Dawson doesn't plan on fighting Diaconu.

[Scott9945]

Maybe Shaw dont think the fight is worth any more than 1.3 mill. And if he can land a Tarver-fight he'll have done a good job filling the pockets of his client.

He probably reckons that a Diaconu-fight has a bad risk/reward ratio in contrast with the Tarver fight.

That's what I was going to say. Why would Shaw bid more money than he thought he could make back in a fight? Dawson fighting this guy in Romania could probably make money. In the US the fight is worthless unless some network overpays for it. I've noticed that fans are always very generous when spending other peoples money.

[WLAD OWNS]

****, I was looking forward to this fight.

Dawson is ducking Diaconu!!!

[KILLA RIGHT]

I love this move.He's gonna try to be the real champion in that division going after the top dogs. Belt or no belt we as fans know who the true champions are. I see Dawson beating tarver is a lopsided decision

[supermandathoe]

Diaconu will get his shot when the time comes. Dawson is trying to get paid, boxing is a business.

[The Hammer]

Dawson vs. Tarver is a great matchup, and Dawson will make more money by taking this fight.

He will have a chance to win back the WBC title next year.

[Mike Tyson77]

Tarver is gonna whoop "sad" chad. "sad" chad aint on Tarvers level.

[BARRON71]

The reason Dawson and Diaconu has not happened is becasue does Diaconu promoter have the 1.8mil? Thats the problem here.

[sylvestersweet]

This is not good.
Dawson is not a household name by any means. He's simply known as being the WBC light heavyweight champion. If he vacates the title, WHO CARES about Chad Dawson? He's not even the real champ anyway because of his clear cut loss to Glen Johnson in April. The significance of a Dawson-Tarver fight is that is a step in the right direction towards unifying the light heavy division.
Calzaghe is going to retire soon, so the linear belt will most likely be vacated. The division is so close to having a universally recognized champion, so Dawson needs to fight his mandatory otherwise, he'll be stripped of the title and Dawson-Tarver solves nothing.

[Boxingwizard]

Well according to the Canadian posters Dawson has till midnight to decide if he's going to fight Diaconu or not. If he doesn't, his WBC belt will be stripped. I don't know if this is true or not, but that's what they said. But this is a good move by the WBC, Dawson just cannot stall for 90 days. And since his fight with Tarver is still in the works, Dawson will lose some drawing power if he's not carrying the WBC strap. Looks like I'm going to have to change my avatar if Dawson is no longer the WBC champion by tomorrow.

[PrettyBoyFloyd7]

I Uld Like To See Chad Against Tarver...