Fake KO

[jon09]

Oscar De la Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins

Oscar couldn't run any longer and didn't want to get his face busted up.

So he took a good body shot and found a soft spot on the canvas.

Then proceeded to pound his fist on the mat in frustration that he could not get to his feet.

I am not sure about trying to protect his face, specially after fights against Mosley and Quartey where he went face forward to exchange punches with them and other opponents. But the whole pounding his fist on the mat made me think he was over-doing the whole act. Yes, the body punch was connected nicely, no doubt, but the pounding on the canvas? Iiiiiiiiii dunno.

I don't think it was a hard shot to the body at all. Bernard connected with the palm of the glove and to me it did not look like there was alot of force behind it; Even Manny Steward was not totally convinced by it either. If you want to see a convincing body shot then watch Gatti ko Dorin and see his whole rib cage move...Now that is a real body shot.