Hopkins unruffled about concessions
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He&#39;s confident despite having to accept less money than Oscar de La Hoya and bowing to a weight limit. By Jim Jenkins -- Bee Staff Writer.
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Bernard Hopkins invoked the spirit of Frank Sinatra before, during and after Saturday night&#39;s knockout of Oscar De La Hoya in a bout that did a decent job of living up to its billing as fight of the year.
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Bernard Hopkins told everyone who would listen that he had a foolproof plan for getting inside Winky Wrightâs vaunted defense.On Saturday night, the 42-year-old Hopkins ended Wrightâs seven-and-a-half-year, 13-bout unbeaten streak with a unanimous decision in their 170-pound matchup at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.Hopkins (48-4-1,32 knockouts) landed his biggest blow when he opened a gash over Wrightâs left eye with a head butt in the third round. Hopkins spent the night picking at it while Wright (51-4-1) scrambled and counterpunched, his face showing frustration and fatigue as the fight slipped away.Hopkins abandoned retirement for a shot at the 35-year-old Wright, who had not lost since December 1999.
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Coming into this middleweight title bout, which turned out to be more mega-event than mega-fight, Oscar De La Hoya called Bernard Hopkins a bully.
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LAS VEGAS -- Bernard Hopkins came out of retirement to put an end to Winky Wright's long unbeaten streak Saturday . Now he has his sights set on a fighter who has never lost.
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At 42 years of age, Bernard Hopkins ends Winky Wright's 7 1/2 -year unbeaten streak with a unanimous decision in their 170-pound matchup on Saturday night.
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Jail never made anybody tougher. Youâre either tough before you go in or youâre not. If anything, jail makes you paranoid. Hopkins, 39, is probably boxingâs most paranoid representative.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Oscar De La Hoya is scared of Bernard Hopkins, which, other than the towering piles of cash involved, is exactly why I think De La Hoya signed to fight him in the first place.
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Mention Bernard Hopkins, and Felix Trinidad winces. Bring up Oscar De La Hoya or Roy Jones, and Trinidad shakes his head.
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Terrelle Pryor's news conference Wednesday is going on as planned, but the highly touted prep quarterback won't be making a coach very happy on signing day.
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They call Bernard Hopkins paranoid, but you can&#39;t be paranoid when you&#39;re right. Bernard Hopkins has always been right about what&#39;s wrong with boxing, and his career has suffered for it.
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Bernard Hopkins is experiencing flashbacks before his undisputed middleweight title showdown with Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand tomorrow night.
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LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - Bernard Hopkins won the war of words. That doesn&#39;t seem to matter to Oscar De La Hoya, who relishes his role of underdog for Saturday&#39;s middleweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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At first glance, it appears the advantages lie with undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins in his title defense against Oscar De La Hoya tonight.
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Nearly an hour after knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round Saturday night in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins
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The pace of the semifinal game between Johns Hopkins and Delaware in the N.C.A.A. menâs lacrosse tournament on Saturday fluctuated between languid and lethargic.
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ATHENS -- Throughout these Olympic Games, United States boxing coach Basheer Abdullah has lamented that his young fighters weren't listening to him. Last night, he was happy one of them didn't.