i dont think dawson will take hopkins his first defence after seeing him controll pavlik and i think when he is ready to fight him hopkins will have retired hopefully. but if he does fight him within a year hopkins will win
Hopkins won't fight Dawson. Either one could win, but Dawson is not yet a big star name fighter and is too dangerous for older fighters like Hopkins/Calzaghe/Jones, none of them will fight Dawson before they retire. I think there is a good chance we'll see Jones-Hopkins II, whether RJJ wins or loses.