Bad Bad Chad

Bad Chad Dawson pulled quite an upset last night, lifting the WBC light heavyweight belt from Tomasz Adamek and in the process earning widespread comparisons to Roy Jones in his prime. Despite being knocked down in the 10th, Dawson won a unanimous decision with the closest margin on the cards reading 116-110. Evidently, Chad's speed was overwhelming and the skill differential in the fight enormous - it seems he's leapt light years forward in his training under the guidance of Floyd Sr.

A scan of the boxing websites this morning brought multiple Roy Jones comparisons for Dawson as well as one writer saying that this fight reminded him of Joe Calzaghe's utter domination of Jeff Lacy last March. It seems like a new star is born at 175, and already Dawson is talking about traveling to England to unify the belts against IBF light heavy champ Clinton Woods. Of course, the recognized lineal champ at 175 is still Bernard Hopkins, but even if ole Ex does return to the ring it sounds like the light heavyweight division is not in his plans.

A final thought - all of this has to make you wonder if we'll ever hear the name Antonio Tarver again in a conversation about top light heavyweights. It seems doubtful. Now let's just hope the Rocky curse next sets its sights on Lou Dibella.