"Bad" Chad Dawson

[Kball15]

VERY good and Potentially GREAT

[flem1]

I was on the Dawson bandwagon bigtime, but those two KD made me take a hard look at dawson, and I dont feel the same about him anymore.

It wasnt just the KD's, its that I think he got by more on athleticism than anything else, I dont see the skills there that I thought I saw after his win against Ian Gardner.

Didn't he beat the crap out of Adamek by utilizing his skill?

[slicksouthpaw16]

I don't think Hopkins would fight someone as young, fresh, and talented like chad Dawson. Hopkins is looking for people around his age group to fight. and calzaghe would definatley lose that fight. actually i think Dawson would make Calzaghe look like an amateur. If calzaghe goes to LHW, he will lose all the size advantages he had at SMW. I would bet on Dawson to whoop anybodys ass from LHW and down.

[duffgun]

dawson could beat anyone at light heavy at the moment he is one of my fav up and coming fighters.

[SkillspayBills]

I pick Calzaghe to beat him, if Calzaghe goes to Lhw. I'll bet anyone on the forums if that fight happens. And I bet you Calzaghe makes Chad look like an amateur because the topic creator is right that Dawson is good at times but then at time he looks like crap.

I will put 10k on it if that fight happens, whenever it does pm me and I will but the points up. I believe Chad, with floyd sr. training him, has the potential to be the future pound for pound number 1.

[americanspirit]

How good is this guy?

I have seen his two most recent wins against Adamek and Ruiz, and he looked great at times, but he also looked like **** at times too. He seems like a really unpolished fighter who gets by because his athleticism is just amazing.

I really wish his fight with Tarver would have come off instead of being cancelled due to a money dispute. It would have been a nice test, because most veterans know how to take away an experienced fighter's athleticism.

Who should Dawson fight next to bump his status up? I think a bout with Zsolt Erdei would probably be a good fight for him. Then he could take on the winner of Woods-Gonzalez. That would put him in line to take on Hopkins (if he is still there), or possibly Tarver or Glen Johnson (because you know his appeal is going to be a lot bigger if he beats Erdei and the Woods-Gonzalez winner)

Regardless of all the, "Who should Chad Dawson fight next?" talk above, what does everyone think of him?

I wouldn't go as far as calling Dawson ****, but I'm not completely sold.

He's looked pretty pedestrian to me at times and I've seen little trace of anything truly dynamic yet.

[Fox McCloud]

I wouldn't go as far as calling Dawson ****, but I'm not completely sold.

He's looked pretty pedestrian to me at times and I've seen little trace of anything truly dynamic yet.

You haven't seen anything dynamic yet?

Ummm, you are talking about Chad Dawson in the light heavyweight division right?

[Zerwas1]

I trained chad for several figths as a pro (before the conniving Gary Shaw stole him away from his then promoter). Chad has CRAZY talent

You did some damn good work.

[GTL]

too fast.. calzaghe will get smoked.. i can see him pot shotting him allllll night..

[americanspirit]

You haven't seen anything dynamic yet?

Ummm, you are talking about Chad Dawson in the light heavyweight division right?

Yes, talent and dynamics are not the same thing.

Haven't you heard?