Hopkins wants Dawson v Johnson winner

[Bhopreign]

See Dawson vs Adamek, Dawson vs Harding or the first Tarver fight. He has excellent foot work and foot speed when he uses it. It didn't show up in the second Tarver fight because he was more aggressive. I'm expecting him to show some good movement in this Johnson rematch also.

Im not talking about footspeed, but the way he moves around the ring.

[Jone2ts]

I think Hopkins VS either. I hope he does face the winner hopefully Dawson and does it again.

[STILL_DETOX]

****** fight either way...especially if he fights johnson. wish he fought adamek or roy jones

[Kris Silver]

My dream scenario would be to see Johnson whip Dawson's ass and get a big money fight with Adamke at Cruiser. And Paul Williams will whip Kelly Pavlik's ass and B-Hop can fight Paul and then finish his career out by fighting the winner of the 168 tourney if he beats Paul.

The 168 tourney is going on for like a year isn't it, so how's Hopkins going to be able to wait for the winner of that? He'd be 46.

That would leave him in-active for pushing 2 years, and damn old. Unless I'm missing something, that's just a ridiculous idea?

Another thing, why did Hopkins say he didn't want Dawson, didn't want to ruin another young guys career, now all of a sudden when he could have had him, say he doesn't want him?

It's not like he couldn't have even cut a deal a couple of months ago before Dawson made a re match deal with Johnson. His name won't be much bigger for beating the guy anyway.

So I just don't see much consistency in Nard's logic anymore, everything seems to point to him becoming more and more desperate/willing fight wise.

[Chunk..]

Hopkins said that he ''Didn't want to ruin the fabric of of boxing'' or some crap because he beat Pavlik and he feels he'd do the same to Dawson which quite frankly, is laughable.

[Kris Silver]

Hopkins said that he ''Didn't want to ruin the fabric of of boxing'' or some crap because he beat Pavlik and he feels he'd do the same to Dawson which quite frankly, is laughable.

I don't know what to think with the guy anymore with this. I like Hops but he said he wouldn't fight again unless it was by February of this year. Now he's talking about fighting on his 45th Birthday next year, what's going on in his head?

You had to be generous to go along with his whole "I don't want to ruin another young career" thing before.

I kinda was, but why did he face Kelly and not pursue Dawson at all? Ok tolerable and understandable a bit.

But why then make out like it's not cool in his books to face the next best guy in his own division?

He's had his chances to make a fight with Dawson, even over the last couple of months? It makes no sense.

Personally I think he was holding out for easier fights, with a better risk ratio. Froch being one whom oh, has just recently become busy for a year. So that's ones gone. Adamek not signing a fight and recently hinting on HW even so that ones less likely.

So all it seems like Nard is doing, is pushing further down his list of preferable opponents, and Dawson was further down there not because of his original excuses, but because he really does realise he has a good chance of losing because he's one of the least manipulable in the ring.

[FrankJack]

I think that Dawson will win both fights so long as he doesn't try to stand in there with them. Dawson can't fight on the inside and I don't understand why he was so insistent on doing so against Tarver and Johnson. I think that if he moves and boxes against Johnson, he won't have such a difficult time. Hopkins/Dawson won't be largely entertaining, but I think it'll be good for the more avid fans, not for the casual boxing fans.

[Iceta]

I think that Dawson will win both fights so long as he doesn't try to stand in there with them. Dawson can't fight on the inside and I don't understand why he was so insistent on doing so against Tarver and Johnson. I think that if he moves and boxes against Johnson, he won't have such a difficult time. Hopkins/Dawson won't be largely entertaining, but I think it'll be good for the more avid fans, not for the casual boxing fans.

This is why I never thought Dawson was this total package that people make him out to be. I think Hopkins would dominate Chad Dawson contrary to proper belief. He just wants to get paid decently for it so it's not a waste of his time.

[Iceta]

Hopkins said that he ''Didn't want to ruin the fabric of of boxing'' or some crap because he beat Pavlik and he feels he'd do the same to Dawson which quite frankly, is laughable.

What are you going to say once Hopkins fights him and beats him? People are looking too far ahead. Hell, I've got my doubts about Dawson being able to get past Johnson.

[Boxingwizard]

This is why I never thought Dawson was this total package that people make him out to be. I think Hopkins would dominate Chad Dawson contrary to proper belief. He just wants to get paid decently for it so it's not a waste of his time.

Dawson can fight on the inside, it's not his forte, but if he needs to he can. His offense is superb, but sometimes his jab is inconsistent. Dawson's weaknesses is his footwork, defense, and stamina, but those are weaknesses that Dawson can easily improve on.