if a light hitter like graciano rocchigiani can knock DM out with one punch, dawson surely can knock him out.
Oh don't even start. Dawson is talented but what enough is enough... Dawson beats Calzaghe, Dawson beats Jones etc. etc. Michalczewski KO7, BIG stoppage victory. Dariusz was a beast in his prime, other than taking the first few rounds because he always started slowly, there's not much for Chad to do to save himself from the canvas...
Are you suggesting Michalczewski had a bad chin because he was knocked out by a punch he didn't expect, delivered after the referee ordered them to break? Dawson is not a powerful puncher by any means. Michalczewski has taken punches from world class punchers and didn't go down. Are you being serious?
I agree with you. I think it very likely that despite starting really well, Dawson would start to find Michalczewski's growing pressure too much to handle. I think Dawson would get hurt and then stopped, probably in the mid rounds. It will be interesting to see what arguments can be made to favour Dawson.
Over 10 fights...Dawson builds a big lead and holds out a late surge from DM to take a decision...3 times 7 times out of 10 DM grinds him down and stops him late.