Dawson Blasts Hopkins "You Can't Run"

[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.

[blegit]

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.

Absolutely agree. And BHop knows Dawson is a problem for his style and age. Dawson is tired of being labeled the number 2 guy in his division when the number 1 guy won't fight him. At first I bought BHop's reasons but now its either fight Dawson, retire, or leave the light heavyweight division alone.

[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?

[OumaFan]

Ornelas is a stay busy tune up type thing, which makes sense considering his age, he's gonna want big money to fight Dawson.