From ESPN.COM:
The WBC did not wait for the California State Athletic Commission to have a hearing on the bizarre outcome of last Saturday night's Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson light heavyweight championship fight at the Staples Center.
Instead, the Mexico City-based sanctioning organization reinstated Hopkins as its 175-pound world champion and declared the fight a technical draw on Thursday.
"I feel very happy. I feel that justice was done," Hopkins told ESPN.com.
The fight ended in a storm of controversy with Dawson being declared a second-round winner by technical knockout. It happened after Hopkins, who missed a right hand, wound up draped over Dawson's back during his follow through. Dawson then grabbed Hopkins by the leg, lifted him and shoved him down to the canvas. Hopkins landed awkwardly on the edge of the ring, suffered a dislocation of the joint connecting his left shoulder to his collar bone and was unable to continue.
Referee Pat Russell did not rule that Dawson had committed a foul -- be it on purpose or accidentally -- and awarded Dawson a TKO victory despite no punch landing. Had a foul been ruled, Hopkins would have retained the title on a no contest.
As much as I love the sport of boxing, fights like this are the reason I along with many other fans are turning to MMA. There is so much BS and drama with boxing now a days it feels more like WWE than anything else. With that being said I will be ordering the next two HBO Boxing PPVs.
I will leave you with this little medley to enjoy over the weekend for those of you have yet to joined the MMA Nation.
-J-Rod
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