Well done MR FROCH.

Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson · Post by **Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:37

Well guys and gals i suppose your all waiting to hear my excueses lol well guess what there arent any........well done to you carl iam sure you will read this or have some one close to you read it you will iam sure go on to bigger and better things an i realy wish you all the best in the future.as for the fight well guys i thought everything was going more or less to plan had a great 1st round thought aye up he aint that good and maybe i took my foot off the gas an gave him a bit to much room to get his shots off,,,,,,what ever any way the way it went you all seen now the SHOT he caught me with might not of looked that bad but let me tell you this it WINDED me in a very big way i mean i felt it and thought ok give you that one and went down on 1knee thought show my experiance here iam fit enough to recover in a few seconds NO PROBLEM how wrong i was i remember the reff getting to 8 and trying to breath only to find my lungs werent responding at all i paniced and thought i was going to pass out i mean F&*K ME never felt that before lol i can laugh now but guys i swear couldnt get my breath well a breath to say the least.reckon it took me a good 30 seconds before i could breath properly and next i know your all going to ask DOES HE HIT THAT HARD?Well ive been hit harder sorry to dissapoint you carl or any of your fans but i have that uppercut he caught me with was a good shot yes but hurt me .....not in the slightest but he is very very heavy handed and is very hard to hit every 1 says hes open to the right hand well i reckon thats what he wants you to think to he draws you on and it works to a peach fair play to him is going to be a GREAT FIGHTER ONE DAY and one of our best well DONE CARL we may never be freinds far from it but i have RESPECT FOR SUCH A TALENT AS YOURSELF.TONY DODSON

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:42

Fair play mate, you gave it your best shot.
Didn't work out for you on Friday, but hopefully we'll see you back in the ring in the new year. Best of luck

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:43

Excellent post Tony, I hope Carl does read it.

Showed class there Tony..... keep your chin up yourself and I hope your back in the ring soon.

Are you still English champion? Hope to see you back in the ring in Early 2007..... You looked in great shape and maybe you can defend the English title while Froch decides on what is happening for the British title.

Still loads of Domestic options for you..... Barney, Catley etc.

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:47

Fair play to you Tony. Glad to hear you were willing to come on here and answer some of the questions people would have liked to ask. It's a shame it had to end so early but what happened with getting winded etc is understandable. Hope you don't leave it too long now with getting back into the ring. When Froch moves on to bigger things, that belt will be there for the taking.

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:47

Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson wrote:Well guys and gals i suppose your all waiting to hear my excueses lol well guess what there arent any........well done to you carl iam sure you will read this or have some one close to you read it you will iam sure go on to bigger and better things an i realy wish you all the best in the future.as for the fight well guys i thought everything was going more or less to plan had a great 1st round thought aye up he aint that good and maybe i took my foot off the gas an gave him a bit to much room to get his shots off,,,,,,what ever any way the way it went you all seen now the SHOT he caught me with might not of looked that bad but let me tell you this it WINDED me in a very big way i mean i felt it and thought ok give you that one and went down on 1knee thought show my experiance here iam fit enough to recover in a few seconds NO PROBLEM how wrong i was i remember the reff getting to 8 and trying to breath only to find my lungs werent responding at all i paniced and thought i was going to pass out i mean F&*K ME never felt that before lol i can laugh now but guys i swear couldnt get my breath well a breath to say the least.reckon it took me a good 30 seconds before i could breath properly and next i know your all going to ask DOES HE HIT THAT HARD?Well ive been hit harder sorry to dissapoint you carl or any of your fans but i have that uppercut he caught me with was a good shot yes but hurt me .....not in the slightest but he is very very heavy handed and is very hard to hit every 1 says hes open to the right hand well i reckon thats what he wants you to think to he draws you on and it works to a peach fair play to him is going to be a GREAT FIGHTER ONE DAY and one of our best well DONE CARL we may never be freinds far from it but i have RESPECT FOR SUCH A TALENT AS YOURSELF.TONY DODSON

Nice touch there.

1st round was a good one as you say - never mind, maybe you will get a shot at the vacant title one day..

Does Froch Beat Calzaghe????

We had Bent Farey ( Ben Carey) nand Spud the pudding on here recently - we beat their arses diown!..

Black Rob 'WHOOOOA'!!

rhino222 · Post by **rhino222** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:49

well done tony, big respect to you. i was there ringside on fri night, you looked a very determined young man in there and had good support behind you. i think you are right about carl, he does LOOK easy to hit and that could be the downfall of many future opponents, and if you do catch him, he holds a shot very well too. i often think carl needs a few clips on the chin to get him going as he loves a tear up.

but respect to you coming on here and taking the flak that will no doubt come your way. but you have admitted you were beaten by the better man on the night, and it was good to see you and carl share an embrace at the end, it showed you respected each other.

you are young tony and carl will relinquish the crown, i hope you still have the hunger to battle for it again.

best wishes.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:50

Never any excuses needed, it was a beautiful little shot, right on the button. No shame in defeat either, he's a good fighter who looked as sharp as I've seen him in the second and third rounds.

Good luck for whatever comes next.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 27 Nov 2006, 17:52

A real show of class, Tony.

Well done, sir. You gave it a go and there is no disgrace in losing to a shot like that.

JC · Post by JC » 27 Nov 2006, 18:02

Well done Toney, you gave it your best shot and that's all anyone can ever do.

Your post shows that you are a class act, best of luck for the future.

Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson · Post by **Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:02

johnswan1 wrote:Fair play to you Tony. Glad to hear you were willing to come on here and answer some of the questions people would have liked to ask. It's a shame it had to end so early but what happened with getting winded etc is understandable. Hope you don't leave it too long now with getting back into the ring. When Froch moves on to bigger things, that belt will be there for the taking.

when i say winded the first thing that probably comes to your mind is like a kid in the school yard thing owe he just hurt my stomch tell him off miss lmao well let me tell you i mean took the wind out of my body and couldnt get any in it was like i was breathing and my lungs had shut down nothing was going in at all shook me up a little like the first thing i though WAS OW SH*T IF I DONT BREATH AND GET AIR I DIE .now you might think iam going over the top there but i kid you not lets face it the BRITISH AND COMMONWELTH TITLE waS a stake and i knew that but the was i felt i couldnt ov got up for the title in my local pub against the OAPS the way i felt in there

rhino222 · Post by **rhino222** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:10

did you anticipate him going to your body tony and had you done any special abdominal training to withstand the shots downstairs. you have been stopped to the body before, is it just something that, however hard you train, if you get nauled on the button there is nothing you can do about it.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:11

No worries Tony I was proud that a fellow Scouser gave it a go and did his best.

Thanks for the message in my private messages too, you let no one down and I have no doubt you win your belt back soon.

Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson · Post by **Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:21

rhino222 wrote:did you anticipate him going to your body tony and had you done any special abdominal training to withstand the shots downstairs. you have been stopped to the body before, is it just something that, however hard you train, if you get nauled on the button there is nothing you can do about it.

no m8 i was in the best shape of my life i spend atleast 40 mins a day probably more on my abs have done since rybaki lol it was just 1 of those shots my freind right on the button

el_grande_mauro_mina · Post by **el_grande_mauro_mina** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:29

You went in there and gave it your best shot.

No one can ask for more than what you did.

You took Froch by suprise with your first round onslaught
but Froch caught you to the body, it has happened to the
best of them.

Hopefully now you can remain injury free and go on to
win the vacant British title.

Jacko11 · Post by **Jacko11** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:41

To be honest there is no other Super middle in Britain today other than Froch who would beat Dodson in my opinion...

Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson · Post by **Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:46

Jacko11 wrote:To be honest there is no other Super middle in Britain today other than Froch who would beat Dodson in my opinion...

thanks pal i mean iam bound to say it but your so right i think i just come at a time when 1 of our best outstanding fighters where there call it unlucky i call it lucky cause ive gained a lot form it and will come again and be better for it iam not even in my prime yet and the answer to do i have the hunger HELL YEAH you should feel what its like in front of that many fans its what we as fighters live for .

TheRiverCityHippy · Post by **TheRiverCityHippy** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:59

yeah touch of class coming on and posting tony.
i thought you were going to win after the first.
to be fair to froch he adjusted his gameplan pretty quick and started to counter you as you came in.
those body shots just happen, if someone catches you right in the solar plexus all the sit ups under the sun wont help.
your only 26 which is young by todays standards and have plenty of time to come again.
good luck for the future mate.

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 27 Nov 2006, 18:59

How often do you plan on fighting from now on Tony and do you think it will be mainly in Liverpool? Are you with Barry Hearn?

Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson · Post by **Tony 'The Warrior' Dodson** » 27 Nov 2006, 19:30

johnswan1 wrote:How often do you plan on fighting from now on Tony and do you think it will be mainly in Liverpool? Are you with Barry Hearn?

as soon as possaible iam ready when they give me a date it just lately there aint been much on has there but will be bk febuary defending my english title or maybee another fight you might wanna see me vs magee

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 27 Nov 2006, 19:39

Fair play to you Tony, I fancied Froch to win all along, but it was a tough assignment for you coming back from injury, and that was a peach of a body shot, looked like you never saw it coming.

You seemed to take him out of his stride the 1st round, and perhaps had you had some tune up fights it would have been a lot more competitive, but anyone can get done by one of those body shots to the short ribs.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 27 Nov 2006, 20:13

Fair play Tony - it shows class and humility to come on here and give Froch props so soon after the fight.

Froch surprised me a little on Friday, I didnt think he could win that quickly. Having said that you still have a lot left to offer and may well wear the Lonsdale belt again one day.

Good luck

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 Nov 2006, 20:15

Without trying to sound like a suckass, I think Froch showed real class after the fight and in the interview. I think not only did Froch earn Dodson's respect with his strength and that body shot - but Dodson earned Froch's respect.

Did you have a good chat with Froch after, Tony? I hope you got to share a coke (or maybe something stronger) after. Hope you didn't have a bar of chocolate though!! That line about Froch and the Chocolate had me in stitches.

salvador · Post by **salvador** » 27 Nov 2006, 20:34

A lot of respect to you Tony for coming on the forum after only three days later. For what it's worth I gave you the first, Carl the second and obviously the third is history........ I think you should also be proud of all the fans you bought with you from Liverpool. They showed a lot of faith, made a lot of noise and made the best fightnight atmostphere of 2006 (and I've been to MEN, Cardiff and York Hall this year). I know there was a bit of trouble at the end, but the fans we were sitting by (including your aunt and her family) behaved themselves decently all night, allbeit gutted at the final outcome.
I think sometimes it's hard for fans to take a boxer's defeat, at least when your football team get thrashed you are still guaranteed 90 minutes of football. But if you driven all the way down the motorway and waited through 4 hours of undercard action sometimes it can be hard to take to see your man beaten early. I think also fans don't empathise with the pain of a body shot, to them it's bit like losing to a cut eye (ie not a conclusive ending).
I imagine Carl will look to vacate his titles as he moves onto to bigger and better things and doors will open for you in 2007. However I doubt you will be fighting Brian Magee anytime soon. His future is now at light-heavyweight and he should be fighting for the Commonwealth title next. A fight I think is more interesting is you versus the come backing Glenn Catley. Now that would be a fight people would want to watch. I've spoken to his team and they have hopes of jumping straight into a WBC title clash which I think is unlikely at the moment. In truth I don't think Glenn is too bothered who he fights, he just wants to fight soon and often.
What's your feelings on Catley Tony? And what is Carl's chin like, you seem to clip him a bit in that first round?

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 27 Nov 2006, 20:40

I think you should also be proud of all the fans you bought with you from Liverpool. They showed a lot of faith, made a lot of noise

Loads of Dodson fans in the pub I was in Garston were the same.

Razor · Post by **Razor** » 28 Nov 2006, 06:28

Respecta Tony

Well done MR FROCH.

Well done MR FROCH.

Re: Well done MR FROCH.

Well done Mr Froch