Refusing Defeat, Pascal Outlasts Diaconu In 175 Lb. War

[karrapato]

Pascal did great, awesome fight!!!
He can be great, he has done more than enough to prove that he changed after his loss.

He is stepping to be a Great Fighter. He need some adjustments, but i believe he can do it.

[savorduhflavor]

You didn't score the knockdown?

I scored it a 10-9 round for Pascal cause Diancou really hurt him at the end of the round. Pascal was holding on for dear life.

[S.G.]

damn it, fell asleep and missed the fight

did Diaconu give a good showing of himself despite losing?

[Clegg]

damn it, fell asleep and missed the fight

did Diaconu give a good showing of himself despite losing?

Yeah, he landed some good shots and won 3-4 rounds. Pascal clearly won, but it was competitive and entertaining.

[savorduhflavor]

damn it, fell asleep and missed the fight

did Diaconu give a good showing of himself despite losing?

To be honest, he got outclassed, but he almost never stopped coming forward. Tough, tough dude, kinda reminded me of Andrade in the Bute fight. I thought he had Pascal goin late in the fight, but Pascal didn't fold like Bute did.

[Scott9945]

Yeah, I had to stay up until 4am to catch it, but it was worth it. I loved the way that Pascal fought in the 12th round, he closed the show like a true champ.

I hope for his sake that Josh Clottey was watching. That is how you takes someone's title.

[Iceta]

Pascal has got some good skills, but you would think his defense would be better than what it is with the speed that he's got. I don't see him beating Dawson, Johnson, or Cloud.

[djinferno]

It was good, but god Pascal is terrible.

I have to agree with you, as much as I like Pascal, I actualy hang with his brother at times but his defense is suspect, well at least it was against this guy, if he fights a real fighter he will be on his back like Alcine, Quebec fighters seem to have the same lack of punch slipping...

Great win but going forward, I hope he inproves or this moment will be short lived...

[deanrw]

Was was really impressive about Pascal last night, was his body punching. It was superb and a thing of beauty to watch.

That is what I remember most about last night. he threw some dazzling shots to Diaconu's body. Crisp, fast and much of it were in combination.

If he would have done more of that against Froch's injured rib, it would have changed the outcome of that fight.

[Obama]

I hope for his sake that Josh Clottey was watching. That is how you takes someone's title.

It helps when the opponent isn't running away the entire round. And it also helps when you have traction moving around in the ring.