Hopkins vs Dawson: Focus on Bernard Hopkins (Video)

by Scott Christ on Sep 29, 2011 5:43 AM EDT in Boxing Video - HBO

Here's the B-Hop hyping portion of the PPV pre-show for the October 15 card headlined by 46-year-old light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and "Bad" Chad Dawson:

Naazim Richardson: "If you wanna put a car in a race, you don't get the one that's been sitting in the garage. He'd just fought Pascal, so coming back, he still had the residue from that camp prior to that one. So I felt like all we had to do was put the key back in the ignition."

Richardson has a great way with words.

There's also some focus on Hopkins vs Trinidad in 2001, which they're right was sort of the truly establishing fight of Bernard's career, and it's wild to think that a decade ago, he was "too old," plus the De La Hoya fight, the Howard Eastman fight, the wins over Antonio Tarver and Kelly Pavlik, and some hype for the Dawson fight.

I still say the "Believe It or Not" theme is awful, but oh well.

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Comments

I like it

I think that’ll be worth another very long saturday night (probably rather a very early sunday morning).

"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing – but none of them serious." Alan Minter

by DrHenrik on Sep 29, 2011 8:48 AM EDT reply actions

Love hearing Naazim speak

That was the best part of the 24/7 between Mosley and Mayweather. I agree that he does have a way with words.

by tacklerford on Sep 29, 2011 9:06 AM EDT reply actions

I don't know Scott

I do believe the Ripley’s “Believe it or Not” theme is a tough one to pull off, but I kind of like it. If they listed the accolades and not the name. Explaining how at 46 he was the oldest world champion beating a 26 year old title holder. And then going on to list all his other achievements after 40. I think there could be a good percentage of non-boxing fans who don’t believe it. Its just we’re witnessing it. The first video didn’t do this theme justice though because there is no way Dawson can erase these accomplishments. So if that is suppose to be the “or not” portion then it is faulty. But from the standpoint of what Hopkins is doing being unbelievable to include the shape he is in and defying the obstacles of age. It is very much so.

by tacklerford on Sep 29, 2011 9:17 AM EDT reply actions

It’s truly legendary. Believe it.

"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing – but none of them serious." Alan Minter

by DrHenrik on Sep 29, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions

I kind of feel that way too. There can’t be many boxers in Ripley’s, with the life-cast and all, can’t blame them for capitalizing on it, + at least it’s not Fire/Stormclouds etc.