Bernard Hopkins Predicts Oscar De La Hoya Beats Gennadiy Golovkin

Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins has sensationally predicted Oscar De La Hoya will return from retirement to beat reigning middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin.

De La Hoya has been talking up his ring return while actively pursuing a fight with Golovkin. The majority of fight fans have scoffed at the potential match-up but ring legend Hopkins told Fight Hub TV believes De La Hoya is still capable of beating the Golovkin.

“Why do I understand why Oscar believes and knows that he can beat GGG? Because GGG declines every year,” Hopkins said. “What he has left is always his punch. You take that away — even though it’s still swimming in shark water, until the bell rings and it’s the 12th round and it’s over with. If Oscar was gonna come back and I had a say in it…I would take GGG.

“GGG always had and always will have a punch. That is declining, even in the win recently. Don’t let that fight fool you…it don’t fool these eyes. GGG is a Hall of Famer by no doubt, he earned his position…but a smart (De La Hoya), seen every style, been in there with better talent, that can pick the lock and systematically knowing that if he has the right plan, the right condition with all his experience, Oscar wins by unanimous decision.

“I will let Oscar know in Texas, let’s start calling this guy out for September of ‘21. Obviously he’s already working now, I can’t reveal how hard, but he’s working…going into September, the build-up, the talk, the promotion of it, and then you see Oscar slimmed down…I would like to see that fight before ‘21 is out. And I say to Oscar, if he’s really, really, really determined to come back and have to pick a big fight…fighting GGG is taking you serious.

“People will be thinking Oscar lost it and they’d be thinking he’s gonna get hurt. Well, I think that’s the only thing that’s gonna motivate him not to get hurt. This fight sells. Oscar’s a brand, love him or hate him, this fight sells.” (Transcribed by Bad Left Hook)

Do you agree with Bernard Hopkins? Will Oscar De La Hoya beat ‘GGG’?