The poll is way more one sided that I would expect. I'm also picking Kovalev but not by that margin.
This isn't Chad Dawson who fizzled out into a journeyman. Pascal's only 2 losses are Froch and Hopkins, 2 of the past couple decade's greatest fighters.
Of course that odd fight he was just in understandably pales in comparison to what Kovalev's been doing but he beat Bute right before that.
Pascal is no master boxer, but he has that hit and run style. He isn't going to just stand and absorb punishment. He doesn't get tired and has the ability to keep that pace for 12 rounds. He has a good chin, but Kovalev's power is something else, so you never know what it's lights out. I can see Pascal winning a decision in an ugly fight, but I also realize it is unlikely.
Pascal is no master boxer, but he has that hit and run style. He isn't going to just stand and absorb punishment. He doesn't get tired and has the ability to keep that pace for 12 rounds. He has a good chin, but Kovalev's power is something else, so you never know what it's lights out. I can see Pascal winning a decision in an ugly fight, but I also realize it is unlikely.
jean is dangerous, because hes tough, fast and unorthodox. having said that, he often runs out of gas and gets wild. He will have to hurt kovalev early, or i see him getting grinded down and stopped
I'm going to go with the logical choice here and that is Kovalev by KO/TKO. Although i do think Pascal will cause problems for Kovalev, especially early on in the fight where i think Jean will have his best shot to make something dramatic happen. But if he fails to hurt Kovalev early, then he will likely gas out and get knocked out late.
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