Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

[Complex]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Dawson 118 - Tarver 111 by my card

[Complex]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Tarver actually believes he won. He must still be doing crack.

[LilLowe]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

chad's little son looks like he's ready to go in the ring.

[Complex]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Dawson Good fighter, still not great

[Complex]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Dawson needs to take on a cruiser a catch weight or a super middle at a catch weight. There really isn't much for him at 175 now.

[Complex]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Dawson committed a mortal sin. He did not wish all the mom's Happy Mother's day tomorrow. For shame!!!!

[JayBee74]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Pretty dull fight-that's just me.

[jbdeuce]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

May 30 is a great fight night! Wifey took the cpu so i couldn't score it. (she's lucky its her mother's day weekend, I had to let it slide) Dawson had an easy night of work, he just chose to make it difficult (as usual) HBO has to put him on a double header where he fights Glen Johnson, ,and Erdei vs. whoever or Diaconu vs. whoever. Only way to create interest in a weak division.

[sheredia]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

dawson needs a challenge....maybe hopkins. we'll see. maybe dawson can send him to retirement. if not, maybe he isn't as good as we think he is.

[N51_rob]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

dawson needs a challenge....maybe hopkins. we'll see. maybe dawson can send him to retirement. if not, maybe he isn't as good as we think he is.

That fight won't happen. BHop is crazy he want his next fight to be split at something like 90/10 (not really but read this: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-powerful.html) him or something like that. Dawson doesn't have any drawing leverage to get to Bhop or Calzaghe. He may have to go down to 168 and clean that division up because there is nothing at light-heavyweight for him but Glenn Johnson.

Edit: Some of the top guys at super middleweight: Carl Froch, Lucien Bute, Mikkel Kessler, Jermaine Taylor, Andre Dirrill, Allan Green, Librado Andrade, Jeff Lacey and Andre Ward. Dawson and some of those names could 168 weight as exciting as 140 and 147 right now.

[KG]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

I just have the feeling that Bad Chad's career is going to go unnoticed because of the lack of competition and his fighting style. He is a very skilled fighter but because he doesn't have the flair for the dramatic (KO) and doesn't fight in a premier weight class he is going to continue to run his record up, get respect from true boxing fans, but remain a mystery to the general public.

[Complex]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

I just have the feeling that Bad Chad's career is going to go unnoticed because of the lack of competition and his fighting style. He is a very skilled fighter but because he doesn't have the flair for the dramatic (KO) and doesn't fight in a premier weight class he is going to continue to run his record up, get respect from true boxing fans, but remain a mystery to the general public.

Then he needs to make something happen. Go up in weight, go down maybe. But he can't just law low.

[JayBee74]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

He's an extremely quick, sharp, crisp puncher who goes to the body like a video gamer, but even Carl Froch (just recently learned how to spell his name) ignores him. Dawson fought at 160 four years ago so I know he could fight at 168, but Froch is expressing interest in Kessler, Pavlik, and/or Hopkins.

[N51_rob]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Then he needs to make something happen. Go up in weight, go down maybe. But he can't just law low.

He may have to go down to 168 and clean that division up because there is nothing at light-heavyweight for him but Glenn Johnson.

Edit: Some of the top guys at super middleweight: Carl Froch, Lucien Bute, Mikkel Kessler, Jermaine Taylor, Andre Dirrill, Allan Green, Librado Andrade, Jeff Lacey and Andre Ward. Dawson and some of those names could 168 weight as exciting as 140 and 147 right now.

Thats what I'm saying look at the list at 168 he could fight twice a year for the next 6 years at 168 and become legendary if he can clean up that division. Lots of names at 168 lots.

[KG]

Re: Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II

Then he needs to make something happen. Go up in weight, go down maybe. But he can't just law low.

Yeah I agree and he is going to have to go down which seems easier for him to considering he was a former middleweight.

His size alone could give a lot of people problems and he should be stronger at middleweight. Not to mention he is an excellent boxer.