Ward talks about a potential fight with Dawson: "we'll bring him down to '68"

[Hagler★]

If Dawson said he can make 168 (he's been saying this for years) then how the **** is that Ward taking advantage?
Dawson called him out and said this, Ward didn't go looking for the fight and use the weight to hold him to ransom.

[#1Assassin]

If Dawson said he can make 168 (he's been saying this for years) then how the **** is that Ward taking advantage?
Dawson called him out and said this, Ward didn't go looking for the fight and use the weight to hold him to ransom.

exactly.. ppl forget dawson turned pro at 160. he a big guy but hes got those paul williams genes, right now hes bulked up but he could easily drop weight and fight at 168. alot of ppl assume bcuz he looks so big he cuts weight from like 190 but thats not true, chad is like 180 going into camp and usually makes 175 long before the weigh in.

most importantly chad said himself he was willing to fight ward at 168. he didnt say he wanted ward then ward said he had to come down to fight him. dawson said he was willing to fight at 168 and could make it with no problem. cant blame ward at all.

also some ppl brought up how ward was a light heavy in the ams, that was just for the olympics so dirrell could compete at MW. ward is that great a guy he moved up and fought much bigger guys to let a fellow american compete in the olympics. so when ppl say he looks for advantages i laugh, ward will fight anyone under fair circumstances. just bcuz he doesnt go out of his way to make things difficult for himself every fight doesnt mean hes looking for an easy way out.

[VatoMulatto]

BOOM!!!!!...Exactly!!!....don't know why he said that mess

Just to show Ward and the boxing world how much he relly wants that fight. Chad is basically willing to do anything to make this fight happen

[NoLove]

This would be so boring.

[#1Assassin]

This would be so boring.

this is probably the best fight that could be made in all of boxing imo. two young fighters just coming into their primes, both are highly skilled and in contention to become the p4p king of the next generation. fighting now when they are the most hungry.

both of them are poetry in motion in the ring, fighters you feel truly blessed to be living in the same era as. two boxing prodigys, two young atg's in the making squaring of in what would be a display of skills, intelligence and physical talent at the very highest level, boxing at its very best. im almost getting a froching broner just thinking about it, no ****.

[Ray*]

Is ward injuried or does he have a fight lined up by any chance?

[Light_Speed]

Dawson said "I can go down to 168" so everybody can stop crying. He called out Ward and offered to move down so Ward isn't trying to drain anybody.

[Roman Moreno]

Just because, Dawson called out Ward at 168 and has fought as low as 160, saying that he can go down to 168 doesn't mean he won't be drained if he does fight Ward at 168.

Personally I don't care for this match up right now. It can wait, their are bigger fish to fry for both fighters. Handle business in your weight-class first before looking in others. But, if it happens and happens at 168 it's cool. Just be consistent with all fighters across the board when shit like this happens.

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this is probably the best fight that could be made in all of boxing imo. two young fighters just coming into their primes, both are highly skilled and in contention to become the p4p king of the next generation. fighting now when they are the most hungry.

both of them are poetry in motion in the ring, fighters you feel truly blessed to be living in the same era as. two boxing prodigys, two young atg's in the making squaring of in what would be a display of skills, intelligence and physical talent at the very highest level, boxing at its very best. im almost getting a froching broner just thinking about it, no ****.

This is not even the best fight that can be made in either of the guys respective division let alone all of boxing.

[crillz]

so basically just relieve Dawson of the fact that he said he would be willing to come down? he said that in part of his call out, you can't just expect Ward not to hold him to that because Ward may not be ready just yet to move up and the one doing the calling out is Dawson not the other way around so it's on Dawson to come see Ward

Ward welcomes this fight with open arms but he didn't call out Chad to be responsible for moving out of his weight class for him, that's on Chad for saying that he could come down to 168 with no problem. you can't just run your mouth and go public saying something and not expect to get held to that. besides, how do you know Ward can move up just yet? he hasn't shown me an inability to make 168 he feels fine there and still has unfinished business there, no need to budge on his end if Chad wants some he has to go get it

[-Spinal-]

This would be so boring.

Boring and most importantly free and it's between two prime fighters.

Pacquiao vs Mosley cost 60-70 bucks. It was a prime guy vs an old ass man, and it was boring.


Give me the boring, but prime Ward vs Dawson all day, which will probably be more competitive.