Will the officials in Oakland (referee and judges) be fair to Chad Dawson?

[HardSpar]

I bet Ward will be allowed to hold and roughhouse Dawson at will.

[PinoyNation]

I bet Ward will be allowed to hold and roughhouse Dawson at will.

Why was it ok for Hatton, John Ruiz, the Klitschkos, etc. but not for Ward?

[HardSpar]

Why was it ok for Hatton, John Ruiz, the Klitschkos, etc. but not for Ward?

Not a fan of fighters that hold alot, bores me to death.

[Perro]

i think the crowd might influence the judges.

But then again, how many "Ooos" and "Ahhhhs" are there going to be for a fight like this?

But yeah judges will give Ward the UD.

[Earl-Hickey]

If it's close..... Ward will automatically win a wide UD

And here are the judges scorecards, 120-108 119-109, 119-109

For the winner by unanimous decision...

[boliodogs]

I voted no they won't be fair. If they brought in judges and a referee from far away they will probably be fair. If they use locals they probably won't be. They have shown favoritism toward Ward before.

[djtmal]

I bet Ward will be allowed to hold and roughhouse Dawson at will.

i think chad dawson, is ready for a rough fight, from andre ward, given his experience with his recent fight with bernard hopkins...quite sure if he sees if the refs are not going to penalize andre ward, that chad dawson, is ready to take matters in his own hands...maybe chad dawson, with the natural size advantage, is banking on andre ward, to come in on him...

[gauze]

Oakland officials have never been a problem before. Even for Nonito's fights in the Bay area they are pretty even handed.

that's irrelevant considering donaire doesn't have a physical/rough style like ward does. i've never seen donaire elbow someone in the face by accident, nevermind intentionally. ward landed a few of those in the bika fight

[Bronard]

And here are the judges scorecards, 120-108 119-109, 119-109

For the winner by unanimous decision...

That's too obvious... They will do a SD. It will surely fool everybody!

[DARKSEID]

The way Ward fights, if he's not completely dominating his opponent, he's doing something wrong.

He hasnt lost a fight since he was 12 years old and he's outclassed everybody he's fought.

Either way I don't care. I'll know who the winner is because I have eyes.