This was Ward's best performance to date. Sure he was still dirty in the clinch, but he was damn effective. He wanted it far more than Dawson and took the fight out of the bigger man. Outboxed him as well. Practically no one figured Ward would stop Dawson like that.

On a side note I felt it was uncalled for of Smoger to not just wave off the fight after the 3rd knockdown, and essentially force Dawson to expliciitley quit. Fucker asked Dawson about 5 times. I know I know boxers should never quit and aren't supposed to be human, but Jesus Chad was out of the fight by the 6th round and we all knew it.