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krichardson

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He's just greedy,but then I'm not sure if that is the proper word for it.I mean who with his skills and fitness level at this point in his life and with plenty of relatively easy paydays would turn down the money he makes?...His mistake was taking THIS fight....Yeah Trinidad....talk about winning a fight before stepping into the ring.
 

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yea middleweight was just too big. that is an example of why there are weight classes. but he was successful fighting in knocking out joppy just one fight prior at middleweight
 

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I was more referring to all the histrionics and aggravation that Hopkins caused Trinidad leading up to that fight.He had him so pissed off and off his game lol.He even caused a near riot during a press conference down in Puerto Rico and had to be evacuated by helicopter lol.
 

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lol, yea that's right. not to mention throwing down the rican flag. not sure if the fight would turn out any different had none of that happened prefight.

but i'm sure bhop was in his head a bit. at least he made a public apology post fight.

but the size difference was very apparent between them as well as when trini fought joppy.
 

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Just like Hopkns and De La Hoya...same size situation.
 

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yeah, and I still question how hurt de la hoya really was in the finish til this day.

I realize it's easy for me to say but from what I recall he was fighting a losing battle and bhop seemed to be getting stronger as the fight went on.

the body blow was kind of a way out.
 

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Interesting it looked to me like he was just shut down by a kidney shot.Roy Jones did something similar to Virgil Hill when they fought.
 

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Interesting it looked to me like he was just shut down by a kidney shot.Roy Jones did something similar to Virgil Hill when they fought.
Remember when Roy did that to Hopkins to when he won the IBF? Right was hurt beat him with the left. Loved Roy back in the day.
 

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I don't recall Roy dropping Hopkins when they fought.
 

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You're right just a vicious body blow that Hopkins didn't seem to recover from
 
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