Dawson Blasts Hopkins "You Can't Run"

[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.

[Kev]

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.

There's an important factor here that your missing though Ice.

Bernard technically was the linear champ at light heavyweight. He beat Antonio Tarver to claim the undisputed title and was the Ring champ. Since then he lost to Calzaghe in a close fight but Calzaghe has now retired. Also there was no belt on the line against Calzaghe as it was fought at 170 so Hopkins is basically still the linear champ.

You will see that the Ring now have the 175 title as vacant and it will remain as long as B Hop keeps fighting and avoiding Chad Dawson.

Dawson wants to be recognised as the the undisputed champ at 175 and the only way he can lay claim to that is by beating Hopkins.

For Dawsons status as number, for his legacy in beating the old champion and for the universal respect of fight fans he needs to beat Bernard Hopkins.

Wins over the likes of Tarver, Johnson and maybe Pascal or Diaconu won't make him number one the way a win over B Hop will.

Clearly Dawson wants B Hop, its by far the most significant fight out there for him, and he wants to say he beat the champ to become the champ.

[josef4334]

dawson better be careful what he asks for. 2 mediocre fights with johnson IMO with him losing the first one and now he thinks he's the shet... i say hopkins crashes dawsons parade and send him back to new haven with his jaw on a sling. they said that about pavlik kick bhops ass but we saw what happend

[Fenster]

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.

There's an important factor here that your missing though Ice.

Bernard technically was the linear champ at light heavyweight. He beat Antonio Tarver to claim the undisputed title and was the Ring champ. Since then he lost to Calzaghe in a close fight but Calzaghe has now retired. Also there was no belt on the line against Calzaghe as it was fought at 170 so Hopkins is basically still the linear champ.

You will see that the Ring now have the 175 title as vacant and it will remain as long as B Hop keeps fighting and avoiding Chad Dawson.

Dawson wants to be recognised as the the undisputed champ at 175 and the only way he can lay claim to that is by beating Hopkins.

For Dawsons status as number, for his legacy in beating the old champion and for the universal respect of fight fans he needs to beat Bernard Hopkins.

Wins over the likes of Tarver, Johnson and maybe Pascal or Diaconu won't make him number one the way a win over B Hop will.

Clearly Dawson wants B Hop, its by far the most significant fight out there for him, and he wants to say he beat the champ to become the champ.

The lightheavy title was on the line (it wasn't at 170). Calzaghe then defended it against Roy.

It's vacant cause he retired.

[Pugilistic]

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.

There's an important factor here that your missing though Ice.

Bernard technically was the linear champ at light heavyweight. He beat Antonio Tarver to claim the undisputed title and was the Ring champ. Since then he lost to Calzaghe in a close fight but Calzaghe has now retired. Also there was no belt on the line against Calzaghe as it was fought at 170 so Hopkins is basically still the linear champ.

You will see that the Ring now have the 175 title as vacant and it will remain as long as B Hop keeps fighting and avoiding Chad Dawson.

Dawson wants to be recognised as the the undisputed champ at 175 and the only way he can lay claim to that is by beating Hopkins.

For Dawsons status as number, for his legacy in beating the old champion and for the universal respect of fight fans he needs to beat Bernard Hopkins.

Wins over the likes of Tarver, Johnson and maybe Pascal or Diaconu won't make him number one the way a win over B Hop will.

Clearly Dawson wants B Hop, its by far the most significant fight out there for him, and he wants to say he beat the champ to become the champ.

Calzaghe - Hopkins was at the 175 weigh limit. Both fighters weighed in at 173 at the weigh in.

Just thought i would let you know.

[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.

[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.