Comments Thread For: Hopkins-Pascal Live on Showtime, Not Pay-Per-View

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NEW YORK - Showtime Networks Inc. is proud to announce that the World Light Heavyweight Championship fight between future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins and young upstart WBC World Champion Jean Pascal will be televised live on SHOWTIME.

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[Boss Don]

smart move by showtiime because no way in hell was I buying this fight on PPV

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

pascal will beat the old cheat

[dorruel2.0]

Hopkins is going to school this overrated ****.

[Bhopreign]

Just win Hop.

[Bhopreign]

pascal will beat the old cheat

Hilarious, Trinidad much?

[kymira]

Interesting how a Golden boy Partner ends up fighting on Showtime. Always good to see co promotions, for the future of the sport.

[Spray_resistant]

Well finally some reason in boxing because B-hop was never a draw and hasn't done anything to merit a fight on PPV, especially lately.

[StrangerInTown]

smart move by showtiime because no way in hell was I buying this fight on PPV

Showtime defined that it has decided to remain competitive in prizefighting with this compelling matchup.
MMA cards are doing great numbers for the Network and De La Hoya is getting greedy, timid and impatient in attempting to build his new stable of under 40 HBO fighters.
This will be Bernard's final fist fight, HBO knows it and they had hoped for a Dawson PPV to conclude his career. Pascal is too slick for Hopkins aged legs and although Jean tires around 8 stanzas it will be enough to render B-hop defeated on the cards.

[Heeb]

Good. This is a great free fight, but a ridiculous PPV.