Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson: Why TKO Was Completely Bogus

After the highly controversial ending to the Bernard Hopkins versus Chad Dawson fight this past Saturday night, not many fans and analysts think the fight was scored in a proper fashion.

The handling of Dawson's body-slam of Hopkins late in the second round, which made Hopkins unable to fight on, was one of the biggest mistakes by a referee in recent memory.

There is no way that a boxer should ever be awarded a win, let alone a TKO win, on a non-boxing move that ends a fight.

With controversy running heavy in the boxing world, this was the last thing the sport needed in its latest big-time fight.

Although most experts feel that the TKO win will be nullified and changed to a no contest, the fact that the TKO decision was awarded in the first place is yet another embarrassing moment in the spotlight for a sport in need of a positive boost.

Adding insult to injury is how Dawson's camp is handling the whole situation. Dawson's camp is making making fools of themselves, claiming Hopkins quit and that he wasn't really injured.

Sure, a fighter and his supporters are expected to hype up any win they get. But when it come in the fashion this fight came in, you would think that after the adrenalin wore off after the fight, Dawson and his camp would concede that injustice was handed down in the ring. This has not been the case.

A rematch would be the only way to end this controversy, whether or not the decision is overturned, but a rematch is no guarantee at this point.

In the end, this is another bad ending to a big fight in boxing, and a separated shoulder has separated the public even further from a boxing in a time when it needs all the backers it can get.