Dawson Makes 178 at 30-Day Weigh-In for Tarver Fight

Posted by Ramon Aranda on 09.13.2008

Claims that Tarver has 28 days left on death row.

The WBC light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson stepped on the scale today, after lunch, at a trim 178 pounds – just three pounds over the light heavyweight limit. He's just 28 days from his world title rumble with IBF light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver.

"Tarver has 28 days left on death row before he faces my two-gun firing squad on October 11," said Tarver. "Instead of music, he'll be making his ring entrance to the chant of ‘dead man walking. If they ever do a remake of "The Green Mile," Tarver will have the experience to play one of the death row prisoners."

Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, the Tarver vs. Dawson world title fight takes place, Saturday, October 11, in the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. The fight will be televised live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) along with the Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko WBC heavyweight championship battle.