And do you think he would've beaten Diacanu a lot more impressively last night too. If he can, I think this is a good indication that Bad Chad is up shit creek with no paddle after Hopkins schools and roughs up this dude.
It will be funny watching Steward scream at the top of his lungs at Dawson in between rounds after getting schooled by the master.
Dawson is all wrong for Hopkins. Dawson would beat Hopkins. And, B-hop knows it, that's why Hopkins will never get in the ring with Dawson.
But, I don't blame B-Hop and I'm OK if he doesn't fight Dawson. He's 46 years old, He's a legend and has nothing left to prove in the sport. I would give him a pass for not fighting a young skilled fighter like Dawson who's a bad stylistic match up for him.
Used to think that, not anymore, then again B-Hop's only getting older so :dunno:
:haha: You do realize Golden Boy lost money on that fight, right? HBO didn't even pick that fight up. Hopkins is a dumbass for fighting RJJ.
That almost caused me to quit being a fan of Hopkins. Only thing in his career that he really deserves criticism for though.
Let's be honest...You don't want to see Chad Dawson win, that's why you don't like this fight, right?:fing26:
That is not how I feel. I was just quoting something that Schaeffer said on Rafael's twitter.
Hate to say I don't want the 2 top guys in a division to fight for the crown, but Hopkins vs Dawson would be so mercilessly boring I'd rather they skip it and fight other opponents.
People who say Hopkins is scared of Dawson are a joke, the reason Hopkins hasn't been reluctant to fight Dawson is because Dawson can't draw for sh.it and B-Hop wanted to fight somebody that brought in more money (Pascal, even an old Roy).
Dawson has way too many flaws that Hopkins can exploit. He has a ton of skill but can't put it together smoothly, and like Pascal he only fights in spurts and flurries. I also think Pascal hits way harder. I noticed last night Dawson is a type of fighter who doesn't know weather he want's to be a defensive counter puncher or an aggressive pressure puncher that gets him in trouble. With that said I do think it's a tough fight for Hopkins but a very winnable one even at his ancient age.
Hopkins is going to **** Dawson up. I'm glad to see the Dawson bandwagon is back and alive again, but I have no idea why. He looked like **** vs Dicanou to me. He looked somewhat impressive at times when he traded back, but he got hit way too much.
Hopkins would drill him with the right hand over and over again. Dawson is fast, but he'd be confused by Hopkins. He didn't know what to do against Pascal's awkward style, what's he going to do against Hopkins?
And Iceta is right, Hopkins has looked way better against all of their common opponents. That's when they were younger too.
Diaconu is a puncher which Dawson and Steward knew, that's why he couldn't just simply bully him around.
Really? He's a puncher based on all his ko's of his elite opponents?
Steward was begging Chad to bully him and let his hands go.
Chad had every concievable advantage, including power.
lol Dawson is a much better boxer than Taylor, he's like 3X better than Taylor. Good solid points though, but Dawson will be too quick for Hopkins. Dawson is a different boxer than Pascal, he doesn't wing his punches or leave himself open for straight punches. It doesn't matter how good Bernard moves, Dawson can fight in all angles. And I don't care how good Hopkins defense is, when Dawson is throwing 4-5 punch combinations he goes to the head and body, they will land.
Dawson is better technically than Jermain but he doesn't possess Jermain's workrate...
Dawson isn't sloppy like Pascal but he does leave himself open at times, especially when he's coming in on someone...
I hear you about the 4-5 punch combos but it seems like Chad only throws them really when his opponent is on the ropes or completely stationary...and Bernard isn't gonna be sitting there waiting...
I'm not hatin on Chad, I like him cuz he has skills but I think Bernard would take away his strengths...I think the Pascal loss was more than Chad being not focused...
Bernard beats Chad at this point any day of the week...
Chad's handspeed will be taken away by Bernard's movement...
Chad has never fought a crafty fighter like Bernard who isn't right there...u gotta go get Bernard Hopkins...
Stop comparing Dawson to Taylor...Taylor's workrate is far busier than Chad's and Taylor doesn't back straight up when you bring it to him...
I like Chad though and I sort of don't want the fight to happen...Bernard could give him a schooling and possibly ruin him
lol Dawson is a much better boxer than Taylor, he's like 3X better than Taylor. Good solid points though, but Dawson will be too quick for Hopkins. Dawson is a different boxer than Pascal, he doesn't wing his punches or leave himself open for straight punches. It doesn't matter how good Bernard moves, Dawson can fight in all angles. And I don't care how good Hopkins defense is, when Dawson is throwing 4-5 punch combinations he goes to the head and body, they will land.
Oh and it will be Hopkins who will need to step up his work-rate, and don't worry about Chad's career possibly being ruined, it won't happen.
Bernard beats Chad at this point any day of the week...
Chad's handspeed will be taken away by Bernard's movement...
Chad has never fought a crafty fighter like Bernard who isn't right there...u gotta go get Bernard Hopkins...
Stop comparing Dawson to Taylor...Taylor's workrate is far busier than Chad's and Taylor doesn't back straight up when you bring it to him...
I like Chad though and I sort of don't want the fight to happen...Bernard could give him a schooling and possibly ruin him
Hopkins said after the fight he wants either Bute or Dawson. Since Bute wants to continue fighting in the 168lb division and Dawson is now the WBC mandatory, Hopkins has no other option but to fight Dawson, the fight might happen in September.
We will see. I don't think it would be boring like people think it would be.
What b hop got tagged with sh1t he would usually never get hit with.
And nobody denying he isn't hittable. What we saying is Dawson would be all wrong for b hop. Hence the reason he hasn't fought him yet(and he may never fight him).
Hopkins said after the fight he wants either Bute or Dawson. Since Bute wants to continue fighting in the 168lb division and Dawson is now the WBC mandatory, Hopkins has no other option but to fight Dawson, the fight might happen in September.
Another thing that is painfully obvious too is Hopkins gets hit a lot less than Dawson does and has a better defense even while being aggressive. I don't know how anybody can deny the fact that Dawson is hittable.
What b hop got tagged with sh1t he would usually never get hit with.
And nobody denying he isn't hittable. What we saying is Dawson would be all wrong for b hop. Hence the reason he hasn't fought him yet(and he may never fight him).