There's a good amount of folks who share your sentiment. Outside of the names, its actually pretty hard to get riled up for it.
There are a couple reasons I can think of....
1. It's a "megafight" without any of the megafight anticipation/build-up. There is no history behind the fight. No bad blood, no prior mention of it. Nobody expected Dawson to call Ward out after fighting Hopkins. Most of us didn't even consider it.
2. Fighting at 168 just isn't appetizing to some fans, mainly because ur looking at a big Light Heavyweight and a big Super Middleweight who many think can make it to 172 or even 175 pretty easily.
3. Both fighters have unfinished business in their respective divisions. Fights that the majority of us have been wanting to see for quite some time.
4. Stylistically, its just not a match-up that will be conducive to fireworks.
5. For a fight of this caliber, a "Win" here doesn't hold as much weight as it should. Nor would it significantly impact the fighter's p4p standings. If Ward wins, he won't get full credit for having "drained" Dawson. If Dawson wins, he would've beat a smaller champion in a division he won't be fighting at in the future, all while avoiding a fight with Pascal
There are a couple reasons I can think of....
1. It's a "megafight" without any of the megafight anticipation/build-up. There is no history behind the fight. No bad blood, no prior mention of it. Nobody expected Dawson to call Ward out after fighting Hopkins. Most of us didn't even consider it.
2. Fighting at 168 just isn't appetizing to some fans, mainly because ur looking at a big Light Heavyweight and a big Super Middleweight who many think can make it to 172 or even 175 pretty easily.
3. Both fighters have unfinished business in their respective divisions. Fights that the majority of us have been wanting to see for quite some time.
4. Stylistically, its just not a match-up that will be conducive to fireworks.
5. For a fight of this caliber, a "Win" here doesn't hold as much weight as it should. Nor would it significantly impact the fighter's p4p standings. If Ward wins, he won't get full credit for having "drained" Dawson. If Dawson wins, he would've beat a smaller champion in a division he won't be fighting at in the future, all while avoiding a fight with Pascal
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