Comments Thread For: Hopkins Explains How His Size Overcame De La Hoya's Speed

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Bernard Hopkins has sent Amir Khan an ominous warning of the risks involved in challenging a bigger fighter, suggesting Saul Alvarez will eventually catch him even if he makes a promising start to Saturday's fight.
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[Eastcoast]

That fight looked so staged. Sturm on the other hand overcame Dela Hoya with his size. Oscar came into that fight looking pudgy, kind of like Khan.

[Johnny_Roa]

that ko was staged, as bad as a liver punch hurts and stuns your body, you can still get up and continue. Either De La hoya didnt wanted more, or the fight was rigged from the beginning.

[BlackSoul]

only geek squad members suggest that fight was "staged".
you really had someone on here suggesting "even tho liver shots may hurt you can still get up and continue"
haha this aint FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION its REAL LIFE
the "casual life"

[NearHypnos]

that ko was staged, as bad as a liver punch hurts and stuns your body, you can still get up and continue. Either De La hoya didnt wanted more, or the fight was rigged from the beginning.

What? There's no way you believe that...

They are almost quite literally paralyzing because of the pain. You DO have your legs and faculties, technically... But breathing, or any movement is like being stabbed with a sword. That's why you see when guys go down they're writhing in pain or frozen on the floor. It's not your average pain...you're completely overloaded..feels like your legs won't move because moving them feels like you're dying. I've taken some mean body shots in my life and none by one of the best middleweights in history...

People who think body shots don't hurt like that end up like Macklin and De la Hoya in the gym and then never come back

[Larry the boss]

Hopkins was just clearly the better fighter

[sparda77]

Of course that fight was staged... Hopkins became a partner in GBP right after that fight, good timing lol

[-PBP-]

I could see Khan getting stopped to the body in similar fashion

[NearHypnos]

Hopkins was just clearly the better fighter

No he wasn't, Larry. De La Hoya looked like the better fighter...minus the 10 minutes on the ground. De La Hoya had a fairlybclear lead from what I remember. Not that it wasn't competitive but De La Hoya seemed to be more skilled (again, judging from memory).

[Eastcoast]

Of course that fight was staged... Hopkins became a partner in GBP right after that fight, good timing lol

They literally announced their partnership at the post-fight press conference, draping the Golden Boy banner over the TR banner on the podium. They admitted to having a meeting about their partnership the night prior to their fight. I remember Arum getting pissed at the press conference.

Hopkins could've killed Dela Hoya after how Oscar looked vs Sturm.