by Ronnie Nathanielsz

World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman says he is waiting to see the video of the WBC light heavyweight title fight in which “Bad” Chad Dawson stopped 46-year-old Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins in the second round, after Hopkins was slammed to the canvas and couldn’t continue because of an injured left shoulder.

Sulaiman told BoxingScene.com/Viva Sports that Hopkins “got downed with a clear push by Dawson and hurt his shoulder. He couldn't continue and there is a serious controversy as they (Hopkins handlers) protested the action of referee (Pat Russell)  by taking the title again from a great boxer in the first minutes, with no consideration to the foul. I am waiting for the video.”

However, at the same time Sulaiman believes Hopkins, who by all ringside accounts looked slow and showed his age, should retire. He said “I believe that it is time for Bernard to retire.”