I don't know why Dawson is calling out Hopkins

[Boxingwizard]

Fans will just criticize him for fighting another 40+ year old, and if Dawson does fight Hopkins, he better be prepared for the load of backlash.

[El_Cholo]

Fans will just criticize him for fighting another 40+ year old, and if Dawson does fight Hopkins, he better be prepared for the load of backlash.

he has to clear out the light heavyweight division to final get some sort of respect.

Hopkins, Cloud, Pascal, Diaconu.

He's already knocked back fights with Cloud and Diaconu which hasn't helped him.

Hopefully, if he beats the four above, which could add the WBC and IBF title and maybe the Ring Title then maybe Nathan Cleverly will be ready to step and challenge him after he's beaten some names in the division.

Frankly though, the division is pretty poor.

[Kevin Jesus]

Not only that but also if he beats Hopkins then his fans will just say he's too old. In other words, yes he'll get a nice pay check but he'll get no credit from Hopkins fans.

[bojangles1987]

Disagree, a fight against Hopkins is the biggest fight at light heavyweight for Dawson.

[revs1227]

yeah he has a fetish for fighting old men

[Sir Tom Jones]

dawson needs to take on pascal and then try and beat Cloud.

[Adamantium]

dawson needs to take on pascal and then try and beat Cloud.

After he fights Hopkins, he can fight those guys.

[Pugilistic™]

Not only that but also if he beats Hopkins then his fans will just say he's too old. In other words, yes he'll get a nice pay check but he'll get no credit from Hopkins fans.

Hopkins fans wouldn't be the only ones who wouldn't give him credit for beating a 45 year old fighter ?

Most in boxing gave Joe no credit for beating Bernard, not just bhop fans.

I actually gave Calzaghe credit for beating Hop and still do.

[SplitSecond]

ring magazine still rank hopkins above dawson in the lightheavyweight rankings
so as dawson said, piss off, or fight him