old guyI like Ward UD but Chad has a chance if he controls the distance Posted August 7, 2012 7:07 pmbikermikelike leonard getting then LT HVY Champion Donny La Londe to fight at 165…..but the LT HVY Belt was on the line anyway….c’mon ….smells like four day old fish Posted August 6, 2012 8:10 pmJimmyDiamondThink Ward wins and wins comfortably to be honest. Dont rate Dawson, he struggled with Hopkins and was beaten by an average Pascal. He’s also fighting in Wards back yard and coming down a weight. Nothing stacked in his favour at all and Wards beat Kessler, Froch and Abraham more than impressivelly. Ward by points. Posted August 6, 2012 3:50 pmismokecrackb4fite10 is a tad much soon as this fight was announced Dawson should got him self conditioned to get to 168 with out any problems..not being at 168 ever(ok he came from 160 straight to lt heavy..)) could weaken him going into this fight witha question mark in your head(can i go 12 rnds)..i expect ward is happy to hear he is 10 over…WARD is going to bring i high tempo fight and finish a weakened Dawson down the stretch Posted August 6, 2012 3:12 pmbikermike…..”only 10 pounds from making weight for Super Middleweight Fight”….no problem…which leg or arm does he want to cut off ??? Ten pounds is a lot to carve off a Lt Hvy , who is in shape. Dawson may not be able to carve that much off….and stay effective Posted August 6, 2012 11:16 amPaul McCreathDawson is talented but seldom lives up to his potential.Ward fights ugly but he is very skilled and won’t be weakened by weight loss like Dawson.Ward should win on points in a dull fight. Posted August 6, 2012 8:52 amAndreWard will win!!! Posted August 6, 2012 5:54 amwill oneI love Andre but he takes wayyy too many punches. Andre hit HARD with combinations. Chad will control the fight using his stick. Andre will leave himself open for counters. Dawson will box, Andre will brawl leaving himself open. Dawsom will faint and pick his shots. Dawson by unananimous decision. Posted August 6, 2012 12:25 amarroyo bobwhy should he have to? In the past the lighter fighter moved to the heaviers weight. The boring Ward should not have this much pull to demand this. We all know Dawson is no crowd pleaser, but this is ridiculous! Posted August 5, 2012 9:29 pmjkj10I agree with you in that I will also be rooting for Dawson because of Ward’s refusal to be anything but the ‘home’ fighter, but I disagree with your comments about his competition and the super middleweight division. The super middles are a strong division, and those european fighters you mention that will ‘never be anything’ are already super stars that sell out soccer stadiums. Kessler and Froch as bigger stars than Ward or Dawson, and they will fight on the road. Until Ward fights on the road, he will always have that question mark. Posted August 5, 2012 8:26 pmRay RayI’m going with Dawson. Better boxing skills. Bigger. Been I’n with better competition. He has some obsticles though. Weight and Wards backyard Posted August 5, 2012 8:12 pmastroAndre Ward is one of the most protected overrated fighters in the business. He is number one in a weak division and is the king of beaten fighters , b-rate fighters, euros who will never be anything. Ward grow some balllllllllllz and get away from Oakland Arena for once. Posted August 5, 2012 8:09 pmAnonymousUr dumb Posted August 5, 2012 6:26 pmBeezySuper middleweight not junior…… I agree with the Ward remarks.. but I’m still going with Dawson.. mostly just from my heart than head but also Dawson has some fast combinations and power that it seems he just never uses.. he has a world of talent so he still has a chance to me…. even if Ward is one of the best Posted August 5, 2012 5:48 pmLibeDead division until exicting ward came with his boring style? What about Kessler and Calzaghe? This writher must be on drugs. Even Lacy was more fun to watch than Ward…… Posted August 5, 2012 5:45 pmBruceIn a way, Ward is more dangerous than Dawson. Ward is still undefeated, plus Dawson might be weakened by trying to make the weight. Dawson isn’t the same dominent force that say, Bernard Hopkins was, though I was picking Chad to beat Bernard. Andre Ward’s confidence is sky-high after cleaning up the jr. middleweight division. You’d be crazy to bet a nickle on this fight. Posted August 5, 2012 5:40 pmThe KingslayerGood for you Chad do you want a medal ? Posted August 5, 2012 5:37 pmDaraHating the new format on this site Posted August 5, 2012 5:16 pm |
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Dawson: I’m at 178, I can make weight easy for Ward fight