Quote Originally Posted by MistaDibbs
Don't have time read all the posts, but I think Hopkins started off too late. He always does that trying to find out his opponent's weak spots and then uses the last half of the fight to mount an offense. Except, this wasn't Eastman (who kept getting clobbered with the uppercut), Joppy (who was only trying not to lose some gambling money) or Trinidad (who is never prepared against a counter-defense). He started off big and Hopkins was just to inactive the first half of the fight to grant him enough rounds. The punch counts tell a story, but only in the last 5 rounds do they have any relevance. By the time everybody started chanting Hopkins, it was too late. Just my opinion.
Owed you a way way back. Seems like we're always on the same track.