Who beats Chad Dawson?

[kingfrnk]

i think when kelly finishes his business at MW he might fight chad which will be a great fight for both. and i dont care who wins both are my favorite fighter at the moment

[TigerFan]

He has the skills to beat anyone from 160 to 175 but he's also one punch away from getting hurt and possibly stopped. But to his credit he recovers very quickly. I think he'll reign as champ for a long time.

[CutMeMick]

My boy BCDs the truefff...
Suddenly now people are starting to believe.
But when I said he'd reign supreme people always told me his suspect chin wouldn't hold up vs. the top guys. Yet here we are 3 yrs. later and 2 belts later and he's argueably the #2 LHW in the world.
Man it feels good to type that...

A Calzaghe fight would be ideal IMO... I would def. favor BCD.

I think BCD beats RJJ similarly to how he beat Tarver except I think RJJ wins more then 2 rounds.

I think his toughest fight and one I think he has the highest risk of loosing would be vs. Pavlik.

Here's why, I still see BCD as young kid who's quickly made it to the top.
He's only 26 and he's already fought Adamek, Glen & Tarver. Yes he's won. Yes he's undefeated but in those wins he's showed time and time again 2 things that really stick out to me.

1. Rookie mistakes - By this I mean he tends to give rounds away by staying on the ropes and goes on the defensive sometimes he'll throw 3-5 punches in these rounds. He did it vs. Harding, vs. Adamek, vs. Glen and vs. Tarver. Someone like Pavlik who does his best work when he has his opponents against the ropes will put him down and out for the count. Going to the ropes would be a big mistake vs. Pavlik and also giving rounds away.

2. Lack of focus - The kids shown tremendous talent but he loses focus. If you look up any of my posts in regards to BCD you'll see me mention this. Mustafas done a terrific job thus far keeping him focused but he's known to loose it. Why I'm still not sure, could it be that he just feels like he's wining the fight with ease that he can let off and cruise by? Maybe.
Mustafa himself was known for loosing focus so maybe he knows how to keep him focused.

and Hopkins honestly I like the guy. His legacy is set in stone, I just don't care much for his fights now' a days.
Ever since the JT fights and the Winky fight he lost me...
Plus the last thing BCD needs to be doing is fighting Hopkins cause even when you win you still don't look good.

For those who haven't visited my blog and missed this here's my BCD signed poster when he was 16-0.

[boozeboxer]

What about Kessler?

[CutMeMick]

What about Kessler?

Damn! booze you hit me where it hurts..
2 of my fav. current boxers...

I'd probably flip a coin.

[boozeboxer]

What about Kessler?

Damn! booze you hit me where it hurts..
2 of my fav. current boxers...

I'd probably flip a coin.

Yeah I don't know. It would be interesting. Kessler is really strong. I don't think the Calzaghe fight did him justice honestly......I would like to see him in another top tier fight to really gauge him.

[Deanrw]

Dawson can get lazy in there, which could be his undoing, but I would personally favor him against any fighter between 160-175 right now.

His laying against the ropes would be very dangerous against someone like Pavlik, but I think he would keep on his bicycle against Pavlik.

I want to see him against another aggressive fighter to really see where he stands though. Johnson did make him look very vulnerable.

[Preme]

I think both kessler and pavlik are fights that could/will happen and both would give him serious serious trouble. Real tough fights, he struggled with johnson who is nothing more than a journey man. I'll give him leway on the fact that maybe he let his game dip because he was fighting a journeyman.

He done superb against Tarver. nothing really wrong, but when you are fighting a guy who just stood there and covered up every fucking punch you throw it is EASY to look good! Yes you have to give a lot of credit to Dawson for forcing Tarver on the back foot and out working him. But after a few rounds it was clear that every single punch Chad threw Tarver was going to try and block it and nothing more. No counters, no trying to slip anythign and make him miss. Simple hands up take half the punches then move. Fucking useless.

With all this said and done tho, this wasn't as impressive or as good as the beat down Hopkins give Tarver either. I think people are forgeting that and are getting to carried away like usual when someone puts on a good show.

[hfahrenheit]

What about Kessler?

that would require Kessler actually fighting someone whose not German and obscure.

seriously, when is that guy going to take a real fight again... i like him too; just want to see a real fight.

[jangeorg]

What about Kessler?

that would require Kessler actually fighting someone whose not German and obscure.

seriously, when is that guy going to take a real fight again... i like him too; just want to see a real fight.

He fights Haussler because Haussler was bypassed when Kessler fought Sartison for the WBA belt. Kessler was no1, Haussler no.2 and Sartison no.3. When the Sartison fight was arranged WBA dictated that a defense against Haussler was mandated within 90 days.

Kessler wanted a championship belt. Now he has to make this silly defense

But i also hope his next fight will be against a big name and by the way,i read in the Danish newspapper today,Kessler
Christmas-wish was a fight against these fighter

1. Joe Calzaghe, 36 år (45-0-0, 32 KO)
2. Kelly Pavlik, 26 år (34-0-0, 30 KO)
3. Roy Jones Jr., 39 år (52-4-0, 38 KO)
4. Bernard Hopkins, 43 år (48-5-1, 32 KO)
5. Jermain Taylor, 30 år (27-2-1, 17 KO)

[skel1983]

i think when kelly finishes his business at MW he might fight chad which will be a great fight for both. and i dont care who wins both are my favorite fighter at the moment

I think Dawson has a quite easy time with Pavlik at 175, Pavlik loses all his advantages against Dawson. Easy ud for BCD.

[kingfrnk]

i think when kelly finishes his business at MW he might fight chad which will be a great fight for both. and i dont care who wins both are my favorite fighter at the moment

I think Dawson has a quite easy time with Pavlik at 175, Pavlik loses all his advantages against Dawson. Easy ud for BCD.

nothing is easy with kelly in the ring u ass. he is young and strong just like chad.

[skel1983]

i think when kelly finishes his business at MW he might fight chad which will be a great fight for both. and i dont care who wins both are my favorite fighter at the moment

I think Dawson has a quite easy time with Pavlik at 175, Pavlik loses all his advantages against Dawson. Easy ud for BCD.

nothing is easy with kelly in the ring u ass. he is young and strong just like chad.

I think you should get ur dick out of Pavliks arse, mate please dont come back with insults, when people have an opinion, shows how immature you are.

My argument was Dawsom takes away all Pavliks advantages he has at middleweight, his reach his power. Pavlik walks around at around 175, if this fight happened Dawson would be to quick to slick for Pavlik. Big ud.

[Rantcatrat]

I think Dawson has a quite easy time with Pavlik at 175, Pavlik loses all his advantages against Dawson. Easy ud for BCD.

nothing is easy with kelly in the ring u ass. he is young and strong just like chad.

I think you should get ur dick out of Pavliks arse, mate please dont come back with insults, when people have an opinion, shows how immature you are.

My argument was Dawsom takes away all Pavliks advantages he has at middleweight, his reach his power. Pavlik walks around at around 175, if this fight happened Dawson would be to quick to slick for Pavlik. Big ud.

I agree that BCD would school Pavlik, but the discussion is a moot. BCD is a lhw and Pavlik is a mw. So, WHO CARES?

One quick question, what is the problem Brits have with Pavlik? I may be wrong but it appears a lot of Brits dislike him.

[skel1983]

nothing is easy with kelly in the ring u ass. he is young and strong just like chad.

I think you should get ur dick out of Pavliks arse, mate please dont come back with insults, when people have an opinion, shows how immature you are.

My argument was Dawsom takes away all Pavliks advantages he has at middleweight, his reach his power. Pavlik walks around at around 175, if this fight happened Dawson would be to quick to slick for Pavlik. Big ud.

I agree that BCD would school Pavlik, but the discussion is a moot. BCD is a lhw and Pavlik is a mw. So, WHO CARES?

One quick question, what is the problem Brits have with Pavlik? I may be wrong but it appears a lot of Brits dislike him.

I dont dislike him at all, hes a nice guy great entertaining fighter, but i suppose the way all the americans say how over rated Calzaghe is, its sort of the same for us, well me anyway, i still think Pavlik has alot to prove i just think he is not as good as people seem to think he is.

You say Pavlik is a middleweight, well not entirely true at this moment in time hes fighting at Light Heavyweight on saturday, so i guess it is quite relevent to discuss a fight between Dawson and Pavlik wouldnt yopu agree? The question was who would beat Dawson someone said Pavlik i gave my opinion. He wouldnt.