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Chad Dawson defends the WBC Light Heavyweight Title against former IBF Champion Glen Johnson on Showtime Boxing
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00:00:0015-year pro solid, likable gent. Glenn Johnson, a Miamian since age 14 by way of Jamaica.
00:00:12Classic example of tenacity and determination. He didn't win a world title until he was 35
00:00:18in his 51st fight, his fourth trial. The consummate pro, no matter how old he is,
00:00:24then he would consider it a major accomplishment to beat him. It's been a slow road back, Al,
00:00:31and tonight we'll see if experience and maturity can negate youth and speed.
00:00:36Yeah, and part of that experience for Johnson is his experience against left-handers. It's hard to
00:00:41believe eight of his last 13 opponents have been lefties, and he's 7-1 versus Southpaw. And even
00:00:47though he actually downplays it a little bit, Steve, I think that's a very significant statistic.
00:00:52And he's suffered a bunch of what some might call hometown defeats on the road. Should
00:00:57probably have four or five losses, not 11. Still looks fit and great at 39 along the lines of
00:01:04another remarkable old-timer, Bernard Hopkins, the only man to stop Glenn Johnson.
00:01:11Well, he's emerged as one of the brightest young guns in boxing today. Undefeated Chad Dotson out of
00:01:28New Haven, Connecticut. The calm, mild-mannered WBC champ has shown special skills with an almost
00:01:34unlimited upside to this point, but he lacks that one defining victory. This is the night, Al. Chad
00:01:42Dawson can take a giant step closer to being the man at 175. Yeah, and you know, one of the things
00:01:48that could make that happen, I think, is what he believes is better conditioning, because his
00:01:53strength and conditioning coach, Alex Murillo, has really upped his involvement for this fight. He
00:01:58literally lived with Chad, and Chad says that this will make him an even better conditioned fighter,
00:02:03which could be important against Johnson, who brings constant pressure. Dawson insists he won't
00:02:09become the next Juan Diaz or Paul Williams, two young unbeaten phenoms who recently lost their titles to
00:02:15crafty veterans. Many feel because they were looking ahead to greener pastures. He says he is totally
00:02:22focused on the task at hand and hungry to prove he's the future of the light heavyweight division.
00:02:31Let's size them up as we check the tail of the tape. Obviously, age the focal point at 25. Dawson
00:02:37has 14 years on Johnson. The champion was 10 when Johnson turned pro in 1993. Dawson also has the height
00:02:44and reach four inches taller, both well under the limit at yesterday's weigh-in. And the notable
00:02:51unified rules for this world title fight. There's no standing eight count, no three knockdown rule.
00:02:56A fighter cannot be saved by the bell in any round. If an accidental headbutt causes a fight to end
00:03:01within four rounds, it's a no decision. After four rounds, they go to the scorecards. And if a punch
00:03:06causes a cut and the injured fighter can't continue, he loses by TKO.
00:03:11So here at the St. Pete Times Forum, we're getting ready for Chad Dawson versus Glenn Johnson for the WBC
00:03:21light heavyweight title. Let's get the formal introductions from our ring announcer, Jimmy Lennon, Jr.
00:03:25Ladies and gentlemen, a very good evening to you and welcome to the St. Pete Times Forum here in Tampa,
00:03:39Florida, as we have a big night of action coming away to white heavyweight world championship attractions and it's brought to you by Gary Shaw Productions and Showtime.
00:03:52The first of our featured world title attractions is brought to you in association with Seminole Warriors
00:03:58Boxing and Dabella Entertainment. It is sanctioned by the World Boxing Council, President Jose Suleman,
00:04:05supervisors are Mike George and Bismarck Morales, along with the Florida State Boxing Commission.
00:04:13Now introducing to you our three judges, scoring from ringside, from Caracas, Venezuela, Nicolás Hidalgo,
00:04:21from Coral Springs, Florida, Peter Trematera, and from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Jack Woodburn.
00:04:29Introducing to you our third man of the ring, our referee in charge, hailing from Orlando, Florida, Frank Santori.
00:04:38All right fans, here we go, 12 rounds of boxing for the WBC light heavyweight championship of the world.
00:04:52Introducing to you first the challenger on my left, fighting out of the blue corner, wearing white trunks with dark blue trim,
00:05:01fighting out of Miami, Florida, by way of Clarendon, Jamaica.
00:05:06He weighed in at a ready 172 and one half pounds, with a record of 47 wins, 11 losses, and two draws.
00:05:15He has 32 wins coming by way of knockout. Having fought seven world champions, he is the dean of the division,
00:05:24and the former IBF light heavyweight champion of the world, introducing Glenn Johnson.
00:05:40And his opponent across the ring, the defending world champion on my right, fighting out of the red corner,
00:05:48wearing camouflage trunks, and hailing from New Haven, Connecticut.
00:05:55He weighed in at 173 and three quarter pounds. He is undefeated in his campaign with a record of 25 wins,
00:06:05no losses, one no contest with 17 wins coming by way of knockout. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
00:06:13he is making the third defense of his title. Here is the young star of the division,
00:06:18the undefeated WBC light heavyweight champion of the world, introducing Bad Chad Boston.
00:06:34And ladies and gentlemen, our referee in charge now to give instructions. We have a correction.
00:06:39This is Tommy Kimmons, a referee now giving instructions.
00:06:51Gentlemen, this is a 12-round fight for the WBC light heavyweight championship of the world,
00:06:56and I gave you your instructions. I want to remind you, this audience is not here to see me referee.
00:07:02They paid to watch you fight, so let's keep it clean. Touch them up.
00:07:05I got it. Dawson's mental toughness could be tested tonight. Johnson keeps coming and coming,
00:07:14and while Dawson has risen from the deck, he's never been in there with an old war horse like Glenn Johnson.
00:07:22This could be an interesting fight. Johnson said he'll come out aggressively, keep a high work rate.
00:07:27It certainly worked well versus Jones and Tarver, although that was four years ago.
00:07:33Tommy Kimmons says, let's begin. The one big thing that could factor in, Johnson had some problems
00:07:41avoiding punches in a tune-up, with a lefty clearly not in Dawson's league as Dawson goes right to the attack.
00:07:47We'll see if he can deal with Dawson's exceptional hand speed here tonight.
00:07:53Glenn Johnson, already in this first round, showing the ability to keep his hands very high
00:07:58and kind of work his way in to cut the distance a little bit. Of course, Chad Dawson wants to use
00:08:03that jab to disrupt that movement inside by Glenn Johnson.
00:08:08Both immediately throwing salvos to the body. Dawson, a natural right-hander who became a south
00:08:15car to emulate his dad, a former fighter who's in their corner. Exquisite right hook and double
00:08:21hook, dazzling combinations, straight left hand like that. It's a beauty. Got a superb jab,
00:08:26and he is a tremendous body puncher, and he does it all with lightning speed.
00:08:32You know, this ring is a very big, great straight left hand by Dawson. This is a big
00:08:37ring, and of all their fighters tonight, of all our four fighters, it probably is most important to
00:08:41Dawson. You see, he's giving some really good lateral movement to Glenn Johnson here in round
00:08:46one. That's very important to him. Johnson in the white trunks, steady and dependable.
00:08:50Don't hold his head, don't hold his head. Loves to keep the pressure on, much more effective when
00:08:55he's in close. Digging to the body, and Dawson does not like it ugly.
00:09:01We have two really good body punchers here, and Dawson has done some great work downstairs,
00:09:08as has Johnson. Dawson's been very sharp. Not surprising that Dawson would land a lot
00:09:12of punches early in this fight. Dawson getting that right hand in,
00:09:19and now the right-left combination block. The right hand got into the head of Johnson.
00:09:24Johnson comes forward, lands a left. Johnson not a huge puncher, a volume puncher,
00:09:29and he's got that unique defensive posture. His right hand crossing over to the left side of his
00:09:34face, almost glued to the face. But I'll tell you what, here in the opening minutes, Johnson's tasting
00:09:40a lot of leather. You could expect this to happen for a few rounds. Chad Dawson, a very sharp puncher,
00:09:46and Johnson often, early in these fights, will get whacked around. Johnson, a good chin. He's never been
00:09:51down. Stopped only once in 60 fights by Hopkins. Big right hand on the top of the head by Chad Dawson,
00:09:58who is equally dangerous with both hands. You know, I said it in the keys, combination punching is like
00:10:05kryptonite to Johnson. And when Dawson throws those combinations, it freezes Johnson. Dawson,
00:10:13the champion, looking very sharp here in the opening round. 20 seconds to go.
00:10:20The WBC light heavyweight title at stake. Good right hand that got in by Johnson. That's the punch
00:10:26he wants to land twice. Dawson's been dropped by that punch in fight. Dawson's dropped by Adam
00:10:33Eck and Harding, and they are going at it in the center of the ring. Oh, good exchange there,
00:10:37just before the bell.
00:10:38Good work. Good job, Chad.
00:10:45Water. Water, water, water.
00:10:48Keep stepping around. Stop going straight back. Keep stepping around. Work to the body,
00:10:54because he's giving you the body. He's trying to cover up the head. But he's giving you all the body.
00:10:58All right. Bend the leg and slip and dig. Drip and dig. But the jab is the key. Keep on out there.
00:11:05The hand speed of Chad Dawson. So impressive. Now, there's Johnson working on the inside. But look,
00:11:10great combinations downstairs. He comes upstairs. You see, that freezes Johnson.
00:11:15Later on in the round, Glenn Johnson would have a moment or two. There's the right hand. That is
00:11:21such an important punch for Johnson, and he was able to get it in early.
00:11:28All right. Cut him off.
00:11:29Go on a second.
00:11:30Pick it up.
00:11:31We're cutting that hand.
00:11:32Pick it up.
00:11:32Come on.
00:11:33Good instructions from Chad Dawson's trainer, former light heavyweight champ,
00:11:38Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Don't go straight back, because you're still in the path of the punches.
00:11:43You've got to get side to side.
00:11:45This is the second fight. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad has worked with Chad Dawson. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
00:11:50was with him before. Eddie, a very fine trainer. Oh, look at that right hand by Johnson.
00:11:54He can get that punch in. That'll be important to him.
00:11:56So Johnson's confidence gaining there as it continues to stay on top of Chad Dawson.
00:12:05Oh, this is a fight. Let me tell you. This is going to be a great match.
00:12:09Terrific two-way action. It is sustained.
00:12:12Chad Dawson strategically, I think, is staying on the inside a little more than they would want with Johnson.
00:12:21It's just my feeling. It's not that he's not doing good work, but he's also putting himself in harm's way against them.
00:12:26Well, he's gotten to this point all of the success by being tactical.
00:12:30And if he stays inside on Glenn Johnson, he could be asking for trouble.
00:12:36Great body work a moment ago by Dawson. He's such a superb body puncher.
00:12:43Dawson is ring smart. He's had some defensive issues. His impressive offense usually bails him out.
00:12:52Don't push. Don't push. But then again, this is the first time he's ever been in there with
00:12:56somebody the caliber of Glenn Johnson. Oh, big right followed by a left hand by Chad Dawson.
00:13:03Thudding punches. Johnson's getting his jab in a little bit. For all those great combinations
00:13:09by Dawson, the jab of Johnson's getting over that right hand a little bit.
00:13:17Johnson missing with the right there. Now Dawson digging to the body. Then upstairs,
00:13:20there's that hand speed. Back comes Johnson with the right hand to the head of Dawson.
00:13:26A straight left by Dawson. Not a lot of steam behind it. Dawson's quickness makes Johnson
00:13:31miss with the right. Then Johnson goes to the body. Back comes Dawson with double legs.
00:13:36This is going to be a war of attrition. And a big issue is going to be whether
00:13:39the 39-year-old Glenn Johnson can continue to take this kind of punch and keep up the pace
00:13:45and still go after Chad Dawson. Johnson coming straight in. Nailed Dawson with a right cross to the chin.
00:13:51And then a left hook to the head. Back comes Dawson with a straight left.
00:14:00Off to a sizzling start here. This is a really an excellent matchup. And both men are doing what they do best.
00:14:07I think if Chad Dawson had one thing he'd like to improve on, it's maybe a little more use of the jab.
00:14:21As brilliant as his combinations have been, I think that's a punch he would like to use a little more of.
00:14:26And he has a good one. Final seconds of the second round. Dawson spins him around and then fires a barrage.
00:14:35And back comes Johnson and then Dawson answers it.
00:14:44All right. Good work. Put it on this side. Put it on this side. Good work, Chad.
00:14:49All right. Give me the mouth. All right. Listen, we're still off. You need to step a little bit.
00:14:57You need to step a little bit behind your jab. All right? You picked it up this round. A little bit more than that.
00:15:01Glenn Johnson got off to a pretty good start in that round as Dawson to those combinations.
00:15:06There's the right hand and then a straight left to follow. The right was the most important punch in that sequence.
00:15:12But Chad Dawson, who won that round, did so with dazzling combinations. Look at that. Two straight lefts.
00:15:18That's an odd combination, but it made it work. And those straight punches right up the middle,
00:15:23very effective against Glenn Johnson, especially when Chad Dawson shows that kind of distance.
00:15:29Chad Dawson shows us something new every fight, doesn't he, Al?
00:15:32Yep, he does. And he tries to improve on things. And he felt that his balance and some movement would be different tonight.
00:15:42And Dawson comes out firing to begin round three. It has been scintillating action to this juncture.
00:15:48You know, I mentioned earlier that Alex Murillo, the strength and conditioning coach of Dawson,
00:15:54really upped his work in this. It is going to be important because this is going to be a grueling battle
00:16:00for however long it goes. Hard body shots by Chad Dawson.
00:16:05Aren't you supposed to respect the elderly?
00:16:15What's Dawson thinking?
00:16:17I'll tell you what, Glenn Johnson at age 39 is really a wonder because you see him in there with this young,
00:16:23dynamic champion trading, taking punishment, and coming back with good punches of his own.
00:16:29Dawson's doing the right thing here by just giving just enough lateral movement to Johnson to make
00:16:37him think about where he's got to move to.
00:16:41Yeah, he's not going straight back anymore, Dawson. He learned his lesson the hard way in the first round.
00:16:48And he takes instructions well. Good shot to the chest by Chad Dawson. He followed up with a combination.
00:16:55First really good uppercut thrown a moment ago by Dawson. That could be an important weapon
00:16:59in this match for him against the shorter Johnson. He's got a good one. Dawson's so respectful of
00:17:05Johnson. Absolutely no trash talk. You're not going to get to Johnson, that's for sure. Yeah,
00:17:10Glenn Johnson might be the nicest man in boxing. He really is. Absolutely. There's a good left
00:17:15uppercut that got in by Dawson, and then Dawson digging to the body. Back comes Johnson with the right
00:17:20hand that came up short. You know, Glenn Johnson is forcing Chad Dawson to be great tonight. And
00:17:27Dawson, for the most part, has been. I mean, he's been offensively a whiz in this fight.
00:17:34Showing his diversified arsenal, his variety of punches, his speed. Now he's scoring while he's back
00:17:42peddling. And that is not an easy thing to do. Not many fighters could do that. There's a nice
00:17:49counter right to the head by Johnson. Perfect time and then an uppercut on the inside by Johnson.
00:17:55Another uppercut on the inside. And that's where you want to throw those. Here's a good one.
00:17:59Flurry by Glenn Johnson. He's worked so well on the inside and he showed every punch in his arsenal there.
00:18:04Back comes Chad Dawson. Tremendous effort flow. This is great. And it has been nonstop.
00:18:19You know, tactically, the last 45 seconds of this fight isn't exactly what Dawson wants.
00:18:27I don't know if it's enough for Johnson to have won this round. Big right by Johnson. Wow.
00:18:31Dawson should not be on the inside with Johnson.
00:18:37Great finish by Glenn Johnson.
00:18:42And he poses for the crowd of Salosa.
00:18:47Oh, come on, man. You're getting caught by dropping your hand. That's what you're doing.
00:18:52All right? You've got to step around like you're doing to keep a jab on.
00:18:56Okay? Keep stepping around like you're doing. Easy fight.
00:19:00The beginning of the round went pretty well for Chad Dawson. Working very well to the body,
00:19:05and he's a terrific body puncher. But as the round went on after these flurries,
00:19:11the distance got close between the two, and the 39-year-old warrior started to land some great
00:19:16shots on the inside. That was a monstrous right hand. And the hook followed. And these punches,
00:19:21I think, stunned Chad Dawson. He was tentative here and whacked with those two right hands. Big
00:19:28moments for Glenn Johnson. What a ferocious attack by Glenn Johnson. And that has opened the eyes.
00:19:34I don't know if Chad Dawson. Let's go. I don't know if he's steady for this round.
00:19:38Yeah, he looks disoriented. He might be on unsteady legs. He may have not even recovered from that
00:19:47last torrent of punches towards the end of the third round. Well, we said the right hand might be
00:19:53what started the trouble, and Glenn Johnson's been landing some big rights, and that one right really
00:19:57got the job done. Now, it's Dawson who is on the receiving end of some very hard punches.
00:20:06He comes back with a straight left, but it doesn't stop Chad Dawson, or it doesn't stop Glenn Johnson.
00:20:12He just keeps coming forward.
00:20:17I mentioned that Johnson is 7-1 against left-handers. He knows how to fight them. He gets inside,
00:20:25he cranks those left hooks, their body in the head. He's got a good straight right hand.
00:20:29And now Dawson is going back to fighting from the outside, getting more tactical,
00:20:34throwing the jab on the straight left. And there's a hard body shot by Johnson. And also,
00:20:39he's moving side to side. Right off the side of the head, a straight hand by Johnson that got
00:20:45Dawson's attention. Glenn Johnson is closing the distance. He's landing some big shots.
00:20:49Yeah, now Dawson again is making the mistake of staying inside.
00:20:56Now he steps back out. You know, the jab of Johnson is changing his flight as well. He's landing that.
00:21:01That's what's setting up those right hands. Near low blow by Dawson.
00:21:07He may be getting frustrated. Johnson, his work rate is unbelievable. His punch output.
00:21:15I'll tell you what else has changed. Dawson's punches have less steam on them right now.
00:21:19I think he's hurt.
00:21:23Yeah, there is less steam. All of these punches are taking the starts out of Dawson.
00:21:29But a straight left by Chad Dawson.
00:21:33But this steady flow, big right hand by Dawson, goes to the body. I'll tell you what,
00:21:37he's a great combination player. He is, and he's showing a lot of guts here,
00:21:41because he is really taking some big shots by Johnson. But back comes Dawson,
00:21:45and back comes Johnson, and then Dawson answers.
00:21:53Glenn Johnson is taking Chad Dawson to a place he has never been before.
00:21:57It's somewhere between heaven and hell.
00:22:0530 seconds left in the fourth in what has developed into a most intriguing affair.
00:22:12Great combination by Johnson.
00:22:14Johnson continues to walk Dawson back.
00:22:25Lands with a right hand through the defense.
00:22:33Good left hand, stiff left hand by Dawson. Johnson almost got tricked up at the bell.
00:22:37He's boxing. He's boxing. He's boxing. He's boxing. He's boxing.
00:22:42Excellent. Excellent. Excellent.
00:22:44Somebody told you that we can box him all day. You just told what you did.
00:22:49Box him all day. Don't look for the knockouts. It'll come.
00:22:52Box him all day. Keep him spinning. All right?
00:22:55Keep going around like you're doing.
00:22:57Let's go.
00:22:57Let's go. Let's go, baby.
00:23:03You can stop him from circling us. Step to your left.
00:23:07Step to your left and shoot the body. That's all you got to do.
00:23:09Pick up that left foot if you have to step on him.
00:23:11Pick up the left foot and shoot to the body.
00:23:14That's all we got to do. But you got to go back and work on the body.
00:23:17All right? You got to get him to drop his hands.
00:23:19He's hurt, so he's keeping his hands up.
00:23:21You hear me, Glenn? Cut the gap, baby.
00:23:23Pick it up a little bit more. He's ready to go. Come on.
00:23:25All right. Let's go. Let's go.
00:23:27Come on. Let's go. Let's go, Mark.
00:23:30Pick it up. I'll hustle, Glenn.
00:23:32Cuban bar, Miami-based trainer Orlando Cuella.
00:23:35You know, both corners did a great job there.
00:23:38They accentuated what their man needed to do.
00:23:41In Dawson's case, they want that movement and the jab and the boxing.
00:23:44And for Johnson, they wanted him to step to the left
00:23:47so that he would stop the movement and work that body.
00:23:50So both corners accentuating two important things.
00:23:53And Johnson is beginning to pick off more shots with his gloves.
00:24:01Johnson's defense is better than Dawson's.
00:24:03There has been almost no let-up in the action.
00:24:17Oh, booming right hand off the combination by Dawson.
00:24:21Yeah, Dawson in the first four close rounds has thrown some valacious combinations,
00:24:26many of them landing.
00:24:28And to Johnson's credit, he has shaken them off.
00:24:31We have seen some thundering shots.
00:24:33Nice little right hand on the inside by Johnson.
00:24:37Press road scoring unofficial.
00:24:39How do you like that? It's that close.
00:24:44Yeah, and those are all fair scores.
00:24:46I have it even.
00:24:47You could have it for Dawson, three to one.
00:24:49That's certainly conceivable.
00:24:51Eddie Daniels, the Tampa Tribune.
00:24:53Martin Rodgers, Yahoo Sports.
00:24:54Patrick Sheehan, the Sun.
00:24:56Big right by Johnson.
00:24:57He got that punch in again.
00:24:59It's been a winner.
00:25:00The volume of punches are better for Dawson,
00:25:03but some of these big shots for Johnson are making a difference.
00:25:06Wow, are they banging to the body?
00:25:08They are just hammering away.
00:25:11And these punches with hurtful intent.
00:25:18Glenn Johnson has already been involved in some plastic light heavyweight matches.
00:25:21He's in another one tonight.
00:25:23Well, if Dawson came into this fight out respecting Glenn Johnson,
00:25:28he really respects him now.
00:25:29Boy, does he ever.
00:25:30Dawson's hands are so low.
00:25:32See, there's no let up.
00:25:37Glenn Johnson pressures you every second of every round.
00:25:41It's tough to get past that.
00:25:44And good body work by Johnson.
00:25:45This is a close round, but Johnson's really doing a good job here now.
00:25:49Well, we said before the fight,
00:25:51this will probably be the night where Chad Dawson
00:25:55gets his biggest and hardest test, and it is coming to fruition.
00:26:06Hammering shots to the head by Chad Dawson.
00:26:10Those are chopping rights.
00:26:11He's got a great chopping right.
00:26:12And as Al pointed out, Dawson's been down twice recently off right hands.
00:26:17Yeah, those rights by Johnson, very, very effective.
00:26:22And he just keeps coming and coming.
00:26:24No let up by Johnson.
00:26:26Oh, big left hook to the jaw by Glenn Johnson.
00:26:29He is throwing everything.
00:26:30A right hand off the top of Dawson's head by Johnson.
00:26:33Dawson switching to righty momentarily, and I don't know why.
00:26:37Wow, that was a big round for Johnson.
00:26:38Perhaps desperation.
00:26:40This is what I'm saying.
00:26:46He's trying to steal the rounds at the end, all right?
00:26:51Glenn Johnson just keeps the pressure up for the entire round.
00:26:55Now, even though he's kind of following Dawson, he's pressuring him.
00:26:59And he gets him in against those ropes.
00:27:02Now, he should be cutting off the ring a little more, Johnson.
00:27:04But see, even with following him around,
00:27:06he's still getting in close enough to land some punches.
00:27:09And it's just that constant pressure.
00:27:12Later in the round, Glenn Johnson would land a big right hand,
00:27:17freight train right hand, and then get on the inside and follow with those hooks.
00:27:22But he is landing some very, very big punches with Glenn Johnson.
00:27:33A worried look on the face of Chad Dawson.
00:27:36Let's go.
00:27:37He is being stalked around the ring by 39-year-old Glenn Johnson.
00:27:44You know, Dawson said before the fight, it's going to be target practice because I'm going to be able to hit Glenn Johnson.
00:27:50Well, he has been able to hit Glenn Johnson, but he hasn't been able to discourage him from coming in.
00:27:55And that's the story of most of Johnson's fights.
00:27:58Glenn Johnson, they're saying phooey on Chad Dawson being the future of the light heavyweight division.
00:28:05He says, I am up to now.
00:28:07We'll see what happens from this moment on.
00:28:09It's been a very well fought match by both men.
00:28:12That's the part that I think is the headline here.
00:28:14Both men doing a great job.
00:28:17Look at Johnson working the inside.
00:28:19You don't want to be on the inside if you're Dawson like that.
00:28:21Don't give him the opportunity to crank up those hooks and throw those short little white hands.
00:28:25Don't leave it out.
00:28:26You got to punch again.
00:28:27Just leave it out there.
00:28:27Scheduled for 12 for the WBC light heavyweight title.
00:28:3125-year-old Chad Dawson undefeated, 25-0, 17 knockouts in the camouflage, 39-year young.
00:28:39Glenn Johnson, 47-11-2.
00:28:41Well put, 39 years young.
00:28:45Dawson using the GM, but more as a rangefinder.
00:28:47They need that punch to be more definitive from there.
00:28:52This is really a close round, one of the closest rounds, I think.
00:28:56And Johnson just keeps pressing forward, going to the body, pushing Dawson back, straight back.
00:29:04And Johnson's smart.
00:29:05He's keeping it in the center of the ring.
00:29:07He's not allowing Dawson to get him on the ropes where he's very dangerous.
00:29:10Good straight left, but that was blocked.
00:29:11That was blocked by Johnson.
00:29:13And then Johnson answers with a fiery right.
00:29:18Hard body shots by Dawson.
00:29:21Trying to wear Johnson out.
00:29:23The Dawson jab along with this movement has created some problems for Johnson.
00:29:28And the question in this round, when the judge is like a couple of the big shots
00:29:32Johnson has landed or the activity of Dawson?
00:29:35Dawson going to more movement now, hearing some boos, but it's not a bad strategy.
00:29:39You hear the boos because he's trying to now go to a strategy of tiring Johnson out.
00:29:44Well, this is the way Chad Dawson right now has to go after this fight.
00:29:47The longer this goes, the better it is for the younger legs of Dawson.
00:29:51And then Dawson comes back and shoots a straight left hand to the head.
00:29:58A good tactical round for Dawson.
00:30:00Better than the last one, that's for sure.
00:30:02And Johnson going to the midsection.
00:30:05You know that's got to be bothering Dawson.
00:30:10Trying to set it up for the later round, trying to soften Dawson up.
00:30:13That's his M.O.
00:30:15Two things bothered Glenn Johnson, hand speed and foot speed.
00:30:19And Dawson showing both in this round.
00:30:21And that's what Eddie Mustafa asked of him.
00:30:28You've got to box this guy.
00:30:29You can't fight his fight.
00:30:31Stop!
00:30:33Let's go.
00:30:35Time!
00:30:36Six in the box.
00:30:40That's how you box it.
00:30:42That's how you box it.
00:30:45Now your second win is kicking in, all right?
00:30:47Your second win is kicking in now.
00:30:49You're boxing the same way.
00:30:52This ain't nothing.
00:30:54Great, great round.
00:30:55Keep the good jab going, all right?
00:30:58We can do this all day.
00:31:00Your second win is kicking in now.
00:31:02Keep that double, triple jab and step it around like you're doing.
00:31:06You're doing real good.
00:31:07Chin down, all right?
00:31:10Good work.
00:31:10But the jab I need going, 100 miles an hour, chin down.
00:31:13We need to put a hurting on this guy, all right?
00:31:16We're letting the rounds get close.
00:31:17I don't know how these guys are seeing it.
00:31:19But you need to put a little something behind you, kid, all right?
00:31:22I'm telling you.
00:31:22Please.
00:31:23All right?
00:31:24Make it intense and get vicious on this guy.
00:31:27Come on.
00:31:27Let's go.
00:31:31I love these two trainers, Al.
00:31:33They know the strength of their men.
00:31:35And Eddie Mustafo Mohamed.
00:31:38In that towel, blue corner.
00:31:40You can tell.
00:31:40Let's go.
00:31:41He kind of feels like there's a chance that Dawson could slow down or be a little tired.
00:31:45He wants it in his mind.
00:31:46You are not tired and you're fighting exactly the same way.
00:31:49And the way that was a productive pep talk from Eddie Mustafo Mohamed and from Orlando Cuellar as well.
00:31:56Johnson again.
00:31:58Ripping to the body with the left.
00:32:01Round seven.
00:32:02Ripping to the right field.
00:32:04Ripping to the left.
00:32:05Bolton's schedule.
00:32:05Ripping to the right field.
00:32:06Ripping to the left.
00:32:07heavyweight title halfway there you know bern johnson's had three different careers really
00:32:13he was 32 and then he lost to bernard hawkins then he went seven eight for two after that
00:32:19then he went seven and two since then along with those championships wins so it's a it's a play in
00:32:26three acts interesting press row scoring two of them have dawson up by two ron has it even i have
00:32:35it uh even if 57 lights right off by dawson huge right hook by chad dawson but johnson just keeps
00:32:43coming ahead you know glenn johnson's not cutting off the ring he's following him around the ring and
00:32:48that's to his detriment he needs to be cutting the ring off and then getting something done on the
00:32:54inside against dawson give chad dawson a lot of credit and and eddie mustafa muhammad as well
00:32:59they've changed strategies also what we thought would work in the beginning and he is executing
00:33:04it extremely well and now dawson going more to that right hook which is a an exquisite weapon
00:33:12watch out for the double right hook hey if you're a conventional fighter against dawson you don't
00:33:16know which way to go and let me tell you something else that's happened glenn johnson throwing fewer
00:33:21punches so is he wearing down for the punishment body attack he's taking him and having to move
00:33:27around this ring so much that's what eddie mustafa muhammad is hoping and no jab from johnson you get
00:33:34very little coming from him in terms of the jab he said to dawson earlier don't look for the knockout
00:33:39it'll come and that's what dawson is doing he takes advice well accommodates to the head by dawson
00:33:46dawson now looks to be back in the saddle
00:34:00and he does
00:34:08under 30 seconds left of the seven johnson slowing down dawson picking up
00:34:15they want johnson to pick it up in the corner
00:34:17and he does well that's a right answer johnson
00:34:26but a great round for chad dawson listen for the bell guys
00:34:34thirsty place keep away and then he lands a straight left
00:34:39interesting spectator looking on in his dressing room
00:34:43ibf light heavyweight champion clinton woods getting ready for the second part of our double header
00:34:49with antonio tarver
00:34:51the only other time woods has been on american soil september of 02 the rose garden in portland
00:34:58a unification title fight with roy jones jr which he lost
00:35:03but don't let that fool you he's a much better fighter today
00:35:07well he knows what this is all about he fought glenn johnson three times and he's felt pressure like
00:35:12johnson is putting on glenn dawson or chad dawson excuse me dawson using that jab and the movement
00:35:19to keep johnson at bay even though johnson was able to get a right hand and a hook in
00:35:24uh it was dawson with that great right hook which we're starting to see emerge in this fight
00:35:31good job blue thank you johnson went one one and one with clinton woods
00:35:36most failed johnson won all three
00:35:38glenn johnson has had some hellaciously bad decisions this is a very close fight uh and
00:35:46he's in a position now where clearly if this thing heads toward a decision he's gonna have to make sure
00:35:51he he controls and dominates some of these rounds a lot of movement by dawson
00:35:56an abrasion under the left eye of dawson not in a bad place
00:36:05that last round was a superb round for dawson but glenn johnson was there to win a couple of good
00:36:10right hands toward the end of the round and we have to remember that one more of those right hands
00:36:14that really hurts dawson could alter this fight
00:36:16and this round johnson is throwing more punches he kind of took that last round off
00:36:26i really think he was taking the last round off i think he was conserving a little energy
00:36:34now the jab comes back from johnson
00:36:35using all the tricks he can muster
00:36:40at this stage of the game he is making chad dawson fight a great fight and dawson is
00:36:55well this was supposed to be a test for chad dawson
00:36:58we'll still see if he passes the test great combination by chad dawson upstairs just a second
00:37:05ago it is certainly that you know something to mention here chad dawson started out at 168 pounds
00:37:11still could fight at 168 pounds some people wonder if against the top light heavyweights his power
00:37:17will be sufficient we've landed some major punches against johnson hasn't hurt him yet but he's not the
00:37:23only one that hasn't heard clen johnson's because johnson's never been down dazzling combination
00:37:29by chad dawson and then he gets out of the harm's way
00:37:35minute to go round eight
00:37:39the punches losing steam by glenn johnson not that one straight right hand that
00:37:45that sent dawson back dawson's making the 39 year old johnson use his legs a lot in this fight
00:37:53he's hoping that that will you know fruit as his fight wears on nice uppercut by
00:37:58dawson and i truly believe it was steered back in the right direction by eddie mustafa muhammad
00:38:04absolutely he was letting his macho get the better of him in some of those early rounds
00:38:08well you know where to find glenn johnson he's right in front of you
00:38:16nary a clinch it has been non-stop action
00:38:27digging to the body is dawson comes johnson that's great action on the inside
00:38:33and sitting ringside the concerned wife of chad dawson that is crystal dawson they've
00:38:46really give him support great support system
00:38:50by the dawson family you understand what i'm saying don't hey listen we're going to use our head
00:38:57you're going to keep that right jab double and triple fast hands get out of there just like
00:39:03you just did i don't want you trading with him he's going to be desperate now he's way behind
00:39:08all points don't let him get brave keep doing what you're doing you're doing real good chin down
00:39:17i think with the pressure you're putting on it should be enough but we need every round champ in
00:39:22order to have a case let's give it all we got glenn all we got four rounds baby we can either go home
00:39:32winners or losers well there's no doubt about it in the glenn johnson corner they say glenn you got
00:39:39to go out there and win these last four rounds well i think they believe that they think they're
00:39:47man's in it he said the pressure might be enough but you know to make it happen you've got they've
00:39:51been on the short end of so many decisions now i have dawson ahead by a couple of points i suspect
00:39:56he's ahead in this fight maybe not by as much as eddie mustafa says but still you would think he's
00:40:01probably ahead in this fight but clen johnson listening to his corner and coming right out and
00:40:06blasting away orlando queer made an impression on him both fighters fighting bravely
00:40:11as we check in on press row once again how do they have it eddie daniels by two for dawson rogers by
00:40:23four for dawson sheehan by four for dawson i've got uh the same score as eddie daniel 77 75. you know
00:40:33there's a chopping right hand by uh johnson on the inside that was a great punch did it impact
00:40:38dawson let's see oh another one you know you can make a case you know it's true dawson's younger
00:40:47but he's glenn johnson lives for 12 round fights so you can make the case that even at 39 he could do
00:40:54well in his later round not on the question
00:40:59dawson's been the 12-round distance two times close 2-0 they were against adam and harding adam
00:41:05to win the title and he went down in the last round of that fight he went down in the first round against
00:41:11harding
00:41:15some anxious moments in that adam fight but he was in control throughout except for that knockdown
00:41:24this is a very close round here in round nine dawson's come back with some great combinations
00:41:32but johnson did very good work early and there he does another right hand on the inside to your point
00:41:38al johnson's been 12 rounds 10 times five four and one but his last 12 round fight september 06
00:41:45he lost controversially to clinton woods and you can make the case you know it's just barely an
00:41:49over 500 record a couple of those could easily have gone to him
00:41:55this is a pivotal round nine is it going for johnson or dawson
00:42:01we approach 30 seconds dawson is starting to miss a little and throw some wider punches
00:42:06is that a sign of fatigue we'll see it's close all right final flurry could win over the judges if it
00:42:12comes 20 seconds good straight left hand there by dawson
00:42:26good body shot by glenn johnson 10 seconds
00:42:28johnson's wife jillian
00:42:43applauding supporting her husband glenn
00:42:47she saw something she liked i guess yeah the last round yeah glenn johnson uh had one of his better
00:42:54rounds in the last few rounds they're working the body good shots downstairs
00:42:59there that's the place where he can make something that's happened that was the good sharp chopping
00:43:02right hand and the hook and look at that great combination work on the inside by glenn johnson
00:43:08momentarily pushing dawson back dawson did some good work of his own as well
00:43:13all right don't get close box him box him hey we got three rounds we got three more rounds right now he's
00:43:21going to get desperate all right box him chin down and step it around here we go box him
00:43:29that body we get the point we heard you we're sitting right here johnson knows if it goes to the judges as underdog
00:43:43he's got to win decisively well there's no question he's got to win these last few rounds or not
00:43:50dawson out or at least put him down
00:43:54down but it's dawson firing shots to the body
00:44:13johnson continues to chase dawson around the ring
00:44:16and dawson doing a fantastic job of staying out of the way you know we're in round 10 here and chad
00:44:28dawson is still showing good movement he's still throwing a lot of punches of course he's a 25 year
00:44:35old he's in good condition you would expect that we talked about al churilo his strength and conditioning
00:44:40trainer really upping the ante for this fight we can see that he did chad dawson in great shape for
00:44:45this fight as is johnson at 39. phenomenal shape
00:44:54he said he feels better now than he did four years ago when he had that sensational year
00:44:59when he was fighter of the year pete jones carter they had a great movie my favorite year if they
00:45:05remade it for glenn johnson it would be 2004 that was just a special time for him i'm not an actor i'm a
00:45:11movie star exactly you know glenn johnson has taken some punishment here in this round and it's been
00:45:18around to which dawson kind of reestablished his boxing
00:45:26what do you have to do to discourage glenn johnson dawson is hitting him with some tremendous
00:45:30shots that's probably what dawson's thinking and now you know dawson's languishing on the inside but
00:45:35johnson's having a hard time getting those right hands in
00:45:43oh big right hand by glenn johnson and it's startled dawson is wobbled dawson's in trouble
00:45:50what a shot by johnson here on the tent 42 seconds to go can johnson put dawson away
00:45:57proud on his feet what a turnaround dramatic big action for glenn johnson hammering away back comes
00:46:09the heart of chad dawson dawson's been down three times in his career can johnson make it four
00:46:1615 seconds left in the round
00:46:23Dawson on unsteady legs trying to fight back dawson's opening himself up to another right hand he's got
00:46:29to be careful there it is four seconds three two
00:46:33now the championship round start
00:46:54listen now the championship round start
00:46:56the right hand has hurt dawson on a couple of occasions and a looping right hand and that's the
00:47:04kind you have to throw to get him it hurt dawson dawson did a really good job of holding on
00:47:11buying time and getting through the round overhand right gets there by glenn johnson it stunned dawson
00:47:18and you know that's the third time in his career a big right hand has hurt him twice it knocked him down
00:47:23and every time chad dawson it shows poise and composure afterward let's see how he does now and it's
00:47:31only the second time in dawson's career that he's been in trouble the first against the fighter named willy lee
00:47:37early in his career round 11 the championship rounds as eddie mustapa muhammad announced to dawson here we go
00:47:47and dawson collected himself after that heavy right hand nearly put him down and he is using a lot of
00:47:59ring movement i mentioned this is a very big ring and i said at the beginning the one man that might
00:48:03benefit tonight is chad dawson right now he is thrilled he's got that big ring and johnson brimming
00:48:10with confidence now continues to charge forward bullying chad dawson with right hands right uppercut left
00:48:18hand what a barrage by johnson johnson is energized by what happened in that last round and there's another
00:48:25right hand huge right hand and dawson's face was on the end of it
00:48:3239 years old and look at glenn johnson in round 11 of this grueling fight incredible
00:48:42won his first world title at 35 still going strong
00:48:49good upper company inside you know johnson's won the last round and now this one don't rule out
00:48:55a decision for him because some of those aren't too close but look at dawson come back unbelievable
00:49:00action wow dawson back comes johnson with uppercuts then it's dawson's turn then johnson
00:49:09it's vasquez barquez only bigger
00:49:11now did dawson punch himself out in that flurry i'm wondering
00:49:20tremendous fight
00:49:27boy johnson just gassed a moment and said as if to say i need some air here big deep breath and then reload
00:49:33big left hook upstairs by johnson instead of chopping deep right yeah that right by johnson made an impact
00:49:43on dawson he could be in trouble he slowed him down
00:49:4645 seconds left in the 11. don't put him down let's go but don't score this round
00:49:58absolutely i would hate to be the judges
00:50:03what will these guys have left in the tank we'll soon find out
00:50:07well woods and tarver in their dressing room this is like having celine diana's your opening act
00:50:17what do you do to follow it you know exactly great great line right hand there by dawson and a
00:50:23combination dawson's coming back a straight left hand between the defense a right hand by johnson pushes
00:50:29dawson back now he tries to jump on dawson as we head for the goal
00:50:47we got it we got it hey hey listen to me listen we got this here as long as you're boxing beautiful like
00:50:55you're doing perfect last round you got one more round in right blen johnson has landed some tremendous
00:51:04right hands in this fight there was another one but dawson came back punching after this one
00:51:10and showed his good arsenal of punches
00:51:16from overhead we will see that johnson right and the same punch and equally as important the fact that
00:51:22chad dawson came back ripping punches of his own
00:51:27don't denigrate whoever you are don't denigrate either of these fighters because this is proving
00:51:33chad dawson's excellence and it's proving glenn johnson's excellent
00:51:37dawson may not have the most responsible defense but he's got great heart and quite a chin they touch
00:51:43tremendous respect in the center of the ring here we go 12th and final round of a sensational fight
00:51:52great johnson's corner told him in the corner this fight is even and you need this round to win
00:52:01it could be close on the scorecards no question johnson closed the gap the last couple rounds
00:52:08and nearly put the champion on the canvas his right hand has been very effective
00:52:23i had dawson ahead by one point at this point in the fight wow but you could easily make the case that
00:52:30some of those earlier rounds put dawson ahead by moore that would not be untoward at all
00:52:35admitted into the 12th
00:52:43dawson so far taking the initiative you know both are throwing good combinations including johnson who
00:52:49didn't show that many combinations early in the fight oh good body shot by johnson wow and then
00:52:54follows it follows it up with the left hook another body shot by johnson now he's starting to pick it up here
00:53:01midway through the 12th and final
00:53:06ripping action throughout there's johnson johnson's doing well in this round he sure is
00:53:14a left hand now right to the top of dawson's head dawson's gonna sleep well tonight what an uppercut
00:53:21yeah tossing
00:53:30i've seen more good body punches in this fight than maybe the last except for vasquez marquez from the last
00:53:3610 fights i've seen period glenn johnson showing what incredible condition he is in you know this round 12
00:53:44which could be a pivotal round getting closer because dawson's coming back but johnson did very
00:53:49well in the first minute and a half of this round we approach 40 seconds left in the round
00:53:55oh wow what a right by johnson did that hurt dawson
00:54:12cam dawson buying time now and the crowd lets him know about it hard to pull a guy after this effort
00:54:21tough room wow what a fight i mean this is just extraordinary 10 seconds remaining in an outstanding fight
00:54:34and the crowd slowly getting up applauding and saluting two great warriors
00:54:39and the cheering just continues to kill the applause
00:54:58both guys should feel proud absolutely you know we we had questions about both men and uh for chad dawson
00:55:12our question was how would he deal with the pressure of glenn johnson he did deal with it that man glenn johnson
00:55:19shows that at 39 he is more than capable of competing at the highest levels of the light heavyweight
00:55:26championship two great stories as the fans let johnson know how they feel about him
00:55:36what a grueling punishing fight and how about that because vance getting on dawson
00:55:43starts in running higher is more than willing to win the next fourth one
00:55:54again glenn johnson's favorite pose
00:56:00dilemm And�� men are pretty real
00:56:03a breathtaking fight
00:56:07we are wringing wet here at ringside
00:56:08And now we await the decision.
00:56:15This fight provided us with tremendous action back and forth.
00:56:19It had so many ebbs and flows.
00:56:23Early on, it was the combination punching of Chad Dawson that was very effective.
00:56:28But Glenn Johnson, when he could work on the inside,
00:56:31was able to use the jab like that one
00:56:33and crank up some good left hooks and uppercuts and right hands on the inside.
00:56:38This was one of the great exchanges in the fight.
00:56:41It was really the boxing of Dawson
00:56:44and the combinations against the harder punching of Johnson.
00:56:47There was one of the right hands that got to Dawson.
00:56:52And you see those right hands just bouncing off the head of Dawson.
00:56:56So it was a fight that had so many ebbs and flows,
00:57:00a lot of intrigue, and I tell you, to me, a very close fight.
00:57:04Brilliant action.
00:57:08And that is a concerned look on the face earlier of Chad Dawson.
00:57:13Now Glenn Johnson checks in with his expression.
00:57:16One of the big issues will be how well Johnson did
00:57:19in terms of winning those last three or four rounds.
00:57:22How many of them did he win?
00:57:24If Johnson won enough of them,
00:57:26he might have created a situation
00:57:28where he could win or get a draw in this fight.
00:57:32It is suspenseful.
00:57:33They are really taking their time getting this together,
00:57:37which usually means it's close, but you never know.
00:57:40How many times has Glenn Johnson, as you pointed out,
00:57:43been in this position,
00:57:44waiting a very close decision on pins and needles?
00:57:48And unfortunately for him,
00:57:50there have been occasions where he's had reason to scuff.
00:57:53Well, this one is so close,
00:57:55whichever way it goes, it's certainly understandable.
00:57:58Jimmy Lennon Jr., our ring announcer,
00:58:01is ready with the decision.
00:58:03Let's go up to Jimmy.
00:58:05Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds of action,
00:58:10we have a unanimous decision.
00:58:13All three judges score the bout exactly the same,
00:58:17116 to 112.
00:58:21All three in favor of the winner
00:58:23and still champion, Ben Chan.
00:58:29The announcement met with dissatisfaction
00:58:35from the audience.
00:58:37Here's the point about that.
00:58:39You can understand Chad Dawson winning this fight.
00:58:42You can even understand all three judges
00:58:44giving him the fight.
00:58:46I find an 8-4 margin excessive,
00:58:49and that, I think, is part of what Glenn Johnson's above us here.
00:58:52That's part of why he's probably distressed.
00:58:54That indicates that these judges weren't too keen
00:58:57on some of the things he did,
00:58:59but no question, Chad Dawson,
00:59:00as you look at him, did a lot of work
00:59:02in a lot of these rounds,
00:59:03did well early in this fight.
00:59:05You just have to wonder about a four-point difference,
00:59:07but all three judges were in unison on it.
00:59:11Let's quickly get it up to Karen Bryant, Lorraine.
00:59:13Karen.
00:59:14All right.
00:59:14Thank you very much, Steve.
00:59:16Chad Champ, another great fight from you.
00:59:19Do you think that you were able to execute the plan
00:59:21that you started out with tonight,
00:59:22that you wanted to execute?
00:59:23Yeah, we definitely executed it.
00:59:23We wanted to come out and box,
00:59:25outbox him, outpoint him, and we did that.
00:59:27I have to say, this looks like it was the toughest fight
00:59:30of your career,
00:59:31but do you think you would agree with that?
00:59:32It definitely was the toughest fight of my career.
00:59:34I give Glenn Johnson all the credit in the world.
00:59:36Man, we came out, we fought like a true champion.
00:59:38His name is the Royal Warrior,
00:59:39and he definitely fought like a warrior,
00:59:40but I executed my game plan,
00:59:42come out, put rounds in the bank,
00:59:44and I came out and I did that.
00:59:46You know, it was a tough task,
00:59:47but I got it done.
00:59:49Was he able to hurt you at all?
00:59:50It looked like in the third round
00:59:51that you were stung.
00:59:52He's a strong fighter.
00:59:52He's definitely strong.
00:59:53He caught me a couple of good shots,
00:59:54but like I said, I trained too hard for this fight,
00:59:57and you know, hey, I came out, I'm victorious.
00:59:59You know, you named the decision.
01:00:00All right, well, if you don't mind
01:00:01hanging here for a second, is that cool?
01:00:02All right.
01:00:03Glenn, that was a tremendous fight.
01:00:05Congratulations to you.
01:00:06You look better than a lot of 39-year-olds out there.
01:00:08What did you think of the young champion?
01:00:10I know we have said that you're the dean of the division.
01:00:13Were you impressed with this young fighter?
01:00:15He's a good fighter,
01:00:16but he's not good enough to beat me.
01:00:19Everybody here in the audience saw it.
01:00:21Everybody that's watching HBO,
01:00:22I mean, Showtime, I'm sorry.
01:00:25Showtime saw it,
01:00:26and I cannot believe at my age, at 39,
01:00:30they would rip me off like this
01:00:32for a young and talented young guy
01:00:35that have a world in his hands in the future.
01:00:38I'm on my last leg going in for,
01:00:40working for my future,
01:00:41trying to pay my bills just like he do, right?
01:00:44But I work hard, and I win the fight,
01:00:46and I deserve it.
01:00:48It is, I don't, I don't understand
01:00:49how people find it in their heart
01:00:51to do what they did to me time and time again.
01:00:55I, I, I, I, I, I love people,
01:00:57and I continue putting trust in people,
01:00:59and they continue to let me down.
01:01:01The judges,
01:01:03America need to protest what's going on in boxing.
01:01:06If this is how it has to be
01:01:08for people to be successful,
01:01:10it's not about boxing
01:01:11and using your skills and win the fight,
01:01:13it's about politics and who you know.
01:01:16It should be abolished.
01:01:17All right, well, well, then do you,
01:01:19all right, do you want a rematch?
01:01:20Of course I want a rematch.
01:01:22They won't give it.
01:01:22But I should, I shouldn't have to get a rematch
01:01:24on this side of the fence.
01:01:26I should have gotten the rematch
01:01:27on the side of a winner
01:01:28because that's what I deserve.
01:01:31And he know, his promoter know,
01:01:33I tell everybody, I tell Showtime
01:01:35that if I won, if I win the fight,
01:01:37I give him a rematch like that
01:01:39because I'm afraid of nobody.
01:01:40I fight every man in the world
01:01:42and I never duck or hide from anyone.
01:01:45I fight my heart.
01:01:47Look how flat it is.
01:01:48I fight it all off.
01:01:50No, you did.
01:01:50I fight it all off
01:01:52and I fought my heart out
01:01:53and they still have the heart to rip me off.
01:01:55He should protest it.
01:01:56All right, well, I want to get Chad back in
01:01:58because you too, Chad,
01:01:59I think you both fought, you know,
01:02:01fought your buttsock tonight.
01:02:02Would you take a rematch?
01:02:04Yeah, I'm young.
01:02:06Like you said, I'm a young talented guy.
01:02:07I'm looking, I'm moving forward, you know.
01:02:09Maybe if you go home and watch the fight,
01:02:11I'll land more punches, I'm going to land more shots.
01:02:13But like I said, you know,
01:02:14I'm looking to fight the best.
01:02:16Glenn Johnson was one of the best.
01:02:17I took care of business.
01:02:18You know, it's time to move on.
01:02:20Are you going to stay at this weight class
01:02:21or do you think you might go down to 168?
01:02:24No, I'm going to stay at light heavyweight.
01:02:25You know, this is my calling.
01:02:27You know, if there's no other fights at light heavyweight,
01:02:28then maybe I'll go down.
01:02:29I'll just sit down and talk to my promoter, Gary Shaw,
01:02:31and see what's on the table next.
01:02:33All right, but you'd rather move on to somebody else
01:02:35and rather than fight Glenn again?
01:02:38I mean, like I said, man,
01:02:39I'm a young guy.
01:02:40I'm looking at him moving forward, you know.
01:02:42Like he said, I got the whole world in my hands.
01:02:44You know, he fought a great fight.
01:02:45It was definitely a great fight, you know.
01:02:47But I executed my game plan.
01:02:48I came out of the box.
01:02:49You know, I landed more punches.
01:02:51I landed better punches.
01:02:51I mean, he's a great fighter.
01:02:53I take nothing away from him, but I did my job.
01:02:55We had talked in our fighter meetings about your chin.
01:02:57You were sort of frustrated that people said you had a weak chin,
01:03:00and yet that does seem to be the place
01:03:01where he was able to hurt you tonight.
01:03:02Yeah.
01:03:03I mean, he caught me some good shots.
01:03:04I mean, but I didn't go down.
01:03:05I stood right there, you know.
01:03:06He caught me some good shots.
01:03:07But, hey, I stood up to him, you know.
01:03:09I'm there.
01:03:09All right.
01:03:10Well, what are you thinking of the fight after yours?
01:03:12Obviously, we've got Antonio Tarver and Clinton Woods coming up.
01:03:14Antonio Tarver, you know.
01:03:15I'm going to go back to the dressing room, shower up,
01:03:17and come out and watch that fight.
01:03:18Predictions?
01:03:19Predictions.
01:03:19I have any predictions, but, you know,
01:03:20made the best man win.
01:03:21All right.
01:03:22All right.
01:03:22Well, thank you.
01:03:22Congratulations to you, Chad.
01:03:24Congratulations to you, Glenn.
01:03:25It was a terrific fight.
01:03:26Back to you, Steve.
01:03:27All right, Karen.
01:03:28Thank you very much.
01:03:29Very intense emotional reaction by the crowd here.
01:03:33Let's see how the scoring went for Dawson Johnson.
01:03:35The official judges scorecards,
01:03:36they were from three different countries, Al,
01:03:39and they all had it exactly the same way.
01:03:41And, you know, clearly they rewarded the volume of work by Chad Dawson,
01:03:45which is not inappropriate.
01:03:47I guess the question will be whether people think the 8-4 margin is appropriate.
01:03:52And as far as the panel of press row judges,
01:03:56a majority decision for Dawson.
01:03:58Eddie Daniels had it even.
01:03:59Martin Rogers had Dawson by two.
01:04:02Patrick Sheehan had Dawson by three.
01:04:05I was on board with Eddie Daniels the whole night,
01:04:07and I was on board with him at the end.
01:04:08What a great fight.
01:04:10But it ends in a very unfavorable fashion for Glenn Johnson
01:04:14and the crowd here in Tampa.
01:04:16Well, with the first.
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