By Ryan Burton
Ring Magazine #1 rated light heavyweight Chad Dawson and his trainer Eddie Mustafa were in Las Vegas this weekend. Dawson is training very hard for his upcoming fight with WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, scheduled for August 14 on HBO. When asked who he would like to fight after Pascal (assuming that he beats Pascal), Dawson said, "I am through chasing Bernard (Hopkins). I don't think that fight will every happen. I would like to fight Calzaghe too if he comes out of retirement."
When asked about which currently active fighters he would like to fight the Connecticut native said, "I would fight (Tavoris) Cloud if he gets past Johnson next week. Andre Ward has been looking good and I can make 168. I would be interested in that. A fight that really intrigues me is a fight with Lucian Bute. I would fight him Montreal."
Dawson's August fight with Pascal takes place in Montreal and Bad Chad isn't worried about Montreal's reputation for helping hometown fighters with questionable tactics. "I saw what happened in Bute's fight with Andrade but I am not worried about the ref or the judging. I am going to beat him so convincingly they aren't going to be able to give it to him." Montreal is one of the best fight towns in the world. Wins over Pascal and Bute could lead Montreal into being Dawson's adopted hometown as well.
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