Is HBO done with Chad Dawson

[savorduhflavor]

Dude, he had ONE good desperation round and it still didn't put Pascal down. After that uppercut that momentarily stunned Pascal, Dawson let him recover.

Pascal would've made it out of that round and even if he coasted in the 12th he would've won a decision anyway.

One good desperation round and everyone is ready to write off Pascal..

smh...




I said LAVISH ME.

Not make excuses for why Dawson fought like he always fights.

This dude is a DUD.

Clearly you don't really know how Chad fights if you think that's how he usually fights. He never fights like that, he's always wayyy more active.

He explodes with combinations all the time, and he wasn't doing it. That was not the Dawson we've seen, not even close.

Dawson will KO Pascal in a rematch. I think the loss finally gave him a sense of urgency.

[AddiX]

My plan if I was HBO would be to let Dawson fight his rematch on Showtime with Pascal. Or at least rack up a few wins that are respectable on another network.

And than let him fight Cloud on HBO. HBO invested a lot in him, and Dawson hasn't shown that he deserves any of it. Not to mention he can't bring a crowd for his life and never will.

Dawson is suppose to be the champ of the division, his last 3 fights are 3 terrible performances against an over-rated Pascal, and 2 old men in tarvar and johnson.

Tarvar and johnson were 2 of the worst fights I've ever watched.

Dawson fights lazy and shows no ability or desire to want to actually hurt his opponents.

[Dick Buffman]

Clearly you don't really know how Chad fights if you think that's how he usually fights. He never fights like that, he's always wayyy more active.

He explodes with combinations all the time, and he wasn't doing it. That was not the Dawson we've seen, not even close.

Dawson will KO Pascal in a rematch. I think the loss finally gave him a sense of urgency.

No man.

No.

I've seen all his fights and he's ALWAYS CAUTIOUS like that. Even against the old men, he only let his hands go when it was totally safe to do so.

Why do you think I don't like him? He doesn't let his hands go. Maybe you're just so enamored with the Dawson "brand" that you don't see this.

But the guy's never been one to break any sort of punch records.

If he was as active as you make it sound he wouldn't be getting booed in his own hometown.

He's always fought just like he did last night, he just didn't have the usual luxury of being in against an old shot opponent.

Rematch? Bleh... Whats in it for Pascal? He already whooped him.

[Dick Buffman]

My plan if I was HBO would be to let Dawson fight his rematch on Showtime with Pascal. Or at least rack up a few wins that are respectable on another network.

And than let him fight Cloud on HBO. HBO invested a lot in him, and Dawson hasn't shown that he deserves any of it. Not to mention he can't bring a crowd for his life and never will.

Dawson is suppose to be the champ of the division, his last 3 fights are 3 terrible performances against an over-rated Pascal, and 2 old men in tarvar and johnson.

Tarvar and johnson were 2 of the worst fights I've ever watched.

Dawson fights lazy and shows no ability or desire to want to actually hurt his opponents.

Exactly man.

These guys that keep saying "Dawson had an off night" have a selective memory.

He always fights like a limp ****.

[#1Assassin]

why? 175lbs is heating up, leaving dawson out of the mix is just plain ******ed. just cuz he lost that one fight doesnt mean he cant come back or that he isnt truly the best at 175lbs.

[paulf]

If i wasn't before last night, I definitely am now. Dawson wasn't going to KO Pascal when it was stopped, he had the chance since the third ****ing round. Instead he chose to run around and half ass tap Pascal with a reaching jab that did nothing.

We've endured two **** fights with Tarver, pointless lackluster rematch with Johnson, and now this?

HBO's descision to no longer buy boring Klitschko fights is a good one fore the sport (in America), but they need to be fair and drop Dawson if he isn't going to perform.

I hope we don't hear from Chad again.

[savorduhflavor]

No man.

No.

I've seen all his fights and he's ALWAYS CAUTIOUS like that. Even against the old men, he only let his hands go when it was totally safe to do so.

Why do you think I don't like him? He doesn't let his hands go. Maybe you're just so enamored with the Dawson "brand" that you don't see this.

But the guy's never been one to break any sort of punch records.

If he was as active as you make it sound he wouldn't be getting booed in his own hometown.

He's always fought just like he did last night, he just didn't have the usual luxury of being in against an old shot opponent.

Rematch? Bleh... Whats in it for Pascal? He already whooped him.

Nah. You just develop a dislike for certain fighters and than grow such a deep seeded hate for them that you literally are incapable of seeing past the hate.

I never said Dawson was a busy fighter. But he's busier than he was last night. How he wins fights are exploding with combinations.

He didnt' fight that way against Johnson the second time cause he was being careful, hence why he got booed. He just fought to his strengths.

Last night he just looked flat. To say that he looked like he normally does is simply wrong.

Now....I'm sure Pascal had something to do with it. Pascal won, and I like Pascal, he deserved it.

But Dawson is the better fighter and will prove it in the rematch...there's a rematch clause, so it's going to happen.

[Dick Buffman]

Nah. You just develop a dislike for certain fighters and than grow such a deep seeded hate for them that you literally are incapable of seeing past the hate.

I never said Dawson was a busy fighter. But he's busier than he was last night. How he wins fights are exploding with combinations.

He didnt' fight that way against Johnson the second time cause he was being careful, hence why he got booed. He just fought to his strengths.

Last night he just looked flat. To say that he looked like he normally does is simply wrong.

Now....I'm sure Pascal had something to do with it. Pascal won, and I like Pascal, he deserved it.

But Dawson is the better fighter and will prove it in the rematch...there's a rematch clause, so it's going to happen.

I'm not alone in my critique of Dawson.

Plenty of people see him as a Dud (capital D for emphasis)..

I don't wanna see a rematch. I wanna see Dawson go to the back of the line and start fighting some young fighters and work his way back up.

For starters, I got Cloud winning against him by decapitation.

Sig that if you want to.

[AddiX]

Exactly man.

These guys that keep saying "Dawson had an off night" have a selective memory.

He always fights like a limp ****.

His fight with Adamek and first fight with Johnson was very impressive.

After that he was hand-fed 3 Bull**** fights, and they all paid huge money. THe Tarvar rematch was insane. HBO dropped big money for that because they wanted Dawson on their Network.

He needs to be more active, he's had all the gifts he should get for the rest of his career.

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

Clearly you don't really know how Chad fights if you think that's how he usually fights. He never fights like that, he's always wayyy more active.

He explodes with combinations all the time, and he wasn't doing it. That was not the Dawson we've seen, not even close.

Dawson will KO Pascal in a rematch. I think the loss finally gave him a sense of urgency.

Nah. You just develop a dislike for certain fighters and than grow such a deep seeded hate for them that you literally are incapable of seeing past the hate.

I never said Dawson was a busy fighter. But he's busier than he was last night. How he wins fights are exploding with combinations.

He didnt' fight that way against Johnson the second time cause he was being careful, hence why he got booed. He just fought to his strengths.

Last night he just looked flat. To say that he looked like he normally does is simply wrong.

Now....I'm sure Pascal had something to do with it. Pascal won, and I like Pascal, he deserved it.

But Dawson is the better fighter and will prove it in the rematch...there's a rematch clause, so it's going to happen.

busy? explosive combinations? chad dawson?

who you trying to swindle?

dawson is neither. he had 4 fights in a row vs 40 year old men & couldnt put anybody down.

GTFO & take your busy explosive combinations with you.