Do you think Dawson was drained, and if so how much did it affect him?

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  1. AnotherFan

    AnotherFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The question is seriously meant. I just want to hear what impression people got from the fight.

    IMO Ward proved his superior boxing abillity. He always seem to have a way to approach a situation, while Dawson often dont and get passive. I think Dawson seemed affected by the weight loss, but I cant see him winning at 175 anyway. He would probably do a bit better, but I doubt it would be much.
     
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  2. avenel

    avenel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ward is nasty but i think dawson was def drained
     
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  3. Ahurath

    Ahurath Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wasn't drained at all. He's been dropped before maybe Wards hits harder then people think since hes fought alot tough opponents in his last fights.
     
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  4. The Akbar One

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    Dawson was definitely drained. His punch resistance was non-existent, and he also couldn't pull the trigger.
     
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  5. tobias

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    I've never seen such a poor Dawson. Johnson, Tarver, Diaconu, Pascal, Hopkins never dropped him before.
     
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  6. AnotherFan

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    Showed typical signs of beeing drained.
     
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  7. tottenham19

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    I wouldn't say he was drained, but your punch resistance diminishes when you do cut weight and rehydrate. He never had a good chin at 175, and he had an even worse chin at 168. Pretty simple.
     
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  8. The Akbar One

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    Last night he didn't look like he had a good chin. At 175, his chin was above average. The couple times he tasted canvas, he got up, and worked through it.

    I knew he was in trouble when I saw that he re-hydrated all the way back into the 180s just like he does for his light heavyweight fights. To me that shows a tough weight cut, and can't be good for the body. He also looked a bit slim at the weigh in about the neck.
     
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  9. REEVO

    REEVO Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not good for you dropping weight like that suprised he made the weight........
    Look at the size of the fella Im the same size as him in height and build i am pretty fit and i walk around at 14 and a half stone..
     
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