Dawson Defeats Hopkins, Calls Out Andre Ward

By Ryan Maquiñana
Norcalboxing.net

Dawson (right) wants Ward next. (Getty Images)

Moments after decisively outpointing Bernard Hopkins by majority decision for the Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight titles, Chad Dawson called out Oakland's Andre Ward to fight him next.

Ward, who incidentally enough owns the super middleweight version of both belts (and the WBA one as well), was the subject of an avalanche of messages on social media.  "S.O.G." was quick to respond:

With the lack of appetizing options at 168 pounds, hopefully the fans can see this matchup come to fruition between two of America's best, whether at 175 or a catchweight between them.

LINK: http://www.boxingscene.com/chad-dawson-calls-out-andre-ward-sog-responds--52310

Norcalboxing.net's Ryan Maquiñana is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his weekly column for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.