I just don't see it.
Jean Pascal (4/9) Bernard Hopkins (12/5) Draw (25)
I'm not a gambler but seriously considering putting money on B-Hop, he's clearly the better fighter.
I think Hopkins CAN win this one, he does, after all, know every trick in the book. Whether he can keep his activity level high enough to pull out the win and how he responds to what Pascal can bring to the table are the X-Factors here. I can see why someone would have Pascal as the favorite (youth, speed, etc.). I just wouldn't rate him a BIG favorite.
I think B-Hop saw something that he can expose that's why he offered to fight him immediately after the Dawson fight,remember B-Hop studies tape 7 is a boxing knowledge pool!!I think he wins!!
hopkins as a underdog only means he's coming in highly focused and fully trained to take pascal into deep waters.
hopkins can make mistakes all fight long and still get the win, pascal needs to fight the perfect fight for twelve rounds or else he risks getting stopped and or losing on the cards, especially with his stamina and conditioning.
i don't think he will be able to make it a rough and tough fight to wear hopkins down because pascal likes to wait for the referee to separate him form the opponent vs doing work on the inside, where hopkins likes to do his work and is highly effective on wearing guys down on the inside.
this will not be an outside fight, it's going to be an inside, clinch and smother type fight that will fit into hopkins game plan and grinding pascal down and out.
Tempting to bet on hopkins but i havent watched a full fight of his since Pavlik so dont know if he has got old yet, also as its in Canada Pascal will get the benefit of the doubt in close rounds.
The more of an under dog Hopkins is in the fight the more likely he fights great, if he goes in as the under dog he will beat the skin off this mutha****a.
^^^^^^this :fing02:
The more of an under dog Hopkins is in the fight the more likely he fights great, if he goes in as the under dog he will beat the skin off this mutha****a.
I just don't see it.
Jean Pascal (4/9) Bernard Hopkins (12/5) Draw (25)
I'm not a gambler but seriously considering putting money on B-Hop, he's clearly the better fighter.
They probably saw Bhops last few fights. Plus the fight is in Canada.
Pascal just beat the "best guy in the division" as well soo..
I just don't see it.
Jean Pascal (4/9) Bernard Hopkins (12/5) Draw (25)
I'm not a gambler but seriously considering putting money on B-Hop, he's clearly the better fighter.
I cannot say he is the better fighter at his stage of the game. He is still vastly more experienced though and that gives him a solid chance.