~~~ Chad DAWSON v. Adrian DIACONU ~~~ ANALYSIS THREAD ~~~

As long as he doesnt fight stupid like Adamek and wait for Chad to get his punches off first he has a good chance of cracking Chad's weak chin.

Pressure pressure pressure is the key.

 

SHOWTIME web site schedule has the fight on for Sept. 29.........No venue, yet!:happy :happy

http://www.sho.com/site/sports/flash.do#/site/sports/event.do?event=454277

 

Yea I think it will be is strategy, a bit like Mayorga when he fought Forrest. He must always be on his back and never let Dawson hit him without making him pay the price. If he takes out Dawson from is confort zone, the fight will be a nightmare for Chad.:bbb

 

The fight will take place at the Arco Arena in Sacramento on september 29th and it will be on Showtime.

 

Diaconu WAIT??? Yeah, he'll wait about 2 minutes into round 1 before he starts trying to take Chad's head off. Dawson better be on his toes that night or it all comes tumbling down for him.

 

Dawson will TKO the overrated Diaconu. He ain't Adamek and doesn't hit as hard as Tomasz...

 

But Adamek **** the bed that night for some reason. I don't think Diaconu will. And I'm not so sure about Adamek hitting harder than Adrian does.

"The Shark" will be out for blood!:!:

 

I think that if Diaconu has one thing over Adamek, it would be power...

 

"Light heavyweight Chad Dawson's second title defense against mandatory challenger Adrian Diaconu of Canada will take place Sept. 29 (Showtime) at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., but it will be promoted by Don King, not Dawson's promoter, Gary Shaw. The reason: King won a purse bid with an offer of $1.385 million. Shaw was second ($1.3 million), Gankor Promotions third ($1.1 million) and Diaconu promoter InterBox fourth ($454,000). Showtime is considering adding a second fight to the card, which takes place on the network's free preview weekend. Bantamweight titlist Luis Perez is being considered. Junior middleweight titlist Cory Spinks was also in the running, but he is getting married and won't be available for that date, manager Kevin Cunningham told ESPN.com. "

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I think ESPN and everyone else is underselling this fight. This is a dangerous, ambitious young opponent, one very befitting for an aspiring PfP star like Dawson. He gets credit for taking this without too much guff (Tarver being his obvious first choice), win or lose.

Diaconu obviously has to pressure, but he'd better not just rush ahead without looking at what he's doing. That's my question with AD: Can he be as aggressive as he needs to be and yet maintain enough control to keep a decent defense in place?

If he gets wild, Chad will use his quick feet slip and counter, and Diaconu might get taken out early. Dawson's right uppercut could prove to be the decisive factor against a fighter such as AD.

On the other hand, he cannot be too cautious and wary of Dawson's speed, as Adamek was.

I view Adrian as a live dog, but ultimately Dawson is too rangy, fast and skilled for him to conquer. But he has a puncher's chance, and even when dominating, Dawson has proved to be hittable and hurtable.

 

IMO, Dawson is pretty underrated as far as punching power goes.