Ward vs Dawson

Who won Ward vs Dawson?

Andre Ward beat Chad Dawson by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 8th September 2012 at Oracle Arena in Oakland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This contest was for the unified super middleweight championship of the world, with the WBC & WBA belts on the line.

Ward vs Dawson stats

Back in September 2012, Andre Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chad Dawson made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Dawson had a slight advantage in power over Ward, with a 55% knock out percentage over Ward's 52%.

Andre Ward was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Dawson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ward. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Andre Ward fought out of the orthodox stance, while Chad Dawson was a southpaw.

Ward was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2004, 3 year and 4 months later than Dawson, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 238 to Dawson's 281.

Activity check

Ward's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Dawson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Dawson?

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