Trash-talking with opponents, squabbling with past managers and trainers, defending his passion to people who don't know his heart — the business of boxing repulses Dawson, whose formidable skills are often obscured by everything the former light heavyweight champion doesn't have.
"I'm ready to go home and see my kids," Dawson said after a workout at a Hollywood gym. "I've been doing this for two months now. I want to do this job and get home to see my kids."
Dawson realizes his dispassionate exterior alienates those boxing fans who thrive on fury. He's an unapologetic technician, dissecting opponents with precise punching and defense in the philosophy favored by Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Ward, good friend Winky Wright, even Hopkins himself — all outstanding fighters with small fan bases, except Mayweather. - http://www.usatoday.com
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