Comments Thread For: Dawson Stops Hopkins, Freak Ending in Two Rounds

[!! Shawn]

Salute to Chad Dawson...HE CAME TO FIGHT! He didn't give a damn about the Title which is why he was SO ANGRY!

People said coming into this fight "HE WAS BORING" "HE WAS GOING TO RUN" "HE WASN'T GOING TO COME AND FIGHT" blah blah blah

well from the very first Bell...HE WAS COMING FORWARD and looking to ENGAGE and clearly came to FIGHT AND PROVE A POINT...

I hate to say it...but I think B-Hop was faking...but I am sure GBP will get Positive X-Rays or what ever to try and make B-Hop look good...either way if he continues to fight HE SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO FIGHT ON PPV AGAIN!

LOL am I the only one that thought Dawson was saying that he wanted "PACQUIAO" next hahaha

If he was coming to fight, where were the punches? I didn't see him throwing any. I saw the same old sleepy chad dawson we always see.

[JmH Reborn]

thats a fair example, but those injuries are caused directly due to the other fighter. same with elbows. Dawson did nothing to directly cause Hopkins' injury other than shrug off a clinching Hopkins.

if you fall and hurt yourself in a boxing match, yes, its a TKO loss for you.

I thought it was a clear foul. His left arm wrapped around Hopkins's leg when he evaded his lead right hand and then put his shoulder into him while lifting his legs up.

I won't pretend to know the extent of the injury or pretend to know what Hopkins was feeling, but that was a clear foul and should have been a NC.

[UglyPug]

I think Hopkins is far too proud to fake an injury.

I think you FAR TOO underestimate the power of Hopkins not giving a **** and only wanting money. . .

come on? ARE U SERIOUS? hahahaha. . . it's so clear what he tried to do. . .

i think he ACTUALLY thought majority of fans would buy into his bull****.

[LAFIRPO]

As someone who has suffered shoulder injuries (dislocation and separation), an awkward landing like the one B-Hop suffered however benign it may initially appear can dislocate or at the very least dislodge the shoulder. The man is nearly 50, so a fall that one of us could easily withstand could do be more dangerous to him. Personally, I don't think Dawson's shove/tackle was that serious of a foul, but to rule the match a TKO is pretty embarrassing. Everyone here is saying that B-Hop looked bad in the fight, but I disagree the fight was slowly developing and both fighters were feeling each other out...I think that eventually Chad would have become frustrated at his inablilty to catch Hopkins and that Hopkins would have rolled to a decision victory. Hopefully, the powers that be will overturn this match and we can see a real fight between both of these skilled athletes. For now this is just another disappointment for boxing, as someone who was introduced to this sport by my Dad at a young age, and considers it one of my favorite sports to watch I am saddened and infuriated at the outcome.

The problem with what you have written is that Hopkins did the same thing more than 10 years ago against Robert Allen. So what was his excuse then?
And who is going to pay for a rematch when a fight ended so disappointingly?

I would rather pay 49.95 to see a rematch between Linares and De Marco.

[HOOGSTRATEN]

He was so willing to continue that he stayed on the canvas qith a grimaced look on his face. Ca mon, man, even if he did hurt his elbow who makes that pained look on his face. My little kid makes that face. He was acting.

He told the referee he was willing to continue, but the referee said you have an injured arm, so he stopped the fight.


Bottom line is, Hopkins was willing to continue.

Stop avoiding the facts you ignorant ****.

[edgarg]

Hopkins faced Echols with one arm after a similar incident didnt he?

Echols threw him to the ground, Hopkins dislocated his shoulder and Hopkins went on to win.

He didn't actually dislocate his shoulder, the ring canvas is very well padded with heavy rubber. He faked it to try to get a DQ, then tried to draw Allen in, and when that didn't work, after a round he began using it again as normal. A dislocated shoulder renders the arm completely useless, and is extremely painful, couldn't box with it. It's even more painful to reset it.

[Drunken Cat]

The Andre Dirrell award goes to... Bernard Hopkins! Cong**** old timer, never too late to fake it

Andre Dirrell? Oh, you mean that boxer who hasn't fought again since due to lingering neurological problems, and may well likewise never fight again?

[!! Shawn]

Hahahahaha! Hopkins didn't get hurt! I'm so glad this cheating **** finally caught up to him.

Dawson didn't hook the legs. Hopkins left leg got hooked when he fell, which had nothing to do with Dawson. That happens.

Hopkins didn't want to continue fighting. Simple as that. My 5 y/o son takes harder spills than that daily.

Oh, and I love how the same people who trash Vitali for quiting on his stool against Byrd in 7 rounds after tearing his rotator cuff are the same ones defending Hopkins' BULL**** now! **** OFF you racist bastards.

Yeah, because fighters always have their arms around another fighters legs... it just happens all the time right? Like 5-6 times a round. Everyone does it...

[projectpaki]

I think Hopkins is far too proud to fake an injury.

No matter how many times Hopkins fakes and pulls his little tactics, I have never seen him go so far as to have a fight stopped.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

Heartless Dawson came to fight? Give me a break. Neither fighter was doing **** up to the point of the bull**** that went on. Dawson often comes forward but neither fighter was doing ****. He's just a ****ing heartless ******.

??? Was you watching the same fight? it was Dawson coming forward and cutting the ring off, it was B-Hop moving backwards

Heartless is when you JUMP ON A GUY BACK THEN WHEN YOU PUSH YOU OFF YOU GO DOWN AND FAKE A SHOULDER INJURY! hahahaha