It was one of the most disgraceful decisions I had ever seen in a boxing ring, and thankfully, it has now been overturned. When Chad Dawson was given the world title after body slamming Bernard Hopkins to the mat, it was an outrage. Hopkins dislocated his shoulder and could not continue, and the ref said it was a TKO.
Today though it has been announced that he is getting his world title back. The ruling of the fight has been overturned, it is now a no-contest, and so Bernard Hopkins can finally feel a sense of justice about what happened. How the referee could have made the original decision is beyond my understanding, but at least it now no longer stands.
Bernard Hopkins is a phenomenal boxer, and even at 45, he manages to keep up with people half his age. He is the Ryan Giggs of boxing, no doubt. He will never retire. So he remains champion, and it will be interesting to see who wants to step forward to take him on. Will we see a Dawson vs Hopkins rematch or another opponent step up to the plate?
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