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CHAD DAWSON BESTS BERNARD HOPKINS CAUSE “B-HOP’S NO PRO, HE’S A CON”
April 28th, 2012 By Pedro Fernandez
Dawson Throwing & Hopkins Catching
San Francisco, CA- Having fought a little bit myself, I have to say I despise dirty fighters and Bernard Hopkins is one of the dirtiest fighters I have ever watched. Fighting almost like Eusebio Pedroza did in a WBA 126 lb. title defense against Juan Laporte in 1982, a fight overturned by the New Jersey Athletic Commission because Pedroza had committed in excess of 120 fouls, yet he was only penalized twice and lost two points. The WBA refused to undo the injustice. That being said, referee Eddie Cotton broke Chad Dawson and Hopkins around 120 times tonight and that again was because Bernard Hopkins, and I don’t give a s*it how old he is, Bernard is more than a dirty fighter, a stronger term applies, maybe filthy might be more appropriate.
DAWSON WINS FIGHT THAT WAS A MAJOR TURN OFF!
Chad Dawson won easily on my card, 118-110, while judges Dick Flaherty and Steve Weisfeld tabbed Dawson a 117-111 winner. Inexplicably, the third judge, a former fighter who should never be allowed to work a major fight again, Luis Rivera had the one-sided match 114-114, a travesty to put it mildly. Dawson, working behind his long right jab, won the first two frames without a lot of fireworks. The Delaware based fighter, a southpaw may have taken the third and fourth rounds off. But after that, all Hopkins did was throw, land on occasion, then grab, attempt tackles and head butt.
NEVER SAW A COMBINATION HEAD BUTT PRIOR!
In the second round, Hopkins landed a one-two head butt. I’m not joking as I saw it live and again on the replay. Had Eddie Cotton done his job, he would have taken points away from Hopkins, instead of separating the boxers some 120 times. Because of Bernard’s fouling, something every boxing official and fan knows is what he does best, Cotton broke the fighters before Bernard could do something so blatant that he would have had to disqualify the Philadelphia born fighter.
REFEREE LACKED DECISIVENESS AND OR GUTS!
At one point in the late rounds, Hopkins tackled Dawson with impunity and yet Cotton, who in my mind did everything he could to screw Lennox Lewis when he beat Mike Tyson in 2002, did nothing but wipe off the gloves of Dawson and Hopkins before prompting them to continue. If ever there were ever a need for two instructional videos of how not to referee a boxing match, the Lewis-Tyson and tonight’s Dawson-Hopkins fight are the ones that should be utilized, for it was Cotton’s ineptness, Hopkins’ fouling, and Luis Rivera’s scorecard that were the “low lights” of the HBO broadcast.
DAWSON DID HIS THING….BUTT, BUTT!
With his left cross landing with regularity, Dawson controlled the fight with power punches. Yes, he used the jab to set it up, but each time he would land, Hopkins would grab and hold, sometimes butt, this before Cotton almost instantly broke the two fighters. Dawson complained about the head butts after it was over, and I only noted one time when Cotton admonished Hopkins, who in essence was a three handed fighter who grabbed Dawson with the two gloved ones, while spearing him with the other.
HOPKINS VOWS TO CONTINUE
Bernard Hopkins hasn’t had an exciting win since September 2001 and his rout of Felix Trinidad. His win over Kelly Pavlik is called into question because Pavlik was a drunk! Outside of that, in the 11 years that have passed since Trinidad, Hopkins been less than impressive. What in the hell are the HBO brass thinking by putting B-Hop on TV? There was no way a casual sports fan would want to watch another boxing match after witnessing the holding, clinching, spearing and tackling exhibition put forth by Hopkins. Afterwards, Hopkins stated he would continue to box, when at 47 and after so many horrid fights, Bernard has gone far beyond wearing out his welcome!
CREDIT DAWSON WHO WAS IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION
Although trainer John Scully got Dawson in good shape, he should have been on referee Cotton like white on rice. But knowing John, who was a never a whiner or a complainer in his fighting days, but tonight he should have been in Cotton’s ear if not his face. “Bad Chad” wasn’t “bad” but he didn’t look “great” either, something Hopkins made sure of for he knew after five rounds that there was no way in hell he was going to win.
WITH HOPKINS OUT OF THE WAY, MAYBE DAWSON CAN BE “BAD CHAD”
With a record now of 32-1, 17 KOs, Dawson will need four to six months for his head-butt caused cuts to heal. Hopefully he can fight somebody that will not only engage, but won’t resort to clutching as Bernard did. Hopkins is now 52-6, 32 KOs. Not trying to be religious here, but if there is a boxing God, I pray that he never again allows Hopkins to steal precious television time away from young fighters and at the same time drive away boxing fans in droves! As for his career in boxing, “May It Rest In Peace,” because “Bernard’s no pro, he’s a con!”
Pedro Fernandez
Agree with Pedro that bhop is a dirty fighter, boring to watch, i only watch him fight hoping he would lose or get himself a beating.
I was thinking the exact same thing. The greatest con and somehow i guessed your headline. I was going to call you but I figured you fell asleep as you often do during Bernards fights. 47 years old?? Wow, what kind of therapy is this guy in to????
He’s pretty much the black John Ruiz only smarter/a better hustler.
Hopkins bullsh**’s his way through fights. Every time i watch him fight I want that hour back. I now DVR it and speed through it. He threw about 400 punches for the fight. The Klitschko’s throw about 50-60 punches a round. I used to see Luis Rivera in Gleason’s refereeing sparring sessions. With his scoring he should move to Vegas.
Hopkins complained that Boxing isn’t MMA after Dawson threw him. He’s right headbutting isn’t allowed in MMA.
I had the fight 119=109 Dawson. Hopkins would run around then do his batman imitation of coming in over the top and hold. My wife who knows nothing about boxing and really hates it said “what is that guy doing?”(meaning Hopkins). Eddie Cotton should have warned Hopkins strongly and then started deduction of points. Another example of a horrible Hopkins display. Even the stay at home fans were conned. They at least pay for HBO. What the hell fight was Luis Rivera watching??
Why Hopkins is still fighting is beyond comprehension, what a boring fighter at this stage, with his knot boxing strategy
I can’t believe Slopkins has been allowed to fight this way for a decade! Ward and Casamayor are a close second!
That headbutt combo was atrocious… Especially coming from the guy who was calling Dawson dirty and crying that this is Boxing and not the UFC… They don’t even allow headbutts in the UFC… And he’s using them in combination?!!!
But Pedro, you failed to mention what a “generous” tipper B-Hop is with those that wait on him at all of his favorite Vegas restaurants.
Pedro, I can’t think of any additional comments to this story. You are right on with this story!
The mugger who becomes a boxer, the boxer who becomes a mugger. You can take the man out of the con game but you can’t take the con game out of the con artist. Once you lived that lifestyle it’ll forever be with you. Never leaves. One can only manage it and keep it in check so it doesn’t land you back into the penitentiary for something very serious. Love or hate ‘em; Bernard has managed it perfectly.
And he’ll be around for several more years to pick pocket a few more lucrative paydays.
His rants are downright comical nowadays. He’s screaming robberies and politics and foul play but he’s the house fighter with the support of a very powerful promotional company who in one way or another conned one of the judges to give him a draw. LOL, sort of humorous, just that when you think of how he once fought against who he has turned out to be these days. He needs to lose that script of yesteryear cause it no longer fits his current role.
Coming from you Jake, that’s an honor!
Well put, Wilhelm!
“Having fought a little bit myself…”
Is that right? Why haven’t you mentioned this before?
Pedro is ON POINT!! Dead on!..Thanks for sharing this truly trusted vision! Maybe now Hopkins will stick to being a PROMOTER…with Golden Boy and stop thinking like the CONVICTed past he’s had.
The con I was referring to sir was in the form of “Pro & Con” pro being a plus, con being a negative.
What are you referring to Mr. Gibbs?
Hopkins was of my favorite fighters about ten years ago. Now he represents everything that is wrong with the sport and people in general. It’s so ironic that he is the best example of what’s wrong with boxing and why people are turning away from the sport. He’s boring and dirty. Gets favorable treatment. The guy is a cancer on the sport. How he ever gets tv exposure is beyond me. Remember the performance he put on when fighting calzaghe ? As soon as he realized he couldn’t match joe it was all an act and dirty fighting.
Right on the Money Pedro! I tell you, if you were ever going to introduce someone to the sport of Boxing for the first time, avoid a Hopkins fight or you will lose the prospective fan.On the other hand, if you want to cajole someone into becoming an MMA fan, then by all means invite them over to watch Bernard fight.Truly hope this guy goes away, but as Wilhelm so eloquently put it, the guy will indeed stick around to pick a few more pockets. Once a Con man, always a Con man. Peace.
The ref did a great job of not letting bhop hold,hit,headlock,and headbutt his way to a win, bhop was force to fight straight up and he couldnt!…and he also looked his age. Even tho chad didnt put on a clinic against bhop, he clearly won the fight! bhop needs to hang up his gloves 4ever, and chad needs to fight guys under 36. Ward vs Chad would be a interesting (free) fight.
Well, it could have been worse.
The rematch could have been on Pay-Per-Screw like the first fight.
I “loved” it where in one sequence, Hopkins combined a butt, hold and attempt to knee Dawson all at once. That’s not old school anything, it’s just being a bum. Bernard is a bum. A bum with a mean streak.
If thats all Dawson could do with a 47 years old Hopkins it shows that he really lacks acumen. I think Campillo spanks Dawson, he has quicker hands respectable power and moves well. Dawson showed his limitations, offensively and defensively. he couldn’t close the gap against an old man and let Hopkins dictate the pace. I’d also pick Cloud to beat him as well….I mean people forget he lost to Pascal, convincingly may I add.