Dawson should stop ducking Diaconu, prove his shaky chin and act like a man!

Don't be insolent!

The Romanians couldn't put together that much money back then, but they found it in the meantime, obviously.

Here's the link that says Diaconu got almost a million dollars to fight Henry:

http://www.sport.anunt123.com/news/291046/Diaconu-l-a-%C3%AEnvins-la-puncte-pe-Chris-Henry.html

Here's a link that says Dawson offered Diaconu $50k step aside money to let him fight Johnson. Diaconu, of course, refused.

http://www.sport.anunt123.com/news/290854/Chris-Henry-a-criticat-dur-arbitrajul-din-meciul-cu-Diaconu.html

I heard Rudel Obreja, the President of the Romanian Boxing Federation say that he would do his best to get Dawson to fight Diaconu in Romania. A few more investors have been attracted to boxing since Diaconu's last fight and all have offered their support. They will do whatever they can to make this fight, because this is what Diaconu wants. Unless he gets huge step-aside money ($1000k) from Dawson, he'll insist on getting his shot. The last article quotes Diaconu saying that.

So...yeah...Dawson, as the Champ, would be offered at least as much as Diaconu was offered to come to Romania and fight him. No one has mentioned any concrete numbers yet because it isn't known whether Dawson is willing to fight Diaconu in the first place.

But given that they payed Henry $620k when he was in the "challenger" position, not the Champ, and that they were fighting for an Interim title, and given that the $1000k figure is banded about, and given that Diaconu, who was in the "Champ" position got $950k and given that there' more money on the table for a future Dawson v. Diaconu fight than for the Diaconu v. Henry fight, I don't think that $1000k for Dawson is too much at all.

 

Because they're almost certain that Dawson will go for Tarver, as arew all of us! If anything, they're more likely to propose the figure that Dawson would have to put on the table as step aside money for Diaconu. Diaconu says he wants to fight Dawson but he also says he wouldn't look unkindly towards $1m step aside money...

Obviously, I, as a fan, don't look at it like that. I just want to see the fight made.

Be that as it may, what is real is that they found one million euros ($1.56 million) to share between Diaconu and Dawson for an Interim Title fight. That is a lot of money! I don't know for sure how much Dawson has made against Johnson or would be making against Tarver, but I don't suppose it would be as much as 60% of $1.56 million. Even if he does make more...my point is that the Romanians have the money to make Dawson a serious offer, worth considering, not just a peanut offer. (This is response to those who say that the Diaconu fight wouldn't make Dawson any money!)

There were published numbers for what Diaconu and Henry made fighting each other. I provided you with the link. There are no published numbers for what Dawson made fighting Johnson. At least, none that I could find! That's not my fault!

It's not strange that the Romanians haven't made Dawson an offer before negotiations have started. The purse bid is supposed to be on the 3rd of June. I expect that they're trying to find the money to make an offer, in the meantime, just like all the other interested parties. I don't have any inside information so I cannot help you. I guess we'll find out on the 3rd of June, if Dawson shows up, what the Romanians can put on the table. I am only speculating thus far, based on publicly available information and on the purses of Diaconu and Henry!

My guess is that the Romanians are hoping Diaconu will be payed step aside money. If Dawson drops the belt, Diaconu is declared Champ but he'd be forced to fight Johnson. This fight wouldn't be as attractive in Romania, obviously, but I expect Johnson would get at least as much as Henry got...but probably more! From Diaconu's perspective, I think he'd rather fight Dawson than Johnson, because it's an easier fight, somewhat. The risk/reward is also better. However, he'd probably prefer BIG step aside money + the bigger share of the pot against Johnson, at the end of the day.

So, yeah, it might be better for both Diaconu and Dawson if they go their separate ways, but why should I care about that? I am not their promoter! I speak as a fan! I want to see this fight!

And here's the thing! Even if Dawson beats Tarver and Diaconu somehow manages to get past Johnson, I don't think Dawson will agree to fight Diaconu in a unification fight. The reason is his past behaviour. He has done everything possible not just to postpone a fight against Diaconu, or to not fight him, but also to make sure that he'd neve have to fight him! (He tried to get his mandatory status revoked indefinitely, not just postpone their meeting!)

Why?

Well, presumably because he thinks that Diaconu is a bad risk/reward! Would Diaconu be a better risk/reward if he beat Johnson? Sure! But I don't think it would be good enough for Dawson. Who knows...maybe Dawson just thinks Diaconu has his number...because it seems he'd rather lose a lot of money and drop the belt rather than fight his mandatory...

If I thought Dawson would agree to fight Diaconu if they both got past Tarver and Johnson respectively, I wouldn't go on about is so much...but I don't!

Not least, I go on about it because I am disgusted with what Dawson has done - not only has he not fought Diaconu - his mandatory, but he's also hugged the belt whilst not fighting Diaconu. Even worse, he's tried to get Diaconu's mandatory status revoked indefinitely, thus trying to stop the guy from ever getting a title shot with the WBC at 175! That's just low! The desperate way Dawson has acted in the process has made me think he will do whatever it takes not to fight Diaconu...ever...!

So...I'm going overboard calling Dawson out. I want to see this fight and I won't be buying any excuses. If Diaconu takes the step aside money...screw him! It's his right, but as a fan, I'd be disgusted.

 

I don't think Diaconu can get past Johnson. If Dawson beat him, he'd get legacy points because he beat an unbeaten, live, prime, hungry puncher, proving his chin and mental strength. If Dawson ducked Diaconu and Diaconu lost to Johnson, people would just say: "Yeah...Diaconu wasn't that good but he'd still have starched that shaky chin - Dawson was lucky to duck him!" Others would just laugh at Dawson for having ducked a guy who couldn't beat the old man, Johnson.

No...Dawson can only come out of this well if he fights Diaconu. Otherwise, he looks like a joke, a prima donna, or both.