Sean Roman from "On the Sportslines," here on Boxing.

Dawson v. Johnson II

Chad Dawson added another victory to his undefeated record on November 7, 2009.
However, he will never be the force HBO is marketing him to be -- until he can look stronger in the final few rounds of his championship bouts.

When I watched Dawson v. Johnson I, I thought it was clearly that the Jamaican statesman had done more than enough to get the decision. When the decision was announced, the crowd acknowledged the true winner.

However, a year and a half later, Johnson looked as close to his age, 40, as he ever has.
To be clear, Dawson outpointed Johnson in Saturday Night's bout.

But Dawson appeared to be the weaker fighter. Dawson won the bout; but was nowhere near as determined or rugged. And -- If you scored just the last half of the fight -- Johnson wins.

Dawson appears to have been made for fencing; while Johnson has been the guy, among all active fighters, who was more than willing to fight anyone, anytime, and most importantly, ANYWHERE.

Simply, one can not dominate this sport and become a superstar skirting the ring as Dawson spent much of the match doing.