This fight reminds me of Judah vs Spinks I. Judah was content to box on the outside from the outset and only really began to fight from the 8th. This fight mirrored that performance , and probably tells the story of why Dawson had to travel to Montreal . In the rematch , which there will be, Dawson will understand what sells fights , will come out hard and stop Pascal , again like Judah vs Spinks II. Dawson will then become what he has been known to be the best pure boxer in the sport . But his BAD will be real.
you may be right, and then again, Mayweather senior may have been right when he said "Dawson has a lot of ***** in him."