Bernard Hopkins vs Óscar de la Hoya
On September 18, 2004, Bernard Hopkins (44-2-1, 31 KOs), the middleweight WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring champion, and Oscar De La Hoya (37-3, 29 KOs), the middleweight WBO champion, fight for the undisputed middleweight world championship.
Hopkins vs De La Hoya Stats
Bernard Hopkins is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Robert Allen, 3 months and 13 days ago. Oscar De La Hoya is on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Felix Sturm, 3 months and 13 days ago.
Hopkins vs De La Hoya Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Bernard Hopkins at 99-1 winning odds. Oscar De La Hoya really doesn't have much to present against Hopkins.
Hopkins vs De La Hoya Result
Bernard Hopkins stopped Óscar de la Hoya via KO in the 9th round and unified the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring, and WBO middleweight titles. Hopkins improves his record to 45-2-1 (32 KOs), while De La Hoya adds a loss to his record at 37-4.