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Hopkins vs. De La Hoya: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Bernard Hopkins (The Executioner) and Oscar De La Hoya (The Golden Boy) put their middleweight belts on the line. Hopkins brings the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring belts. De La Hoya brings the WBO belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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39
Oct 11, 1988
44-2-1
20
31 (66%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jun 5, 2004
3m, 13d
18
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Nov 23, 1992
37-3
26
29 (72.5%)
179 cm
185 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jun 5, 2004
3m, 13d
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w1
sWL
w1
d1
sWL
w1
d2
sWL
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d1
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middleweight
Saturday, 18 Sep 2004
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya

Date

This fight between Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Bernard Hopkins is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Oscar De La Hoya is 179 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Hopkins also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over De La Hoya's 185 cm. They have the same ape index of 6 cm.

Hopkins is coming in to this fight with a record of 44-2-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Robert Allen, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

De La Hoya comes in with a record of 37-3 (29 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Felix Sturm, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Felix Sturm's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Hopkins will be 39 years and 8 months old. De La Hoya will be 31 years and 7 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 57-43 in favor of Bernard Hopkins. Here is the prediction for Hopkins vs De La Hoya.

The chances of Bernard Hopkins winning is higher, but Oscar De La Hoya cannot be counted out. De La Hoya could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Bernard Hopkins defeated Oscar De La Hoya via 9th round KO to win the WBO middleweight title and retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles. De La Hoya's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Hopkins advances his win streak to 19. Hopkins is now 45-2-1, and De La Hoya 37-4.

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