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09.11.05 - Undefeated super middleweight "Bad" Chad Dawson participated in an open media workout Wednesday in New Haven, Conn. In the "ShoBox: The New Generation" 12-round main event Friday, Nov. 18, on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on west coast), Dawson (18-0, 13 KOs) faces fellow southpaw Ian “The Cobra” Gardner (19-2, 7 KOs). In an entertaining co-feature, Benjamin Flores (11-0, 4 KOs) opposes Daniel “Azuquita” Jimenez (13-1-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round junior lightweight scrum..
Dawson: "I am always looking for a knockout. I will make a statement after I beat Gardner. You get in there and get him out early. Show them there is no comparison to you. I want to make a statement when I beat Gardner, and I will.
"My plan is, as soon as that bell rings, to go in and not give him the opportunity to make me look sloppy. I am just going to jump right on him and end the fight as quickly as I can. I’ve seen Gardner fight three to four times. I am not threatened by him. He’s got an awkward style and once I get past his style, once I connect with a couple of hard punches, I think that will be it. I know he’ll try and run, but I’ll cut the ring off. I’m not going to chase him. I’m jumping right on him.''
also interesting, for those that don't know, Dawson is another fighter trained by Dan Birmingham.
Dawson: "I am always looking for a knockout. I will make a statement after I beat Gardner. You get in there and get him out early. Show them there is no comparison to you. I want to make a statement when I beat Gardner, and I will.
"My plan is, as soon as that bell rings, to go in and not give him the opportunity to make me look sloppy. I am just going to jump right on him and end the fight as quickly as I can. I’ve seen Gardner fight three to four times. I am not threatened by him. He’s got an awkward style and once I get past his style, once I connect with a couple of hard punches, I think that will be it. I know he’ll try and run, but I’ll cut the ring off. I’m not going to chase him. I’m jumping right on him.''
also interesting, for those that don't know, Dawson is another fighter trained by Dan Birmingham.