Hopkins&#39; big punch was product of patience
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Bernard Hopkins&#39; fights are studies in boxing&#39;s subtleties. He deals in nuances. He doesn&#39;t have to be hitting an opponent to be setting him up, as he was Oscar De La Hoya here Saturday night.
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Things get testy at Friday's weigh-in as Winky Wright and Bernard Hopkins get in to a shoving match on the eve of their Las Vegas fight.
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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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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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Bernard Hopkins weighed in at one pound heavier than rival Oscar de la Hoya ahead of their middleweight summit bout in Las Vegas tonight.
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Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - The middleweight megafight billed as the &quot;Quest for History&quot; between undisputed champion Bernard Hopkins and the Golden Boy of boxing, Oscar De La Hoya, is just a day away.
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19.09.04 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr: Preconceived notions dominated many a mindset leading up to the Hopkins vs. De La Hoya fight for the Middleweight Crown.
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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.
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Oscar De La Hoya has been in enough big fights to know what each one means. Some have helped build his reputation, others have made him rich. So don't just chalk it up to hype when he says his fight Saturday night against Bernard Hopkins means more than all of them put together.
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When Danny Williams suffered a form of crucifixion here in the small hours of yesterday morning - his pain was slow and relentless at the hands of the defending champion, Vitali Klitschko, and the outcome was never in doubt - it seemed that heavyweight
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For heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, the preparations for Saturday&#39;s title fight have been overshadowed by political upheaval half a world away.
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Bernard Hopkins seeks to cash in on his knockout of Oscar De La Hoya, who must ponder an uncertain future. By wire services. LAS VEGAS - Bernard Hopkins&#39; future seems certain for once, full of big fights and even bigger paydays.
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Bernard Hopkins entered the MGM ring Saturday night in Las Vegas not to any march-to-war instrumental or jumpstart-the-heart thumping rock ballad, but to the one tune best capturing what he has done and, more, what he was about to do.
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LAS VEGAS Â· Bernard Hopkins&#39; future seems certain, full of big fights and bigger paydays. The future is less clear for Oscar De La Hoya.
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The man who introduced Bernard Hopkins to boxing and started him on the path to greatness won&#39;t be ringside at the MGM Grand tonight when Hopkins defends the undisputed middleweight title against Oscar De La Hoya.
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With one awesome body blow, Bernard Hopkins&#39; 11-year quest to be recognized as one of the greatest middleweights of all-time was fulfilled.
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Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing&#39;s minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention.