Yeah thats why about 10 minutes after he said this he he had a go at Calzaghe for backstabing setanta. dont let that stop you having a pointless go at Calzaghe though. What Bunce was saying was that how can someone who cant sell 2000(300 the first time) tickets against a movie star who KO'd Roy Jones be the automatic fight for the P4P No.3. Bunce just isnt very clear, he likes a rant. He meant no disrespect to Chad. It's the American public that dont know who he is, and wont get behind him. Not a bald Boxing pundit from the UK. If it was any other fighter but Calzaghe this wouldnt have to be pointed out.
1. Adamek: Weight in Dawson fight: This content is protected Weight in next fight: This content is protected The second fight was only 4 months later. Think Tomasz was weight drained at all? Nah...what's 24 pounds, anyways? Oh, and Adamek was ripped at 197 and TKO'd his opponent, too. So it's not like he went all Toney or anything. Dawson also got put on his butt by Adamek. 2. Johnson: Age when fought Dawson = This content is protected . Many felt Johnson won the fight. 3. Tarver: Age when fought Dawson = This content is protected Age for rematch = This content is protected As I said, Chad is the This content is protected . He's nothing, and that's why no one gives a crap about him. The way he has run from Diaconu is embarrassing beyond belief. At one time, Chad was going to fight Diaconu. And then his camp woke up and realized Chad holds his right hand low and Diaconu has a murderous left hook waiting for Chad's soft jaw. Fight Tavoris Cloud, or Diaconu. Someone under 39 who isn't killing themselves to make the weight. Then maybe you'll draw more than 3,000 for an HBO card against a shot fighter like Tarver. * Danny Rand -- Channel your feeble-ass chi into your brain. If you ever try to go against a Power Man like myself, you'll be eating another rhetorical Iron Fist like this again. * This content is protected would have smacked Dawson around like Chad stole something from him. Chad would be competitive for a few rounds and then would get completely dominated as Joe was throwing punches when Chad was used to taking his infamous breaks during rounds. It would have been ugly. Bunce, as he often is, was dead-on. Chad can't carry Joe's jock, and he and his 3,000 fans certainly ain't bringing the $$$$, either.
stupid goon,this is the same guy who said amir khant was the best lw in britain after 9-10 fights against fw's.
Dawson beat Adamek like a red headed step child. Use weight drained if you want, it was quite clear that that fight could have been held at 195 in Warsaw and Dawson would have still kicked his ass. Next! Hilarious! Calzaghe built his pitiful record ducking American greats, waiting till they got old, then coming out of his slum in Wales, yet when Chad dawson virtually clears out his division the first chance he gets, he is the geriatric assassin? Hell atleast Tarver had a belt when Dawson beat him, Calzaghe was fighting Roy Jones after his brilliant UD over Trinidad. :rofl Hell Johnson and Tarver dominated and knocked out roy. You dont see Dawson chasing a "dream fight" with Roy at Madison square do you? Who the hell is Diaconu? Another European stiff? Why should Dawson care about fighting him. Are you saying that Diaconu is better comp then Adamek, Johnson and Tarver? A Calzaghe nuthugger talking about drawing power. Priceless. Couldnt even sell out madison square fighting Roy Jones jr and you have the nerve to talk drawing power. :rofl Had ****ing Don King giving away tickets in the streets and you talk drawing power. get out of here noob. Calzaghe aint **** for drawing anything outside of the UK. He couldnt sell out a phone booth in LA. This content is protected Joe Calzaghe couldnt even smack around Bernard Hopkins, got knocked down by a shot to pieces Roy Jones, struggled with ****ing Mikkel Kessler. And he's gonna smack around a 6'3 light heavyweight southpaw with speed and power in both hands, who actually punches and not slaps lol! Chad Dawson is 26 years old and already he has a better resume then Calslappy. Your boy better stay retired. "I dont wanna fight Roy Jones, he's been knocked down too many times, he's shot" - calzaghes biography. :rofl What a mook
He's the guy Chaddy dropped the WBC LHW title for, so poor widdle Chaddy wouldn't have to get his jaw broke. Seriously, do some research. If you don't even understand what's being talked about then you would be best advised to say nothing. Let me know which title Joe dropped to avoid Dawson. Freaking Chad ran to Mexico to cry to the WBC prez to save him from Adrian Diaconu. This content is protected . The guy's a straight fraud, and he thinks people are going to pay to see him fight Tarver again? BAHAHAHAHA! There's your next meal ticket, HBO. Have fun!!! Chad's a nobody. That's why no one cares or even wants to buy a ticket, just like Bunce said. Joe would have annihilated him, but he just couldn't get motivated to fight another Lacy like Chad. I hope Dawson eventually moves up and gets to fight Adamek again. That would be fun, especially at Adamek's current natural weight. Chad could get dropped like Cunningham or Banks. Step right up, Chaddy! I'm sure Tomasz will be real gentle -- he and his extra 24 lbs. of muscle. :rofl:rofl Bunce -- just keep calling them as they are. Bunce might not always be right, but he nailed it with Calzaghe-Dawson.
Hope you guys are noting that his reasoning for this is because of Dawson's marketability and ability to sell tickets. He is not doubting Dawson's attributes and actually goes on to praise them later on.
The title of this thread is extremely misleading, whether you've read his disclaimer or not, bunce aint ripping on dawsons abilities, imo he makes a fair point, dawson wanted to fight in front of 80,000 people last year and now is struggling to sell out a 3000 seat arena where tickets are $30, basically bunce is ripping on his **** drawing power to be fair to chad, no-one gives a **** about dawson vs tarver 2, if it was hopkins different story
So I guess nobody should ever fight Dawson because he's not a draw? It's not Dawsons fault he isn't a draw, he is not a boring fighter.
No it's not dawsons fault that he isn't a draw but the fact remains he isn't a name yet on the world stage. Nobody cares about dawson vs tarver outside of the usa that is the problem, until he fights a hopkins or another big name he will remain in relative obscurity. Like most people couldn't tell you who the **** paul williams is outside of boxing fans around the world as crazy as that sounds. Simply because he hasn't fought a mayweather mosely cotto or another big name. The only big name at light heavy is hopkins and it's unlikely they shall meet so really he needs to go down to 168 if he wants to make a name and money for himself vs kessler froch bute and so on or hope they move up. Now kessler froch bute etc aren't exactly world celebs either but what they do have is a draw ppv money from their home countrys. It's like nobody had heard of calzaghe in the states (outside boxing fans) until he fought lacy and hopkins. You need to be a draw to the casual fans.