Andre Ward interviews Chad Dawson on YouTube

Babality · Aug 20, 2026 at 4:22 AM

Sounds phony as ****. Why did he fight him then?

Lonsdale81 · Aug 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM

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I watched this segment from Ward's podcast with Roy where Ward mentioned that he'd just done the Dawson interview and that it would be dropping soon.

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He mentioned that he felt bad about what subsequently happened to Dawson after they fought each other because it basically ruined Dawson's career. He said he looked up to Dawson, that he respected Dawson who was a good family man and that he didn't to fight him and felt hurt when Dawson called him out (I don't believe that) at 175, 168 or a catchweight, so after Ward heard that he called James Prince and told him was willing to take the fight but that they were going to hold Dawson to everything he said, meaning he was going to drag him down to 168, a weight Dawson hadn't fought at in over six years, in order to ensure Dawson ''the good family man'' was as weak as possible

Dawson was amped up when he called Ward out because it was during his post-fight interview but when he was thinking straight he later tried to negotiate a catchweight of 170, just 2lbs above the SMW limit and 5lbs below the LHW limit, but Andre ''No Concessions'' Ward wanted no part of it even though that small concession would of enabled him to win Dawson's WBC LHW belt.

Why did he insists on 168? Because, as said, he wanted Dawson as weak as possible whilst simultaneously wanting full credit for beating a full strength Dawson and even later complaining about not receiving full credit

That was a Dawson who was getting beaten up throughout camp by 12-1 Lionell Thompson and dropped heavily and badly hurt/stopped by Edison Miranda a couple of weeks before the fight

Ward said this in May 2012 (he fought Dawson in August 2012)

"I am ready to fight the best 168- and 175-pounders that are out there," Ward told ESPN.com in a recent interview. "At this point, a big fight at 175 is interesting to me. I don't want to go up just to go up. But for the right fight, for a big fight, I would go up. I'm willing to fight anyone at '68 or '75."

And again

'People ask me on the street or on Twitter when I'm coming back,' said Ward, who is expecting his fourth child with wife Tiffiney in mid-June. 'Well, I'm coming. I want Bute but I'm ready for any big fight at 168 or 175 pounds.'

Hmm..

The reason Ward feels bad about what subsequently happened to Dawson's career is because he feels guilty about dragging him down to 168, a weight Dawson who has always been a softly spoken genuine good guy not a fake one like Ward hadn't fought at in over six years, in order to ensure Dawson was as weak as possible.

Ward has only ever knocked down 2 fighters at the world level, Barrera and Dawson. Sure, he fought a lot of durable guys but he couldn't even drop Allan Green who was far from durable but Dawson was going down in their fight from shots which weren't even concussive so for Ward to try and act like he beat Dawson in the fashion he did because he knew he had to be at his best to beat him is comical. A stiff breeze would've knocked Dawson over that night

Ward is one of the dirtiest fighters of all time and fouled his opponent's religiously, refused to fight on a level playing field, and expected everyone to play by a set of rules he never dared do whilst simultaneously masquerading as a devout Christian, having the audacity to lie through his teeth about being a dirty fighter when he was absolutely filthy, and even having the gall to cry about receiving a dose of his own medicine when opponent's fought dirty back
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Can't stand the droopy looking gimp.. he was SNACked to **** his entire career & always needed the entire decked stacked in his favour.. acting all remorseful about a weight drain he jumped all over.. his podcast is one big ego stroke.. man i wish Beterbiev had gotten his hands on him circa 2018 period.. Kalajdzic, Gvozdyk version.. Dawson on the other hand comes across well.. a decent honest fella who is just real about circumstances & life.

gollumsluvslave · Aug 20, 2026 at 4:38 AM

I felt Ward's interview with Zags was pretty decent and he came across well, but this one really rubs the wrong way. Ward acting like if he didn't want to fight Chad at 168 that anyone was forcing him into it.

Leaves a bad taste in the mouth and doesn't do Ward any favours this one - especially continually ignoring the 168 pink elephant every time Chad brought it up.

NoChin · Aug 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM

He took Donny's Stang.

He's a ****.

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