Bernard Hopkins v Chad Dawson

[Master]

I do not think Bernard Hopkins will beat Chad Dawson and feel that if he pulls the victory then this will be an even greater feat than beating Pascal. Dawson was unlucky to lose against Pascal in the first place, he has twice beaten Johnson and Tarver as well as being avoided by Hopkins. Chad has all the attributes to beat Hopkins, size, height and youth and think that if Hopkins wins this then he really is a remarkable and great fighter.

[roberto duran legend]

He already is a remarkable and great boxer .

[Master]

He already is a remarkable and great boxer .

Even more. Just do not see him in the Roy Jones bracket.

[Pugilistic]

He already is a remarkable and great boxer .

Even more. Just do not see him in the Roy Jones bracket.

Hopkins is up there with Roy Jones Jr.

[Spicoli]

I think Hopkins takes him. Hopkins didn't avoid Dawson, who was going sideways, cruising in there and leaving much to be desired and needing to beat Johnson and Tarver twice to beat them convincingly I think. Meanwhile Hopkins cements history. Wise I'd say. Dawson is changing his style, trying to be more assertive and stand taller with Manny. I believe its the wrong guy to experiment with in Hopkins and Dawson will be stuck between styles and lose tempo and fall into a sharp shooting match where Hopkins pulls away.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Bernard will never surpass Roy Jones in the ATG ranking..

Anyway, this fight all depends on which Dawson shows up.. If he gets busy and fights with more conviction, he can win... But if the gunshy chad shows up, he'll get eaten alive...

[bricky]

He already is a remarkable and great boxer .

I agree with that a 100%

[Gandalf]

If Dawson turns up with the right mindset I think he beats Hopkins, but if he keeps on fighting like he has recently then he is in for a long night. Physically he is younger, bigger and stronger than Hopkins, but he cannot fight gun shy nor get too lazy or careless.

Dawson can be very good, but he sometimes falls asleep in his fights.

[roberto duran legend]

Sounds a lot like Pascal to me .

[johnsebastianmiran]

Dawson can win only one way, he has to concentrate and be consistent because Bernard is the king of illusions. It starts during the prefight interviews and ends when his opponent is left scratching his head saying,"What happened?"

[Mars_ax]

I do not think Bernard Hopkins will beat Chad Dawson and feel that if he pulls the victory then this will be an even greater feat than beating Pascal. Dawson was unlucky to lose against Pascal in the first place, he has twice beaten Johnson and Tarver as well as being avoided by Hopkins. Chad has all the attributes to beat Hopkins, size, height and youth and think that if Hopkins wins this then he really is a remarkable and great fighter.

I can't believe they put this stinker of a fight on HBO PPV, if I can find a stream i'll watch it, but Dawson vs. Hopkins figures to be snoozer, October 15th.

[Master]

Hopefully Sky will show it free over here.

[Mars_ax]

Hopefully Sky will show it free over here.

I would think they would, it's a "big" fight.

[Master]

Hopefully Sky will show it free over here.

I would think they would, it's a "big" fight.

Yes but the danger here is that it be on Primetime a new PPV channel which is showing GBP fights which this may be one, all because Khan threw his rattle out of the pram when Sky did not want to make the McCloskey fight a PPV one.

[Mars_ax]

Hopefully Sky will show it free over here.

I would think they would, it's a "big" fight.

Yes but the danger here is that it be on Primetime a new PPV channel which is showing GBP fights which this may be one, all because Khan threw his rattle out of the pram when Sky did not want to make the McCloskey fight a PPV one.

I guess Khan thinks he's a big PPV draw now and maybe he is in the U.K., but I can't see him being a big draw here in the States, but who knows. It's been about 3 years since he got totally destroyed by Prescott, and now he's the greatest thing since sliced bread, who knew.

BTW, ever notice how Khan never talks about a rematch with Prescott.

Anyhow Master, I hope you can get free Sky for Dawson/Hopkins, if not, check with me the day of the fight, and i'll see if I can hook you up with a decent stream. If I watch this fight at all, it'll be on a stream.