Hopkins vs Dawson, who you picking?

[Pugilistic™]

I honestly don't think Dawson would be able to keep his cool after he keeps walking into traps, and gets cut by sneaky headbunts and short inside shots.

I agree, Hopkins is very good at frustrating his opponents and Dawson appears to get frustrated easily. Dawson likes to take rounds off which would favor Hopkins, Hopkins underated power would surprise Dawson imo also.

I just realized that Marti (Hyperion) used the same .gif of Hopkins/Tarver for both of our sig videos.

What a lazy prick that guy is..........

I demand a e-refund !!! oh wait i didn't pay anything for it.

I would of actually prefered the gif you have in your second siggy on Hopkins.

[street bully]

Agreed.

He looked like a child who had been caught masturbating, when Glenn Johnson was roughing him up.

Against Hopkins, he's liable to break down into tears when 'Nard goes Philly on his ass.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised. He did have the look of a beaten fighter when Glenn did nothing but put some pressure on him and turn up the heat.

[Kevin Jesus]

My heart would be on B-Hop, I think Dawson wins a UD. I would not bet on this fight(not money). I'd bet points on Dawson by UD, I'd love for Hopkins to win and retire on two young lions.

[ИATAS]

I actually think hopkins would possibly even KO chad. Chad has a shaky chin and like someone else pointed out, he doesn't like angles. He also fades late. He starts nice though, chad would probably win 2 out of the first 4 rounds on activity, nice looking (mostly blocked) combo's. He fights too much in spurts, Bhop would rough him up and catch him with that overhand right over and over. I think chad would fade hard because hops would make it a rough fight for him and eventually hops takes him out.

If not a UD for bhop

[slicksouthpaw16]

What does Hopkins do in a fight w/ Dawson that he did not with Taylor or Calzaghe to get a wide UD as some as you think?

Because some are blind. If they can't see that Dawson is much bigger, much more technically sound then Taylor, faster and punches at least as hard, then there is nothing else to say. Just bet them if this fight was too ever be made. You'll win a lot of points on here.

[marsman]

BHOP by decision or stoppage, referee stopping it or dawsons corner.X

[slicksouthpaw16]

What fight convinces us that Dawson doesn't like angles, because i have yet to see any indication of that. I seen Dawson play an effective aggressor against slick southpaw's like Gardner and Harding. Granted they are no where near Hopkins in terms of craft and are left handers, but they used angles and made Dawson come at them. When Hopkins has fought younger fighters with a diverse arsenal and true boxing skill in recent years, he has been out worked.

PS: Hopkins stopping Dawson is a good one, i forget the last person he did stop and that was back at middleweight pre Taylor.

[Pullcounter]

Alright. Lets say Hopkins takes on Chad in his next fight at 175lbs. Who would you favor to win, how and why?

chad by decision. hops has trouble with guys that are faster than him.

[ИATAS]

PS: Hopkins stopping Dawson is a good one, i forget the last person he did stop and that was back at middleweight pre Taylor.

exactly the reason it would make it more impressive. BTW, he has underrated power - he knocked down calzaghe and tarver and nearly KO'd pavlik, but pavlik is a tough son of a ***** and has a much better chin than dawson.

[Dan...]

I know Chad was not 100% impressive the other night but I still think his speed can give Hopkins a lot of trouble. If he has sufficient stamina to maintain a high activity level I think he could potentially edge a decision from Hopkins.

Having said that if they do fight I would probably pick Bernard by close decision.