Chad Dawson: The Misunderstood Champion

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By Troy Ondrizek - Chad Dawson, he truly is the young man that can do no right. Dawson’s recent decision to vacate his IBF trinket and forgo a mandatory fight with talented but little known Tavoris Cloud has gotten some fans and pundits in an uproar. These recent sentiments are just the latest in a long line of complaints regarding Chad and his career. Before this Cloud incident, it was all of us complaining about Antonio Tarver being Dawson’s last foe in a rematch that no one wanted to see happen, except Tarver and his people. Before that, it was Chad once again having the label of “ducker” placed upon him when he gave up his WBC strap to face off against Tarver in the first place. Even before that, it was people complaining that Chad wasn’t giving Glencoffe Johnson a rematch because many thought Johnson won the first bout; the judges gave it to Dawson 116-112 across the board.
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[Chr0nic]

Bad Chad Dawson is the man

[IconBoy]

Chad needs to man up and stop fighting old men, who will he want next, Roy Jones lol.

[The Hammer]

Chad needs to man up and stop fighting old men, who will he want next, Roy Jones lol.

Maybe he will try to get a fight with Tommy Hearns, who said he's coming out of retirement.

Then if he wins, he'll give Hearns a rematch. They'll make sure it's in the contract, as it was with Tarver.

[HeartAttack]

Maybe he will try to get a fight with Tommy Hearns, who said he's coming out of retirement.

Then if he wins, he'll give Hearns a rematch. They'll make sure it's in the contract, as it was with Tarver.

Well, we know who didn't read the article

[2501]

Maybe he will try to get a fight with Tommy Hearns, who said he's coming out of retirement.

Then if he wins, he'll give Hearns a rematch. They'll make sure it's in the contract, as it was with Tarver.

Chad needs to man up and stop fighting old men, who will he want next, Roy Jones lol.

see, this is the stupidity of this criticism.

The top of the LHW division was Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe, Glenn Johnson, Antonio Tarver.

These were the NAMES and CHAMPIONS of the division.

So as an up and coming LHW fighter, who is Chad supposed to gun for? Who? If these are the BIGGEST and BEST names in the division who are also CHAMPIONS, what difference does it make that they're also the oldest? Is Chad NOT supposed to call out the champions? Is he NOT supposed to go after the bigger names in the divisions? Is he NOT supposed to go after who is perceived as the best?

The funny thing is that Chad has BEATEN top prime fighters in LHW. One of the is the CURRENT Cruiserweight champions.

When coming into the Adamek fight, who was the underdog? Chad was. Chad completely dominated Adamek. Adamek was weight drained? He wasn't complaining when he was the champion. Its funny how different things become after you lose your belt.

The 2 biggest and best names in the division wont fight Hopkins. But Johnson was willing to. It was a hard fight for both of them. Controversial even. But Johnson IS a bigger and better name than Cloud. Chad moved on and everyone began calling him a ducker for not rematching Johnson. Fair enough.

Chad fought Tarver and alot of you Calzaghe fans were picking Tarver to beat Dawson. Dawson dominated that ass and Tarver had a rematch clause. Something Johnson didnt have. And again, "Dawson is ducking Johnson".

Chad beats Tarver again. And now is giving Johnson a rematch. NOW, "Chad is ducking Cloud"? Seriously? Who the **** is Cloud? How is Cloud going to help Chad break into the boxing mainstream?

Explain this to me. You Calzaghe fans, you Hopkins fans, and now all you NEW little Cloud fans that didn't exist before were criticizing inability to draw. His ticket sales havent been spectacular. How the FUK is fighting Cloud going to help his name sell tickets when no one knows who Cloud is?

According to you, Dawson doesn't deserve to fight Calzaghe because he cant draw, yet you want him to fight UNKNOWN fighters rather than the BIGGEST names in the division who are all "OLD" now all of a sudden which in turn will not help him become a name at all.

The fact is, Dawson is trying to do what Clazaghe NEVER did. Dawson willing to sacrifice to fight the bigger names. He is WILLING to travel to Wales and fight Calzaghe where as Calzaghe waited 10 years to come to America.

And what did Calzaghe do? He fought Bernard Hopkins at the time when he looked most vulnerable. And then fights Roy Jones Jr, the ghost of boxing past.

Yeah, Calzaghe truly lead by example.

Froch, Taylor, Kessler, Green, Ward > Cloud, ......, ......., ........

Thats what the reality is. If you don't like Dawson because he threatens your favorite fighter, fine. But be real about ****.

[rj_ct]

dawson is the man. johnson is the man. the rematch is backed hard.

all the young guys on their way up will get their shot.

[AntonTheMeh]

dawson vs cloud will happen.i doubt either of them plans on RETIRING anytime soon......

[Ishy Aytan]

see, this is the stupidity of this criticism.

The top of the LHW division was Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe, Glenn Johnson, Antonio Tarver.

These were the NAMES and CHAMPIONS of the division.

So as an up and coming LHW fighter, who is Chad supposed to gun for? Who? If these are the BIGGEST and BEST names in the division who are also CHAMPIONS, what difference does it make that they're also the oldest? Is Chad NOT supposed to call out the champions? Is he NOT supposed to go after the bigger names in the divisions? Is he NOT supposed to go after who is perceived as the best?

The funny thing is that Chad has BEATEN top prime fighters in LHW. One of the is the CURRENT Cruiserweight champions.

When coming into the Adamek fight, who was the underdog? Chad was. Chad completely dominated Adamek. Adamek was weight drained? He wasn't complaining when he was the champion. Its funny how different things become after you lose your belt.

The 2 biggest and best names in the division wont fight Hopkins. But Johnson was willing to. It was a hard fight for both of them. Controversial even. But Johnson IS a bigger and better name than Cloud. Chad moved on and everyone began calling him a ducker for not rematching Johnson. Fair enough.

Chad fought Tarver and alot of you Calzaghe fans were picking Tarver to beat Dawson. Dawson dominated that ass and Tarver had a rematch clause. Something Johnson didnt have. And again, "Dawson is ducking Johnson".

Chad beats Tarver again. And now is giving Johnson a rematch. NOW, "Chad is ducking Cloud"? Seriously? Who the **** is Cloud? How is Cloud going to help Chad break into the boxing mainstream?

Explain this to me. You Calzaghe fans, you Hopkins fans, and now all you NEW little Cloud fans that didn't exist before were criticizing inability to draw. His ticket sales havent been spectacular. How the FUK is fighting Cloud going to help his name sell tickets when no one knows who Cloud is?

According to you, Dawson doesn't deserve to fight Calzaghe because he cant draw, yet you want him to fight UNKNOWN fighters rather than the BIGGEST names in the division who are all "OLD" now all of a sudden which in turn will not help him become a name at all.

The fact is, Dawson is trying to do what Clazaghe NEVER did. Dawson willing to sacrifice to fight the bigger names. He is WILLING to travel to Wales and fight Calzaghe where as Calzaghe waited 10 years to come to America.

And what did Calzaghe do? He fought Bernard Hopkins at the time when he looked most vulnerable. And then fights Roy Jones Jr, the ghost of boxing past.

Yeah, Calzaghe truly lead by example.

Froch, Taylor, Kessler, Green, Ward > Cloud, ......, ......., ........

Thats what the reality is. If you don't like Dawson because he threatens your favorite fighter, fine. But be real about ****.

Tunney just got OWNED!


Great post. Green K.

[Dubious-Dutch]

see, this is the stupidity of this criticism.

The top of the LHW division was Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe, Glenn Johnson, Antonio Tarver.

These were the NAMES and CHAMPIONS of the division.

So as an up and coming LHW fighter, who is Chad supposed to gun for? Who? If these are the BIGGEST and BEST names in the division who are also CHAMPIONS, what difference does it make that they're also the oldest? Is Chad NOT supposed to call out the champions? Is he NOT supposed to go after the bigger names in the divisions? Is he NOT supposed to go after who is perceived as the best?

The funny thing is that Chad has BEATEN top prime fighters in LHW. One of the is the CURRENT Cruiserweight champions.

When coming into the Adamek fight, who was the underdog? Chad was. Chad completely dominated Adamek. Adamek was weight drained? He wasn't complaining when he was the champion. Its funny how different things become after you lose your belt.

The 2 biggest and best names in the division wont fight Hopkins. But Johnson was willing to. It was a hard fight for both of them. Controversial even. But Johnson IS a bigger and better name than Cloud. Chad moved on and everyone began calling him a ducker for not rematching Johnson. Fair enough.

Chad fought Tarver and alot of you Calzaghe fans were picking Tarver to beat Dawson. Dawson dominated that ass and Tarver had a rematch clause. Something Johnson didnt have. And again, "Dawson is ducking Johnson".

Chad beats Tarver again. And now is giving Johnson a rematch. NOW, "Chad is ducking Cloud"? Seriously? Who the **** is Cloud? How is Cloud going to help Chad break into the boxing mainstream?

Explain this to me. You Calzaghe fans, you Hopkins fans, and now all you NEW little Cloud fans that didn't exist before were criticizing inability to draw. His ticket sales havent been spectacular. How the FUK is fighting Cloud going to help his name sell tickets when no one knows who Cloud is?

According to you, Dawson doesn't deserve to fight Calzaghe because he cant draw, yet you want him to fight UNKNOWN fighters rather than the BIGGEST names in the division who are all "OLD" now all of a sudden which in turn will not help him become a name at all.

The fact is, Dawson is trying to do what Clazaghe NEVER did. Dawson willing to sacrifice to fight the bigger names. He is WILLING to travel to Wales and fight Calzaghe where as Calzaghe waited 10 years to come to America.

And what did Calzaghe do? He fought Bernard Hopkins at the time when he looked most vulnerable. And then fights Roy Jones Jr, the ghost of boxing past.

Yeah, Calzaghe truly lead by example.

Froch, Taylor, Kessler, Green, Ward > Cloud, ......, ......., ........

Thats what the reality is. If you don't like Dawson because he threatens your favorite fighter, fine. But be real about ****.