Bernard Hopkins vs Chad Dawson rematch for The Ring and WBC light heavyweight titles that was held on April 28.2012 at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Bernard Hopkins and accidental head butts don't belong in the same sentence.
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We got to give to Bernard Hopkins for fighting At 47 it ain’t easy even at 51 Bruh there’s no one that can do that except the One and only Bernard (X) Hopkins 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
Agreed
anyone who says b-hop is boring isn't a true fan of the sport. the way he controls the pace of the fight even at such an age is amazing.
Hopkins was a proponent of clean living, didn't let his weight balloon up too much between fights - so I suppose that at least partially explains why he was able to fight at a high level at such an advanced age - that, & the fact that he had a reliable defensive technique. Both fighters actually fought well here, though it wasn't the type of fight that the general sports fan would appreciate. Hopkins carried some pop on his punches as well, so Bad Chad had to be wary of that the entire fight. Hard to say who out-landed who, & you probably had to be at ringside to be certain of scoring the fight accurately.
+kufujitsu 100% agreed
You don't understand boxing apparently. Bernard is able to control a fight because the opponents have to worry about his fat head. He tries to ram his head into their face from start to finish. If he gets you once, the fight might be over. He's done that in every fight,............then people say he's a genius. He's a shifty old thug and that's all. The stupid ass officials and referee's let him butt his opponent without making an effort to stop him. You get in with him and let him lower his head and rush at you. When he gets right on you, he raises his head throwing it side to side. Are you going to stick to your plan after that or keep a close eye on his big head?
Bullshit. His only secret is head butting everyone. Take that away and he gets mopped up all night long. He's a thug with a huge ego and a he's an ignorant racist.
MrMarco855 lmao mr Marco is back with his retarded comments
Funny how almost EVERYONE valued Hopkins’ boxing “skills” but John Ruiz was lambasted for his style....which was very similar...🤨
Bernard made 20 successful middleweight title defenses, John ruiz lost his heavyweight title to a light heavyweight...
@@alfredobermudez6430 and what does that have to do with his fighting style?
@@creoleDJHow many of Bernards fights have you seen? I've watched him since his fights with Echols, all the way up to retirement. Their styles were not similar and Ruiz has nowhere NEAR the skill level Hopkins has.
@@malachimatcho7583 I’ve watched Bernard ever since his 1st fight with Roy Jones. And as far as similarities with Ruiz, I’m talking about Bernard’s “skill” of always holding, grabbing, locking onto/damn near twisting the opponent’s arm, wrestling, and Bernard adds in the occasional low blows, kidney shots, using his forearms, leaning/pushing on opponents, and charging in head first that the refs manage to miss. He even managed to make Felix Trinidad appear to not be dirty himself. THAT speaks volumes in itself!
@@creoleDJ You act as if Hopkins fights dirty in EVERY fight. I know all of these tactics of his, and yes they are indeed dirty. But if my memory is correct, he also had a good handful of championship fights where he dialed back on that crap. All of that being said, Bernard is rarely as dull as watching Ruiz fight. Bernard had a couple stinkers, but none of them can compete with the stink bomb of Ruiz vs Kirk Johnson. Even dirty, I'd still rather watch Hopkins over Ruiz any day of the week! They are also not on the same skill level.
Right now I am watching online on ScreenVariety and I am satisfied :)
It's such a bummer that Chad Dawson's career went downhill after this
He should've never dropped to 168lbs after this.
@@chasestredic abosolutely he went down to 168 the most stupid thing in boxing history to even hype more that bum andre ward, that fight should have been at 175 where dawson was the kingpin
Chad dawson CLEARLY won this fight..but it was a ugly fight..alot of holding and dirty tactics by b hop
yeap.
I think the footwork on both sides was inferior. They both walked a lot with Dawson's foot position being much better. He just walked Hopkins down showing ring superiority and power. Making someone look bad and winning the fight are two different things. Hopkins had some flashes of his old brilliance, but it takes more than an occasional flash to compete at this level. Dawson won, but he needs to show more heart and run em down better. His jab was very good. He just needed to be more aggressive. Overall O.K. fight, but not great.
And with this boxing B-Hop hopes to beat Kovalev? Ha-ha-ha! Kov just needs to unleash his fury from the first round and then build up the pace of the fight every next round, raining hundreds of blows mainly on Hop's body and ribs and the old man will be done by round 5, not later. Chad and Bernie stood and danced most of the fighting. Kovalev won't give this luxury to Bernie, but will stich into high gear and will give him no respite until B-Hop is finished.
I would have given it to Dawson. I thought BHop muddied the waters mainly because he was outmatched even though his tactic appeared to even the fight some.
Eddie Cotton was the right choice of ref for this fight.
Chad probably wishes he never faced 'The Alien' now. His career turned to sh*t after this fight. 2 knockout losses and win over a journeyman. The curse of Bernard Hopkins is real, and 117-111? Give me a break. Hopkins however has won 3 straight and unified the WBA/IBF light heavyweight belts at 49. Wow, go B-Hop!
donkeykongcoin But anyway Hopkins did not show anything save for head bows and head butts. Dawson tried to hit him clean on his chin and could not, but Kovalev will instead be working on his old body and liver - there's no way B-Hop will endure this beating. And then Dawson was fighting at a very slow pace. Kovalev should switch into higher gear from the very first round and rain combinations of terrible blows on Hop's liver, ribs, body, ear drums, and build up the pace of fighting all the time. Then Hopkins will be done by round 4 or 5.
I sure hope that's not the case, I am worried for B-Hop how on earth is he going to beat Kovalev. I have only watched Kovalev on KZhead but he has huge power. I will still pick The Alien to win 116-112.
Only a fringe boxing fan would write something so dumb. Dawson moved down to fight Ward thinking Ward would have to move up eventually; a dumb move. Stevenson hit him clean and he looked fat his last fight. Make no mistake though; Dawson can fight. Hopkins had zero chance to win this fight without doing everything dirty under the son. Hes always been a dirty fighter with a big mouth. Heres hoping he gets stretched out Saturday night.
donkeykongcoin hopkins with his gappy teeth
@Wario's Gold Coin Dawson was weight drained against Ward. Dawson -- usually --rehydrated to about 200lbs, from 175, so he was already cutting weight to an extreme. Cutting to 168 -- metaphorically -- killed him. Stevenson could get an explosive ko, on anyone, at anytime. Chad Dawson injured his shoulder, early in the fight, against Karpency; in spite of that, Dawson should've won the fight, but was given a questionable decision. I am very confident you know, all that I just stated, but, because of your bias, you choose to ignore it. Have some decency; you're better than this.
Посмотрел бой частями (2, 6 и 12 раунды) - в них побеждал Хопкинс, увидел решение-не понял, в чем изюминка...
When Hopkins tackled Dawson to the ground, I thought it was hilarious
19/;25 is the result of the headbutt
Гендлин, вы какой бой комментировали? кто кого деклассировал? )) это не Ваш был день - необъективно и непрофесс. комментировали. бывает))
Hopkins is the worst boxer of all time!
No one of the the smartest boxers
Rounds 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12 Bhop. Rounds 3 & 7 were close and could have gone either way
Jimmy Pravong Have you been smoking?
googley98 Have you?
Chad should have kod Hopkins here. He waited way too much on Hopkins. The feints were working, he just had to let his hands go
I agree with Igor, Sergey will punch through bhop forearm and hurt him badly, give me Sergey.
Both guys would be destroyed by Kovalev. I was absolutely unimpressed by Hop. He was outboxed by the guy who was destroyed by Adonis and Adonis, in his turn, is afraid to come out against Kovalev.
Here we go again with the triangle theories...
true.
You talk like this was the first time you've seen Hopkins fight!
kovalev better take a page out of chads book here. dont back up when alien rushes and be first. i question kovalevs footwork though. can he be agile enough to move side to side or not get out too far on his front foot. kovalev is gonna get knocked
nice prediction...not.
BHop would head butt, elbow, one-punch-clinching and then cry foul mid-fight to catch a breath every fight. History is not going to be kind to this man.
We can’t change Bernard Hopkins That’s who he is and always Is . He might have dirty tactics but He sure is a hall of Fame material and A Great Division fighter . 🥊🥊🥊🥊
Гендлин был , хорошим коментатором . Но не в этот раз . Пора на покой ..
Bhop won
Trucker Tom nah sergio rivera won
I got it 12-1 Dawson. 1 Hopkins in acting at the end Lol. He was Will Smith, Aliens and all together becoming universal shit
If you don't think that Hopkins fights dirty by using his head,.......take a look at the very end of the fight. At 54:38,.....he charges one last time with his head aiming for Dawson's head/chest, hoping to knock him out any way he could. Any opponent has to fight 12 full rounds defending against his head before worrying about legitimate punches. Look at the nasty cut above Dawson's eye. Think that was caused by a punch? He butted Trinidad several times, and if you watch the Kovalev fight,.... you'll see Sergei was keenly aware of Bernard's head at all times. He knew that was the only danger that Bernard posed, so he had to fight very cautiously.
b-hop is a g...nigga came out in a ninja mask lol
+leftdaboss He thinks he is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle haha
+leftdaboss He's the executor.
Executioner you mean)) He is very good middleweight champion, but too dirty and kind of arrogant.....I prefer James Toney or Carlos Monzon!!
+Husabceuoa Cieabcueoa only thing he executes is illegal fowls.
I got held by chad Dawson when I was a baby
Robery hopkins won this one from 1-6 and the last one 12.
If you think Hopkins won this fight you need to find a new sport to watch.
Позор. Все раунды проиграл Доусон и выиграл бой.
Глянул весь бой. И у меня победил Хопкинс 114-115, и это при том что отдал Доусону 2 раунд (который он проиграл) и 3 посчитал как равный. Доусон 2 3 4 5 8 10 Хопкинс 1 3 6 7 9 11 12.
Не могу смотреть бои Хопкинса - он исповедует самый грязный бокс, неприятно смотреть.
Dude talking is annoying
hopkins is known for dirty tactics. hes a coward trying to play a grown mans sport
And people wanted Chad to Face Joe Calzaghe 😂😂 easy night for Joe. Those who suggested this guy should fight Joe (one of the greatest) don't know shit! I'm glad calzaghe retired when he did. He beat everyone up in the division even on their turf and would have trained needlessly to fight this joker! King of the division Joe Calzaghe 🥊
and nobody agrees with you... hahaha
Dawson should've never been at 168; he could barely cut to 175. If you're saying Joe would've beat Dawson at light heavy, you're obviously another delirious british fan trying to hype up one of your few good fighters. Dawson looked way better, against Bernard Hopkins than Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe almost lost the fight against B-hop, due to sheer inaccuracy and ineffectiveness. Hopkins landed, about good 11 punches, in the entire fight, yet, the decision was close. Joe had good stamina and durability, but, that would've worked against him, if he fought Dawson, because Dawson would give him 12 rounds of brain damage. Dawson rehydrated to the cruiserweight limit (200lbs); Calzaghe was a flabby 180. Figure it out.
Hopkins was a dirty fighter and boring ... that many people liked his style ... Go figure Glad Dawson got the nod ... He deserved it in the first fight too IMO
HOPKINS best fights came against smaller fighters
Tarver was one of his best wins and he was bigger.
Hopkins one of the dirtiest champions in boxing history.. outrageously overrated. Constant clinching, smothering with the head, leads with his head whenever he throws the right. Lost count how many times he’d “accidentally” head butt opponents. When he’s being outclassed it becomes more obvious as he resorts to blatant fouling
Even in this fight, which he lost, Hopkins ruined Chad Dawson. Chad's career went to hell after the 2 fights against Hopkins.
Hopkins didn’t ruin anything. Dawson did that to himself when he decided to drop down to 168.
Bhop won this fight
Chance Goodman No.......he really didn't......
hopkins is a horrible boxer to watch headbutts and hugs is all he does
Horrible fight.but Chad didnt take the belt...a draw easy or Bernard on general principle...117 111 please...
lol you stupid dawson won fair and square
They robbed Hopkins!! A 47 yr. old undersized lightheavy weight B-Hop did his thing
BHop got robbed so bad
BFlop
Hopkins is a BITCH.
Draw
Bernard Hopkins was just a coward in this fight
Hopkins not as good as some would suggest.. Threw himself from the ring too many times.. A little shy under the left tit.
WTF? Hopkins won the fight!