Does Chad Dawson have the heart to beat Hopkins

[Leighton]

Chad Dawson has the technical skill to beat alot of boxers. But when he is pressured and losing a fight he does not seem to have the heart to go that extra mile. Hopkins breaks down alot of his opponents with his clever boxing skills and never gives up. Can Chad deal with this.

[Mars_ax]

Chad Dawson has the technical skill to beat alot of boxers. But when he is pressured and losing a fight he does not seem to have the heart to go that extra mile. Hopkins breaks down alot of his opponents with his clever boxing skills and never gives up. Can Chad deal with this.

Dawson is someone who has tons of talent, but yeah, you aren't going to see the overly cautious Chad go all out to win a fight. Another of Dawson's problems is, his fights are usually snoozers, he's just not entertaining. I expect Hopkins to outwork Dawson and win a boring decision, mainly because, like you say, he doesn't have the heart to go that extra mile, he's just there for a payday.

[captainanddew]

If Dawson won the first 2 mins of a round clearly, then he is more than happy to stink up the joint for the final minute
If Dawson won the first 3-4 rounds pretty clearly, he'll definitely take an entire round off

He is content to outbox a guy to a comfortable 8-4 or 9-3 decision.

Against BHOP he is going to have to want it because BHOP will do anything to win the fight and stay relevant.

We'll find out soon enough if he really wants it.

[Spicoli]

I think Cap hit it pretty clean. His desire and fire in the belly are already in question before the bell rings vs Hopkins. Something that comes with a price.

Big to me is Dawson loves to downshift in fights and does not press advantages. He coasts and likes to look to control pace on his terms. He backs, he slides, he settles... he is fighting Hopkins who is a scribe in that exact thing. You can't out Bernard Bernard no matter what his age. Dawson has to come out of his comfort zone, initiate attack and come to terms to getting out thought and hit a few early & often if he has any hope what so ever. He should have listened to Manny. I think the last Hopkins I saw schools him.

[Mars_ax]

I think Cap hit it pretty clean. His desire and fire in the belly are already in question before the bell rings vs Hopkins. Something that comes with a price.

Big to me is Dawson loves to downshift in fights and does not press advantages. He coasts and likes to look to control pace on his terms. He backs, he slides, he settles... he is fighting Hopkins who is a scribe in that exact thing. You can't out Bernard Bernard no matter what his age. Dawson has to come out of his comfort zone, initiate attack and come to terms to getting out thought and hit a few early & often if he has any hope what so ever. He should have listened to Manny. I think the last Hopkins I saw schools him.

I'm not so sure Hopkins schools Dawson, but I figure Hopkins' performance will stink a little less then what Chad's does, and Hop will get the nod in a boring fight that will not be pleasing to boxing fans.

And I agree, firing Manny was idiotic, like I said on another thread, Dawson likely fired Manny because Manny was jumping his ass about being lethargic in fights, and trying to get him motivated for Hopkins.

[Leighton]

I think Cap hit it pretty clean. His desire and fire in the belly are already in question before the bell rings vs Hopkins. Something that comes with a price.

Big to me is Dawson loves to downshift in fights and does not press advantages. He coasts and likes to look to control pace on his terms. He backs, he slides, he settles... he is fighting Hopkins who is a scribe in that exact thing. You can't out Bernard Bernard no matter what his age. Dawson has to come out of his comfort zone, initiate attack and come to terms to getting out thought and hit a few early & often if he has any hope what so ever. He should have listened to Manny. I think the last Hopkins I saw schools him.

I'm not so sure Hopkins schools Dawson, but I figure Hopkins' performance will stink a little less then what Chad's does, and Hop will get the nod in a boring fight that will not be pleasing to boxing fans.

And I agree, firing Manny was idiotic, like I said on another thread, Dawson likely fired Manny because Manny was jumping his ass about being lethargic in fights, and trying to get him motivated for Hopkins.

Who is Dawson with now?