Bernard Hopkins Psychological Warfare

**Toney616** · 06-19-2010, 08:12 AM

I didnt work against Calzaghe

**Vadrigar.** · 06-19-2010, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by -IronMike-

I didnt work against Calzaghe

maybe against trinidad?

**Toney616** · 06-19-2010, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by MmuhammadM

maybe against trinidad?

All that flag throwing stuff was unnecessary, Tito learned absolutely nothing from the Oscar fight. Hopkins basically beat him using the same strategy, Oscar did.

**Vadrigar.** · 06-19-2010, 08:20 AM

Originally posted by -IronMike-

All that flag throwing stuff was unnecessary, Tito learned absolutely nothing from the Oscar fight. Hopkins basically beat him using the same strategy, Oscar did.

he won against oscar didn't he?

**Toney616** · 06-19-2010, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by MmuhammadM

he won against Oscar didn't he?

He got a gift decision against Oscar

**djtmal** · 06-19-2010, 08:26 AM

Originally posted by -IronMike-

He got a gift decision against Oscar

a gift decision? lmmfao...since when do they give out gifts to a fighter who had his opponent in retreat for the second half of a fight?...had oscar so scared of going toe to toe, that he was actually running from contact...

**Vadrigar.** · 06-19-2010, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by -IronMike-

He got a gift decision against Oscar

I don't think so, Oscar willingly gave away the rounds when he thought he had the fight won. He was back pedalling aswell.

**Toney616** · 06-19-2010, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by djtmal

a gift decision? lmmfao...since when do they give out gifts to a fighter who had his opponent in retreat for the second half of a fight?...had oscar so scared of going toe to toe, that he was actually running from contact...

Oscar was using lateral movement, to stop Tito from planting his feet and throwing bombs. He would then do a "Leonard" and trade at the last 30 seconds to "win" the round. He was actually landing the cleaner punches during the first 2/3 of the fight. His mistake was that he thought he had the fight in the bag, so he ran for the last 2-3 rounds.

**Toney616** · 06-19-2010, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by MmuhammadM

I don't think so, Oscar willingly gave away the rounds when he thought he had the fight won. He was back pedalling aswell.

At most I would say Oscar gave away the last 2 rounds, to make the fight closer than it should of been. Even if he had got the nod he basically embarrassed himself for fighting like that.

Any way Hopkins strategy was basically a variation of Oscar strategy using feints and lateral movement to stop Tito from getting set. He also used the jab as well to break Tito's rhythm, If I remember correctly, Tito would plant his right foot before throwing a punch. So Hopkins jabbed him every time he planted his right foot.

Bernard Hopkins Psychological Warfare