Scully says Bernard Hopkins already had an ice pack on his left shoulder before 2nd round
October 23rd, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: The understanding is that 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KO’s) injured his left shoulder when he slid off the back of Chad Dawson in the 2nd round of their fight last week on October 15th. When Hopkins injured his shoulder the referee ruled the fight a 2nd round TKO win for Dawson.
For now, the loss still counts in the record books until the California Athletic Commission reviews the fight in their next meeting in December. The World Boxing Council already overturned the results, ruling the fight a 12 round technical draw. The draw leaves Hopkins as the champion.
Some boxing fans think that Hopkins flopped and faked the injury to get out of fighting Dawson and possibly suffering an embarrassing loss. I don’t know what to believe myself, since I haven’t seen any x-rays or the MRI on Hopkins’ left shoulder. I won’t make up my mind about the injury until I see those things.
A lot of boxing fans won’t be happy until Hopkins proves that he’s better than Dawson by beating him. That unfortunately probably won’t ever happen because Hopkins’ promoter Richard Schaefer already said they won’t be looking to fight a rematch with Dawson. It might be better if Hopkins though, because at least if Hopkins gets beaten by Dawson, which is what I think will happen in a rematch, Hopkins will get cover for losing because Dawson is considered one of the best fighters in the division. But if Hopkins takes on a lesser fighter than Dawson and loses, it really will signal the end for Hopkins.
At this point I think Hopkins would have a really hard time beating the other champions in the light heavyweight division. Hopkins had the perfect opponent in his last two fights against Jean Pascal, who was pretty well spent by the 5th round, but the other champions are fighters that throw a lot of punchers.
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It’s natural for trainers to place an icepack on the back of a fighter’s neck. This help the fighter cool down faster.
He is in full rehab for the injury and he didn’t quit. If you listen to the fight you can hear him say, ” I can fight with one arm!” Then the ref walked away and the fight was over, that’s not quitting! Bernard is a true champion and he does care about the sport and he definitely cares about his true fans…
u dummy thats the back of his neck
it looks like its on the back of his neck to me
Scully told Dawson to lift Hopkins off his feet and throw him to the mat?
Hopkins stinking up the sport yet again, just retire old man
Who cares, its just a business to them …. they don’t give a flying **** about the public
thats on the back of his neck becoz he took a right in the 1st round and snapped his head back! all trainers do this! wat nonscence
My BROTHER AND I WAS SAYING THE SAME THING.wHY WAS HOPKINS CORNER PUTTING AN ICE BAG ON HIS SHOULDER OFTER ROUND ONE.WE BOTH SEEN IT.IF YOU CAN WATCH THE FIGHT AGAIN CHECK OUT HIS
CORNER AND YOU WILL SEE IT.I THINK HOPKINS HURT HIS SHOULDER IN THE FIRST ROUND BUT THE FALL TO THE CANVAS INJURED IT MORE.
I also think thats why hopkins trainer richardson do not have much to say because he know what the deal is.It`s not like him to be so quiet.he is usely an out spoken person,but now
nothing.why is he shying away from interveiws.
Then they will say the MRI scans are fake. If you believe Hopkins faked the injury then no amount of proof will prove otherwise.
Hopkins should just retire, he can’t keep b—sg the fans with his so called injuries, the fact that he is 46 years old doesn’t give him any rit to quit like he did, he does not deserve the belt, he has everyone convinced that because of his age he should be treated differently, he is a circus act with no respect for the fans.