man Dawson took HUGE punches in rounds 3,4,9,10,11,12... i don't know what you're talking about Dawson was taking FLUSH BOMBS all night and having his body worked all night... it's just that Johnson isn't a huge puncher. For almost every round i would of rather of been Glen Johnson than Chad Dawson because he definetely took much more damage and ate up the much cleaner shots. Props to him for not going down and staying focused.
You're also forgetting that Dawson landed some hardy body shots, more so than Johnson. Johnson didn't continuously land flush bombs, clean shots yes, but not flush bombs.
Dawsons chin is horrible, he will get ko'd if he faces someone strong and a guy in his prime
He was not knocked down and in my opinion he showed a pretty good jaw. Johnson is not a knockout artist, but Dawson showed that he can take a good shot from a hard puncher and he was being caught on the button by some very hard punches. Roy Jones also had a glass jaw when he was in his peak, he just was able to hid it with his reflexes and hand speed that would make his opponents respect him. Once Dawson starts to box the way he use to and tighten up his defense, then he will answer all of the critics and show that he is the best at 175.
Dawson is a good fighter, just not as great as some made him out to be (at this point of his career atleast, he is just 25 years old).
Not many aside from Glen Johnson and a few others will give Dawson that kind of trouble at LHW. He schooled Adamek who just defeated O'Neil Bell at CW and survived Johnson.
Few young fighters would've stood up to the kind of beating he took in that fight, watch Brian Vera vs Andy Lee for example.
I actually wasnt bitchin and I actually am upset that Johnson gets all the crazy for wobbling Dawson and Dawson gets no credit for not going down.
With that sed, my man Tarver shall earn wats his
Johnson hardly wobbled Dawson, Dawson wasn't even close to being KO'ed. Johnson landed some hard shots, but it didn't happen frequently, only in rounds 3, 4, and 10. As for Tarver, Dawson will beat him and prove why he's the future of this division.
I still don't why some of you guys are still bitching about the decision. It was a close fight that could of went either way, it just happened to be in Dawson's favor. Look it Dawson can't rematch Johnson right away because he would have to give up his WBC belt. And as badly as Johnson wants a rematch, he's not going to fight Dawson again unless he's holding the WBC belt. If Adrian Diaconu wasn't the interim WBC winner, Dawson would give Johnson a rematch right away. This is the scenario thats most likely going to happen. Dawson will forfeit his WBC title to fight Tarver for the IBF title. Glen Johnson will fight Adrian Diaconu for the WBC title, the winner of those matches will than fight each other next year. So if Dawson beats Tarver and Johnson beats Diaconu, than there will be a Dawson-Johnson II, which should quiet some of you guys who are still bitching about a rematch and the decision.
I actually wasnt bitchin and I actually am upset that Johnson gets all the crazy for wobbling Dawson and Dawson gets no credit for not going down.
With that sed, my man Tarver shall earn wats his
Tarver will avenge Johnson,
Johnson a true Jamaican gangsta
I still don't why some of you guys are still bitching about the decision. It was a close fight that could of went either way, it just happened to be in Dawson's favor. Look it, Dawson can't rematch Johnson right away because he would have to give up his WBC belt. And as badly as Johnson wants a rematch, he's not going to fight Dawson again unless he's holding the WBC belt. If Adrian Diaconu wasn't the interim WBC winner than their would be an immediate rematch between Dawson and Johnson. This is the scenario thats most likely going to happen. Dawson will forfeit his WBC title to fight Tarver for the IBF title. Glen Johnson will fight Adrian Diaconu for the WBC title. The winner of those matches will than face each other next year. So if Dawson beats Tarver and Johnson beats Diaconu than there will be a Dawson-Johnson II, which should quiet some of you guys who are still bitching about a rematch and the decision.
Johnson was so convincing in that interview. Dude layed his heart out.
yeah, too bad there's no video, there's gonna be one up soon i bet, you have to see it lol
here is the whole interview with dawson
Interviewer: Do you think you were able to execute your plan tonight?
Chad Dawson: “Yeah, we wanted to come out and box. I out boxed him and out pointed him and we did that.”
Interviewer: I have to say, this looks like it was the toughest fight of your career. Would you agree with that?
CD: “It definitely was the toughest fight of my career. I give Glen Johnson all the credit in the world. He came out, fought like a true champion. His name is the Road Warrior and he fought like a warrior but I executed my game plan, put rounds in the bank and I came out and I did that.”
Interviewer: Did he hurt you at all? In the third round, you looked like you were stunned.
CD: “Yeah, he’s a strong fighter. He caught me with a few good shots. But like I said, I trained too hard for this fight and you know, I came out victorious in a unanimous decision.”
Interviewer: I think you both fought your butts off tonight. Would you take a rematch?
Chad Dawson: “Like he said, I’m a young, talented fighter, you know, and I’m looking forward…maybe if he went home and watched the fight he’d see that I landed more punches, landed more shots but like I said, I’m looking to fight the best. Glen Johnson was one of the best. I took care of business, its time to move on.”
Interviewer: Are you planning on staying in this weight class or do you think you’ll move down to 168?
CD: No, I’m going to stay at light heavyweight, this is my calling, if there’s no other fights for me at LHW, maybe I’ll go down to 168. I’ll just talk to my promoter Gary Shaw and see what’s on the table next.
Interviewer: So, you’d rather move on to somebody else than to fight Glen Johnson again?
CD: “I mean, like I said, I’m a young guy, I’m looking forward, like he said, I got the whole world in my hands. He fought a great fight. It was a great fight but I executed my game plan, I came out and boxed, I landed more punches, better punches. He’s a great fighter, I take nothing away from him but I did my job.”
Interviewer: We had talked in our fighter meetings about your chin; you were sort of frustrated that people said you have a weak chin. Yet that did seem to be the place where he hurt you tonight.
CD: “He caught me with some good shots. But I didn’t go down, I stood right there. He caught me with some good shots but hey, I stood up to him. I’m there.”
Interviewer: What are you thinking of the fight after yours. Antonio Tarver and Clinton Woods? Predictions?
CD: “I’m going to shower up and then come watch that fight. Predictions, I have a prediction but may the best man win.”