Bernard Hopkins on Chad Dawson

[RL_GMA]

I don't think anyone is going to ridicule Bernard for not taking a fight with Dawson.

He's more than proven his abilities against top notch opponents.

One more fight and hang em' up BHop

[WLAD_OWNS]

Hopkins only wants to fight white fighters, he went after Pavlik and now he wants Adamek at cruiserweight or a Calzaghe rematch.

Racist Hopkins hates the fact that white fighters are dominating boxing, and he is still upset about getting beaten by a "white boy", so he only wants to fight white fighters now.

[ИATAS]

Hopkins only wants to fight white fighters, he went after Pavlik and now he wants Adamek at cruiserweight or a Calzaghe rematch.

When did he say he wanted to fight Adamek? The plan genius was for him to fight Cunningham (BLACK) because he is also from Philly. Hopkins said he thought it would be great to have two Philly fighters going at it. Adamek ruined those plans smart guy.

[Kastrioti]

I think both Calzaghe and Hopkins would beat Dawson.

[K-Nan]

He's 44 years old. Forty Four. That means he was born in 1965. 44 years old. Let that sink in for a second. One more time: 44 years old.


How many 44 year olds do you know of that fight back to back 26 year olds? Tell me.

he just beat pavlik who is 17 years younger then him. Why should Hopkins have to prove that again? Answer: he doesn't. He has NOTHING to prove. He has accomplishment more then just about anyone in the game is a HOF, and an ATG. And what does Dawson bring to the table? Money? No, he's unheard of even here in the US. Adds more to legacy? Somewhat but at this point, there is no need to prove anything. Where is the motivation for Hopkins, who said he's only interested in a fight that would motivate him? What about Dawson himself, what has he proved? He Dawson beat an old Tarver who Hopkins already dominated. He narrowly lost to Glen Johnson who Hopkins dominated and is the only man to ever stop. Who else is there? ::looks at resume:: nobody. I like Dawson but ah be real, he doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as hopkins.

It's Calzaghe or nothing from here, as he stated.

He shouldn't have to. But the fact that he's using the "I don't wanna hurt his record" excuse is just bull****. And beating Dawson after beating Pavlik is not "proving that again".. It's two completely different fights. I mean, you're talking like all 20-somethings fight in a similar way. LOL...

He's not proving that he can beat a young guy. We all know it's not about the age, for B-Hop. It's about feasability. The Pavlik fight wasn't a problem because it was doable. And it's no prob to be an opportunist at that age. But don't try to act like you're Mr. Merciful all of a sudden. Like your M.O. is to preserve the young'ns.

[K-Nan]

Hopkins only wants to fight white fighters, he went after Pavlik and now he wants Adamek at cruiserweight or a Calzaghe rematch.

Racist Hopkins hates the fact that white fighters are dominating boxing, and he is still upset about getting beaten by a "white boy", so he only wants to fight white fighters now.

He never said **** about Adamek, dumbass.

[WLAD_OWNS]

When did he say he wanted to fight Adamek? The plan genius was for him to fight Cunningham (BLACK) because he is also from Philly. Hopkins said he thought it would be great to have two Philly fighters going at it. Adamek ruined those plans smart guy.

Hopkins called out Adamek after the Adamek/Cunningham fight. He said he would school the "robotic white boy" Adamek.

Typical racist comments from Hopkins

[dde91]

hopkins has beat the best...errr ok. have i missed something has he beat the best fighter of his generation? errr no. he beat the best SMW of his era didn't he and this while having home advantage and getting his opponent to move to a new weight. again the answer is no. has he beat the only wortwhile MW fighter (apart from himself) he faced in his career at MW? again the answer is no.

which leads me to ask who has he actually beat? errmmm DLH, winky, tito all men who are smaller than him. pavlik again another fighter who had to move up in weight to challenge bernard, and Tarver which was imo a very worthwhile and credible win.

no mate bernard hasn't beat the best.

let me tell you why i believe he isn't facing dawson. hopkins is a clever guy, he has one of the shrewdest and most calculating minds iv seen in boxing. its no surprise to me that DLH wanted him as part of GBP. hopkins knows he would lose to zaghe, zaghe has only learned more about hopkins and will adjust to him quicker than he did in the past. right now i think just about everyone agrees that if they were to fight again hopkins would lose again and the fight would be another poor show.

so were does that put hopkins. he can't make 168 or even defeat the top dogs at 168 (kess, taylor) at a catchweight of 170. he can't beat the best at LHW which is calzaghe. so whats the point of him fighting.

i believe that hopkins will wait till zaghe has retired and then look to take on dawson and become a 2 time LHW champ.

I Believe that Calzaghe doesn't want to Fight Hopkins again because the first fight was a Fluke with the damn judges. Who the hell has Calzaghe ever fought. He waited till Jone and Hopkins was out of prime to fight them. Calzaghe then finally came to the states and didn't win the HOpkins fight in many people eyes.
He beat Lacy and Kessler. Hopkins beat PRIME DLH, TITO, JOHNSON, PAVLIK
AND ALSO TARVER, WINKY,

[krispy kreme]

Hopkins called out Adamek after the Adamek/Cunningham fight. He said he would school the "robotic white boy" Adamek.

Typical racist comments from Hopkins

Link please.

[ИATAS]

He shouldn't have to. But the fact that he's using the "I don't wanna hurt his record" excuse is just bull****.

Why is it bull****? You don't think Hopkins believes he can beat Dawson? Come on, it's bhop, he thinks he can beat anyone.

And beating Dawson after beating Pavlik is not "proving that again"

Actually it is because hopkins was coming off of a loss to calzaghe and people were saying he was done and should retire. Hopkins used pavlik to prove the world they were wrong. That's what I mean by he's already done that, he doesn't need to prove anything again against another young unproven 26 year old fighter.

He's not proving that he can beat a young guy. We all know it's not about the age, for B-Hop. It's about feasability. The Pavlik fight wasn't a problem because it was doable. And it's no prob to be an opportunist at that age. But don't try to act like you're Mr. Merciful all of a sudden. Like your M.O. is to preserve the young'ns.

How is the fight so feasible? Dawson has a fight coming up with Tarver. Hopkins already stated that because he is so old he has to fight soon, he cant wait around to fight. As he put it, the more he waits the harder it is to "start his engines." He has to stay active to control his thyroid condition.