Love Bernard... but there are very few people he can fight without being a coward.

He can fight the old guard and get away with it, such as Glenn Johnson. He could even rematch Roy to end an old defeat even though that would be pretty lame. Calzaghe too. He could move way up to fight Adamek. He cannot, however, fight a single current young-ish fighter that isn't named Chad Dawson. This Froch speculation is pure crap. If he were to suddenly fight Froch he would look like such a coward. Seriously. Carl Froch wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in hell versus Hopkins. It would be the Pavlik fight all over again. Hopkins knows this. Cherry picking a belt in another weight class and ducking Dawson is just a sad move. A coward? Where the hell do people on this board get off? Y'all stay calling professional fighters cowards.

He can fight the old guard and get away with it, such as Glenn Johnson. He could even rematch Roy to end an old defeat even though that would be pretty lame. Calzaghe too. He could move way up to fight Adamek. He cannot, however, fight a single current young-ish fighter that isn't named Chad Dawson. This Froch speculation is pure crap. If he were to suddenly fight Froch he would look like such a coward. Seriously. Carl Froch wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in hell versus Hopkins. It would be the Pavlik fight all over again. Hopkins knows this. Cherry picking a belt in another weight class and ducking Dawson is just a sad move. i have to agree, hopkins can't go gunning for dudes like froch and pwill when there is a perfectly good fight for him at 175 in chad dawson. but i wouldn't go so far as to call hops a coward.

Beating Dawson would be for nothing more than street cred at this point. This is faux rage, and just something for X haters on the board to drum on him about. Hopkins already mopped the floor with Chad's two biggest opponents, he has nothing Bernard wants, it's just a tough fight. At least Froch, like Pavlik can help Hop with those Taylor "losses" when his career is reflected over, history will paint the picture that Hopkins was just too old for 160 when Jermain fought him with wins over Carl and Kelly and his mini spectacle at LHW. I'd personally like to see Hopkins try to get a belt at heavyweight, above all else. I don't get why he needs Dawson for a damn thing, he already has that big win over the undisputed MW champ for real legacy standings.

He's 44 years old and has proven himself time and time again, he should be allowed to "duck". Besides, a fight with Froch will be difficult and it won't be the same as the Pavlik fight because Carl is a different fighter from both Tito and Kelly.

The word "coward" and Bernard shouldn't be in the same sentence...

Why can't a 50 year old man not pick and chose who he fights?

I could have sworn both Roy and Calzaghe turned Hopkins down for a re-match. As for the Dawson situation, I am never too sure. But I doubt Hopkins is ducking Dawson.