By Jake Donovan - They represent – according to Boxingscene.com’s latest rankings – four of the six best light heavyweights on the planet.
At stake in the main event on Saturday will be a World light heavyweight championship rematch between defending lineal champ Jean Pascal and golden oldie Bernard Hopkins.
Whoever comes out on top will most likely be paired up with the winner of the evening’s co-feature between Chad Dawson and Adrian Diaconu.
Even if there wasn’t a lineal championship at stake, there’s no question that the last man standing in such a four-man grouping would be looked upon as the light heavyweight king.
So why is it that all four combatants enter this weekend in need of redemption?
For Pascal (26-1-1, 16KO), the jury is still out on whether or not he’s truly the best light heavyweight in the world. Such honors were bestowed upon him following his career-best performance against Chad Dawson last August, lifting the vacant lineal crown in the process.
Then came his first title defense – and a slew of question marks to follow.
Granted, he is 3-0-1 against the other three combatants on this weekend’s show, which airs live on HBO from the Bell Centre in Montreal. The venue is where he first collected alphabet hardware, scoring a decision win over Diaconu in June 2009 and then repeating the feat six months later.
It’s also where he turned heads with his decisive points win over Dawson, whose night ended with a cut over his left eye that resulted in the fight being stopped a round or so early. [Click Here To Read More]
At stake in the main event on Saturday will be a World light heavyweight championship rematch between defending lineal champ Jean Pascal and golden oldie Bernard Hopkins.
Whoever comes out on top will most likely be paired up with the winner of the evening’s co-feature between Chad Dawson and Adrian Diaconu.
Even if there wasn’t a lineal championship at stake, there’s no question that the last man standing in such a four-man grouping would be looked upon as the light heavyweight king.
So why is it that all four combatants enter this weekend in need of redemption?
For Pascal (26-1-1, 16KO), the jury is still out on whether or not he’s truly the best light heavyweight in the world. Such honors were bestowed upon him following his career-best performance against Chad Dawson last August, lifting the vacant lineal crown in the process.
Then came his first title defense – and a slew of question marks to follow.
Granted, he is 3-0-1 against the other three combatants on this weekend’s show, which airs live on HBO from the Bell Centre in Montreal. The venue is where he first collected alphabet hardware, scoring a decision win over Diaconu in June 2009 and then repeating the feat six months later.
It’s also where he turned heads with his decisive points win over Dawson, whose night ended with a cut over his left eye that resulted in the fight being stopped a round or so early. [Click Here To Read More]
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