Why does Chad Dawson get a pass for fighting shot old fighters time and time again?

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why does Chad Dawson get a pass for fighting shot old fighters time and time again?
    Look at Dawsons recent fights.

    Hopkins 47
    Hopkins 46
    Diaconu 32
    Pascal (he lost)
    Johnson 40
    Tarver 40
    Tarver 39
    Johnson 39

    So why does he get a pass for this?
     
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  2. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    The scenerio dosent differ much when it comes to Joe C....this is what's availible....he's now fighting a p4p guy and going down in weight to do so.
     
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  3. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Tarver had a rematch clause and he exercised it as far as I know.

    Johnson should have won their first fight as he almost KO'd Chad but Chad got a gift, so props to Chad IMO for giving him a rematch

    The Hopkins bout needed a rematch because of the first fight crap that happened.
     
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  4. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    He's fighting whoever's available. The current LHW division isn't known for its flock of spring chickens.
     
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  5. PBFred

    PBFred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Seems like an odd time to criticize when he's draining himself to fight one of the top fighters in the sport.
     
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  6. ajackman1

    ajackman1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    - He got a close win against Johnson the first time, so he kinda had to give Johnson a rematch

    - Hopkins despite his age was the guy to beat, the reason their was rematch was becuase of the debacle in the first fight

    - Your forgetting he fought Pascal and Adamek who were in their prime and is going down in weight to fight a prime Andre Ward

    - Tarver had a rematch clause, thats why their was rematch between him and Dawson.

    - Those where the best guys around, regardless of age.
     
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  7. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He fought the top fighters, regardless of age.

    And no, Johnson did not win their first fight. You judge fights on rounds kiddos, no matter how hard Johnson cries and whines after his losses.
     
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  8. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Doesnt differ much?

    Hopkins 47 - Dawson 28 thats 19 years difference
    Hopkins 46 - Dawson 28 thats 18 years difference
    Diaconu 32 - Dawson was 27 thats not bad and 5 years difference
    Pascal (he lost) - Dawson lost this one (same age)
    Johnson 40 - Dawson was 27 thats 14 years difference
    Tarver 40 - Dawson was 27 thats 13 years difference
    Tarver 39 - Dawson was 26 thats 13 years difference
    Johnson 39 - Dawson was 25 thats 14 years difference

    Dawsons last 8 fights hes totalled overall 96 years younger when compared to his last 8 opponents ages combined

    Calzaghe in his last 8 fights fought

    Jones 39 - Calzaghe 36 thats 3 years difference
    Hopkins 43 - Calzaghe 36 thats 7 years difference
    Kessler 28 - Calzaghe 35, thats Calzaghe older by 7 years
    Manfredo 26 - Calzaghe 35 thats Calzaghe older by 9 years
    Bika 27 - Calzaghe 34 thats Calzaghe older by 7 years
    Lacy 28 - Calzaghe 33 (very nearly 34) thats Calzaghe older by 5 years

    I will stop there but overall you can see a big difference I would think
     
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  9. bmf95b

    bmf95b Boxing Fan Full Member

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    I agree with this guy......
     
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  10. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Then he should have stayed at 168 and fought younger better fighters.
    So why does Dawson get a pass for this ducking and fighting oldies
     
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  11. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why all the passes then?
     
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  12. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    its pretty clear that dawson ducked a thriving 168 division at its peak to go and take the easy pickings in the 175 division.

    the american market is well known for overhyping its own fighters in the most insular, ignorant, narrow minded country on the planet.

    HBO and ring magazine lead the delusional brainwashing in the american media to make out that 175 actually had any significance and consequently chad dawson became a huge american hypejob for clearing out perhaps the worst light heavyweight era in history.

    its always been the team elite corporations speciality to identify and out american hypejobs before they are exposed and team elite accurately predicted that dawson would be exposed when a top 10 fighter from the 168 division moved up weight to 175 in plodding carl froch victim jean pascal.

    175 has been the worst division in boxing for the past 15 years and this clearly proven by how glen johnson went from being a punchbag in a thriving 168 division, to mixing it with the best in the much weaker, overly hyped 175 division.
     
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  13. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :rofl Dawson went up 2 divisions in 2005 and fought Harding and an undefeated Tomasz Adamek. Who the **** was he avoiding that was young and up n coming? Markus Beyer? FOTH
     
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  14. Cellz831

    Cellz831 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    why does Calzaghe get a pass for ducking him?
     
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  15. EMACULATE

    EMACULATE New Member Full Member

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    Dawson is a cherry picker because be avoided Cloud like aids. Another question is why wouldn't he clear up at business it pascaul.
     
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