Tarver - Dawson, worst fight of the year.
In my book, Dawson's stock just fell considerably. If Chad Dawson continues fighting like he did tonight, he will shed fans very very quickly.
He took the worst of Sven Ottke, and combined it with the worst of Cory Spinks.
He did not try and hurt Tarver, he didn't try and land punches, he just threw flashy combinations in spurts off the ropes.
It was really frustrating watching him fight. Even though I was rooting for him because Tarver is the biggest douchebag in the universe, I was starting to root for Tarver half way through because of the way Dawson was fighting.
Dancing along the ropes in a turtle shell doesn't fly in my book, and if you are going to do it, at least do it like Abraham, and knock people the **** out.
Dawson is the new Cory Spinks in my book.
Tarver was horrible too, although I gained some respect for him when he tried to pull it out in the end. He fought a stupid fight for most of the fight. He didn't throw many punches, and most of the punches he threw were love taps. He looked lethargic, and old.
The only real punches I saw land were a few jabs from Dawson. Most of the fight was Tarver and Dawson taking turns beating on each others arms.
Overall, Tarver is still a flash in the pan that never deserved a rematch with Roy. He never deserved the first fight with Roy. He didn't deserve his win over Glen Johnson, and that is something he shares with Chad Dawson.
If Dawson doesn't give Glen a rematch after this, I am going to lose alot of repect for him.
Overall I feel sorry for Reedickyaluss for flying to Las Vegas to see the fight. Hopefully the undercard was good.
For me that was a highlight. Blatantly conserve energy AND get inside the opponents head simultaneously? Pretty damn smart if you ask me. Chad toyed with Tarver, and the break he took in the middle was the icing on the cake.
I guess is is pretty humiliating to know that the only two rounds you won in the fight were because your opponent let you win. It's a good thing Tarver didn't have anything on his punches because it could have backfired badly.
I didn't like that he took those two rounds off in the middle of the fight.
For me that was a highlight. Blatantly conserve energy AND get inside the opponents head simultaneously? Pretty damn smart if you ask me. Chad toyed with Tarver, and the break he took in the middle was the icing on the cake.
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Exactly, hit and not get hit. The hitting comes first. That is the part Dawson forgot to do. He didn't try and land punches. He threw at Tarvers gloves, he didn't try and get Tarver out of there, he didn't try and hit Tarver.
I'm sorry man. If I was having a conversation with anyone who said this to me I would say "you don't know what the f it is you're talking about".
No disrespect intended, but I have better things to do than discuss this, so let's just agree to disagree.
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I liked the Klit fight. I can appreciate the skill he was using and the tactical brilliance he used.
Dawson covered up, then punched in spurts. There really is no skill involved in covering up. None. You can take any monkey off the street, and teach them cover up like that.
Dawson is a better fighter than that. Watching a fighter fight below their ability is the most frustrating thing in the universe.
I agree with you on the Klitschko fight. The man followed through on a well thought out plan and it worked to perfection.
The reason I enjoyed the Dawson-Tarver fight wasn't so much for what went on in the ring, but because of the storyline. Tarver is a loudmouthed bully, and Dawson put him in his place. I didn't like that he took those two rounds off in the middle of the fight. If he kept the pressure up he could have potentially gotten a serious down on Tarver. Instead, he seemed content just to win the fight, and humiliate Tarver by a lopsided decision, though IMO nothing says humiliation likes a KO on a trashtalker.
WHAT!
So what's the answer, to just stand there and be hit? It's boxing man -- hit and not be hit. Jeez. You have to cover up and attack when the opportunity presents itself, it's boxing basics dude.
Exactly, hit and not get hit. The hitting comes first. That is the part Dawson forgot to do. He didn't try and land punches. He threw at Tarvers gloves, he didn't try and get Tarver out of there, he didn't try and hit Tarver.
Tarver had no answer for anything, whether those punches were all connecting or not. The point seemed to be to stay busy enough to get Tarver to stay in a shell, which he did for most of the fight. It worked and got Chad the win.
There's no way he was KOing Tarver, a guy who's barely been knocked down in his entire career, so the obvious strategy is to outpoint him with sheer work rate. Nothing wrong with that.
Yes there is. All this talk of "punishing" Tarver, and he goes out there and flurries at his arms. Fans don't like that.
Muhammad Ali said he was going to punish Ernie Terrell, and that is exactly what he did.
If you say you are going to punish a man, punish him. If you don't even try to punish him, that makes you a liar.
I don't like liars.
WHAT!
So what's the answer, to just stand there and be hit? It's boxing man -- hit and not be hit. Jeez. You have to cover up and attack when the opportunity presents itself, it's boxing basics dude.
thank you!
if he stoood there and got hit....he'll look like the dude in my sig
Dawson covered up, then punched in spurts. There really is no skill involved in covering up. None. You can take any monkey off the street, and teach them cover up like that..
WHAT!
So what's the answer, to just stand there and be hit? It's boxing man -- hit and not be hit. Jeez. You have to cover up and attack when the opportunity presents itself, it's boxing basics dude.
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Tarver had no answer for anything, whether those punches were all connecting or not. The point seemed to be to stay busy enough to get Tarver to stay in a shell, which he did for most of the fight. It worked and got Chad the win.
There's no way he was KOing Tarver, a guy who's barely been knocked down in his entire career, so the obvious strategy is to outpoint him with sheer work rate. Nothing wrong with that.
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I'm assuming this thread is a troll. But, while the fight was one-sided it was far from boring. If anything the destruction of Peter could be seen as boring, although I enjoyed that too.
I liked the Klit fight. I can appreciate the skill he was using and the tactical brilliance he used.
Dawson covered up, then punched in spurts. There really is no skill involved in covering up. None. You can take any monkey off the street, and teach them cover up like that.
Dawson is a better fighter than that. Watching a fighter fight below their ability is the most frustrating thing in the universe.