Kathy Duva Kovalev vs. Al Haymon Dawson

[Queen_Leia]

If these two fought and Dawson was focus, who would you have?

[Tay Roc]

lmao dawson is done. prime dawson has a shot, but not 2015 dawson.

[D4thincarnation]

Duva takes Haymon out in 3

[dirty fingers]

Kovalev destroys any version of Dawson.

[Queen_Leia]

Kovalev destroys any version of Dawson.

Kovalev has faced southpaws before in Campillo, Agnew, and Caparello.

I'm a huge fan so naturally I feel Dawson gets mad underrated in his prime but still I see Kovalev having success on him. Dawson not active enough or enough power on offense to make me feel good about the matchup and he can be too upright/stiff/easy-to-find on defense, along with defensive lack of focus, for a guy like Kovalev. I wouldn't be too stunned if Dawson could make the distance, though. I don't think it's a certain knockout.

Dawson of today? Dawson gets stopped, probably quick, and might win a couple if they fought 100 theoretical times. While I think all of his defeats are overplayed, he is just completely ruined compared to what he once was.

Give me Kovalev vs. Adonis, please! And then give me Dawson vs. somebody in the top 15 by mid-summer. Time for him to get back to it or call it an end.

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In his last couple fights Dawson looked so bad it made me sad. He looks like 3 of him would get their ass kicked at the same time by his former self.

[Weebler I]

Dawson beats guys by decision, no way he doesn't get that glass cracked with a combo over 12 rounds, even a prime Dawson.