Dawson blatantly DUCKED Kessler!

[IMDAZED]

Not true. They offered a catchweight fight or at 168.

Your own quote from Palle doesn't mention any catchweight. It says no for two reasons:

1. Dawson doesn't bring enough to the table.

2. He's really a cruiser.

No mention of a catchweight. Just really strange reasons to turn down an HBO date against a credible opponent.

[letsgobrady]

3lbs Nelson, 3lbs!!!!

if chad dawson really wanted to fight kessler he should of went down,like you said 3lbs, if you want to fight someone you can't go down 3lbs?

[Mrvooh]

Indeed. Calzaghe was accused of ducking any American here near his weight class after they won, so now that Froch won a big one Dawson is ducking him. If Dawson fights Kessler he's ducking Froch, if Chad fights Froch he's ducking Kessler and Bute. If he ever does fight either and win then they're overrated or past their prime, that's the NSB way...

Well said, and 100 % accurate

[Chr0nic]

It was all over the danish press at least:

wtf man, it says that dawson does'nt bring enough to the table?? does'nt that mean kessler is duckin dawson?

[BattlingNelson]

Your own quote from Palle doesn't mention any catchweight. It says no for two reasons:

1. Dawson doesn't bring enough to the table.

2. He's really a cruiser.

No mention of a catchweight. Just really strange reasons to turn down an HBO date against a credible opponent.

Catchweight wasn't mentioned in that post, but has been made and shown several places. You know about it since you yourself was all over those threads.

[Deja_Vous]

if chad dawson really wanted to fight kessler he should of went down,like you said 3lbs, if you want to fight someone you can't go down 3lbs?

Why couldn't Kessler go up 3lbs????

If he really wanted it he would have gone up 3lbs.


See how that works both ways???

[deanrw]

I think Dawson's recent change of heart is mainly due to the Lt. heavyweight division being dried up. Much greener pastures reside at 168.

It basically is where the money is for him. Seeing Froch as the WBC champ gave him that extra push.

I do bet you this though, it will be Froch he will go after first. I guarantee it.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Well no disrespect but Kessler has not fought anyone tough ever since he lost to Calzaghe, so to say Dawson is ducking him is kinda strange. About 2 weeks ago when Dawson was on that radio blog, i heard him say that he actually wanted the Kessler fight and he gave his strategy on how he would tactically approach him.

[Chr0nic]

Why couldn't Kessler go up 3lbs????

If he really wanted it he would have gone up 3lbs.


See how that works both ways???

because kessler is'nt the one that has to establish himself by fighting better opposition...joke =P

[Sutekh uvdabrix]

dawson beats the brakes off kessler at 175..at 168 it would be brutal