Did September 11th bring more support for Hopkins leading up to the Trinidad fight?

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  1. Oakland Billy Smith

    Oakland Billy Smith Active Member banned Full Member

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    I remember leading up to the fight B-Hop was saying after Tito, bin Laden was next..

    It was interesting because B-Hop never came across as a Team USA guy in the past..
    But I feel like a lot of people started supporting B-Hop last minute..
    Personally , I never doubted for a second that B-Hop would dominate that fight and take Tito into deep waters
     
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  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    No. And Puerto Rico is a United States territory.
     
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  3. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Trinidad was a 2 to 1 betting favorite.

    Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad
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    Hopkins drops Trinidad in the 12th round.
    2001-09-29 : Felix Trinidad 158½ lbs lost to Bernard Hopkins 157 lbs by TKO at 1:18 in round 12 of 12


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    • The fight was originally scheduled for September 15, 2001, but it was postponed due to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
    • Final of The Middleweight World Championship Series.
    • Trinidad was a 2 to 1 betting favorite.
    • Hopkins dropped Trinidad with a right in the 12th round.
    • Trinidad's trainer, Felix Trinidad Sr., came into the ring and stopped the fight.
    • Trinidad earned $9 million, and Hopkins earned $2.5 million.
    • The fight generated 475,000 pay-per-view buys and $20.4 million in PPV revenue. [1] [2]
    • Round 10 was named The Ring Magazine Round of the Year for 2001.
    • Official Program
     
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  4. Unforgiven

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    Yeah, but the ordinary American figured Felix was from Trinidad* !
    *(which is a Arab country, surely)
     
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  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Can we just go back to fantasy fights?
     
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  6. Unforgiven

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    Mullah Omar
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    Beirut Rules
     
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  7. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jingoistic MF'er isn't he?
     
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  8. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lydie England as guest referee.
     
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  9. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    I'm glad Hopkins beat that infidel Trinidad.

    Who knows what would've happened to the great USA if he didn't.

    A true hero.
     
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  10. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Felix Trinidad isn't from Trinidad? What's next? Are you going to be claiming that Ernesto Espana is from Venezuela not Spain, that Iran Barkey was born in the Bronx not Tehran, and Brian London was born in West Hartlepool?!?!?!?
     
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