I think when Dawson called out Ward he was saying "I can make 168 and I believe I can beat him, Andre Ward, let's do this!"
I think Dawson wants a chance to take Ward's title, not the other way around. If he truly CAN make 168 as easily as he says, it's the best situation for him, if Ward beats him, he can then say "well I was drained, it wasn't so easy" and he keeps his light heavyweight title. If he wins he can say "I just wanted to prove im the best at 175 and 168, no one can beat me I can defend both titles!" etc. And claim he's undisputed at 175 and 168. So he wins either way. So if he can make 168 as easily as he says he can, I can see why he'd do that.
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