Chad Dawson and his team actually did turn down an offer from Mikkel Kessler.

[badnewsbrown]

kesslers only looking to fight bums.

[IMDAZED]

Mike Marley, author of this article, works for Mikkel Kessler.

Kessler's team has already admitted turning down an offer from HBO on behalf of Dawson.

Gary Shaw stated this past month that Dawson is willing to move down to make the fight happen.

Dawson is NOT a natural cruiser, he was fighting at 160-168 just a couple years ago.

Are we clear here?

[AndyShitHot]

And Dawson would have went to court to battle against Tarver for not honoring their rematch clause.

and the judge would have watched their first fight and said ´Get the **** out of here Tarver, as if you deserve a rematch.´

[GTL]

How is Dawson a cruiser?
The guy fights at 175 and would go down to chase bigger fights..
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Hes not a big guy at Lt Heavy.. Just tall

[IMDAZED]

How is Dawson a cruiser?
The guy fights at 175 and would go down to chase bigger fights..
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Hes not a big guy at Lt Heavy.. Just tall

Dawson's had only 6-7 fights at LHW yet somehow Kessler's people can actually convince some that he's really a cruiser.

Excuse after excuse...

[Kris Silver]

It was only Palle who said Dawson was a CW once quite some time ago about a fight at LHW, not a catch. No one else AFAIK said that, it's misleading to portray it as though Kessler himself and the entire team think the same, not to mention quite an exaggeration based on one quote from one person.

[kayjay]

Kessler should fight Taylor, though I expect DiBella will try to avoid this. A bad loss to Kessler, which is the most likely outcome, would ruin Taylor as an elite fighter from a marketing standpoint.

[TheSurgeonMDMPH]

According to this site

http://www.badlefthook.com/2009/1/14/720563/re-examining-the-kessler-m

Mr. Marley also is adamant that they've tried to make other big fights, as well, including one that may surprise you.

"Recently, Chad Dawson turned down a catch weight fight on HBO for March 14 [the date that wound up being Dawson-Tarver II] against Kessler. Kessler agreed to fight at 170, 171 or even 172 pounds but Gary Shaw rejected that even as we agreed to possibly fighting Dawson in his home state of Connecticut.

"About this time, Gary put out the statement that 'Dawson will fight anyone at 175 pounds.'"


****ing ****** ass Gary Shaw.

The guy said NO to a catch weight bout! He is a champ at the weight he is comfortable at. Why would he drop in weight to fight "Kessler"?

[askoe]

kesslers only looking to fight bums.

You better not cross his path then.

[Dave Rado]

Kessler should fight Taylor, though I expect DiBella will try to avoid this. A bad loss to Kessler, which is the most likely outcome, would ruin Taylor as an elite fighter from a marketing standpoint.

The networks should be pushing Kessler to fight Bute, Taylor to fight Froch and the winners to fight each other. If they pushed hard, it would happen - Taylor couldn't afford to look like a chicken - and it's what the division, and boxing, needs.