Hopkins too strong for de la Hoya

Bernard Hopkins maintained his position as the undisputed middleweight champion of the world when becoming the first man to stop Oscar de la Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Hopkins too strong for de la Hoya

Bernard Hopkins maintained his position as the undisputed middleweight champion of the world when becoming the first man to stop Oscar de la Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Just four months short of his 40th birthday, ‘The Executioner’ gradually wore down one of the sport’s all-time greats before finishing the job off with a lethal body shot in the ninth round.

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