Looks like Johnson-Dawson 2 is going down in November, why not sooner?

[Iceta]

I'm still picking Johnson to win this fight, because he is just a better fighter than Chad. I don't know why the people who think Chad won that fight don't just watch it again and pay attention to who landed the flusher punches. I've mentioned this before, but HBO would have showed the total punch count unlike Showtime. A lot of Dawson's punches were being deflected off the gloves, and it seems like Johnson couldn't miss the straight right hand especially when it got down to the later rounds when Chad was more fatigued.

[aristotlemoses]

Yea that's like 5 months from now.

[aristotlemoses]

I mean Dawson has to beat Johnson more convincingly this time, right? Does anyone think Johnson can win though, cause if it's close you know the decision is going to Dawson.

[Iceta]

And I'm wondering what's taking so long to get the rematch signed and delivered. I'll believe Chad has manned up when I see it. I also think the money split in this fight should be close to even because of the first fight being competitive regardless of who won, and Dawson's lack of a fan base.

[Boxingwizard]

I heard in Dan Rafael's notebook that this rematch is likely gonna happen in November. There is a slight possibility it may happen in September. But if not, it will have to be in November. It baffles me as to why it can't take place sooner than that. Is HBO's schedule stretched so thin that they can't pitch this fight to an earlier date? This makes me think that Gary Shaw is trying to get Chad any advantage he can use and wait until Johnson grows even older.

BS, I doubt Dawson is scared of Johnson and I doubt Dawson isn't confident enough that he can beat him again. It has more to do with HBO's schedule, there is no sense in the fight being in November because that's WAY too long of a wait. The fight will be in September because Dawson needs to be more busy.

[KingTito]

I figured they would fight a rematch. That's good to hear. Johnson deserves one.

[Boxingwizard]

Also the time gap between September and November isn't enough for Johnson to look like an old man. I could see this fight happening in November only because this is how championship fights are nowadays, fights will take 5-6 months.

[Boxingwizard]

I'm still picking Johnson to win this fight, because he is just a better fighter than Chad. I don't know why the people who think Chad won that fight don't just watch it again and pay attention to who landed the flusher punches. I've mentioned this before, but HBO would have showed the total punch count unlike Showtime. A lot of Dawson's punches were being deflected off the gloves, and it seems like Johnson couldn't miss the straight right hand especially when it got down to the later rounds when Chad was more fatigued.

Want to bet on that?

[Boxingwizard]

Oh and Icetea provide the link where it says the fight will most likely be in November. Dawson really needs to switch promoters, I say he should sign with Dan Goosen because Gary Shaw is an ***hole.

[Iceta]

Oh and Icetea provide the link where it says the fight will most likely be in November. Dawson really needs to switch promoters, I say he should sign with Dan Goosen because Gary Shaw is an ***hole.

I read it in Dan Rafael's (who I don't like) weekend notebook on ESPN. I heard September was a possibility and I mentioned this earlier at the beginning of my thread. But the piece of news said more than likely November. And to be fair to Chad, HBO probably is on a tight budget. But even so, you would think that they could squeeze this fight in sooner than that ffs. The longer this fight takes to happen the more ring rust that Johnson is likely to deal with, and the guy is already or getting ready to be 41 years old if I'm not mistaken. Now I'm not using a ready-made excuse for Johnson if Dawson happens to beat him. But don't the Chad supporters want him to get all the credit he can possibly get if he happens to win? And yeah, Gary Shaw is a piece of ****.