Bernard Hopkins Psychological Warfare

[Vadrigar.]

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.

This was a very silly mistake made by oscar. He basically gave the fight away when he had it won.

[djtmal]

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.

i agree that he was using lateral movement and boxing very well in the first half...second half he was running...he was listening to gil clancy tell him he had the fight in the bag too early, and thought he could coast to a decision on name recognition alone...NOT...thats why after he evaluated the fight days and weeks later, clancy was 86'd...

[Toney616]

This was a very silly mistake made by oscar. He basically gave the fight away when he had it won.

I agree, I still think he did enough to eek out a ud, but obviously the judges were using a different criteria to me. Either way it would of been a Pyrrhic victory at best if he won, due to the fact that he embarrassed himself using such tactics.

Hopkins-Tito and Hopkins-Pavlik, I think are the only two Hopkins fights I enjoyed watching

[Vadrigar.]

I agree, I still think he did enough to eek out a ud, but obviously the judges were using a different criteria to me. Either way it would of been a Pyrrhic victory at best if he won, due to the fact that he embarrassed himself using such tactics.

Hopkins-Tito and Hopkins-Pavlik, I think are the only two Hopkins fights I enjoyed watching

who's that in your avatar?

[djtmal]

Hopkins-Tito and Hopkins-Pavlik, I think are the only two Hopkins fights I enjoyed watching

can't say that i got much enjoyment out of any of hopkins fights...

[Toney616]

who's that in your avatar?

Im assuming you mean my sig, its Michael Nunn the former ibf mw champion

[djtmal]

Im assuming you mean my sig, its Michael Nunn the former ibf mw champion

i wasn't a big fan of nunn either...did too much leaning way back on the ropes...got lazy when he became champ

[Toney616]

i agree that he was using lateral movement and boxing very well in the first half...second half he was running...he was listening to gil clancy tell him he had the fight in the bag too early, and thought he could coast to a decision on name recognition alone...NOT...thats why after he evaluated the fight days and weeks later, clancy was 86'd...

Either way its an embarrassing way to win a fight, I've got enough rounds in the bag so I wont fight anymore. I can't see how he can blame Clancy, he must of known that's not how a Mexican fighter supposed to fight

I remember people during the buildup to the fight saying it might compare to Leonard-Hearns or even Hagler-Hearns, lol

[Toney616]

i wasn't a big fan of nunn either...did too much leaning way back on the ropes...got lazy when he became champ

Nunn was a gifted athlete, he basically glided around the ring. His problem was that he couldn't walk away from the street life, shame what happened to him.

Jones Nunn would of been a great fight as well, shame it didn't happen when it supposed to

[Toney616]

can't say that i got much enjoyment out of any of hopkins fights...

It was the strategy he used that impressed me in those fights, but I have to admit most of his fights are hard to watch