By Dan Ambrose:

Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson round by round

Round 1

Dawson jabbing a slow Bernard Hopkins with stinging jabs. Hopkins unable to pull the trick for some reason. Dawson crouching, throwing combinations and lead left hands. Hopkins mostly trying to clinch and looking slow. Hopkins only able to pot shot with hand while following forward to try and smother Dawson. It’s not working though. Dawson firing on Hopkins with quick combinations and embarrassing the old champion. Hopkins can’t beat Dawson with pot shotting one punch at a time, but without any hand speed, that’s all Hopkins has.

Dawson 10-9

Round 2

Dawson continuing to make an old looking Hopkins eat jabs. Hopkins is just too slow and looks ancient. Hopkins gives Dawson a hard shove to the canvas. Hopkins running after Dawson gets up and making him eat leather. Dawson land a huge right hand to the head sending Hopkins in full retreat. Another big right hand from Dawson. Hopkins falls down after Dawson shrugs Hopkins off his back. Hopkins was climbing all over Dawson, and he shrugged him off out of annoyance, causing the 46-year-old to hit the deck. Hopkins didn’t want to or couldn’t get up. Hopkins looking over at the referee for a sign if he’ll take points off or disqualify Dawson. Referee not going for it. Hopkins seemingly crying, with perhaps his left shoulder injured. It looked like a flop from Hopkins. No foul called. Fight over! Dawson wins by TKO 2

What we saw here tonight was a young lion ripping apart an old lion. It was never even a fight. Hopkins was too old, too slow, and too past his prime to compete with the superior Dawson. Sometimes fighters get old and Hopkins was exposed tonight. Had the fight gone further, Hopkins likely would have been humiliated. Dawson was just too quick, elusive and skilled for Hopkins. It’s good thing Hopkins hit the deck and didn’t get up. It’s going to look bad if Hopkins’ shoulder wasn’t injured.

Results: Dawson wins by TKO 2 over Hopkins.