By Allan Fox: This Friday, Austin Trout (26-2, 14 KOs) is going to be trying to resurrect his sinking career against Daniel Dawson (40-3-1, 26 KOs) in a fight televised by ESPN at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.
Trout lost his last two fights so he needs a win here if he wants to work his way back to title contention. He’s ranked #7 WBA, and he could eventually get another title shot against WBA champion Erislandy Lara if he can put together 4-6 good wins. Lara isn’t going to give him another shot unless he’s the mandatory, and Canelo Alvarez isn’t interested in fighitng Trout again.
Trout is doing the right thing by taking on a contender in #15 WBA Dawson, because he’ll get moved up the rankings a lot faster than if he were to faced C level fighters like some fighters do to climb the rankings.
“We’re expecting him to come forward brawling type of guy,” Trout said to ESPN. “But in recent interviews, he’s saying he’s boxing more and will give me some angles and a lot of movement. I’ve got a feeling Daniel’s going to do some boxing and he’s going to get tagged a lot the jab, which is going to set up a lot of combinations. And I have a feeling he’s going to revert to his old style and try and come at me. If he does that, he’s going to starting walking into some good shots. We know the guys tough and has the heart of a lion. I will be the winner.”
Trout will do well against Dawson even if he does come straight at him. Dawson has good power, but he’s not at the same level as Trout. He doesn’t have the kind of power that will worry Trout the way that Lara and Canelo did in their victories over him.
Trout believes he’s going to be ready for Dawson, and he expects to use a victory over him to take his career to the next level.
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