De La Hoya - Hopkins, a dive or a "perfect punch"?

[Dizzle]

perfect punch and b hop too big

[-MAKAVELLI-]

it was a perfect way to punctuate a partnership deal

[Pullcounter]

a few months after this Hopkins was his partner in golden boy promotions. De la Hoya made over 30 million from this fight, a great business move from Hopkins and De La Hoya or was it the real deal?

it did not look like hopkins put much power into that punch.

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What would the motive be for Oscar to take a dive against hopkins though? Hopkins was a big favorite going into the fight, so it's not like it was an upset. He was also a favorite to win by KO, so if it would have been smarter to just go the distance.

Plus, people aren't really even considering that oscar really didn't belong at 160 and never been hit by a big guy before in his career.

another angle


body shots can be deceiving too. here is roy jones vs hill, the body doesn't shot doesn't LOOK all that bad at all, but dude looks like he's giving birth on the canvas. This is also a punch that lands on the side, near the liver, just like the hopkins shot

1) Jones shot sounded like he broke something there

2) It was a right hand.

That being said, I am undecisive about Oscar throwing it. If he did throw it it was because Oscar knows he has a hell of a chin and he was in for a lot of punishment in the reamining rounds.

[warp1432]

1) Jones shot sounded like he broke something there

2) It was a right hand.

That being said, I am undecisive about Oscar throwing it. If he did throw it it was because Oscar knows he has a hell of a chin and he was in for a lot of punishment in the reamining rounds.

Bingo. If he threw it, it wasn't a set up that Hopkins agreed on anything. I have no doubt that the punch knocked him down. Whether it put him out is a question we'll never no, but it was never a setup where Hopkins and De La Hoya agreed upon.

[Sox8055]

perfect punch on the right spot, takes you out of breath...

[kenso]

maybe a better question is did oscar throw the fight against mayweather when his corner kept telling him to JAB JAB JAB, and what did he do? he definitely didnt jab.

i dont think he threw either of the fights. since neither rematch came to fruition, i dont see what benefit there would be.

[Bea5T]

The yelling of BODY SHOT makes it seem fishy

[Zocalo]

Perfect Punch... Hopkins is significantly bigger than him and Oscar was fighting 120lbs ers for god sake.

[Hagler★]

am i the only person that hears the constant chanting of body shot just before Hopkins throws and lands the punch. then the person shouts oh oscar as if to mock him that the punch is comin.

Hopkins is my guy but i could see why people think it is suspect