Dawson disappoints again

It was boring because everyone knew the outcome before the fight even started. Hopefully Tarver will retire after tonight.

 

Great post...:good

 

LHW is so weak that Tarver probably still has a shot against anyone in the top 10.

 

They where fighting. I thought it was decent in the middle rounds, there where a few exchanges, each guy got buzzed a couple of times.

I'm not saying it was exciting, I didn't even watch the whole thing but it wasn't that bad either.

Wlad slapping at Iggys jab is not exciting.

 

its worse, much worse. maybe the worst fight I've ever sat through from start to finish.

It's either that one or Briggs Iggy.

 

was better than the first fight by alot I thought. They are both solid with their defense. Not the best but not boring.

 

To tell you the truth, I don't see much difference between Dawson and Pbf. They both are hard to hit, and they have power, and quick hands. They have the same winning percentage. At least Dawson hasn't been given a gift decision. Dawson will be hard to outpoint. Everyone should be calling him the baddest man on the planet. Maybe, Chad should try picking lower weight guys, and then he'll get that reputation.

 

WAS a very good fighter.

How much slower could his hands be? His feet were in cement.

When I saw he was stuck in slow-mo I was sure it was just a matter of time. But Dawson must not be good enough to dominate a shot version of Tarver. Everyone talks about the heavyweights, but 175 has to be one of the very worst divisions in boxing.

 

Bernard would probably knock Chad out in all honesty! He's chinny to a degree and when he starts to fade, it's light out most likely!

 

Dawson just doesnt impress me at all. The kid has fast hands, power, can slip a punch, but his focus is ****, and he doesnt really adjust at all when it encountering a difficult style, Johnson fight being the example.

He reminds me of Taylor. Athletically gifted, supposedly sound boxer, but not there mentally. Him taking the last rounds off doesnt bode well at all.

And despite his impressive combos, he left himself open when throwing. Someone that can fire off the backfoot and time him will hurt him badly

He lacks the X-factor, the champion level fighter factor. He is still young and has time to develop, but when I see a fighter this young, and they already look as though they dont have the fire and hunger, it doesnt bode well at all.

I can entirely imagine him putting on a Taylor-Froch performance against Tavoris Cloud for example. Outboxes him the whole fight, then takes the last 3 rounds off and gets lazy and Cloud comes back and ends up catching him with something big and stops him.

Cloud would beat him I think personally. He would force Dawson to fight at a faster pace, that is for certain. And if Cloud can carry his power late.....its all speculation, just my educated opinion

 

The only thing I agree with is that Johnson should have been in there against Dawson and not Tarver

 

I think Chad is a bad match up for Hopkins right now, but then again, I'm not doing so well in your challenge :think

 

Do you think it might be the wife and kids, family life? He looks like a really good guy too.