Originally Posted by ipswich express

He'd be getting well compensated for it.

Originally Posted by The Spider

The story goes that McGuigan "hand picked Dawson as Flintoff's opponent".

Hardly a compliment to Dawson that he's been hand picked as the guy they think a career cricketer with a crash course in boxing can beat. Still he gets for his trouble the trip, a payday and an opponent he should have a chance of beating.