Does Chad Dawson have the heart to beat Hopkins

[Rantcatrat]

At this level, everybody has heart. Chad just seems to be an emotional person and he has trouble getting a grip on himself sometimes.. His heart isn't an issue imo... His real problem is that he
" thinks " too much instead of acting..

High workrate is what beats hopkins especially at this stage of his career. Say what you want about jermaine taylor's ring iq but it was actually his country boy attitude that gave him success against hopkins. He didnt waste time thinking with hops.u cant try to outhink hops. Taylor just took the fight to him and stayed busy, not giving hops much time to think and react. Taylor beat him through activity and calzaghe took the similar approach.

If dawson wants to win, he has to let that shit fly without spending time trying to outhink the old fox. He must use his youth and attack with conviction. If he can show effective aggression, thatll be even better but whatever he does, he needs to keep up that workrate.

Dawson is 4-0 against old-timers so far...

[Master]

I think Dawson should win this but mentally needs the attitude Jermaine Taylor had when he fought B Hop.

[captainanddew]

At this level, everybody has heart. Chad just seems to be an emotional person and he has trouble getting a grip on himself sometimes.. His heart isn't an issue imo... His real problem is that he
" thinks " too much instead of acting..

High workrate is what beats hopkins especially at this stage of his career. Say what you want about jermaine taylor's ring iq but it was actually his country boy attitude that gave him success against hopkins. He didnt waste time thinking with hops.u cant try to outhink hops. Taylor just took the fight to him and stayed busy, not giving hops much time to think and react. Taylor beat him through activity and calzaghe took the similar approach.

If dawson wants to win, he has to let that shit fly without spending time trying to outhink the old fox. He must use his youth and attack with conviction. If he can show effective aggression, thatll be even better but whatever he does, he needs to keep up that workrate.

Dawson is 4-0 against old-timers so far...

Yes, but BHOPs is 2-0 against the same 2 old timers. And he beat both guys much worse than Dawson did. He beat Glen Johnson the way no one else ever did. And he made Tarver look very bad.

None of these outcomes have anything to do with BHOP/Dawson.

Dawson lost to Pascal and BHOP beat Pascal.
That outcome has nothing to do with BHOP/Dawson.

The only thing that matters is how they match up. Dawson has the jab and handspeed to give BHOP trouble. BHOP has the mental fortitude, desire, and attitude to push Dawson. What wins out?

[Gocougars3]

This debate is a sad commentary on bad Chad. This fight should be a walkover but it probably won't be.

[johnsebastianmiran]

I never liked the way that Hopkins behaves when he promotes himself but by the time you get to the weigh-in, he has your goat, your dog and someone dead in your past saying,"Shut up Bernard!" He exasperates you. Dawson is not able to keep Hopkins at bay unless he trains in the mountains away from civilization and no newspapers, television or radio. Look at what he did to twist Trinidad's nuts with the Puerto Rican Flag in Tito's town no less. It's like someone said earlier, he has to outwork him and forget about talking to this man because he is the master of lip service and he is undefeated champion when it comes to being a pain in the ass.

[brocktonblockbust]

does hop have any energy left? this is goodbye fight.

[Hulk]

At this level, everybody has heart. Chad just seems to be an emotional person and he has trouble getting a grip on himself sometimes.. His heart isn't an issue imo... His real problem is that he
" thinks " too much instead of acting..

High workrate is what beats hopkins especially at this stage of his career. Say what you want about jermaine taylor's ring iq but it was actually his country boy attitude that gave him success against hopkins. He didnt waste time thinking with hops.u cant try to outhink hops. Taylor just took the fight to him and stayed busy, not giving hops much time to think and react. Taylor beat him through activity and calzaghe took the similar approach.

If dawson wants to win, he has to let that shit fly without spending time trying to outhink the old fox. He must use his youth and attack with conviction. If he can show effective aggression, thatll be even better but whatever he does, he needs to keep up that workrate.

Dawson is 4-0 against old-timers so far...

Yes on paper.

But, as I recall he got his ass fucking kicked by Glen Johnson in their first bout and received an absolute gift decision that nearly brought Johnson to tears.