What do you fellers think of Chad "Bad" Dawson?

Good, not great.

 

Calzaghe, Hopkins, Pavlik, Taylor, Tarver, Roy Jones Jnr, Froch, Bute will all beat him and all beat him comfortably.

If he was not American people would not be talking about him. Seriously if Froch or Kessler were from New York or Baltimore, people would be going ape **** about him.

He is another over hyped American just like Lacy was. He is just very average.

Infact I am suprised after the Johnson fight anyone is still talking about him.

 

I've only seen him against Johnson and while he's taken a lot of flak for that I liked his skills and fast hands.

 

'Chad bad Dawson' :huh

Sounds derogatory. Bad Chad Dawson is the name.

 

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I was very high on him, but Glen Johnson beat the living **** out of him, so now I really don't know. He is young, though, he could improve.

 

:think

I have him just under B+ right now. I am not sure about his chin, his decision-making and mental strength. I hope Diaconu gets to fight him because it might answer some questions.:good

 

Dawson is way better than Lacy ever was.

 

:think

That's a lot of people right there...:think

Only true if his chin is pretty poor and if he loses the plot for definite. Who knows, he might improve! Maybe his last fight was a one-off.

I think he needs a better trainer though.

 

He is very talented, but still very raw. Showed some real weaknesses (concentration, defence) against Johnson, but I was impressed with his toughness, he showed a lot of heart to hang in there, when the going got tough.

What I do respect about him is that at a relatively young age he is stepping it up and looking to fight the best, not wasting time with meaningless title defences. He did not have to fight Johnson, but he did, knowing full well the fight will be a big risk. This is in contrast to many other talented fighters, particularly on the other side of the Atlantic.