Hopkins vs. Dawson

Hopkins to taste defeat tonight against Dawson

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Image: Hopkins to taste defeat tonight against DawsonBy Dan Ambrose: Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda – World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins’ fight with challenger Chad Dawson is about to start tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Hopkins, 46, has had a good run of luck in the past three years since he was last beaten beaten by Joe Calzaghe in 2008, but that luck runs out tonight against the faster, bigger, younger, stronger and much more talented Dawson.

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Hopkins-Dawson on PPV for $54.95 on Saturday

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Image: Hopkins-Dawson on PPV for $54.95 on SaturdayBy Allen Fox: PHOTO CREDIT: Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions – If you have some extra spending cash on hand for Saturday night you might want to tune into the pay per view card headed by WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson on HBO PPV for $54.95.

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Where does Hopkins go if he gets beaten by Dawson on Saturday?

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Image: Where does Hopkins go if he gets beaten by Dawson on Saturday?By Dan Ambrose: Although World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins won’t admit it, there’s a very real possibility that Hopkins will not only lose to Chad Dawson on Saturday night, but lost very badly by a lopsided 12 round decision where the 46-year-old Hopkins is swept on the cards by the younger, faster and more talented Dawson.

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Hopkins: My goal is to knock Dawson out; People are going to be shocked how I beat him

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Image: Hopkins: My goal is to knock Dawson out; People are going to be shocked how I beat himBy Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) says his goal is to knockout challenger Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) on October 15th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Hopkins, 46, said this to eastsideboxing.com’s On The Ropes Boxing Radio: “Most people are looking for me to beat Chad Dawson. Well, they’re absolutely right. But it’s the way I beat him that I think they’re going to be shocked and surprised about…That’s my goal and what I’m gunning for.”

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Cleverly wants to fight Bernard Hopkins in Wales

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Image: Cleverly wants to fight Bernard Hopkins in WalesBy Dan Ambrose: Frank Warren, the promoter for WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, wants to pit Cleverly up against the winner of the October 15th fight between WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and challenger Chad Dawson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Cleverly, however, has to get by his next opponent Tony Bellew, who Cleverly faces on the same night as the Hopkins-Dawson fight.

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Pascal could face the Hopkins-Dawson winner

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Image: Pascal could face the Hopkins-Dawson winnerBy Dan Ambrose: HBO is reportedly interested in having former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) face the winner of the October 15th showdown between Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) and the current WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s).

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