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Pascal-Hopkins, a Canadian not named G dogs scorecard
I know a lot has been discussed already, with more and more people ''coming out of the closet'' and admitting they think it was a fair draw.
I knew I had to re-watch the fight and score it round by round, because as dominating as Hopkins was in 2/3 of the fight, he was put on his ass twice, and that's not good news for him on the cards.
Watching it live, I felt Hopkins had won, but you got to go with that scoring system, and not with your feelings...
1 : 10-8 Pascal, close round before the KD
2 : very close round, got it 10-10
3 : close round but KD scored, 10-8 Pascal
4 : Hopkins round, working the body, Pascal not landing enough, Hopkins 10-9
5 : Hopkins more active, lands downstairs, but Pascal lands the better punches upstairs. Close, but 10-9 Pascal. Pascal also looks fatigued. He's missing wild, loaded up punches.
6 : Hopkins imposes himself, lands the better punches. Pascal ineffective and inactive. 10-9 Hopkins, big round for him.
7 : More of the same. Pascal inactive and missing, Hopkins landing upstairs and downstairs. Hopkins also lands his first overhand right, a punch that will be very effective for him from there on. Hopkins 10-9
(Note that the press row has Pascal slightly ahead at the end of the seventh.)
8 : Pascal waking up a little bit, more active, lands some good punches. Close round, but Hopkins misses a lot. Pascal round, 10-9.
9 : Both are landing good with the edge to Hopkins. Hopkins 10-9
(Tarver has it 85-84 Pascal up to now. I have it 86-84 Pascal.)
10 : Hopkins very effective with his right hand. Pascal lands good punches inside, rallies, but not enough to steal the round. Hopkins 10-9
11 : Good action with Hopkins getting the better of it, Hopkins 10-9
12 : Both guys have their moments, Hopkins get the better of it again, Hopkins 10-9.
Final score : 113 Pascal, 114 Hopkins.
I don't know if I must still call it a robbery. I thought I would end up with a wider score in favor of Hopkins. I scored the third a 10-10 (most people here gave it to Pascal), and I know some people will argue about the fifth or the eighth. Also note that if I hadn't scored the thrid round 10-10, it would have been a 113-113 draw on my card. But I feel the thrid was that close.
Credit to Michael Griffin who did a great job. He had no role in the outcome of the fight, his calls were all good.
Here is why this fight looks like a robbery : Hopkins dominated a lot of the rounds he won, while Pascal wasn't as dominant in the rounds he won. Plus the fact that there were 2 KDs versus more rounds won by Hopkins. It blurs the perception. The are a couple of swing rounds too. Tough fight to score in any case.
My Canadian verdict : Hopkins should have won, but this is not the most outrageous robbery I have seen if we can call it a robbery that is. In the best of cases for Pascal (even if I don't see how I could have given him the draw), it would have been a draw for Pascal.
But wait... they scored it a draw, right ?
I knew I had to re-watch the fight and score it round by round, because as dominating as Hopkins was in 2/3 of the fight, he was put on his ass twice, and that's not good news for him on the cards.
Watching it live, I felt Hopkins had won, but you got to go with that scoring system, and not with your feelings...
1 : 10-8 Pascal, close round before the KD
2 : very close round, got it 10-10
3 : close round but KD scored, 10-8 Pascal
4 : Hopkins round, working the body, Pascal not landing enough, Hopkins 10-9
5 : Hopkins more active, lands downstairs, but Pascal lands the better punches upstairs. Close, but 10-9 Pascal. Pascal also looks fatigued. He's missing wild, loaded up punches.
6 : Hopkins imposes himself, lands the better punches. Pascal ineffective and inactive. 10-9 Hopkins, big round for him.
7 : More of the same. Pascal inactive and missing, Hopkins landing upstairs and downstairs. Hopkins also lands his first overhand right, a punch that will be very effective for him from there on. Hopkins 10-9
(Note that the press row has Pascal slightly ahead at the end of the seventh.)
8 : Pascal waking up a little bit, more active, lands some good punches. Close round, but Hopkins misses a lot. Pascal round, 10-9.
9 : Both are landing good with the edge to Hopkins. Hopkins 10-9
(Tarver has it 85-84 Pascal up to now. I have it 86-84 Pascal.)
10 : Hopkins very effective with his right hand. Pascal lands good punches inside, rallies, but not enough to steal the round. Hopkins 10-9
11 : Good action with Hopkins getting the better of it, Hopkins 10-9
12 : Both guys have their moments, Hopkins get the better of it again, Hopkins 10-9.
Final score : 113 Pascal, 114 Hopkins.
I don't know if I must still call it a robbery. I thought I would end up with a wider score in favor of Hopkins. I scored the third a 10-10 (most people here gave it to Pascal), and I know some people will argue about the fifth or the eighth. Also note that if I hadn't scored the thrid round 10-10, it would have been a 113-113 draw on my card. But I feel the thrid was that close.
Credit to Michael Griffin who did a great job. He had no role in the outcome of the fight, his calls were all good.
Here is why this fight looks like a robbery : Hopkins dominated a lot of the rounds he won, while Pascal wasn't as dominant in the rounds he won. Plus the fact that there were 2 KDs versus more rounds won by Hopkins. It blurs the perception. The are a couple of swing rounds too. Tough fight to score in any case.
My Canadian verdict : Hopkins should have won, but this is not the most outrageous robbery I have seen if we can call it a robbery that is. In the best of cases for Pascal (even if I don't see how I could have given him the draw), it would have been a draw for Pascal.
But wait... they scored it a draw, right ?
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