Hopkins drops De La Hoya in ninth
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The sport of boxing is customarily clouded by controversial decisions and suspect circumstances. So why should the world middleweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
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The smile was gone, and Oscar De La Hoya was in no mood to play any games. To those who think he has no chance against middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, though, De La Hoya had something to say.
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Thank goodness for Bernard Hopkins&#39; left hand. _Not that I was_particularly rooting for either fighter when Hopkins clashed with Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday night,_but that vicious left
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NEW YORK - It was Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya minus the buildup. It was Kerry Wood vs. Josh Beckett on the tennis court. It was the Davis Cup quarterfinal matchup that wasn&#39;t.
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Joe Calzaghe promises to end Bernard Hopkins' career when the two boxers meet in Las Vegas in April.
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Floyd Mayweather pushed, prodded and provoked Oscar De La Hoya on Tuesday, setting the tone for what promises to be a bad-tempered title showdown in Las Vegas on May 5.
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Unbeaten since 1993 with 19 title defenses under his now-three belts, Bernard Hopkins is now being mentioned in the same breath as the sport's finest fighters.
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It ended in a flash, an agonizing instant that Oscar De La Hoya will remember for the rest of his life. Bernard Hopkins (45-2-1) crushed him with a paralyzing left
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Former undisputed heavyweight  champion Evander Holyfield has been banned from fighting by the  New York State Athletic Commission, according to published  reports.
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For the fight of his life, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins chose some music that says something about his life. When he enters the ring Saturday to face Oscar De La Hoya, it won&#39;t be to pulsating rap.
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Just six months after retiring from the ring, Bernard Hopkins has decided he is not ready to hang up his gloves after all.
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In the end it was as easy as Bernard Hopkins predicted. In round nine Oscar De La Hoya collapsed to the canvas in agony from a short, left-hook and that was how Saturday&#39;s super fight at the MGM in Las Vegas ended.
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Oscar De La Hoya, whose golden smile typically shines throughout fight week, ain&#39;t smiling much right now. Perhaps it is because reality is finally setting in that Saturday
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Hurricane Ivan could blow away some of the rewards Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins hope to realize from their middleweight showdown here Saturday.
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US TV network NBC has lost its first round fight to halt a rival reality TV series about boxing. Superior Court Judge Linda Lefkowitz turned down a request for a temporary restraining order against Fox&#39;s planned series with boxer Oscar de la Hoyer.
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Bernard Hopkins defeated Winky Wright by a unanimous points decision in Las Vegas on Saturday to remain the universally recognised light-heavyweight world champion.
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Bernard Hopkins suddenly ended a close fight with two left hooks to the body in the ninth round Saturday night to stop Oscar De La Hoya and ruin his bid to become the undisputed middleweight champion.