by Andrew Harrison (Safe Side Of The Ropes)

After a year stained by failed negotiations, missed opportunities and precious little in the way of big fight action, boxing finally gets it right on Saturday evening as light heavyweights "Bad" Chad Dawson and Canadian, Jean Pascal meet to crown a divisional world champion. A battle which pits two ultra talented and dynamic fighters together at their peak (and on the right side of thirty) has all of the ingredients to make for a wonderful, crowd pleasing affair in a year regrettably devoid of such pearls (read more).