Glen Johnson is out for his respect as usual and tonight he will get his chance against W.B.C light-heavyweight champion Chad Dawson at 10 PM on Showtime. The 25-year-old Dawson, 25-0, 17 KO’s, is regarded as the future of the light heavyweight division with his intoxicating blend of size, speed, power and boxing skill. The 39-year old “Road Warrior” Johnson, 47-11-2, 32 KO’s, is a true master of his craft with the ability to do a little bit of everything.

The hard as steel 5’10” Johnson is a pressure fighter that has excellent defense, counterpunching and recuperative powers. Johnson is a banger with every punch in the book that he sets up with his ramrod left jab. The question is will youth prevail? Johnson can’t escape father time as it has a way of catching up to us all and Glen has a high odometer. The boxing betting line has Dawson at -325 chalk at bodoglife.com for Chad Dawson vs Glen Johnson.

Dawson has questions of his own to answer also. Not to many people feel that the 6’3 Dawson’s spindly legs hold up to well to heavy artillery. More than a few times Dawson has looked weak in the legs late in fights. Glen Johnson is a man that knows how to expose weakness. Together with his trainer Orlando Cueller, Glen Johnson has a savvy brain trust that has been battle tested. The TOTAL round prop bet for Chad Dawson vs Glen Johnson is at 11.5 rounds with the OVER at -325.

Dawson has a long beautiful jab that he will use to box Johnson at range from his southpaw set. Dawson is slick and has a good punch radar, but Johnson is a fighter that likes to grind his foes down. Can Dawson outslick Johnson with his better speed? Can Johnson take the young kid to school? Buy my winning boxing bet with expert analysis on this fight tonight between Chad Dawson vs Glen Johnson.

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