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Ok first off here is my scorecard.
The first scores with the 12 rounds is with the sound On and broadcasted live, the second set is with the sound off...As you can see huge change.
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Now, wow where to begin.....I believe the fight lived up to everything and anything expected, I went into watching this fight unbiased and grateful for just a winner.
Dlh seemed to throw a lot of flurries and combinations while they looked good having reviewing the tape in slow motion and without sound, A LOT! of these punches did not land and while the crowd was cheering and the announcers ranting it did look good but the fact is a lot of these did not land.
Bernard Hopkins seemed to keep dlh at bay just popping his jab and then coming forward this was nice as bernard hit DLH with some good flush shots....Their was a look of *wtf am I doing here* on oscars face when those punches connected.
Watching it live I thought it was a damn close fight and my scorecard was a draw. but reviewing it without the people at my house blabbering and sitting alone Hopkins turned out to still be the dominant fighter, by keeping dlh away with his jab and coming forward and allowing DLH to come forward when hopkins would allow.
The "mystic" punch as I am going to call it from hopkins, did not look devastating to me on TV infact I rewinded it about a thousand times last night and still couldnt see it being flush, why? Well because the bottom of the palm connected with oscar not the fist, Simple as that. Im not saying that this was some fixed fight but it didnt look that clean, However it did get the job done and that was what was needed. Viewing it back in silence oscar was being punished out their!
The Ending and post interviews was tremendous both of these fighters have gotten and earned my utmost respect. The fact that the crowd and hbo still didnt give any props to hopkins burns in my stomach as Bernard looked triumphant in the beginning but at the end looked like a bully beating a little boy. Major respect to DLH for throwing out what Larry merchant try to say and say the hand was a distraction and DLH saying no it wasnt, Hopkins landed the perfect punch. I cant believe Oscar took it without any excuses and that burns in my stomach and made me emotional almost bringing tears to my eyes and still does as writing this.
Both fighters showed respect before the fight, during the fight and After the fight.
Overall coming from an unbiased viewer this fight was A GREAT FIGHT!
It lived up to everything I had wished for and a opportunity like this only comes every few decades as fighters have to establish themselves to this level....
Also Oscar De La Hoya looks nothing like a middleweight, still being a trim and fit 155 he still looked pudgy, Oscar move down and clean house....140 needs it.
Bernard Hopkins go right after Jones make your record squeaky clean and smack out Tarver if you can and retire as one of the greatest Boxers in the past 20 years....Your legacy is established and will not be broken!
My hats off to Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins, both of you two gentleman have a new fan standing in your shadows!
God Bless you both!
The first scores with the 12 rounds is with the sound On and broadcasted live, the second set is with the sound off...As you can see huge change.
[IMG]http://***********.com/albums/v247/spinksjinx/?action=view¤t=scorecard.jpg[/IMG]
Now, wow where to begin.....I believe the fight lived up to everything and anything expected, I went into watching this fight unbiased and grateful for just a winner.
Dlh seemed to throw a lot of flurries and combinations while they looked good having reviewing the tape in slow motion and without sound, A LOT! of these punches did not land and while the crowd was cheering and the announcers ranting it did look good but the fact is a lot of these did not land.
Bernard Hopkins seemed to keep dlh at bay just popping his jab and then coming forward this was nice as bernard hit DLH with some good flush shots....Their was a look of *wtf am I doing here* on oscars face when those punches connected.
Watching it live I thought it was a damn close fight and my scorecard was a draw. but reviewing it without the people at my house blabbering and sitting alone Hopkins turned out to still be the dominant fighter, by keeping dlh away with his jab and coming forward and allowing DLH to come forward when hopkins would allow.
The "mystic" punch as I am going to call it from hopkins, did not look devastating to me on TV infact I rewinded it about a thousand times last night and still couldnt see it being flush, why? Well because the bottom of the palm connected with oscar not the fist, Simple as that. Im not saying that this was some fixed fight but it didnt look that clean, However it did get the job done and that was what was needed. Viewing it back in silence oscar was being punished out their!
The Ending and post interviews was tremendous both of these fighters have gotten and earned my utmost respect. The fact that the crowd and hbo still didnt give any props to hopkins burns in my stomach as Bernard looked triumphant in the beginning but at the end looked like a bully beating a little boy. Major respect to DLH for throwing out what Larry merchant try to say and say the hand was a distraction and DLH saying no it wasnt, Hopkins landed the perfect punch. I cant believe Oscar took it without any excuses and that burns in my stomach and made me emotional almost bringing tears to my eyes and still does as writing this.
Both fighters showed respect before the fight, during the fight and After the fight.
Overall coming from an unbiased viewer this fight was A GREAT FIGHT!
It lived up to everything I had wished for and a opportunity like this only comes every few decades as fighters have to establish themselves to this level....
Also Oscar De La Hoya looks nothing like a middleweight, still being a trim and fit 155 he still looked pudgy, Oscar move down and clean house....140 needs it.
Bernard Hopkins go right after Jones make your record squeaky clean and smack out Tarver if you can and retire as one of the greatest Boxers in the past 20 years....Your legacy is established and will not be broken!
My hats off to Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins, both of you two gentleman have a new fan standing in your shadows!
God Bless you both!
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