What do you think of Jean Pascal?

[deanrw]

Assuming he gets past his shoulder injury (which will not be easy) how far do you think he can go? I used to hate the guy but he matured into one of the most exciting fighters today. He can pick his spots to box or brawl it up, and both with style

I personally think if he gets back to 100%, he will give Dawson all he can handle. He is far from predictable in there and seems to be getting more confident every fight. It is like he has not reached his peak yet.

[dans]

Dawson would beat him IMO. Chad has more technical skills and now that Chad added some more discipline to his game, I don't see Pascal winning.

He's a good fighter though.

[Sparked_1985]

Exciting fighter.

Very exciting.

Very macho. Let's his heart rule his head.

Personally, I like that. We need fighters like Pascal.

[Tmann400]

him and cloud are the only fighters i give a chance at beating dawson.

[Bright-Eyes]

Most exciting fighter in the sport as far as I'm concerned.The guy is consistently entertaining and always gives it his all.He can move and box quite well and he has that edge to him where he can immediately switch gears and turns a boxing match into an all out war.

Some guys go into a shell when they get clocked,Pascal just fires back.


It will be interesting to see how Dawson deals with such a livewire,I think he will but Pascal just offers a little something more than Tarver and Johnson IMO.

[Shadows]

I think he's a good, exciting fighter, but not one that will one day rule LHW.

IMO he makes to many mistakes like backing up with his hands down and squaring himself up. He has greating natural physical abilities, but goes to war too much IMO. I would also like to see him pick his shots better.

I would favor both Cloud and Dawson over him.

[Dynamite Kid]

I think Dawson's technical ability will win out over Pascal's athleticism. I see Dawson controlling things with his jab and his sounder fundamentals.

[John Hue]

He is a good game fighter. He came to terms with losing his unbeaten record very easily it seems and losing his first World Title attempt with the loss to Froch and bounced back. He has a great chin and plenty of heart and will get better. He will give Dawson a great fight but I don't see him winning that one but I do see him getting a Title back again at some point should he lose to Dawson.

[PittyPat]

He's great, but his reckless antics in the ring (albeit cool to watch) will be his downfall over an equally fast Dawson or constantly-punching Cloud.

With that said, he's a breath of fresh air at 175. I can't wait to see him back.

[JFB629]

Pascal is a exciting naturaly talented fighter. He was a standout Amateur, winning the 2002 Commonwealth Games aswell as going to the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2001 World Amateur Championships. He also won numerous Canadian national titles.

He claims he has based his style on Roy Jones Jr. And at times there are similarities. His fight with Carl Froch was highly exciting back and forth encouter, which he just come up short in.

But since his move to 175lb Pascal has never looked better. His win over the well schooled unbeaten Adrian Diaconu was impressive as was his win in the rematch. He has now made 2 defences of his WBC Title.

But I have my douts as to wheather he can dominate the division, especailly when Chad Dawson is in it. But I expect more excting performances form Pascal and most likely a few more defences in his homeland Canada were he is a huge draw. There are also some very interesting fights for him at 175lb.

Fights with the likes of Chad Dawson, Tavoris Cloud, Glen Johnson, and even maybe a rematch with Carl Froch down the road would be highly interesting affairs.

But I hope the shoulder injuries don't stall his career. Serious shoulder injuries can ruin a career's as they have done in the past and can really stall a career.