Why is Dawson fighting Johnson again?

[Kirkland Laing]

HBO are paying almost a third of the cost of staging a Super Six tournament to show Chad Dawson in a rematch that nobody really wants to see. Again. Add the cost of the Tarver and Johnson rematches together and you've got half a SS tournament paid for. And they've signed a long-term exclusive deal with GBP only to see all their prospects' bubbles burst in short order and now are contractually bound to show ancient GDP people like Hopkins till 2011. The entire HBO boxing executive staff need to be fired. Any Saddo regular could do an infinitely superior job in his spare time than the head of HBO boxing does.

[JonnyFolds]

Word to your mom! I came to drop bombs!

[Master]

It was a close fight and was exciting to watch. That was the nearest to seeing Dawson lose.

[sumkalambay]

why the hell does dawson get so much shit for fighting top ranked fighters? are you seriously telling me diaconu and cloud are better fighters than glen johnson?

the rematch here is justified anyway

[Myk_Myk]

HBO are paying almost a third of the cost of staging a Super Six tournament to show Chad Dawson in a rematch that nobody really wants to see...

Well I want to see it, and it sounds like others do as well. I think Glen deserves it. #1 was close enough to feel unresolved in my mind, and I enjoyed it. For sure if the judges that judged Froch v Dirrell had judged it (assuming there was no bias), Johnson would have gotten the nod. He is good at forcing a fight; which makes him enjoyable to watch.

[Gandalf]

I have no issue with this fight either. The first fight was very close and Johnson deserves a final shot. If he wins then great, if not Dawson can then go looking for new blood.

It's not like the first fight was a thumping bore.

[Kirkland Laing]

HBO are paying almost a third of the cost of staging a Super Six tournament to show Chad Dawson in a rematch that nobody really wants to see...

Well I want to see it, and it sounds like others do as well. I think Glen deserves it. #1 was close enough to feel unresolved in my mind, and I enjoyed it. For sure if the judges that judged Froch v Dirrell had judged it (assuming there was no bias), Johnson would have gotten the nod. He is good at forcing a fight; which makes him enjoyable to watch.

You're going to see exactly the same fight again. Dawson will scrape it but Johnson will have his moments and will look disgusted when Dawson gets the decision.

[Cleon]

Dawson needs to win convincingly
It could set up a fight with the Hopkins-Jones winner
Hopkins wants to replicate what Foreman did at 45 by winning a championship & the Dawson fight would give him the chance