Will Chad Dawson one day be as great as Joe Calzaghe?

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  1. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Will Dawson go undefeated in his career or have a few losses with a lot of good wins?
     
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  2. crespo21

    crespo21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No.
     
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  3. PrideOfWales

    PrideOfWales Winston Zedmore Full Member

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    It's a possibility
     
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  4. radab

    radab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's got No chance. No chance in hell
     
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  5. simon850

    simon850 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He will have a better resume, he nearly already has.
     
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  6. AbbeyFN

    AbbeyFN Active Member Full Member

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    Not a chance. If Glenn Johnson was a money maker the judges wouldn't have robbed him.

    Also, Tarver is over the hill and did fairly well against him.

    IMO he is a good boxer but he needs to do more before I can judge him as an A+ fighter. He is an B+ right now.
     
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  7. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I disagree with your opinion, but I understand you doubting him. As a fan of Dawson I question his commitment to fighting the best boxers, he seems to be like Mayweather getting into the politics and money. We'll have to see how he does against Johnson.
     
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  8. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah Calzahge in his prime had little to no weakness (see Eubank fight) and the only weakness that Calzaghe had was his fragile hands. Dawson has plenty of weaknesses he needs to fix especially mentally.
     
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  9. IrnBruMan

    IrnBruMan Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    It remains to be seen but I'm not impressed with his tendency to lose focus for up to a whole round at a time...it's like he loses interest halfway through a fight and shuts up shop for a few rounds.
     
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  10. PrideOfWales

    PrideOfWales Winston Zedmore Full Member

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    Dawson has already faced stiffer competition than Calzaghe did in his entire career.
     
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  11. AbbeyFN

    AbbeyFN Active Member Full Member

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    Hopkins has better ring knowledge and he would school Dawson.

    Kessler I am not sure of. I like the guy but he needs to step up to the plate and fight better fighters, and he is in the Super 6.

    The Super 6 will resolve a lot amongst those fighters. IMO one of the best ideas we have seen in boxing in years.
     
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  12. Thom

    Thom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In terms of ability and ring intelligence no, but you're ****ing joking if you don't think that he can put together a better resume if he stays focused.
     
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  13. DeanoFlash

    DeanoFlash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    very possible, If things go as planned, think he'll end up beating both Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones. That alone makes his resume equally as "impressive" as Calzaghe's.
     
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  14. 1lehudson

    1lehudson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To be honest Dawson dont need to do all that much to pass Calzaghe...A win over Johnson, a win over Hopkins would pretty much do it. I think that the win over Adamek is on par with Calzaghes win over kessler if not more impressive being that Adamek has actaully done something since that fight. The win over Tarver was greater then Calzaghe's win over jones being that Tarver was 2-1 vs this version of Jones. Once you get past Hopkins, Jones and kessler Calzaghe's resume doesnt have much to offer.
     
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  15. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    That doesn't sound remotely biased or ridiculous at all...(sarcasm)
     
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