I'm guessing he wouldn't preen as much to make sure everyone knows he's hurt. The glove-pounding on the canvas looked very fake, just like when...
In order: Ortiz headbutt, Hopkins continually fouling, Mayweather sucker punch, Dawson shoulder toss.
Yep. He was more emotional than I've even seen him be in the ring, obviously feeling like Hopkins robbed him from a great performance. And the...
Hopkins would have been allowed to continue if he'd said, "I'm fine, let's go." He tried to hide behind his "willingness" to fight with one...
It's just so easy to connect the dots: Hopkins has problems with guys like Dawson Hopkins avoids Dawson during Dawson's title reign Hopkins is...
I bet it falls short of 150k.
There were lots of us who predicted the "bad" version of Hopkins who fought Calzaghe and Taylor to show up against Dawson, which he did. I know...
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You are out of touch with reality. Neither man was effective in the first round, but Dawson landed the cleanest punch of the round and was much...
I strongly disagree. That's the whole point. He's one of the dirtiest fighters in the world and has been for a long time (and in many respects I...
Hopkins arguably didn't lose a round to Trinidad (maybe the first), while he clearly lost the first to Dawson (attempting only 13 punches total)...
So you don't recognize the pattern? This thread isn't about Dawson; he's just one notch on Hopkins' belt. Bernard has a history of this stuff,...
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I guess HBO had no choice. They ran out of money but were contractually obligated to put it on the air, so they made it a PPV to recoup some of...
It's gonna be bad, but that's probably for the best. We talked last week about not inviting friends over for this one, precisely because it could...