McCaffery: As usual, Hopkins wins fight his way
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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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Felix Trinidad doesn't believe in tuneup fights. His comeback after more than two years of retirement was a doozy, and now he wants the biggest name out there, Bernard Hopkins. After Trinidad knocked out Ricardo Mayorga in the eighth round Saturday night, completing a scintillating performance before a raucous crowd, he turned his attention to the only man who has beaten him.
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Former heavyweight champion John Ruiz recently won a battle with the World Boxing Association, whose title he once held, but he must be far more careful to ensure he also wins the upcoming fistic war.
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A focused Hasim Rahman earned his way back into a heavyweight title shot with a fourth round stoppage of game Kali Meehan. Meehan, who was no match for &quot;The Rock&quot;, weighed in
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John Ruiz took winning ugly to new depths last night at Madison Square Garden. In a match so inelegant it inspired more than a half-dozen fights in
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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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Everyone was hoping to see a reincarnation of Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler when Oscar De La Hoya challenged undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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Felix Trinidad doesn&#39;t believe in tuneup fights. His comeback after more than two years of retirement was a doozy, and now he wants the biggest name out there, Bernard Hopkins.
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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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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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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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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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Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins held their final press conference Wednesday at the MGM Grand to promote their historic Saturday showdown that will ultimately net the winner all four-world titles in the middleweight division.
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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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Bernard Hopkins ends Winky Wright's 7 1/2 year-unbeaten streak, retaining his light heavyweight title, winning by unanimous decision.
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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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John Ruiz and Chris Byrd defend their heavyweight boxing crowns here on Saturday while former champions Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman seek triumphs that might give them a chance to reclaim the throne.