Last night was hardly a banner one for the sport of boxing as we were witness to one of the most disappointing finishes to a title fight in recent memory. Fighting inside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Chad Dawson would seize the WBC light heavyweight crown from Bernard Hopkins but the fight?s finish was hardly conclusive or satisfying.
After a very slow first round, Hopkins leaned over Dawson and was then shoved off and thrown to the floor. Grimacing in pain, Hopkins advised referee Pat Russell that he was in no shape to continue and since there was no foul called, Dawson was awarded with a 2nd round TKO victory.
Former champion Winky Wright helped assist Dawson for this particular camp and feels that a sense of justice was served.
?First of all, everybody saw what happened,? said Wright, who lost to Hopkins via unanimous decision in July of 2007. ?Chad didn?t do anything to get disqualified. He leaned and pushed him off with his shoulder. He didn?t pick Bernard up, he didn?t slam Bernard, he didn?t push him. Bernard fell and he quit.?
