Just got back from Dawson-Johnson, terrible crowd

[Ray*]

I havent seen the fight so i cant really judge anything but i doubt Dawson would generate any interest unless he fights a big name.

[mathed]

I thought Dawson did dominate this time out. He just never KO's anyone and people expect a KO or 2 at some point, especially when he is fighting older guys. I guess he is fighting the guys that are available for him to fight.

[Ray*]

me either, neither the valuev/haye fight.

anything above 154 i honestly don't pay attention to, nor do i give a crap :good:.

Me too, I dont watch anything from 154 upward unless its a special fight like Pavlik etc.

[The Gambler1981]

No one knocks out Glen Johnson or Antonio Tarver, so why expect that (like Adamek is an easy cat to dispose of). Dawson has 17 knock out in 29 fights that is 58% far from the worst knock out percentage out there, he looked to hit Johnson with all kinds of very nice shots that would have crumpled lesser men.

He put on a display, to me it was very impressive the most impressive showing of his career. I really don't understand the negativity, it is what it is I guess.

[Sir Tom Jones]

It would seem Europeans get far better crowds these days.

It is the only super fights that get a load of attention.

[Guest]

No one knocks out Glen Johnson or Antonio Tarver, so why expect that (like Adamek is an easy cat to dispose of). Dawson has 17 knock out in 29 fights that is 58% far from the worst knock out percentage out there, he looked to hit Johnson with all kinds of very nice shots that would have crumpled lesser men.

He put on a display, to me it was very impressive the most impressive showing of his career. I really don't understand the negativity, it is what it is I guess.

Of the three guys you mentioned in over 136 fights, they've in total been stopped ONCE, and that was a tko in 1997 for Johnson against BHop.

The standard is pretty ridiculous if you ask me.
Dawson won easy and looked good doing it.

[savorduhflavor]

Of the three guys you mentioned in over 136 fights, they've in total been stopped ONCE, and that was a tko in 1997 for Johnson against BHop.

The standard is pretty ridiculous if you ask me.
Dawson won easy and looked good doing it.

Exactly. Those are guys that are just hard ass dudes. No one has ever stopped them(I believe Johnson's corner ended it), and no one has ever looked good against them.

Dawson gets held to an absurd standard, I don't understand what people want from him.

[Iceta]

Exactly. Those are guys that are just hard ass dudes. No one has ever stopped them(I believe Johnson's corner ended it), and no one has ever looked good against them.

Dawson gets held to an absurd standard, I don't understand what people want from him.

I don't want anything from him. He is what he is, and nothing is gonna change that. Just stop saying that he beats everything that walks. People say that he'd automatically win the super six when I don't know if that is true or not. Abraham and Kessler have way more power than he does, and he would have to box a perfect fight to beat those guys. And his fans need to quit justifying him not fighting guys in his own age category. There are plenty of good Lightheavyweights like Tavoris Cloud and Nathan Cleverly.

[savorduhflavor]

I don't want anything from him. He is what he is, and nothing is gonna change that. Just stop saying that he beats everything that walks. People say that he'd automatically win the super six when I don't know if that is true or not. Abraham and Kessler have way more power than he does, and he would have to box a perfect fight to beat those guys. And his fans need to quit justifying not him not fighting guys in his own age category. There are plenty of good Lightheavyweights like Tavoris Cloud and Nathan Cleverly.

Again, just ridiculous.

He fought Johnson. Than he fought Tarver, the two best LHW's available for him to fight. Than TARVER EXERCISED A REMATCH CLAUSE, so he had no choice but to fight Tarver again.

All the while, people were calling him a ***** for not fighting Johnson again,meanwhile making themselves look ****** cause they didn't understand that it wasn't Dawson that wanted to fight Tarver again.

THEN he gives the people what they want, gives up a belt and fights Johnson. And people are still bitching.

I don't believe he will have any problem fighting Pascal and Cloud. He's 27 and just took care of some serious business, give him some time.

And yes, he would be the immediate favorite in the Super Six. He would shut Abraham out if Abe didn't catch him with something big, and I doubt he would.

[The Gambler1981]

Of the three guys you mentioned in over 136 fights, they've in total been stopped ONCE, and that was a tko in 1997 for Johnson against BHop.

The standard is pretty ridiculous if you ask me.
Dawson won easy and looked good doing it.

I just don't understand it, to me that was a beautiful display that Dawson put on. He was landing power punches consistenly, dudes who do not want to go are very hard to take out also Glen Johnson is crazy tough.

The lack of respect I see toward a kind/humble Johnson is kind of stunning considering what people have told me about various other fighters.