Bernard Hopkins was 39 but he was well preserved and also naturally much bigger and stronger than Oscar De La Hoya when they met on Sept. 18, 20014.
Thus, De La Hoya, 31, gambled when he took the fight. And he lost the gamble.
The fight was largely tactical through eight-plus rounds, although Hopkins led on two of the three cards and seemed to be picking up momentum. Then, midway through Round 9, Hopkins landed a left hook to De La Hoya’s liver and he went down.
That was that. The “Golden Boy,” in obvious pain, couldn’t get to his feet and Hopkins was the winner.
“He hit me right on the button. Believe me, I tried to get up,” De La Hoya said.
In this installment of DAZN’s “Saturday Fight Live,” Hopkins and De La Hoya, now partners with Golden Boy Promotions, watch the fight on video and provide their commentary.
Here’s what they had to say.
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