why did oscar fight hopkins?

[deemo]

seriously he could have fought anyone and made money. i think oscar should be looked at differently, he fought that fight knowing he was not as strong especially after seeing what hopkins did to trinidad.
i'm not saying it makes him any greater but he doesnt need to be called gay or anything. anyone fighting hopkins when they didnt have to or expected to is a man.

[ИATAS]

Because Oscar fought the best, period. Say what you will about him, but the man took on challenges and fought everyone he could have possibly fought, with exception to maybe winky wright.

As a fan of boxing, that needs to be appreciated. Mayweather should take notes on risk taking.

[Pullcounter]

seriously he could have fought anyone and made money. i think oscar should be looked at differently, he fought that fight knowing he was not as strong especially after seeing what hopkins did to trinidad.
i'm not saying it makes him any greater but he doesnt need to be called gay or anything. anyone fighting hopkins when they didnt have to or expected to is a man.

I think HBO made him do it.

also oscar wanted to sign hopkins to GBP

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Because Oscar fought the best, period. Say what you will about him, but the man took on challenges and fought everyone he could have possibly fought, with exception to maybe winky wright.

As a fan of boxing, that needs to be appreciated. Mayweather should take notes on risk taking.

Be careful the Oscar haters are going to come in here and show him in panty hose and call him overrated....

[mines a pasty]

Wht not ???

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

I think HBO made him do it.

also oscar wanted to sign hopkins to GBP

HBO made him do it? HAHAHA Oscar owned HBO at the time. Oscar was the cash cow of the time. Oscar did fight everyone, he loved to challenge himself. He was never a journeyman fighter just fighting for the money.

He truly believed he could win every fight he ever signed, even the last one against Pac. Once he realized he couldn't he retired, he won't hang around like 99% of fighters do.

[Smelodies (OG)]

Most money for the least risk.

[mrboxer]

because at that time it made sense for not only him but for the sport,even though they were way past their primes,it was still a money maker,the fight was filled with slow punches and sluggish movement that it was not a fan favorite to watch

[razor.thin]

question should be, why did hopkins fight de la hoya, a welterweight?

[Benny Leonard]

Three things:

I've always thought he saw Hopkins as a declining fighter but with Golden Boy, that's not the bigger reason: He loves Money and putting on good shows to get it...and...he is Mexican-American: BIG BALLS.

Who knows, if he had won that fight he would have probably kept moving up.

Just remember, he fought Tito when Tito was lighting bitches up.