There's no doubt that he will get hit hard by kovalov, win or lose. I have not seen that many of his fights however and so I wonder about his durability. How good is his chin and has he ever been knocked down?
solid but not great. he has been hurt by lesser punchers than kovalev but never closed to finished by anyone. the issue with pascal is mental imo, he is very talented and like some talented fighters he has the attitude of a bully inside the ring. when things dont go his way he usually folds, he is a proud man and never quits but he does give up on winning. he got away with is because guys like hopkins allows opponents to survive once he broke them mentally, but as we all know they are seldom the same afterwards. im more concerned about how pascal will react mentally once he feels kovalevs power if he doesnt take kovalev out himself in the early rounds.
I don't really agree. The guy had his shoulder dislocated 3 times against Diaconu and still found a way to win. I think his problem is adjusting well to an opponent, plus his stamina in the late rounds, however he seemed okay in the Bute fight. The fight is way closer than the 4-5 to 1 odds suggest.
If Chad Dawson didn't get cut he would have finished Pascal. That was one of the luckiest breaks I've ever seen in boxing.
He's got a decent chin, but he's never been hit by a guy like Kovalev before.
Yeah, because glass Chad stopped so much opponents, especially in the late rounds. Pascal was buzzed, but not close to being stopped.
His chin is very solid.
He's never been down and only buzzed a couple of times. Watch his war with Carl Froch, both guys stood up to 12 rounds of an absolute war and spent the entire fight exchanging bombs...you need a very solid chin to survive that.
This is true. You don't try to war with froch unless you have a good chin. But I still think kovalev will badly outclass him. Seeing how he handled hopkins I can't see pascal winning
If Chad Dawson didn't get cut he would have finished Pascal. That was one of the luckiest breaks I've ever seen in boxing.
He's got a decent chin, but he's never been hit by a guy like Kovalev before.
I used to feel that way because inside I wanted chad to win but I doubt it man he couldn't enen capitalize of that uppercut I remember when pascal took it to look like he **** himself and Dawson just stood there liked her never seen a man hurt.
If Chad Dawson didn't get cut he would have finished Pascal. That was one of the luckiest breaks I've ever seen in boxing.
He's got a decent chin, but he's never been hit by a guy like Kovalev before.
He's taken some good hits but I think if Kovalev lands flush a few times he could be in a world of trouble. And vice versa. Looks to me like Kovalev might be stronger and that could be the difference.
His chin is very solid.
He's never been down and only buzzed a couple of times. Watch his war with Carl Froch, both guys stood up to 12 rounds of an absolute war and spent the entire fight exchanging bombs...you need a very solid chin to survive that.
solid but not great. he has been hurt by lesser punchers than kovalev but never closed to finished by anyone. the issue with pascal is mental imo, he is very talented and like some talented fighters he has the attitude of a bully inside the ring. when things dont go his way he usually folds, he is a proud man and never quits but he does give up on winning. he got away with is because guys like hopkins allows opponents to survive once he broke them mentally, but as we all know they are seldom the same afterwards. im more concerned about how pascal will react mentally once he feels kovalevs power if he doesnt take kovalev out himself in the early rounds.
Solid chin. Been hurt a few times but never been knocked down officially, I don't think, although in the Hopkins rematch one could've been called when he was hurt/fatigued and slipped down.