Hopkins V Dawson

nacho libre

I think this has the potential to be a good fight- well not good if you like an all out brawl, but it will be an interesting tactical battle.

Dawson if he is focused could well win this one. He is a skillful and a fast boxer, who can cause the wily veteran problems. He just needs to fight at a fast tempo to unsettle Hopkins

Spazdarn

Hopkins is so good at what he does, the last couple of fights he's gone into, I've always thought this has to be the night his age catches up on him, and he keeps defying the odds...

Dunno what to make of it, think Dawson title loss was probably just an off night...

magma69

I'm taking Dawson to win this fight. He's athletic and Hopkins has trouble with athletic fighters. It all depends on which Dawson turns up, he disgracefully underperformed in his fight with Pascal.

I'll be cheering for Hopkins though. I used to hate the guy but can't help but admire the man now given what he has achieved.

Boooourns

If Dawson leaves his hands go he should be too quick and young, i'd worry for him not having Steward in the corner though as he seems like a lad who lacks confidence and knowledge in the ring which is what Hopkins has in abundance!

coronaextra

Really looking forward to this one tonight!

As said above, surely this is the night that "Old Father Time" catches up with B-Hop.

Should be an interesting fight, but I reckon Dawson with good points win.

I also dont have much time for Hopkins for his antics down through the years but I have to take my hat off to him! what an athlete!

supersean1999

the verve were wrong the drugs do work, something very very fishy about hopkins

deisedevil

What time, roughly, is this on at?

Bodhisopha

deisedevil wrote: »

What time, roughly, is this on at?

2ish, 3ish, or 4ish.

Dusty87

Coverage starts at 2.

srfc1928

Horse****

bmcc10

What has just happened...Hopkins faking me thinks..

Bodhisopha

Poor old B Hop

clubwelly

That was crazy. I know Bhop is known for being cute but that decision will have to be reviewed and declared a no contest

theavenger

Wow all i can say is what a shocking decision. how can a ref class a body slam as a tko

makl

...on the same card:
"In another fight, Dewey Bozella, 52, who was jailed 26 years for a murder he didn't commit, won his pro boxing debut, beating Larry Hopkins by unanimous decision. Bozella said he was planning on only one fight" ... fair play

bellybuster12

Stayed up to watch that crap last night. B Hop didn't fancy it i reckon and took full advantage of some quality acting. He made the most of falling over and never for a second did he think he would lose the titles, tbh i'm delighted for him.

That kind of **** in boxing drives me mad, take the other fight last night for example cleverly vs bellew, they would have gone through a block wall to win.

Littlehorny

bellybuster12 wrote: »

Stayed up to watch that crap last night. B Hop didn't fancy it i reckon and took full advantage of some quality acting. He made the most of falling over and never for a second did he think he would lose the titles, tbh i'm delighted for him.

That kind of **** in boxing drives me mad, take the other fight last night for example cleverly vs bellew, they would have gone through a block wall to win.

Yeah thought Hopkins didnt fancy it aswell, tried to get Calzaghe disqualified in there fight for a low blow that clearly wasnt when the fight was starting to get away from him and the pace was too much. Fair dues for any man competing at 46 but Hopkins got bitten in the ass by a bit of Karma last night , he's always holding, spoiling and leading in with his head so hard to feel sorry for a guy who all of a sudden wants to play by the rules. If he hadnt leaned in all over Dawsons back and tried to push him down he wouldnt have been bundled over in the first place.

Spazdarn

It feels like every every fight I am interested in these days ends up either blown out in a retarded fashion like this fight did, or fails to live up to the hype in a borefest.

That kinda dive would put soccer players to shame.

spiritcrusher

Well, that was yet another shambles of a decision in a big fight. Piss-poor refereeing is rife in the last year or so it seems and it's really bugging me now. Khan - McCloskey, Mayweather - Ortiz, Mares - Agbeko (probably the worst of the lot but not really a "big" fight), the decision in the first Hopkins - Pascal match, pretty sure there's been others too that I can't remember at the moment.

As for this fight, I did think Dawson looked the more threatening but it was over so early it's impossible to know what would've happened, especially with Hopkins being the defense specialist he is.
Oi, you, officials! Stop ruining boxing!

Spazdarn

It stifles me that an athlete who lives his life the way Hopkins, trains and keeps himself fit all year round, is taken out by a fall from such a tiny height. A fall so devastating that he can't even attempt to get up.

Johner

Eh Dawson won't hold onto the titles, Hopkins will win the appeal and it will be a no contest and rightly so.

It was a foul by Dawson. Hopkins dislocated the joint connecting his collarbone and shoulder blade, why should he had to have fight on when he was the one who got fouled. If it is a severe tear Hopkins could be out for a good while.

Spazdarn

I have no pity for Hopkins that he was the victim of cheating when his whole style now a days, is throw a few digs, and hold constantly, while leaning with the head.

It will obviously be rescinded though... and we'll see another crap night of boxing in the pipelines.

spiritcrusher

I don't think anyone actually watches Hopkins expecting to see a spectacular fight but more out of interest to see if a man his age can still win, or hold onto a title, and how he manages to do it. Maybe it's the wrong way to approach things, but it was interesting while it lasted.

Frank Bullitt

Bad decision, but Hopkins was no way hurt from that, tried to get out of the fight and it came back to haunt him.

keane=cock

hopkins hit the deck and the ref called no knockdown and asked hopkins can he continue. b hop said yeah with one arm and the ref said no you have a lump on your shoulder. fights over!


HAS to be changed to a no contest. how can a champion lose his title by tko when no punch is thrown or landed?

disgracefull.

if as suggested b hop is faking it, shame on him. personally i dont think he is

keane=cock

just seen this


http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/update-on-bernard-hopkins-status/

whaaames

Personally i think its simple, it was a foul, but accidental foul so defo not a DQ as ive heard being thrown around (not on here though)...

Hopkins knows the rules, and he knows that before the 4th round it has to be a NC, which has always been the rules SO WHY wasnt it on saturday, it was an absolutely horrific decision and it will without question be changed an a rematch ordered...

Now as a boxing fan its pretty f****n ****ty to stay up till all hours and watch that but for bhop, he took an opportunity for another 7 figures, another big night and another shed load of PPV dollars...

It doesnt help the sport, but the fact is he was wronged (regardless of his antics in the past) and a man shouldnt lose his titles that way...

Spazdarn

Now that's its a given he's injured, my anger has subsided. Still a little pissed every boxing match I show an interest in these days goes to ****

nacho libre

ToiletFusion wrote: »

It stifles me that an athlete who lives his life the way Hopkins, trains and keeps himself fit all year round, is taken out by a fall from such a tiny height. A fall so devastating that he can't even attempt to get up.

Well there was definitely a case of the boy who cried wolf about what happened to Hopkins given his past antics, although bizarre as it seems some people have been killed or seriously injured while falling from a seemingly harmless height while putting up curtains, while other survive to tell the tale having fallen from great heights.
Now that it has been confirmed he was injured, given the power of Golden Boy I'd say this decision will be overturned.
I still favour Dawson to win if a rematch goes the full distance.