Usually Bernard Hopkins performs best as an underdog.........

[Ishy Aytan]

Yet he's favourite to win the rematch against Pascal.


You think it'll affect his performance being a favourite leading into the bout?

Or do you think all the press conference stuff between them has added more fuel to Hopkins fire, to go out there and win.

[Instinto]

He is not going to win rematch.

[Rick Grimes]

Yep, he got used to it while tossing salad in prison.

[ИATAS]

he has the same motivation whether he's the favorite or not and that is becoming the oldest person in history to win a major world championship.

one thing is he seems to do better when he fights frequently - He didn't fight for a year after he beat Tarver and didn't look too great against winky. he didn't fight for about another year then looked poor against calzaghe. he fought pavlik immediately after and look fantastic. he then took another year off and didn't look good against jones/ornelas. Fought pascal immediately after Jones and looked great. This rematch is only 4 months after the first fight so if this pattern holds true he'll have another good fight.

but who knows he's 46 years old the first pascal fight could have been his last great performance. Like ****m said at this age you cant go to the Well too often, eventually it's going to be dry.

[Ishy Aytan]

he has the same motivation whether he's the favorite or not and that is becoming the oldest person in history to win a major world championship.

one thing is he seems to do better when he fights frequently - He didn't fight for a year after he beat Tarver and didn't look too great against winky. he didn't fight for about another year then looked poor against calzaghe. he fought pavlik immediately after and look fantastic. he then took another year off and didn't look good against jones/ornelas. Fought pascal immediately after Jones and looked great. This rematch is only 4 months after the first fight so if this pattern holds true he'll have another good fight.

but who knows he's 46 years old the first pascal fight could have been his last great performance. Like ****m said at this age you cant go to the Well too often, eventually it's going to be dry.

Powerful Post! x

[ИATAS]

I just checked the odds on this fight and Pascal is in fact the favorite to win. Not by a whole lot (-130 Pascal, +110 Hopkins) but the favorite nonetheless.

[hugh grant]

BH does well, if his opponents arent too speedy and good boxers. He deals well with people who just hit hard, a bit like pascal.