I've seen a lot of posters on here wittering on that say Stevenson has amazing power and would KO the likes of Hopkins, Ward and Froch, if and when he caught them becuase of his amazing power... However on the flip side of the coin, these posters also argue that Dawson has a glass jaw and Sergio Mora, Paulie Malignaggi and Cesar Cuenca would KO him in sparring. So was it a great punch when Stevenson twated him one or was it because Dawson has china in his mandible? And those of you that say glass, give me an example of a great knockout punch that brutally KO'd someone who has an iron jaw.
Bitta both my friend, bitta both. Stevenson's obviously a banger, but despite his athleticism, not much of a boxer. What possesed sad Chad to try to go for a frontal assault, I will just never know. Ultimately, as I saw it Chad was just setting up for his own- always a vulnerable moment- when Adonis beat him to the punch. Stevenson has very good one-punch power for sure, he's proved that with his KOs alone, but to my mind KO1s are overated, (unless a fighter starts to get them all the time) A KO1s just as likely as a KO3,5 or 8 when you're a one-punch KOer like Stevenson, more so in fact, cos of opponents comin' in dry (or cold or whatever). Chads chin never looked massively suspect until the Ward fight, but Ward clearly got to him there with superb timing and punch placement. In fact in the first KD I think Dawson was again caught while trying to throw - mebee the second too (I'll have to rewatch) Against Stevenson, Dawson was put down with a punch that probably would have taken down almost anyone who was caught unprepared - the thing is he should never have been in a position for it to land at all. Does that make him chinny or just poor defensively? At the end of the day, like most of these discussions, it comes down to personal preference. You like Stevenson? Then he's a massive puncher. You're trying to downplay his achievements? Then Chads jaw is 100% Swarovski.
Excellent post. On your last comment- I cannot stand Stevenson- he's a horrible wretch of a man, however I think it's more true that he has more power then Dawson has glass. If it was complete glass Dawson would've suffered more KO losses and more knock downs