I've been gone for a while...

[Fox McCloud]

Yo Bring and D,

who you got winning this saturday between Campbell and Bradley ?

Bradley is going to whip Campbell into shape. I still think Campbell got a fair, but fluke decision over Juan Diaz to bring him to prominence. I'd pick Diaz in a rematch if Campbell could still make 135. I would have picked Guzman over Campbell as well... too slick for Campbell.

Then, Campbell went life and death with an average Funeka.

Bradley, on the other hand, looks about as good as anyone in the sport right now.

Bradley by wipeout.

[Fighting Cougar]

Vitali vs Arreola is a done deal.

There is a six man supermiddleweight tournament between Froch, Kessler, Ward, Taylor, Abraham and your boy Dirrell.

Dirrell is fighting Froch, Sorry if you already know.

Pavlik vs Williams should be a done deal soon.

Tim Bradley is fighting Nate Campbell this weekend.

Cotto - Pacquiao is a done deal.

Haye is fighting Valuev.

Again sorry if you know all this news.

This is literally the best stuff happening thanks for the recap.

[Boxingwizard]

Remember the petrified look on Dawson's face at times in the first Johnson match, when things got heated?

Yeah....just imagine what his expression is going to be when Hopkins lands the right down the middle, ties him up in the clinch, and proceeds to rough him up until the referee seperates them.....

Poor Chad might break down into tears and I'm not even joking about that at all ; he hates the rough stuff.

I thought Dawson would of won much more convincingly against Johnson had he engaged less. He was winning rounds 3 and 10 until he got ****** and traded with Johnson. In the rematch you will see Dawson move in and out more, and it's not like Dawson can't box on the inside, he just needs to engage less, move in and out.

As for Hopkins, his physicals skills have deteriorated since 2005, in his prime Hopkins was less sloppier, more sharper, had a better workrate. He used to box beautiful now it's just ugly. If a Dawson/Hopkins does happen, I expect Dawson to win quite easily. I mean look at his fight against Howard Eastman

[Iceta]

I thought Dawson would of won much more convincingly against Johnson had he engaged less. He was winning rounds 3 and 10 until he got ****** and traded with Johnson. In the rematch you will see Dawson move in and out more, and it's not like Dawson can't box on the inside, he just needs to engage less, move in and out.

As for Hopkins, his physicals skills have deteriorated since 2005, in his prime Hopkins was less sloppier, more sharper, had a better workrate. He used to box beautiful, now it's just ugly. If a Dawson/Hopkins does happen, I expect Dawson to win quite easily. I mean look at his fight against Howard Eastman

Dude. You can't be serious. I can understand favoring Dawson if you're one of his fans, but nobody in the history of the sport has beaten Hopkins easily. Not even a prime Roy Jones.

[No Ceiling]

winky wright wants to fight erik morales @ 147

[loui_ludwig]

but I'm BACK!

I just moved, so we didn't have internet hooked up for a while, so I've missed pretty much everything that has happened this month. I know what has happened in the actual fights, but with fights that have been discussed, finalized, etc. I'm in the dark.

Anyone want to fill me in?

Pacquiao has surpassed God.
Cotto is shot/damaged goods.
There is a fight in september involving some fighter name Mayweather and JM Marquez.
David Haye is still Gay.
Darchinyan can't still accept that he got KTFO by Donaire but admitted he lost to Agbeko.
Pac haters still hating.
The Kltiscko still bore the **** out of us.
Victor Ortiz did not quit, the ref stopped the fight.

[ßringer]

Yo Bring and D,

who you got winning this saturday between Campbell and Bradley ?

I like Bradley by comfortable decision.

[Boxingwizard]

Dude. You can't be serious. I can understand favoring Dawson if you're one of his fans, but nobody in the history of the sport has beaten Hopkins easily. Not even a prime Roy Jones.

The thing is Hopkins is way past his prime. It's no secret that his physical skills have deteriorated since 2005, watch his fight against Howard Eastman. Later that same year he would lose to Taylor twice. He would end up having ugly fights with Calzaghe and Wright. Sure he beat Tarver and Pavlik, but that was because of Hopkins experience.

If Hopkins fights Dawson he's fighting a very skilled boxer. A much younger Hopkins I would easily favor against Dawson, but not at age 45.

[ßringer]

I thought Dawson would of won much more convincingly against Johnson had he engaged less. He was winning rounds 3 and 10 until he got ****** and traded with Johnson. In the rematch you will see Dawson move in and out more, and it's not like Dawson can't box on the inside, he just needs to engage less, move in and out.

As for Hopkins, his physicals skills have deteriorated since 2005, in his prime Hopkins was less sloppier, more sharper, had a better workrate. He used to box beautiful now it's just ugly. If a Dawson/Hopkins does happen, I expect Dawson to win quite easily. I mean look at his fight against Howard Eastman

I know you are a big Dawson fan and that you and I have discussed this one in the past.

I don't feel like repeating myself, but you know I don't think Dawson will be beating Hopkins anytime soon.

He's afraid to fight in the clinch, and aside from slick countering and leading with his right hand ; that's Hopkins' specialty.

He won't need much of a workrate to be able to defeat Dawson by decision.

The only question I have is whether or not he'll want to put on a clinic like he did with Pavlik (he's still capable of fighting at a high pace) or whether or not he'll be comfortable to win with the minimum effort possible.

[Bhopreign]

While you were gone Andre Ward took over boxing as we know it.