Joe Calzaghe vs. Chad Dawson @ 175

**Bad_Barracuda** · 10-12-2008, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by boxingsmash69

who would win, if they were to fight soon?

Dawson by murder.

Chad folds Joe like a beach towel.

**Joe2608** · 10-12-2008, 02:43 PM

Calzaghe decision.

**Flawless 2** · 10-12-2008, 02:45 PM

Chad is hungrier stronger and faster and Calzaghe is past his prime. Chad by UD or Late stoppage if he tries.

**Bad_Barracuda** · 10-12-2008, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by Flawless 2

Chad is hungrier stringer and faster and Calzaghe is past his prime. Chad by UD or Late stoppage if he tries.

The way Joe looked against Hopkins convinces me that he gets rampaged by Dawson.

His offense is horrible.

He flails like a drowning Spider money.

He is not dangerous in anyway..especially at 175.

Dawson fires meaner **** than that crap Hopkins hurt Joe with.

**larryx** · 10-12-2008, 02:49 PM

dawson would murder calzaghe and easy,joe is not strong has no defense and really aint that fast,dawason is to strong and to fast

**Flawless 2** · 10-12-2008, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by Bad_Barracuda

The way Joe looked against Hopkins convinces me that he gets rampaged by Dawson.

His offense is horrible.

He flails like a drowning Spider money.

He is not dangerous in anyway..especially at 175.

Dawson fires meaner **** than that crap Hopkins hurt Joe with.

Also don�t forget Hopkins hurt Calzaghe. He said it out of his own mouth. Dawson is faster and hits harder than Hopkins.

**AceNguyen** · 10-12-2008, 02:52 PM

No disrespect to Calzaghe, but he's past his best and he'd be overwhelmed by Dawson who's better than him in every category except smarts. I doubt that would be enough to overcome Dawson.

**AntonTheMeh** · 10-12-2008, 03:05 PM

i think chad is a different monster than any kind that cal has faced.

**hookoutofhell** · 10-12-2008, 03:05 PM

lol i think some of the fans here are gettin carried away by dawsons performance.

speed - dawson not by alot but imo he is quicker, thanks partly due to calzaghe getting older,

power/strength - again dawson and this time by a slightly better margin, he is the bigger man and has some real snap and intent behind his punches

stamina - joe and imo joe wins this by mile, dawson took a handful of rounds off vs tarver against joe he simply won't be allowed to do that - calzaghe forces his opponents to fight at a higher pace than they're used to.

chin - again joe and by landslide, dawson isn't necessarily chinny but he has question marks over his chin, joe has a great chin and has only been down a few times when he comes forward, vs hopkins he was knocked down but i still think it was more of a psuh when joe was off balance from the inital punch.

ring smart/counterpunching/adapting - again joe, i was impressed with dawson last night, he switched his attack to the body in the middle rounds instead of just pumping out his jab and it was a move that wasn't put forward by his trainer, also dawsons speed gives him the edge in terms of counterpunching, however joe has the best ring smarts in the buisness he can adapt better than anyone else.

now i know this is only when you list their assets on paper and fights aren't won on paper but i just think that joe holds an edge over most fighters with his ring smarts. if they were to fight i cant see dawson getting any rounds off to take a breather like he did vs tarver and i sure as hell can't see him knocking out calzaghe maybe a KD but even then i doubt it.

imo it will be interesting to see how joe does against RJJ and his speed. if joe adapts well to a fighter that is quicker than him then i dont see him having many problems with dawsons speed. dawson did however do very well last night and hopefully will go on and unify the division once the likes of zaghe, RJJ and hopkins have retired.
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Joe Calzaghe vs. Chad Dawson @ 175