Comments Thread For: Chad Dawson Ready: I Won't Be Drained, Dehydrated

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Chad Dawson doesn’t anticipate any issues Friday when he steps on the scale in Oakland, Calif., for his super middleweight title fight Saturday night against Andre Ward.

The 30-year-old Dawson hasn’t had to make the 168-pound limit in 6˝ years, yet contends he feels “great” as his 12-round fight with Ward at Oracle Arena approaches (HBO; 9:45 p.m. EDT).

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[Kagami Taiga]

Well I'll wait til the weigh in but that about clears that up

[mrmojorisin1]

i was gonna watch the weigh in live but they sound pretty confident that hes on track, and not joan guzman confident, i believe these guys..

[D4thincarnation]

i was gonna watch the weigh in live but they sound pretty confident that hes on track, and not joan guzman confident, i believe these guys..

Well he not going to say I've been feeling weak and drained on the eve of the big fight is he now.

Dropping 7 pounds of muscle damages you.

[Heru]

I don't doubt Chad not being drained and dehydrated for the weigh-in, but for him to enter camp at 180 he had to continue training after the Hopkins fight. He weighed in at 191 the day of the Glen Johnson rematch.

He looked strong and solid in his last fight at 168 against Ian Gardener as if he didn't need to move up. Dawson's one of the few prospects confident enough to move up a division without having a need for it just because it had more attractive opportunities. If he loses, it'll be because of Ward not the weight.

[ManOnTheMoon]

I absolutely agree with Chad that the dieting will make him meaner and he does lack that in the ring sometimes, I think 168 will be good for him and in the ring he will be significantly bigger than Ward

[brick wall]

money makes dawson talk like that...dela hoya said the same thing when he fought pac.

[StrangerInTown]

Mr. Ward is in another league and Mr.Dawson will receive a boxing lesson and beating.

Chad was smart to cash in this early.
There was simply nowhere for him to go to earn a decent payday in a very dehydrated division.

[Evil Abed]

Ward about to have Mosley-Forrest moment.

Chad is going to beat the crap out of him.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Yawn....


Drained or not. No excuses. You took the fight. No one wanted to see it. No one asked for it. Deal with it.

I dont care if hes toothpick tomorrow. No excuses from me. Because this fight coudve waited. Hopefully they are 100%.