Hopkins wants Dawson v Johnson winner

[Iceta]

I've got no problem with people saying they think that Dawson can beat Hopkins. It's just these people that say ****** things like Hopkins would get destroyed by Dawson, and that's why he doesn't want to fight him. It's like they imply that Hopkins is ducking Dawson when it's not a case of Hopkins being afraid of him. He is just exploring his options. And with Adamek maybe moving up to Heavyweight, a fight with the winner of the rematch between Johnson and Dawson seems more realistic for Bernard.

[BernardHopkins]

Its all about giving the fans what they want

[hookoutofhell]

im actually really surprised by b-hops decision.

if he fights dawson (who i fancy to come through the fight johnson realtively easily) then i think he will lose. maybe b-hop looks at him and thinks dawson is still a little green, hes a southpaw (and b-hopnormally does well against them) and he still has flaws that b-hop can do exploit.

but ultimately i think dawson is the sort of large, athletic, quick fighter that hopkins simply won't do well against (i.e. RJJ, taylor). i see hopkins giving him a few problems but dawson will pull out the decision followed by crys of robbery from bernard and his small army of followers.

[Abstraction]

Prime v Prime. Hopkins wins imo.

Hopkins is 44 now though, and will probably be 45 if he does face Dawson/Johnson...

[TRAVI$]

I see a boring decision win for Hopkins against Dawson.

[Iceta]

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.

Yeah. I wasn't implying that he can't fight on the inside at all. I just meant that the reason he will have problems with Glen Johnson and Bernard Hopkins (if the fight happens) is because that is those other guys' territory and they are better at it. And a poster earlier in the thread said that Dawson needs to use his attributes which are his reach advantage and his jab. He does have a decent uppercut. But he often times sacrifices defense for it and it causes him to get tagged.

[Alec900]

so Hopkins is actually going to fight a light heavyweight? yeah right

[VatoMulatto]

Dawson would be too fast for Hopkins and win by UD. A fight against Johnson is a much better match-up for Hopkins. I'd pick hop to beat Johnson.

[ßringer]

so Hopkins is actually going to fight a light heavyweight? yeah right

[daggum]

so Hopkins is actually going to fight a light heavyweight? yeah right

if trinidad was still a welterweight when he fought hopkins isn't hopkins still a middleweight when he fights at light heavy? can you have it both ways in haterville?