First I am not a fan of Dawson or Ward and was starting to believe that weight might not be an issue given how he looked at the weigh in and the words spoken out of his own mouth. I even suggested that his fans could not use weight as an excuse because of those early observations. After witnessing the fight however I’m not sure it’s an excuse.


Kind of funny how Ward talked about LH after the fight but he would not go past 168 for Dawson. How can anyone deny that weight was not an issue? He looked like a three toed sloth from the opening bell. Sure he made weight on the first try and said he never felt better and actually looked comfortable at the weigh in but he was obviously drained. If there was a fight where compubox gave a glimmer of truth in the punch stats it was this one. Dawson once again forgot where he was and again looked like a deer in the headlights. Combined with his lack of output he was doomed. He's got to be one of the most mentally fragile fighters in the sport.

Dawson started off trying to establish himself on the inside rather then use his natural advantages. That could have not been the game plan and the only reason he did that is because he knew he was half empty before the fight started. Dawson went down three times in that fight and Ward is no puncher. Prior to that he was only down once in his career against Harding. Anyone who tries to suggest to me after what I saw that weight was not a key factor is….