By Dan Ambrose: Rather than trying to sidestep the highly skilled former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s), 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) says he’s going to take the fight and honor the agreement with Dawson. The two fighters’ camp are reportedly in talks for a fight in the fall. Dawson easily beat Adrian Diacunu by a lopsided 12 round decision last weekend while fighting on the undercard of the Hopkins vs. Jean Pascal fight. Hopkins defeated Pascal by a 12 round decision.
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Dawson hoping Hopkins agrees to fight him
By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) is hoping that 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) agrees to fight him next after hearing news that Hopkins’ promoter Richard Schaefer is looking for a way out of the Dawson fight. In an ESPN interview, Schaefer said that he will “look for contract loopholes” for Hopkins to fight someone else other than Dawson.
Hopkins may try and get out of fighting Dawson next
By Dan Ambrose: For boxing fans thinking that Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) sealed the deal for a fight with 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins by beating Adrian Diaconu last Saturday, think again.
Hopkins to face Dawson next
By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) needs to savor his 12 round decision win over Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) last night because his job is now getting much more difficult in the near future, as the 46-year-old Hopkins now faces former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) next and that’s a fight that is a really bad match-up for Hopkins.
News – Dawson’s Manager Thinks Hopkins is Afraid of Chad
By Eric Thomas: In an article on the Yahoo Boxing Blog, IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson’s manager Mike Criscio doubts that Bernard Hopkins will fight Dawson, saying “Hopkins is afraid of Chad. I think if he goes into the ring he knows Chad will be way too quick for him and I think Chad will take him [Hopkins] out early.” Dawson and his team figure it’s more likely that Joe Calzaghe comes out of retirement to fight Dawson than Hopkins getting the desire to step up and face Dawson for his IBF title.
Will Hopkins Fight Dawson?
By William Mackay: Well, we now know that IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson didn’t put in one of his better performances against Antonio Tarver last Saturday night, beating him by a 12-round unanimous decision that left a lot of people wondering about Dawson. With the fight well in hand after six rounds, Dawson had a number of lapses of concentration in the final six rounds, taking shots and not entirely dealing well with the little bit of pressure that Tarver was putting on Dawson.
News – HBO Interested in Dawson vs. Hopkins
By Manuel Perez: According to Dan Rafael at ESPN, HBO is interested in putting together a match between International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and 44-year-old Bernard Hopkins. It seems that HBO doesn’t have any interest in showing a bout between light heavyweight contender 40-year-old Glen Johnson and IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek. Instead, HBO would much rather see Hopkins face Dawson, who arguably is the best fighter in the light heavyweight division at this time.