by Cliff Rold - Sometimes, one can go home again.
In this case, home is the Light Heavyweight division and the World Champion at 175 lbs. must be glad to return. A decision to move down a class and challenge Super Middleweight king Andre Ward ended up a disaster.
Will a decision to face another Super Middleweight be equally harrowing? Stevenson, unable to secure a Super Middleweight title shot, gets the chance of a lifetime here and brings dynamite in his gloves to get the job done. Will we see a new Light Heavyweight king on Saturday? It’s not super common in the professional ranks to see two southpaws face off, but it is the case in this one and could make for some early unease for both men. Dawson, in his two fights with Tarver, has seen another southpaw across from him but not with this sort of explosiveness.
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In this case, home is the Light Heavyweight division and the World Champion at 175 lbs. must be glad to return. A decision to move down a class and challenge Super Middleweight king Andre Ward ended up a disaster.
Will a decision to face another Super Middleweight be equally harrowing? Stevenson, unable to secure a Super Middleweight title shot, gets the chance of a lifetime here and brings dynamite in his gloves to get the job done. Will we see a new Light Heavyweight king on Saturday? It’s not super common in the professional ranks to see two southpaws face off, but it is the case in this one and could make for some early unease for both men. Dawson, in his two fights with Tarver, has seen another southpaw across from him but not with this sort of explosiveness.
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