"Tavoris Cloud is just nothing. Does he really want to fight Chad next? ... I think Chad will win...

"Tavoris Cloud is just nothing. Does he really want to fight Chad next? ... I think Chad will win [against Jean Pascal]. I expect him to win. And I would like to fight Lucian Bute next."

--Gary Shaw on where he wants to go next with Chad Dawson. Dawson faces Jean Pascal this Saturday for the vacant Ring Magazine world light heavyweight championship. (Lem Satterfield)

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I would love to see that fight eventually. But Dawson should fight Cloud first. Cloud deserves the shot. And Bute should fight the winner of the Super Six when it ends.

by taco pal on Aug 10, 2010 3:34 PM EDT reply actions

Can Chad make 168? Because Bute’s the more marketable entity right now, and I don’t think he’s leaving super-middle anytime soon.

by El Destruyo on Aug 10, 2010 4:16 PM EDT reply actions

He says he can. Hasn’t been down there since 2006, though. I think they’d hope Bute would come up, or maybe they could do a catchweight at 172 or something. If Dawson beats Pascal in Montreal, it would make great sense to do Dawson-Bute in Montreal too. Good money at the gate there.

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by Scott Christ on Aug 10, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that would be good marketing. Would be an interesting “special event” if they chose catchweight too, I suppose, more so than Hopkins-Pavlik anyway.

by El Destruyo on Aug 10, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

If Dawson can make 168

Have it be for both titles. They’re both IBF titles, so I suspect they would allow both belts to be on the line.

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by Brickhaus on Aug 10, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Bute would not be wise, IMO, to fight Dawson over 168.

Ei Destruyo is right. But SC is sure as hell right about the potential gate in Montreal.

I agree with Shaw on Cloud. I was less than impressed with his 12th round.
In general, he let Johnson pitty-pat far too often. Maybe I was just hoping for more from him.

by Don From Prov on Aug 10, 2010 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

Cloud did genuinely hurt Johnson more than once, no matter what Glen said later about his balance, but he just doesn’t strike me as a smart fighter, at all. Dawson would pick him apart.

by El Destruyo on Aug 10, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I completely agree with this analysis. But that doesn’t mean Dawson shouldn’t fight him.

by taco pal on Aug 10, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I am so psyched for Dawson-Bute!...

if Dawson takes takes care of Pascal as he should. I see Dawson-Bute as the second best fight that can be made in boxing and we should be thrilled if they make it!

I agreee that Cloud doesn’t look ready to fight Dawson, though he might look better if he’d fight more often. I’d rather see Cloud defend against someone like Chris Henry for now. I know Henry might wait for a mandatory against Shumenov, but I think he’s still second in line. If Cloud doesn’t wait too long, that could be nice fight.

by geraldmcgrew on Aug 11, 2010 1:02 AM EDT reply actions