Pascal v Dawson confirmed for August 14th Montreal Canada HBO

[killersheep]

Huh!?

So Dawson has had to fight Tarver & Johsnon TWICE and not one title fight? Jeez that's messed up. I need to go check the 175 ratings to see what mugs actually have these belts...

For some reason Dawson was stripped of the WBC title after the first Johnson fight and stripped of the IBF title before the second Johnson fight. He's had the IBO title all along, but that's a side of fries, not a real title.

My god, so if Dawson beats Pascal, he'll be a three-time-champion woo-hoo!

Yeah even more odd he's not the Ring magazine champ even though he's beat the number two guy twice (Johnson)

Beibut Shumenov is a guy that just got a gift decision against Gabriel Campillo who should rightfully have the WBA title. I mean that was definately the worst decision of the year.

[Kirkland Laing]

I wouldn't hold your breath on this one. They've already put the date back twice before they even announced it because they don't know when Pascal's shoulder is going to be OK again. I have a feeling the fight won't happen in August either.

[ICB]

Whoever said Glen Johnson vs Chad Dawson 1 wasn't entertaining, must be a very hard boxing fan to please. I thought it was a very good fight, and one of the finest Light Heavyweight fights i've seen in this decade.

You don't normally see two Light Heavyweights going at it like that, the only other memorable Light Heavyweight fights i can think of in this decade off the top of my head were, Tomasz Adamek vs Paul Briggs, Dariusz Michalczweski vs Richard Hall, Julio Cesar Gonzalez vs Julian Letterlough.

I also don't understand people criticizing Chad Dawson, for taking the rematch with Glen Johnson. When many people thought it was a controversial decision, and everyone wanted the rematch. Now because Chad Dawson beat Glen Johnson so easily in the rematch, some people changed there minds which escapes me really.

Chad Dawson at this point in time, has took the best available fights he could get. The only other fighter he possibly could of fought was Tavoris Cloud. But would he have really got much credit for beating a green Tavoris Cloud ?

As for Jean Pascal i've been very impressed with him for quite awhile, despite some poor performances early on his career. He showed some bottle in the Carl Froch fight, and has improved ever since. And i become a massive fan of his after showing incredible courage.

Fighting with a dislocated shoulder, against a dangerous opponent like Adrian Diaconu. And still winning pretty comfortably on points, i just hope that doesn't ruin his career. Because he is a fine fighter who looks to have improved, quite a bit in only a short time.

As for the fight itself im picking Chad Dawson, i think the big reach and height advantages will be the key. And also because Chad Dawson now seems more seasoned fighting more technical and smart. Which showed in his last two fights.

But i wouldn't count out Jean Pascal, who will certainly give Chad Dawson fits. With his speed and athletism, Chad Dawson hasn't fought anyone with the physcial gifts that Jean Pascal has.

[Mar]

dawson no question. Pascal will make him fight though.