Jean Pascal vs. Silvio Branco Sep 25 in Montreal

[daggum]

It doesn't mean anything now.In the old days it did.

And to be fair Baldomir didn't try to coast at all.

well he started coasting with an easy fight against gatti then he won the lottery and landed a mayweather fight.

[catalinul]

well he started coasting with an easy fight against gatti then he won the lottery and landed a mayweather fight.

Oh come on,that was easy in the ring but on paper it wasn't easy at all.

Baldomir was viewd as a one hit wonder against a guy who took him ightly and was a underdog against Gatti.

He went in his hometown too.

That was an easy fight because the wheels went off Gatti like they did with Judah but it was no cherrypicking.

[daggum]

Oh come on,that was easy in the ring but on paper it wasn't easy at all.

Baldomir was viewd as a one hit wonder against a guy who took him ightly and was a underdog against Gatti.

He went in his hometown too.

That was an easy fight because the wheels went off Gatti like they did with Judah but it was no cherrypicking.

gatti was never a welterweight and certainly not a top welterweight. the odds may have favored gatti but who wouldn't be favored against baldomir? he's slower than valuev.

[catalinul]

gatti was never a welterweight and certainly not a top welterweight. the odds may have favored gatti but who wouldn't be favored against baldomir? he's slower than valuev.

At the time he was in the top 10 after beaing Damgaard.It was obvious he was past his prime.

Then if you agree he wa sthe underdog you'd have to give credit Baldomir for going into his opponent's town as a underdog.

Certainly not cherrypicking as Baldomir was never really good himself.

[The Hammer]

I doubt.

In fact I'm sure it won't be in december.

Diaconu said he'd have a comeback fight in october at the earliest,and since I haven't heard anything it probably will be in november or december.

Pascal-Diaconu II in march 2010

It turns out I was right, catalinul. The rematch will be in December.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=298187

[Joe2608]

Pascal is exciting, but this fight is pretty gay.

[The Hammer]

Pascal is exciting, but this fight is pretty gay.

It should be an easy win for Pascal, Branco is old as Methuselah.

[HeartAttack]

i know its funny. that's why being lineal doesn't mean anything really. you can win one fight like baldomir or erdei and just calzaghe-coast your entire career.

Actually there's a lot of holes in this statement. The lineal champ is trully everything. Erdei has disgraced it, but Baldomir defended against Gatti and then Mayweather, didn't really coast in his short lived reign. As for Calzaghe, he won the lineal crown against Lacy and had a couple crap fights (Bika, Manfredo) before he defended against Kessler in a hell of a fight that was his most significant win of his career. Calzaghe coasted as a top SMW contender before he finally became champ.

[Stoppage]

He should win this fight if the guy is 42 or 43. Also, I remember Pascal beating Diaconu pretty easily. So it shouldn't be hard for him to keep his title.

I wonder when the Pascal vs Dawson/Johnson fight will happen then. Maybe next spring? Next summer?

[warp1432]

What the hell did Dicanou due to become the mandatory? Or was there a rematch clause?