Dawson Determined to Decimate Geale
By Harry Summers Jr.
Hard-hitting middleweight Daniel "The Rock" Dawson (29-0, 20 KOs) is confident of becoming the first West Australian world champion when he challenges fellow undefeated Australian Daniel Geale (17-0, 12 KOs) for the IBO middleweight title on Friday. He considers this contest the opportunity of a lifetime, his toughest challenge since turning professional five years ago following a stellar kickboxing career, and has prepared accordingly.
The fresh-faced 30-year-old is tapering off the longest fight preparation of his career. A preparation in which his trainer/manager Craig Christian has spared no expenses, importing a former "The Contender" series finalist to sharpen his charge. And Dawson has thoroughly impressed his trainer by outboxing and outmuscling his chief sparring partner in some high-octane gym sessions.
Dawson enters the fight on the heels of an unexpected one-round annihilation of former world junior amateur champion Anton Solopov (a Miguel Cotto conqueror in the amateur ranks). Although his team doesn't anticipate an early blowout of Geale, they expect yet another career-defining performance. "The only thing that can possibly hold back Daniel Dawson from winning this fight is Daniel Dawson," says Christian. "It's up to him." But Christian is certain The Rock won't take his opponent lightly and warns, "Dan's right hand is like a meat cleaver. If he hits this guy, he won't be getting up."
Dawson - Geale Presser!
As Michael Buffer announced at a recent stoush: "The OH will have to Go". And "Go" it did in a very big way last night.
Daniel Geale certainly stepped up to the mark in a very big way with a convincing outpointing of Daniel Dawson over 12 very hard action packed rounds. Neither took a backward step, but DD was a bit hard done by 2 of the judges who made it a complete shut out to DG. I thought DD won 2 rounds (6 and 7) and shared 2 others but full credit to DG who punched faster with more combinations. This fight lived up to it's reputation and both men were very fit. Credit must go to DG's cut man who did a great job. The Blaster wants the winner but would be hard pressed to handle either of these combatants based on their courageous and skillful display.
Eddie Delic lost his title to Mathew Paulley in a brawling and hard battle in the 7th round when the fight was stopped to an accidental head clash to Mathew. Replays showed it was no doubt an accident and with Mathew ahead on points on all 3 card at this stage, he emerged the winner. Mathew threw crisper punches and was very aggressive with both men not backing off. But the repeated cuts that Mathew suffers, basically in every bout is a big concern.
King Davidson showed he is a top prospect (this scribe would go as far to say that the King is the equal in potential as William Kickett) in a 4 round accidental head clash stoppage of national title holder Frank LoPorto (this was a non-title 8 rounder). The King was well ahead on points and displayed flashy southpaw skills with great evasion. Frank was very game in trying to bustle the King but was taking a bit of a pounding. Johnny Lewis has another hot prospect here in the King.
Despite 20 months out of the ring Solomon Egberime showed he had not lost much of his skills in outpointing the previously unbeaten Samuel Colomban who was stepping up in class. This was a very good fight with Solomon used his evasive ringcraft and counter punching to kept Samuel missing a bit. But Samuel is a prospect and will learn much from this bout.
Debutant Steve Casserley showed a good mixture of aggression and skills in stopping Arnel Balicuatro in round 4. Arnel is only young and his resume now reads 0-7(1)-0 and needs to be given some easier fights instead of becoming a punching bag.
The first bout was a walkover to journeyman Jun Paderna over Eric Anaba who was never in the fight and threw few punches.
Daniel Geale certainly stepped up to the mark in a very big way with a convincing outpointing of Daniel Dawson over 12 very hard action packed rounds. Neither took a backward step, but DD was a bit hard done by 2 of the judges who made it a complete shut out to DG. I thought DD won 2 rounds (6 and 7) and shared 2 others but full credit to DG who punched faster with more combinations. This fight lived up to it's reputation and both men were very fit. Credit must go to DG's cut man who did a great job. The Blaster wants the winner but would be hard pressed to handle either of these combatants based on their courageous and skillful display.
Eddie Delic lost his title to Mathew Paulley in a brawling and hard battle in the 7th round when the fight was stopped to an accidental head clash to Mathew. Replays showed it was no doubt an accident and with Mathew ahead on points on all 3 card at this stage, he emerged the winner. Mathew threw crisper punches and was very aggressive with both men not backing off. But the repeated cuts that Mathew suffers, basically in every bout is a big concern.
King Davidson showed he is a top prospect (this scribe would go as far to say that the King is the equal in potential as William Kickett) in a 4 round accidental head clash stoppage of national title holder Frank LoPorto (this was a non-title 8 rounder). The King was well ahead on points and displayed flashy southpaw skills with great evasion. Frank was very game in trying to bustle the King but was taking a bit of a pounding. Johnny Lewis has another hot prospect here in the King.
Despite 20 months out of the ring Solomon Egberime showed he had not lost much of his skills in outpointing the previously unbeaten Samuel Colomban who was stepping up in class. This was a very good fight with Solomon used his evasive ringcraft and counter punching to kept Samuel missing a bit. But Samuel is a prospect and will learn much from this bout.
Debutant Steve Casserley showed a good mixture of aggression and skills in stopping Arnel Balicuatro in round 4. Arnel is only young and his resume now reads 0-7(1)-0 and needs to be given some easier fights instead of becoming a punching bag.
The first bout was a walkover to journeyman Jun Paderna over Eric Anaba who was never in the fight and threw few punches.
Geale won clearly but it was far from one sided, I gave Dawson 2 rounds with 2 close and Geale did enough in the other rounds, Geale threw better combos but never dominated the fight completley.Marlin wrote:Thanks for the write up Belt. I didn't actually get to watch the fight but I sure as heck didn't think it would be so one sided...
Dawson simply didnt throw enough punches and let Geale rack up points with light combo's. I never seen either get hurt although i have read two reports today that both fighters were hurt from guys that obvoiusly never watched the fight.
I've only just watched the fight myself this morning and agree that neither fighter seemed to be hurt (apart from ther cut over Geales eye which was effectively dealt with) and agree that Geale threw far more combinations and point scoring punches than Dawson to certainly rack up the points. Geale was by far the 'smarter' boxer on the night and deservingly and convincingly won the title. Dawson is one hell of a tough fighter and unquestionably will have his 'day', a rematch? who knows, but these two boxers gave us a bout to remember.
im curious wot 2 rounds u gav dawson?i thought the judges were spot on, well at least 2 of them geale won 10 of the 12 rds with the other 2 couldnt be split,ben k wrote:Geale won clearly but it was far from one sided, I gave Dawson 2 rounds with 2 close and Geale did enough in the other rounds, Geale threw better combos but never dominated the fight completley.Marlin wrote:Thanks for the write up Belt. I didn't actually get to watch the fight but I sure as heck didn't think it would be so one sided...
Dawson simply didnt throw enough punches and let Geale rack up points with light combo's. I never seen either get hurt although i have read two reports today that both fighters were hurt from guys that obvoiusly never watched the fight.
dawson was completely out boxIn the middle rounds i gave him 2 closely, There were a few more that were close but Geale won at least 8.middleman wrote:im curious wot 2 rounds u gav dawson?i thought the judges were spot on, well at least 2 of them geale won 10 of the 12 rds with the other 2 couldnt be split,ben k wrote:Geale won clearly but it was far from one sided, I gave Dawson 2 rounds with 2 close and Geale did enough in the other rounds, Geale threw better combos but never dominated the fight completley.Marlin wrote:Thanks for the write up Belt. I didn't actually get to watch the fight but I sure as heck didn't think it would be so one sided...
Dawson simply didnt throw enough punches and let Geale rack up points with light combo's. I never seen either get hurt although i have read two reports today that both fighters were hurt from guys that obvoiusly never watched the fight.
I tipped Dawson but Geale really went up a gear in this fight. He threw great combinations and was way too quick for Dawson. There were a lot of similarities with the Mundine/ Green fight. Dawson was tough , kept coming forward but was outworked and had no plan 'B'. Any thoughts on where Geale goes from here . He sure looked good.
fair enough,i think u were a bit kind, i do no one thing it wasent that dawson never turned up he just wasent allowed in to the fight fenech and geale had a plan and executed it well, it was a very polished preformance. job well doneben k wrote:In the middle rounds i gave him 2 closely, There were a few more that were close but Geale won at least 8.middleman wrote:im curious wot 2 rounds u gav dawson?i thought the judges were spot on, well at least 2 of them geale won 10 of the 12 rds with the other 2 couldnt be split,ben k wrote: Geale won clearly but it was far from one sided, I gave Dawson 2 rounds with 2 close and Geale did enough in the other rounds, Geale threw better combos but never dominated the fight completley.
Dawson simply didnt throw enough punches and let Geale rack up points with light combo's. I never seen either get hurt although i have read two reports today that both fighters were hurt from guys that obvoiusly never watched the fight.
geale vs raymond joval or a defence against soliman could be interesting, 
Good win to Geale.
I couldn't hear what instruction Dawson was getting in the corner but he didn't seem to change from round one. Geale clearly was winning & I would of liked to see Dawson change it up. I suppose Geale was just to good.
I thought that Dawson look much smaller. He should go back down to light middle. Would be interested to know what weight both guys were at the time of the fight & if Geale plans to stay at middle.
I couldn't hear what instruction Dawson was getting in the corner but he didn't seem to change from round one. Geale clearly was winning & I would of liked to see Dawson change it up. I suppose Geale was just to good.
I thought that Dawson look much smaller. He should go back down to light middle. Would be interested to know what weight both guys were at the time of the fight & if Geale plans to stay at middle.
By Paul Upham in Leumeah:
Daniel Geale overcame a bad cut on his left eye to win the vacant IBO middleweight boxing world title with a unanimous twelve round points decision over Daniel Dawson on Friday night at the Wests Club in Leumeah, Sydney, Australia. It was a thrilling battle between two undefeated fighters but no matter how hard Dawson worked, Geale found a way to land the better punches.
“It has been twelve months in the making,” Geale said of the win. “We were meant to fight in February but it didn’t happen and we finally got the chance and I showed what I can do.”
26 year-old Geale 19-0 (12) praised Dawson for giving him such a memorable battle.
“He was a great fight. Thankyou Daniel, that was awesome,” Geale told the crowd. “He was tough and I knew he was going to come for me all night. We had our plan and we knew what we were going to do.”
Bill Treacy, Garrie Francisco and the Grange Old School Boxing promotional and training team have helped Geale reach this goal and he made a point of thanking them all. But one man who received special mention was the three-division world champion and Boxing Hall of Famer Jeff Fenech, who has been a trainer, manager, mentor and friend to Geale, since he first turned professional.
“Jeff Fenech is the man, he is the one who done it for me. He knows what I can do,” he said
A bad bloody cut above his left eye from a punch in the 5th round caused Geale great distress and he slammed his glove on the ring ropes as referee Gary Dean stopped the action momentarily to allow the ring doctor to inspect the damage.
“I got cut early,” said Geale, “but what better advice can you get when you come back to the corner than from a three time world champion. That settled me. From then on I won the fight. Thank you Jeff Fenech.”
The two boxers slugged it out in the final round as if the whole fight would be decided on the final three minutes of action. Geale wasn’t about to run even though he appeared to have a comfortable lead, as the two exchanged vicious body shots and hooks.
At the final bell Geale was immediately embraced by trainers Jeff Fenech, Phil Cropper and Graeme Shaw. There was no doubt in their minds who had won the fight, despite the many marks on Geale’s face.
The judges scored the fight for Geale 119-109, 120-110 and 120-110. You couldn’t find a better case of the scores not reflecting the closeness of the battle. Ultimately, while every round was a gripping and intense battle, Geale simply won the majority of them.
After embracing in the ring for the final time, 30 year-old Dawson 29-1 (20) asked Geale for a rematch at some stage in the future and the new IBO world champion readily agreed. It was a classy end to a great contest.
Daniel Geale overcame a bad cut on his left eye to win the vacant IBO middleweight boxing world title with a unanimous twelve round points decision over Daniel Dawson on Friday night at the Wests Club in Leumeah, Sydney, Australia. It was a thrilling battle between two undefeated fighters but no matter how hard Dawson worked, Geale found a way to land the better punches.
“It has been twelve months in the making,” Geale said of the win. “We were meant to fight in February but it didn’t happen and we finally got the chance and I showed what I can do.”
26 year-old Geale 19-0 (12) praised Dawson for giving him such a memorable battle.
“He was a great fight. Thankyou Daniel, that was awesome,” Geale told the crowd. “He was tough and I knew he was going to come for me all night. We had our plan and we knew what we were going to do.”
Bill Treacy, Garrie Francisco and the Grange Old School Boxing promotional and training team have helped Geale reach this goal and he made a point of thanking them all. But one man who received special mention was the three-division world champion and Boxing Hall of Famer Jeff Fenech, who has been a trainer, manager, mentor and friend to Geale, since he first turned professional.
“Jeff Fenech is the man, he is the one who done it for me. He knows what I can do,” he said
A bad bloody cut above his left eye from a punch in the 5th round caused Geale great distress and he slammed his glove on the ring ropes as referee Gary Dean stopped the action momentarily to allow the ring doctor to inspect the damage.
“I got cut early,” said Geale, “but what better advice can you get when you come back to the corner than from a three time world champion. That settled me. From then on I won the fight. Thank you Jeff Fenech.”
The two boxers slugged it out in the final round as if the whole fight would be decided on the final three minutes of action. Geale wasn’t about to run even though he appeared to have a comfortable lead, as the two exchanged vicious body shots and hooks.
At the final bell Geale was immediately embraced by trainers Jeff Fenech, Phil Cropper and Graeme Shaw. There was no doubt in their minds who had won the fight, despite the many marks on Geale’s face.
The judges scored the fight for Geale 119-109, 120-110 and 120-110. You couldn’t find a better case of the scores not reflecting the closeness of the battle. Ultimately, while every round was a gripping and intense battle, Geale simply won the majority of them.
After embracing in the ring for the final time, 30 year-old Dawson 29-1 (20) asked Geale for a rematch at some stage in the future and the new IBO world champion readily agreed. It was a classy end to a great contest.