De La Hoya-Hopkins: Who will win?

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05-09-2004, 12:22 AM

Who is going to win this great match up, if it is still going to happen?

I would have to say Hopkins due to his power and exceptional body punching skills that would wear De La Hoya down, especially in the middle rounds, and then he would go for the knockout in the 8-12 rounds.

De La Hoya is going to have to use exceptional footwork to stay out range for Hopkins power shots. If he uses his jab well, and can keep moving, and counter Hopkins' strikes, he could win by decision, but I do not know if he will knock him out. Oscar has strong power, but not on Hopkins' level.

If I were Oscar, I would be viewing the Jones Jr.-Hopkins fight for RJ Jr. is the only man to ever "truly" beat Bernard Hopkins.

4 Voters

De La Hoya: Early Round(1-4) KO/TKO/Stoppage	25.00%	1 vote
Hopkins: Early Round(1-4) KO/TKO/Stoppage	0.00%	0 votes
De La Hoya: Mid Round(5-8) KO/TKO/Stoppage	0.00%	0 votes
Hopkins: Mid Round(5-8) KO/TKO/Stoppage	0.00%	0 votes
De La Hoya: Late Round(9-12) KO/TKO/Stoppage	0.00%	0 votes
Hopkins: Late Round(9-12) KO/TKO/Stoppage	25.00%	1 vote
De La Hoya: Unanimous Decision	25.00%	1 vote
Hopkins: Unanimous Decision	0.00%	0 votes
De La Hoya: Split Decision	0.00%	0 votes
Hopkins: Split Decision	25.00%	1 vote

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