Dawson Blasts Hopkins "You Can't Run"

[TigerFan]

Chad Dawson Blasts Bernard Hopkins "You Can't Run" - Boxing News

NEW HAVEN, CONN. – Like the proverbial cat on the verge of using up its nine lives, Bernard Hopkins is running out of excuses -- excuses for not fighting undefeated two-time light heavyweight champion CHAD DAWSON.

“He’s on the run like the one-armed man in “The Fugitive.” Eventually the law catches up with him,” said Dawson. “Well I’m the sheriff of the light heavyweight division and I’m putting a stop to Hopkins’ con. First, he said he’d fight the winner of my fight with Glen Johnson. I won and Hopkins hid. Second, he said he’d fight the winner of my rematch with Johnson. I won and this time Hopkins chose to fight some guy named Enrique Ornelas, who has lost to almost every decent middleweight he’s ever fought. And on top of that, the fight isn't worthy of HBO, Showtime or even ESPN 2! Desperate people do desperate things. Hopkins knows that if he fights me he’s looking at a loss of Calzaghe proportions.

“Bernard, it’s time for you to pack it in and get out of my division. If you’re not willing to fight the best light heavyweight, move along and quit wasting everyone’s time. Your deep well of excuses, along with your credibility has dried up. You weighed 175 pounds for tonight’s fight, Roy Jones was knocked out in 122 seconds today and HBO has a March date available. No more excuses. Get onboard with HBO’s original plan for us to fight each other, or as you told ESPN.com this morning, go run "a marathon to super-greatness” away from me."

[jon09]

I love Hopkins but I would avoid Chad Dawson because I see another 12 round decision for the youngster in this 1. He should still move up and try for another title in the Cruisers or if he still wants to fight someone his own age now that Roy is pretty much finished then why not fight James Toney?

[gudnite vienna]

If i remember rightly everyone was saying Pavlik would beat BHop, seems people are backing BCD as well.

I would make BHop the Favourite to win!

[jon09]

If i remember rightly everyone was saying Pavlik would beat BHop, seems people are backing BCD as well.

I would make BHop the Favourite to win!

I was not 1 of them I knew he would beat Pavlik but to me Dawson is all wrong for him because of his speed and reflexes.

[gudnite vienna]

yeh i knew Pavlik wouldnt win, the bookies had him fav though

[Pugilistic]

Dawson should forget about Hopkins.

Hopkins is a bad fight for him because whether you win or lose, Hopkins makes you look bad plus a win over Hopkins at his age means Dawson would get no credit for the W.

He should start looking for fights against the younger guys of the division like Cloud for example.

I wouldn't mind seeing Hopkins vs Dawson though, Dawson is a winnable fight for Hopkins.

[ICB]

Im a fan of Chad Dawson but come on Chad Dawson, leave the old guys alone and focus on the young uns.

[Rantcatrat]

Dawson should forget about Hopkins.

Hopkins is a bad fight for him because whether you win or lose, Hopkins makes you look bad plus a win over Hopkins at his age means Dawson would get no credit for the W.

He should start looking for fights against the younger guys of the division like Cloud for example.

I wouldn't mind seeing Hopkins vs Dawson though, Dawson is a winnable fight for Hopkins.

Hopkins is a much bigger money fight than Cloud, even a fight with the Pascal/Diaconu winner is a bigger money fight than Cloud at least in Montreal.

Dawson's problem is not his ability but his marketability. He needs to become a bigger name to the average fan, beating Hopkins would do that for him even if Hopkins made him look bad, beating Cloud in any way not so much.

My bet is that Dawson fights the Pascal/Diaconu winner.

[gudnite vienna]

yeh nut the old guy Hopkins is beating the best ICB, or if not winning comming very close.

[ICB]

yeh nut the old guy Hopkins is beating the best ICB, or if not winning comming very close.

Nah your not understanding what im saying mate, im not doubting Bernard Hopkins wouldn't be a tough fight for Chad Dawson. I'd just like to see Chad Dawson take on some of the new upcoming Light Heavyweights, its more exciting to me rather than a boring controversial tactical fight with Bernard Hopkins.

[Pugilistic]

Dawson should forget about Hopkins.

Hopkins is a bad fight for him because whether you win or lose, Hopkins makes you look bad plus a win over Hopkins at his age means Dawson would get no credit for the W.

He should start looking for fights against the younger guys of the division like Cloud for example.

I wouldn't mind seeing Hopkins vs Dawson though, Dawson is a winnable fight for Hopkins.

Hopkins is a much bigger money fight than Cloud, even a fight with the Pascal/Diaconu winner is a bigger money fight than Cloud at least in Montreal.

Dawson's problem is not his ability but his marketability. He needs to become a bigger name to the average fan, beating Hopkins would do that for him even if Hopkins made him look bad, beating Cloud in any way not so much.

My bet is that Dawson fights the Pascal/Diaconu winner.

Thats exactly why Hopkins isn't interested.

Dawson brings no money to the table.

Beating more top contenders and champs would make him more popular around the boxing world.

[Fenster]

Roy losing has completely stuffed Hopkins.

He can't make mega money against Dawson or Adamek but he's back with them as his only two options.

[OumaFan]

Hopkins should go with Adamek. The last thing he needs these days is a really fast guy. Dawson beats Hopkins, sorry. There was ample reason to think he would beat Pavlik, I just don't see it here.

[blegit]

Hopkins should go with Adamek. The last thing he needs these days is a really fast guy. Dawson beats Hopkins, sorry. There was ample reason to think he would beat Pavlik, I just don't see it here.

Absolutely agree. And BHop knows Dawson is a problem for his style and age. Dawson is tired of being labeled the number 2 guy in his division when the number 1 guy won't fight him. At first I bought BHop's reasons but now its either fight Dawson, retire, or leave the light heavyweight division alone.

[blegit]

If i remember rightly everyone was saying Pavlik would beat BHop, seems people are backing BCD as well.

I would make BHop the Favourite to win!

In every fight there will be people backing each fighter. In no way can you compare Pavlik to Dawson. Completely different in too many ways. You'd be closer comparing Taylor or Calzaghe to Dawson...who BHop is 0-3 against.