Why Would He Need To Act When He Was Winning Every Round?

[-Spinal-]

He's old, at 45 years old he needs all the rest he can get. Every time he faked a foul punch he got access to 5 minutes rest.

[Bushidō]

Think about it. Why would he need to act when he was winning every single round? It's not like Jones was coming on and he needed a way out, or that Hopkins was behind on the score card and he was trying to even things up. Give the guy a break. He's 40 something years old. Those types of shots affect you differently at that age.

Maybe he was worried about gassing.

[jqSide]

Think about it. Why would he need to act when he was winning every single round? It's not like Jones was coming on and he needed a way out, or that Hopkins was behind on the score card and he was trying to even things up.

He's clearly trying to win an Oscar. I predicted a KO by Hopkins expecting him to fight confidently and offensively considering this is not the RJ he fought years ago. Instead, his loss seemed to have stuck with him (possibly a traumatic experience) and fought like an underdog. He was fighting as if he's about to be thrown into a lion's den.