Dawson Blasts Hopkins "You Can't Run"

[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.

[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.

[Majesty]

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

Him beating the Young ones isnt gonna get him the exposure he needs. He needs a bunch of names on his resume to have some sort of draw so fighting(and beating if he did) Hopkins would make him a name and he may even get a ppv match out of it. But he has to fight these "old guys" to get his name out because he isnt a naturally hyped ko machine

[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.

[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.

[mrkyll]

Thats exactly why Hopkins isn't interested.

Dawson brings no money to the table.

Yeah.

I guess Enrique Ornelas is a cash cow, huh?

[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.

[Taeth]

This fight needs to happen, its one the most important fights in boxing, and two guys who should or are in the top 5 p4p fighting. This is a huge fight and I would like to see it. I felt Hopkins beat Calzaghe on the knock down in a really close fight, but I think Dawson is or will be better than Calzaghe before his career is over, he's harder to hit, he's faster, throws real punches, I think special things are in store for us between him and the deep, deep 168 pound field, but first he needs to beat Hopkins if he can. The biggest problem Hopkins had with Calzaghe was output, and Dawson is the huge output kind of guy, also Hopkins looked very quick and had plenty of stamina for his fight with Pavlik. I just don't see Dawson's problems which are mostly his defensive foot movement(which is choppy and way too slow) causing him troubles against Hopkins, and I think he would have a lot more success against Hopkins's defense because he is the fastest guy Hopkins will ahve fought since Jones in 93, and he's a lot more calculated and goes to the body much better than Calzaghe.