Comments Thread For: Chad Dawson: I Left Emanuel Steward To Be The Old Me

[Specialist6]

What I have noticed is that Steward turns fighters passive. He did the same with Cotto. I want the old Cotto back. Not the new passive Cotto.

Steward tries to hard to make another hearns impossible I had Dawson but, now don't think so. Who knows? Maybe youth might prevail this time.

[waxfondler]

steward makes machines... bad idea for chad to leave. how the hell does chad use the excuse of "to be the old me"???? he was boring and didnt live up to his potential... he got beat then ran to steward... LOL.

knock guys out??? wasnt it steward that was pushing for the activity and KO from chad the last fight???? i could be wrong though... steward always pushes his guys to be more aggressive.

[marzblkman]

How dare a guy wants to go back to his roots and NOT want to be with a "fixer upper" trainer.

Stewart is overrated. Yeah I said it. Stewart reared two fighters to championships. When I say rear, I mean developed and guided. Those fighters were Thomas/Tommy Hearns and Hilmer Kenty.

What Manny has done since then with a few exceptions (Pryor, Chavez, Camacho, Dela Hoya) is take already developed fighters and either fix what he think is broken or ride with them. Holyfield, Lewis, Klichko, etc.

We've all seen what Andy Lee has turned out to be (a guy whom he's taken on and while he didn't develop him in the amateurs, he has been with him the bulk of his professional career).

Chad wanting to go where he's comfortable doesn't hinder him one bit. It's amazing what one POINTs loss (when he was about to floor the guy) will do and sway people.

The one style Bernard Hopkins has problems with is speedy guys with good boxing pedigree. It goes back to Roy Jones I, Jermain Taylor and Calzaghe.

As long as Dawson stays active, his speed can swarm Bernard into a shell. We've seen it happen and I'm not saying Bernard lost all those fights (although the record indicates he did). But whats evident is speed from good boxers gives him problems.

Pascal who is a speedy fighter doesn't count because he's an "average" boxer if not poor (style wise). Bernard can/did nullify that with balance, positioning and well timed punches.

All Chad needs to do is stay busy and in position and he'll pull off a win.

[SlimTim]

Man, this guy changes trainers like underwear. He's had Mayweather Sr, Mustafa Muhammad, Steward, and now Scully. If he wants to start KOing guys again, he'd better start fighting bums, bc he doesn't have the power to stop a world class fighter, even one with a shaky chin like Diaconu. Someone needs to tell Dawson that where ever he goes he brings himself with him. If he's not satisfied with his performance, he needs to understand that he is the problem and not his trainer

[Paclan]

good news for hopkins

[DrewWoodside]

How dare a guy wants to go back to his roots and NOT want to be with a "fixer upper" trainer.

Stewart is overrated. Yeah I said it. Stewart reared two fighters to championships. When I say rear, I mean developed and guided. Those fighters were Thomas/Tommy Hearns and Hilmer Kenty.

What Manny has done since then with a few exceptions (Pryor, Chavez, Camacho, Dela Hoya) is take already developed fighters and either fix what he think is broken or ride with them. Holyfield, Lewis, Klichko, etc.

We've all seen what Andy Lee has turned out to be (a guy whom he's taken on and while he didn't develop him in the amateurs, he has been with him the bulk of his professional career).

Chad wanting to go where he's comfortable doesn't hinder him one bit. It's amazing what one POINTs loss (when he was about to floor the guy) will do and sway people.

The one style Bernard Hopkins has problems with is speedy guys with good boxing pedigree. It goes back to Roy Jones I, Jermain Taylor and Calzaghe.

As long as Dawson stays active, his speed can swarm Bernard into a shell. We've seen it happen and I'm not saying Bernard lost all those fights (although the record indicates he did). But whats evident is speed from good boxers gives him problems.

Pascal who is a speedy fighter doesn't count because he's an "average" boxer if not poor (style wise). Bernard can/did nullify that with balance, positioning and well timed punches.

All Chad needs to do is stay busy and in position and he'll pull off a win.

Per the article however, it sounds like if anything his speedy throwing lots of punches may be what departs. If his plan is to go back to beating guys up, one would think he plans on setting himself and sitting down on more of his punches. Kind of like he did in that round where he almost KO'd Pascal.. If anything, this change in his style would play into Hopkins' strengths.

[STEELHEAD]

good news for hopkins

most definatly agree.
hop is smiling a toothless grin i bet!

[ИATAS]

Scully is a good trainer and Dawson is comfortable with him. As a hopkins fan I was hoping he would stick with Steward and do his timid jab and stay on the outside style. At the end of the day if there isn't any chemistry between fighter and trainer, it's not a good fit.

[gdub27]

I feel like Chad has almost everything in the toolbox to be a ATG fighter, but he is missing the requisite killer instinct. He just seems too passive for his talent level. If B-Hop had Chad's gifts he would be undefeated.

[Convicted_Felon]

Chad Dawson's version of the 'old me' found him losing his last bid for light heavyweight supremacy. My take says it will find him doing the same this go 'round.