Dawson was very good and there are many fighters in the HOF no where near his talent or has had his accomplishments, but that's not either here nor there and he's correct Bernard knew he was about to get get stopped and preferred to get beat and stopped by someone he stated would never beat him, yep! a white boy he stated, and he got knocked TFO!
Adamek was probably his best win, he has some other against Tarver, Johnson, Bhop though they were older when he fought them. Some bad losses against Ward, Stevenson, and it was so disappointing how he fought Pascal, just gave it away when that win could have pushed him as the main man at 175 at the time.
Dawson vs world title winning opposition:
W vs Carl Daniels TKO 7
W vs Tomasz Adamek UD 12
W vs Glen Johnson UD 12
W vs Antonio Tarver UD 12
W vs Antonio Tarver UD 12
W vs Glen Johnson UD 12
L vs Jean Pascal TD 11
W vs Adrian Diaconu UD 12
NC vs Bernard Hopkins 2
W vs Bernard Hopkins MD 12
L vs Andre Ward TKO 10
L vs Adonis Stevenson TKO 1
Very good fighter, but most of his notable wins were against past-prime guys.
Dawson vs world title winning opposition:
W vs Carl Daniels TKO 7
W vs Tomasz Adamek UD 12
W vs Glen Johnson UD 12
W vs Antonio Tarver UD 12
W vs Antonio Tarver UD 12
W vs Glen Johnson UD 12
L vs Jean Pascal TD 11
W vs Adrian Diaconu UD 12
NC vs Bernard Hopkins 2
W vs Bernard Hopkins MD 12
L vs Andre Ward TKO 10
L vs Adonis Stevenson TKO 1
Very good fighter, but most of his notable wins were against past-prime guys.
Those last two loses shouldn't be held against him. He was a grear champion at his peak. However if Gatti & Vinny got in.....
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