Did Hopkins Go All Out Against De La Hoya?

He went all out,definetely

 

Hopkins speed really surprised me in that fight...One of the most disciplined athletes ever IMO...weighed in at 158....Oscar boxed beautifully in the first half of the fight but I think Hopkins was taking his time tying to figure Oscar out and break him down...which he did

 

What's up man. I think he fought a good tactical fight, but he definetly brought his A game cause if he didn't De La Hoya would of won on points because of his speed. Hopkins cordination and boxing looked good in that fight. That fight was where de La Hoya actually peaked, he looked better than ever IMO. That was the last time he looked great and possibly his best. It had to do more with Hopkins why he couldn't get his flurries off but he fought well.

 

off course he went all out.. why would he ever hold back? it´s not like they are brothers or anything ? :huh

 

Hopkins fought an excellent strategic fight, but the 39-year old Hopkins isn't going all out on anyone really. At his best he would have ran over DLH if he chose to.

 

some of you guys are smoking crack. Hopkins let dlh dance around and jab for the first 6 rds. as soon as bhop started moving fward the fight was over. no question bhop carried him the first 6. a lot of posters here need to get GLASSES.

 

At the end of the 5th he decided to start taking over and he did. By the 10th, he was really going to pour it on, as he knows as we all know that Oscar is only an 8 round fighter these days.

 

He was running in 3rd then eventually 4th gear during the fight. In hindsight people will say he was holding back more than usual but that wasn't the case. He always liked to study before teeing off around this time in his career. He did the same against Trinidad for the first 6 rounds. IMO Hopkins had a lot more respect for De La Hoya's skills than Trinidad's. While the power of De La Hoya wasn't as lethal as Trinidad's, he did have the skill to win rounds based on his better boxing versatility.

 

By this time in his career, Hopkins was generally starting slower. He was pretty aggressive in the Joppy fight in 2003, but look at his fights following it.

Allen 3
DLH
Eastman
Taylor 1

It was the norm for Hopkins to be more deliberate and slow-paced, study the opponent, and then pick up at a faster pace as the fight went on.

DLH held his own and did better than I had expected, but Hopkins had pretty much taken over by round 7.

 

What struck me most in that matchup was how much naturally larger Hop was than DLH. You just got the sense that Oscar's punches were as effective as gnat farts on Venus. I agree hopkins could have steamrolled him at any time -- much too large for DLH.