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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If Bernard Hopkins v Oscar de la Hoya did not quite live up to its ludicrously lofty billing, it was through no fault of the fighters.
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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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NEW YORK -- In the wee hours yesterday morning, promoter Don King stood at a podium inside Madison Square Garden and -- in the midst of a bombastic assault on his cable network partner, HBO, and his former fighter, Bernard Hopkins -- gave the best explanation for why a rematch between Hopkins, the undisputed middleweight champion, and former champion Felix ...
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Bernard Hopkins crushed Oscar De La Hoya with a paralyzing left hook to his liver, sending him to the mat with 1 minute 38 seconds left in the ninth round.
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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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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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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.
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For heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, the preparations for todayâs title fight have been overshadowed by political upheaval half a world away.
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Bernard Hopkins hopes British world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is serious about wanting to fight him and said on Wednesday he was eager for a showdown.
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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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Bernard Hopkins came into the ring to a recording of one of Frank Sinatraâs epic songs. Fighting his usual tactical fight, Hopkins allowed Oscar De La Hoya to dominate the first
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Score tied. One round to go. A shot at an Olympic boxing gold medal at stake. Apparently only US coach Basheer Abdullah didn&#39;t know his 178-pound fighter, Andre Ward, was even with
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada: American Bernard Hopkins connected with a left hook to the body to knock out compatriot Oscar de la Hoya in the ninth round and retain the undisputed world middleweight title.
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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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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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As middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins prepares to fight Oscar De La Hoya, he has had nothing but kind words for his opponent.