You know what, the only reason all these fighters want to face Joe is because they think they can beat him, not because of the money, they see all his recent opponents standing at the final bell and think he aint a puncher, they forget Joes opponents getting slapped around the ring at a pace they cant handle.

Joe dont have to prove anything over any young guns he did that already against Kessler just last year, Kessler was far more established on the world stage and more respected and well known than Dawson.

Also Dawson himself might be living in a false security, barely beating and Johnson who Woods beat far more convincingly and working at a slow pace against an old Tarver who Bernard had embarrassed.