All the holding......

[Johnnyblaze]

was done by Hopkins. He should have been deducted a point early in the fight, but of course that pussy ass ref was worried about his career and didn't want to take a point and possibly decide the fight if it was close. I scored it 115-113 for Hopkins, but if he would have had a point taken for holding it would have been a different fight. Hopkins is a dirty ass fighter, but he is smart and knows how to steal rounds and get his victories.

[Sai]

It actually really really pissed me off. Not just the holding, but he was coming in head first too. He was told that if he continued to do so hed lose a point, but there was no deduction. A ref needs to exert his authority: If he says hes going to take a point, then he needs to actually be prepared to do so.

[Nico]

I don't know what else to say, except that the cagey old bastard is a veteran in every sense of the word, and will do whatever it takes and whatever he can get away with in order to win a fight. The holding was a bit excessive, but I don't think that any of the head clashes were a deliberate attempt by B-Hop to foul.

[hitman_hatton1]

hops was a little lucky not to lose a point wasn't he. :yep

he can be dirty.

but he's damn effective.

u can't always win pretty. :good

[Johnnyblaze]

Hold up, playa, I ain't takin nothing from Hopkins but he got like 10 warnings but the ref never went through with i like he should have.

[Silver]

it looked wrght was doing some of the holding too but really late like in the 12th when he just didnt have any legs.

[MilesP]

It actually really really pissed me off. Not just the holding, but he was coming in head first too. He was told that if he continued to do so hed lose a point, but there was no deduction. A ref needs to exert his authority: If he says hes going to take a point, then he needs to actually be prepared to do so.


couldn't agree more.

It's funny how there's so much outrage about Ricky Hatton's style of fighting... but now that B-Hop delivers one of the dirtiest championship fights in recent history there's ppl posting threads about him being the GOAT and whatnot :rofl :rofl

[El Bombasto]

I think all of the holding was what finally wore Winky down the last four rounds of the fight

[Sai]

I think all of the holding was what finally wore Winky down the last four rounds of the fight

exactly. Having to wrestle with a much bigger guy than you is going to take its toll down the stretch, even for Winky who has always had very solid conditioning.

[TheGreat]

The ref was a joke, he just didn't do his job.