Here's a scenario:

1. Hopkins beats Calzaghe
2. Dawson beats Johnson in very impressive fashion
3. Hopkins chooses a bigger money fight against Roy Jones instead of fighting Dawson

Now, I'm not necessarily predicting this to happen, just saying that it's a possibility. If it plays out like that, does Hopkins get the same amount of scrutiny for "avoiding" Dawson that Mayweather is getting right now for "avoiding" Cotto?

I doubt it, even though the two situations would be very similar.