Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
There was talk of a Chad Dawson v. Bernard Hopkins long before either faced Jean Pascal. Bernard didn't want it.
And now after 1 round and a half against Hopkins, Dawson don't want it. Yet he says Hopkins is scared. Right.. Dawson knew he wasn't headed in the right direction. He was fighting Hopkins pace, and if anyone was finding a home it was Hopkins with that right hand, Dawson could not avoid it and he was about to get hit with it a lot more often, he knew it. If Dawson truly felt he was gonna beat Bernard, then why avoid a rematch? Dawson has doubt in his mind, obvious by the fact he got so "out of character" at the end, yelling and screaming and saying Hopkins wasn't a gangster and then parading around like he was the champ and then saying he didn't want to give Bernard a rematch. That shows you right there that Dawson wants no part of Bernard and is content pretending to be champ. Why? Cause he knew Hopkins was about to school him.

Makes a lot more sense than Hopkins needed a breather in the 2nd round of a 12 round fight when he always comes on strong late and has some of the best stamina in the game.