Hopkins, De La Hoya set to box for their legacies.(The Orlando Sentinel)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ......is made of nine karats. De La Hoya is smiles. Hopkins is scowls. In the ring...nail him with one shot, Hopkins said of De La Hoya. I ain't having any...walk away a content man. De La Hoya's $30 million payday (Hopkins will get a third of that...

Hopkins, De La Hoya set to box for their legacies.

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  September 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......is made of nine karats. De La Hoya is smiles. Hopkins is scowls. In the ring...nail him with one shot, Hopkins said of De La Hoya. I ain't having any...walk away a content man. De La Hoya's $30 million payday (Hopkins will get a third of that...

De La Hoya-Hopkins could be showdown for the ages.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  September 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ......a boxing ring. When Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins square off Saturday night...years. For those reasons, De La Hoya vs. Hopkins on Saturday night in the...Tyson-Evander Holyfield II in 1997. Hopkins and De La Hoya each insisted he had...

Hopkins Makes a Case for Greatness; Middleweight Champ Successfully...

The Washington Post;  September 20, 2004 ;     525 words ......talked about now," Hopkins said. With a powerful left hook to De La Hoya's liver area midway...last three fights. Hopkins commended De La Hoya for fighting him...run, but it was clear De La Hoya couldn't absorb Hopkins's powerful jabs and...

Hopkins has done things his way Fight vs. De La Hoya shows patience pays

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 17, 2004 ;     354 words ......champion Bernard Hopkins chose some music...Saturday to face Oscar De La Hoya, it won't be...unquestioned, but it seemed Hopkins was destined to squander...really big money. Then De La Hoya came calling...everything. And now Hopkins thinks he has a right...pay-per-view ...

Hopkins knocks out De La Hoya in ninth round.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ......rounds at MGM Grand Arena, De La Hoya engaged the rugged Hopkins just as he had promised...weigh-in and fight night. Hopkins and De La Hoya came out in an almost...and it was about even. Hopkins appeared to have a round on De La Hoya after seven. As...

Hopkins knocks out De La Hoya in ninth round.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  September 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ......rounds at MGM Grand Arena, De La Hoya engaged the rugged Hopkins just as he had promised...weigh-in and fight night. Hopkins and De La Hoya came out in an almost...and it was about even. Hopkins appeared to have a round on De La Hoya after seven. As...

Hopkins vs. De La Hoya could be record-breaker.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  September 17, 2004 ;     579 words ......is a warrior. On Friday, Hopkins and De La Hoya weighed in at the...clinch the deal to get De La Hoya in the ring, Hopkins agreed to abide by a 158-pou...weighed in at 156. For De La Hoya, the concession by Hopkins may have been helpful mentally...

Hopkins vs. De La Hoya could be record-breaker.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 18, 2004 ;     579 words ......is a warrior. On Friday, Hopkins and De La Hoya weighed in at the...clinch the deal to get De La Hoya in the ring, Hopkins agreed to abide by a 158-pou...weighed in at 156. For De La Hoya, the concession by Hopkins may have been helpful mentally...

Hopkins Rich in His Own Way; He Puts Self-Made Titles on Line Against De...

The Washington Post;  September 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......defenses. Yet, when Hopkins fights Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday...world right now," Hopkins said. "I have a lot...of other things. De La Hoya has done everything...another level," said Hopkins, clearly referring to De La Hoya's gold medal...is my motivation." ...

De La Hoya, Hopkins for all the marbles _ and the middleweight title

AP Worldstream;  September 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ......career." For once, De La Hoya may not be...By challenging Hopkins for the undisputed...Mayweather Sr., said De La Hoya will fight Hopkins much like he fought...less money than De La Hoya. So he turned to Hopkins, who has begged De La Hoya to fight ...

Hopkins the champ, but De La Hoya is the cash cow

AP Worldstream;  June 3, 2004 ;     667 words ......real champ. "Oscar De La Hoya is the undisputed cash cow," Hopkins said. "Period, end...enough, one came from De La Hoya, the one fighter Hopkins knew he could make...the door of Bernard Hopkins." Hopkins wasn't De La Hoya's first choice...

Hopkins looks to lucrative future, De La Hoya's is suddenly uncertain

AP Worldstream;  September 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ......so he collected for beating De La Hoya, Hopkins now has his eye on history as...to its advance billing. Both Hopkins and De La Hoya fought cautiously the first...opportunity to make history with Hopkins." De La Hoya was a 2-1 underdog, and...

Fight with Hopkins will be a defining event for De La Hoya

Daily Breeze;  September 18, 2004 ;     687 words ......career." For once, De La Hoya may not be...By challenging Hopkins for the undisputed...fight of his career. De La Hoya said he sparred 130 rounds for Hopkins, compared with the...Mayweather Sr., said De La Hoya will fight Hopkins much like he fought...

Hopkins, de la Hoya win to set up Sept showdown

China Daily;  June 7, 2004 ;     600 words ......VEGAS: Americans Bernard Hopkins and Oscar de la Hoya advanced to a September...up. But I was confident de la Hoya would pull it off," Hopkins said. "He showed he can...referee another fight," Hopkins said. De la Hoya attacked Sturm from...