Is Chad Dawson the guy old Roy fans are flocking to now?

Never seen the man fight, but whoever said people who are Floyd fans are usually Taylor fans are wrong. I dislike Taylor, but I am a fan of Floyd.

Yeah i agree he has that roy jones feel about him!!! I cant wait to see if they ever fight!!!

Good Thread I don't know how you thought of this thread but you're absolutly right because I'm a Roy Jones Fan to the heart and I like the skills of Chad Dawson nice thread brother

try heavy and cruiserweight.... I don't know Cruiserweight is actually pretty interesting in my opinion. There are a lot of big fuckin guys who can really crack. Bell, Mormeck, Haye, Cunningham, Enzo Mack, Wilson...upstarts like Jonathon Banks and Vadim Tokarev. even Big Truck and Virgil Hill are still around. Heavyweight pretty much sucks I agree with you there.

try heavy and cruiserweight....

theres definetly worse divisions that light heavy tho... Yeah it's really not all that bad. Certainly not as weak as Featherweight or Jr. Welterweight. Adamek is still a good fighter, Hopkins is there (although he's older and probably retiring soon), Briggs is a tough guy, I have heard that Erdei is better than most people know. On top of that you still have glen Johnson and the upstart Diaconu. Guys like Taylor and Kessler may be up there soon too.

theres definetly worse divisions that light heavy tho...

the lhw division is weak as fuck at the moment. i can see dawson dominating for years to come

Yes Im definetly a fan of Dawson. And whoever made the comment about Roy not fighting people, many of them denied fighting.. not much he can do about that. that was at super middleweight. At light heavyweight, the only one that "refused" to fight him was Dariusz - and what he "refused" was to fight him in America, pricing himself out of a fight, and even out of an undercard showcase slot on one of Roy's cards.

Yes Im definetly a fan of Dawson. And whoever made the comment about Roy not fighting people, many of them denied fighting.. not much he can do about that.

then I guess you and I are looking in two different places.

From what I've seen, Whitaker and Roy fans hate Floyd for being better than their heroes.

Well, most of the biggest Roy fans have confirmed my suspicion. Is this really just coincidence? I bet Super_Lightweight is a big fan of Dawson's too. I'm not poking fun or accusing people of anything. This is strictly observation, which has turned out to be 100% correct thus far. but people try to draw the same parallels in concluding that Roy fans are also Floyd fans, or of Whitaker. Of those three, Roy was the only one I regularly rooted for. I never rooted for Whitaker; hell I even rooted for DLH against him, one of only three times I've ever rooted for Oscar(the others being against Mayorga and Vargas). I root for Floyd on occasion, but to call myself a fan is a stretch. As to your other question (about people being a fan of skilled light heavies) - I was actually a much bigger fan of the middleweight/super middle version of Roy tha the cherry-picking light heavyweight version.

You're all saying things I already knew, no offense. I'm just asking if Roy fanboys know why they like Dawson so much. Is it because light heavy is a big division where the fighters pack a punch yet can still demonstrate amazing skill unlike most cruiserweights and pretty much all heavyweights? I've always liked light heavys like Spinks and Moore and even Jones. So maybe liking the division factors into it although I guess it's safe to say everybody likes SOME fighters in every division. But there is definitely a connection between liking Jones and liking Dawson.

Not sure if there's a link but I like Roy and yes I'm a Dawson fan. But Dawson is more of a true boxer with more of a punch out put. But the superior speed to opponents combined with reflexes could welcome comparisons.

Talking about Awsome Chad Dawson,someone upload his last fight!

Well, most of the biggest Roy fans have confirmed my suspicion. Is this really just coincidence? I bet Super_Lightweight is a big fan of Dawson's too. I'm not poking fun or accusing people of anything. This is strictly observation, which has turned out to be 100% correct thus far.

I liked Roy back in the day, and am a big fan of Chad Dawson, but I'm not sure I see a connection between the two, other than that they're both Black and train out of Florida. Roy relied on speed, reflexes and natural talent, had his moments during his prime but for the most part cherry-picked his way through his career and to this day is an egomaniac. Chad offers the full arsenal in every fight, keeps getting better even as his competition progresses, always seeks the top fights, and is easily among the sport's more humble warriors. Well in comparison, both Roy then and Dawson now hold significant edges in reflex and athleticism over their opponents. Dawson is much more technical, Roy unorthodox. Dawson has every punch in the book though. His jab is a thing of beauty.

I liked Roy back in the day, and am a big fan of Chad Dawson, but I'm not sure I see a connection between the two, other than that they're both Black and train out of Florida. Roy relied on speed, reflexes and natural talent, had his moments during his prime but for the most part cherry-picked his way through his career and to this day is an egomaniac. Chad offers the full arsenal in every fight, keeps getting better even as his competition progresses, always seeks the top fights, and is easily among the sport's more humble warriors.

Who are these Roy worshipers that are suddenly infatuated with Dawson? Dawson gets little conversation on this board if anything. What's not to like though? I think people want to see another supremely talented American fighter who can dominate the higher weights. Roy fans attracting to Dawson is little more than coincidence. Since Super Middleweight all the way up through Heavyweight is largely dominated by European fighters, Dawson provides a worthy figure to root for. This kid has the goods regardless.