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By Cliff Rold - In the end it was simple equation.
28-year old World Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO), of Laval, Quebec, kept his title with a majority draw.
A former Middleweight and Light Heavyweight king, the great Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, down twice early, won the fight. He just didn’t have quite enough rounds to earn the decision. In the long run it won’t matter, as it will be the Hopkins performance remembered years from now, the 45-year old marvel adding yet another dab of shine to his future bust in Canastota Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Both men weighed in just under the division limit of 175 lbs., Pascal at 174 ¾ and Hopkins at 174 ½. The referee was Michael Griffin.
Hopkins was already at mid-ring when the opening bell rang, quietly perhaps telling the younger champion that the ring would be his domain. Pascal, relaxed, circled away from Hopkins to the left, pawing with his jab before letting loose with a measuring right and lead left hook near the end of the first minute. A Hopkins counter right pushed Pascal off balance and as the opening frame neared the midway mark it was the challenger driving the champion back with his jab and a long right to the body. [Click Here To Read More]
28-year old World Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO), of Laval, Quebec, kept his title with a majority draw.
A former Middleweight and Light Heavyweight king, the great Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, down twice early, won the fight. He just didn’t have quite enough rounds to earn the decision. In the long run it won’t matter, as it will be the Hopkins performance remembered years from now, the 45-year old marvel adding yet another dab of shine to his future bust in Canastota Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Both men weighed in just under the division limit of 175 lbs., Pascal at 174 ¾ and Hopkins at 174 ½. The referee was Michael Griffin.
Hopkins was already at mid-ring when the opening bell rang, quietly perhaps telling the younger champion that the ring would be his domain. Pascal, relaxed, circled away from Hopkins to the left, pawing with his jab before letting loose with a measuring right and lead left hook near the end of the first minute. A Hopkins counter right pushed Pascal off balance and as the opening frame neared the midway mark it was the challenger driving the champion back with his jab and a long right to the body. [Click Here To Read More]
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