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09-08-2004, 03:58 PM
Bernard Hopkins -220 vs. Oscar DeLahoya
Take Hopkins. Oscar, though a great champion, is moving up too far in weight to compete with a fighter like Hopkins. This fight is at 160, where Hopkins has dominated for over a decade. Oscar was given a gift in his only fight at 160, a decision over Felix Sturm - an average middleweight who dominated Oscar. Hopkins is a better boxer with more power. I put my max bet on Hopkins (5 units).
Take Hopkins. Oscar, though a great champion, is moving up too far in weight to compete with a fighter like Hopkins. This fight is at 160, where Hopkins has dominated for over a decade. Oscar was given a gift in his only fight at 160, a decision over Felix Sturm - an average middleweight who dominated Oscar. Hopkins is a better boxer with more power. I put my max bet on Hopkins (5 units).