Hopkins-De La Hoya: The Final Countdown
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As a writer, I am certainly appreciative of the fact that fighters are not crude, monosyllabic imbeciles. Indeed, the volume, quality and variety of their articulated expressions
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&quot;I&#39;m blessed, you know,&quot; says Oscar De La Hoya of those matinee idol looks which have survived the baddest intentions of hundreds of envious fighters.
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Someday â-aybe as early as tomorrow â -y won&#39;t have Oscar De La Hoya to kick around in Las Vegas anymore. Then what will be sold as a big fight there?
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Uh, about that &quot;Once and For All&quot; that Erik Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera III was titled. Forget it. Finality is set aside in boxing when to do so means good business, and these
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TAMPA -- Winky Wright can't predict his future. He just hopes it includes a fight against Oscar De La Hoya.
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Not Surprisingly, tonight&#39;s middleweight fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas between Bernard Hopkins and Oscar de la Hoya is being called the &quot;Fight of the Century&quot;.
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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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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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LAS VEGAS - The refrain was familiar. The chants have echoed throughout the years. But they were knocked out Saturday night. Hopkins (45-2-1, 32 KOs) dropped De La Hoya (37-4, 29 KOs) in the ninth round with
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Bernard Hopkins knocks out Oscar de la Hoya in round nine of their middleweight title showdown.
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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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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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Oscar De La Hoya&#39;s fights have generated more than 8.5 million pay-per-view buys and nearly $400 million, otherworldly figures for a non-heavyweight.
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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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Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins stood at the podium yesterday at the MGM Grand Garden to talk about his fight Saturday night against Oscar De La Hoya and waved
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Wednesday&#39;s final news conference to promote Saturday night&#39;s middleweight championship fight was moving along at the pace of weekend traffic on The Strip until Hopkins intervened.
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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.