11 years later: Was the Dela Hoya V Hopkins KO a dive?

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  1. Jesus

    Jesus Member Full Member

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    I know this is beyond old news but, I was rewatching the fight again today and I just can't see how that liver shot was strong enough to take him out the way it did. But, I just dont know if it was a dive exactly either.

    There weren't a lot of boxing forums with long threads nor any real social media at the time so I am not sure what the overall consensus was with the KO. That's why I'm asking.

    The odd part is that Hopkins and Dela Hoya ended up teaming up on Golden Boy Promotions not too long after this fight.
     
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  2. Suga

    Suga Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It looked fake to me the way De la Hoya acted after the punch landed.
     
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  3. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Did you watch it in slow motion yet? Apparently that completely changes the entire context and complex of a fight.
     
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  4. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    De La Hoya won that fight in slow-mo
     
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  5. BOMB SQUAD

    BOMB SQUAD Active Member Full Member

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    Who was calling out "body shot! body shot!" right before it happened? It made the whole thing look suspicious.
     
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  6. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nazeem Richardson I think.

    I've heard him yell things like this in other fights and I think be did in other parts of this fight, so I wouldn't read too much into it.
     
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  7. acr347

    acr347 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't know if he took a dive, but it definitely looked like he could've gotten back up. Still it looked bad, and kinda suspicious.
     
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  8. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nazeem Richardson I think.

    I've heard him yell things like this in other fights and I think be did in other parts of this fight, so I wouldn't read too much into it.
     
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  9. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    No
     
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  10. Jordan_Davies

    Jordan_Davies Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because Bernard Hopkins needed Oscar to dive to KO him? nah Oscar just couldnt compete at middleweight
     
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  11. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  12. MysticalNinja

    MysticalNinja Active Member Full Member

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    What next? Kirkland dived for Canelo :blood
     
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  13. Warwick Hunt

    Warwick Hunt Active Member Full Member

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    Of course it was a dive. De La Hoya was a well known quitter. FFS.
     
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  14. keenly

    keenly Active Member Full Member

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    YES. Nobody has EVER reacted like that to a body shot. REAL body shots almost paralyze you.
     
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  15. Super Hans

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    :nod
     
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