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  • Complex
    MVP
    • Oct 2005
    • 2494

    #1

    Hopkins vs Dawson II

    Dawson by UD imo
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  • steelcityjames
    Pro
    • Dec 2010
    • 877

    #2
    Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

    boring fight.... extremely unimpressed with dawson even though he won. he just doesn't have the "it" factor. fight was more competitive than it should have been considering his hand speed and nearly 20-year youth advantage. i don't see Dawson beating any top fighters in their prime from 168-175

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    • Money99
      Hall Of Fame
      • Sep 2002
      • 12695

      #3
      Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

      Not defending Dawson, but Hopkins could make the 2nd-coming look boring.
      It doesn't help when he fights a guy like Dawson who is also boring and only fights in spurts.

      Still, Dawson clearly won and I hope this is the end of Hopkins. He had a great career, but he's death to watch. If he found a sport where the only offensive weapons were headbutts and hugging, he'd never get beat.

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      • Complex
        MVP
        • Oct 2005
        • 2494

        #4
        Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

        Dawson vs Ward may be the only big fight Dawson can get. Same for Ward. Neither is an exciting fighter.
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        • edaddy
          MVP
          • Jun 2004
          • 2848

          #5
          Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

          Originally posted by Money99
          Not defending Dawson, but Hopkins could make the 2nd-coming look boring.
          It doesn't help when he fights a guy like Dawson who is also boring and only fights in spurts.

          Still, Dawson clearly won and I hope this is the end of Hopkins. He had a great career, but he's death to watch. If he found a sport where the only offensive weapons were headbutts and hugging, he'd never get beat.
          Agreed terrible fight..The way that Hopkins firght he could fight til he is 55 yrs old..Constant hugging, holding, and one punch potshotting..That referee should have taken points from B-Hop for holding and leading with his head..I was impressed with Dawsons focus this fight as he stuck to his game plan and used his speed and athleticism to beat B-Hop..I do think Dawson was trying to push the issue and fight but Hopkins wanted none of that..How he called it a robbery is beyond me...
          THANKS FOR THE TRADE SANDIEGO KEEP RIVERS WE'LL TAKE ELI

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          • aholbert32
            (aka Alberto)
            • Jul 2002
            • 33106

            #6
            Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

            Originally posted by Complex
            Dawson vs Ward may be the only big fight Dawson can get. Same for Ward. Neither is an exciting fighter.
            Ward can get Bute if he beats Froch.

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            • NINJAK2
              *S *dd*ct
              • Jan 2003
              • 6185

              #7
              Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

              Happy for Dawson but that fight was atrocious to watch..as I figured it would be. These guys' styles just don't make for a good fight. Love B-Hop but boxing is about entertainment not just survival and his style is not entertaining at all at the moment.
              EA and 2k have the unfortunate task of trying to balance on a tightrope of fun and sim while trying not to fall 10,000 feet to their death. Instead of a safety net waiting down below there will just be angry customers quick to move out of the way and talk of their failure.

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              • jtdribbles25
                Banned
                • Aug 2003
                • 1415

                #8
                Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

                I didn't find the fight to be as bad as most. Coming in to it you know what it is. I actually found it compelling to see chad get upset and have to retain his composure all while hopkins continued to try and cheat/craft his way to victory. i thought there were several instances in which chad actually looked about as good as you can against b-hop. Trying several times to take a "chance" and mix it up.

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                • Culture Rot
                  MVP
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 3018

                  #9
                  Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

                  Another bad night for boxing

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                  • edaddy
                    MVP
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 2848

                    #10
                    Re: Hopkins vs Dawson II

                    Originally posted by jtdribbles25
                    I didn't find the fight to be as bad as most. Coming in to it you know what it is. I actually found it compelling to see chad get upset and have to retain his composure all while hopkins continued to try and cheat/craft his way to victory. i thought there were several instances in which chad actually looked about as good as you can against b-hop. Trying several times to take a "chance" and mix it up.
                    Agreed, I don,t know why I expected B-Hop to do anything different as far as initiating the action.I thought after the second fight with Pascal he had at least changed his style to become more crowd pleasing and to take more chances, on top of that I thought he would be mad enough at Dawson for calling him out and would try to take it to Dawson..boy was I wrong..he fought like a fighter trying to survive, and protect his leagcy by not getting KO,d..I do agree Dawson tried to initiate the action and he actually did look as good as you can against a B-Hop in strict survival mode. Dawson grew up this fight he kept his focus for 12 rounds and kept hisd anger in check....
                    THANKS FOR THE TRADE SANDIEGO KEEP RIVERS WE'LL TAKE ELI

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