstiff]

Oscar landed less significant punches against Hopkins than did Trinidad.

Seriously...Oscar's effectiveness the other night has been greatly exaggerrated.

[mic573]

I still say Oscar did better because he was at least able to win some rounds against Hopkins. If Hopkins would of stepped it up a little maybe Oscar would of been shut out but that's not what happened. There were only two close rounds in the Trinidad fight and even those went to Hopkins in my opinion.

[jack_the_rippuh]

I still haven't seen the fight so I'm waiting for the encore. However, I strongly believe that no one could have done worse than Tito.