did Oscar De La Hoya take a dive against Hopkins?

[IMDAZED]

Between some rounds, HBO didn't even show the classic slow motion punch of the round because there was no significant punch at all. Also pay attention to the end of the each rounds, they throw flurries everywhere around each other and never land, that was ridiculous.

It was really, really blatant - the whole fight. I still can't get over it. But after they announced their partnership days later (literally!), I thought it was quite obvious.

[G Doggy Dog]

just before the "knockout" you could hear someone say BODY SHOT BODY SHOT

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just before the "knockout" you could hear someone say BODY SHOT BODY SHOT

That's ****m Richardson. You can hear Hopkins ask his corner if "this is the round" prior to the start of the ninth, though.

[Jcsuper]

It was really, really blatant - the whole fight. I still can't get over it. But after they announced their partnership days later (literally!), I thought it was quite obvious.

yep, I mean to me that fight was fixed and it wasn't even close. When they announced Hopkins was a new partner of GBP it just confirmed everything to me. Hopkins threw like 50 right hands right on DLH left hand when he clearly could have landed on him...

[IMDAZED]

yep, I mean to me that fight was fixed and it wasn't even close. When they announced Hopkins was a new partner of GBP it just confirmed everything to me. Hopkins threw like 50 right hands right on DLH left hand when he clearly could have landed on him...

In a way, I'm kind of glad I witnessed it. You hear about superfights of yesteryear being fixed and it all seems ridiculous. But we saw it firsthand right in front of our eyes. The deal with GBP/Hopkins had to have been done before they fought. Those kind of deals don't occur overnight. That fight was Hopkins' signing bonus.

[G Doggy Dog]

de la hoya the quitter. his acting was god awful

[The_Demon]

The whole fight was a farce

It was a glorified sparring session ending with a phantom body shot

[G Doggy Dog]

The whole fight was a farce

It was a glorified sparring session ending with a phantom body shot

just looking at him punch the canvas while hes in "pain" was a joke. and him swearing around acting mad. shiiii lmao

[The_Demon]

just looking at him punch the canvas while hes in "pain" was a joke. and him swearing around acting mad. shiiii lmao

I know.when you are caught with a good body shot you can hardly talk or catch your breathe,let alone howl in 'pain'

[TintaBoricua]

I try to look at the replay and make it seem like it's a legitimate body shot, but when you watch the slow-mo replay, it doesn't seem that clean of a punch. It lands, but it doesn't as if Hopkins threw it with enough force to induce that kind of reaction. It looks fake.