Dawson/Tarver is officially set for October 11th!!!! Predictions???

[-Swizzy-]

The winner of Dawson/Tarver is going to fight the winner of Johnson/Diaconu to unify.

the winner should fight the winner of calzaghe/jones. that would be amazing and not to mention it makes alot more sense.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Dawson looked horrible against Johnson because he recently switched trainers and was inactive for 7 months. Since Dawson training with Mayweather Sr. is no longer a possibly (just read what Mayweather Sr. said about Dawson) it looks like Dawson is stuck with Eddie Muhammad. Slick do you think Dawson will get back to form with Muhammad or he needs a new trainer?

Dawson looked technically sound against Mendoza and even with Johnson and those are the only fights that Muhammad was with him. I seen an improvement in his combination punching but his punches and foot work seemed a bit sloppy and his jab wasn't as effective as it use to be. Eddie was telling Chad to do the right things against Johnson but Dawson just seemed to let his ego get the best of him. He just made the wrong decisions when being pressured becuase that was the first time that anyone has brought that much heat on him. I think he will be fine, but i would feel more comfortable about that if he was with Floyd SR. or even going back with Dan Birmingham. Mustafa is a good trainer, but his fighters in the past is not really known for being very successful. The good thing is that Dawson knows what to do and will not do the wrong things if hes uncomfortable with it. Do you think he needs a new trainer?

[Gareth Ivanovic]

Im thinking the younger man Dawson is going to take this one. He's been waiting for this type of fight and I think he's gonna take advantage of it.

[mspiegelo]

dawson all day, and yes... tarver WILL have excuses, so no reason to ask the question in the first place....

[slicksouthpaw16]

the winner should fight the winner of calzaghe/jones. that would be amazing and not to mention it makes alot more sense.

That would make a lot of sense, however Calzaghe has stated that the Jones fight is his last and if Jones upset Calzaghe, he would still be looking for the big fights with the big names. The public wants to see an undisputed light heavyweight champion and people are also complaining how Dawson avoiding Diaconu. If Dawson was to beat Tarver and Diaconu was to beat Johnson, then there is no doubt in my mind that Dawson will fight him to unify. The Tarver fight is a fight that he has been wanting becuase he seeks recognition and this fight will also be his biggest pay day in his entire career.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Dawson needs to be on his best game becuase Tarver could captialize on all of his mistakes if he were to come out ****ing with him the way he did in the early rounds against Johnson. I would love for Dawson and Diaconu to unify if Diaconu were to get past Johnson after Branco. I would favor Johnson or Diaconu though. It would still be a great fight.