In essence Pascal is doing a great job selling the rematch with Kovalev

[Nubia]

So you think this is essentially Pascal doing a good job of selling the fight by playing the ethnic card? And you admit you believe Kovalev is racist and nobody can change your mind even though nobody can provide any proof?

I don't know about you but when I watch NFL I see a lot more than the QB's and the color of their skin.

I already gave you the option to look it up yourself, I'm not doing the work for you kid. You have fingers I must assume. Just google "Kovalev racist" or "Kovalev russian racist comments".

This fight has white vs black written all over it. Me and you may not care much about that, but casuals eat that stuff up. Like I said in the opening post, hardcore boxing fans don't care about that stuff. It's the majority of viewers (casuals) who do.

[Box-Office]

He gets an A for trying to get under the skin of someone like Kovalev. #andthenew

[Rich2123]

You're right. Kovalev will never receive a payday as high as the ones he's gotten from both Pascal fights..

He's gonna get rich when he fights Andre Ward.

[KeyboardWarrior]

I already gave you the option to look it up yourself, I'm not doing the work for you kid. You have fingers I must assume. Just google "Kovalev racist" or "Kovalev russian racist comments".

This fight has white vs black written all over it. Me and you may not care much about that, but casuals eat that stuff up. Like I said in the opening post, hardcore boxing fans don't care about that stuff. It's the majority of viewers (casuals) who do.

I looked a year ago when the story got out there and didn't find anything, but I searched a few min ago and found a pretty disturbing clip of a tweet from Kovalev.... Photoshopped? Maybe but I doubt it. Looks too genuine.

[Nubia]

I looked a year ago when the story got out there and didn't find anything, but I searched a few min ago and found a pretty disturbing clip of a tweet from Kovalev.... Photoshopped? Maybe but I doubt it. Looks too genuine.

Yes, he posted that but as I mentioned that's not the worst of it.

There was a interview he did with Russian media where he claimed he enjoyed beating down blacks and openly used racial slurs in that very interview.

I also read something about him calling Ismail Sillakh a "fake Russian" and made remarks towards him because he is half-black.

[dan_cov]

It was one-sided but he did catch Kovalev coming in a good few times in particular I recall a very nice bodyshot which appeared to briefly double over Kovalev.
Its a ballsy strategy but Pascal is a ballsy mother ****er and has always has been.
Its a dangerous game to play with someone like Kovalev. Pascal deserves so much respect.
This guy has serious balls and has fought a real murderers row. Prime Froch, prime Dawson, B-Hop x2, peak Kovalev x2, Bute, Gonzalez and that is just in his last 10-12 fights.
If there was a p4p list for the biggest balls, he'd be right up there.

[soul_survivor]

I've always respected Pascal as a fighter, he has taken on some very good fighters and in his prime, was the best LHW around, plus I've seen the stuff Kov has said and posted on social media and there's really no denying the guy is a racist. Posters on here can defend him all they like but it doesn't change the fact.

Having said tht, if Pascal wants to do better in this fight, he has to clear his mind and fight the fighter, not fight the man.

[removed]

No idea why Pascal gets so much hate.

The guy is a warrior and is always involved in entertaining fights. I for one hope he beats Kovalev, but i don't think he will.

[KeyboardWarrior]

Yes, he posted that but as I mentioned that's not the worst of it.

There was a interview he did with Russian media where he claimed he enjoyed beating down blacks and openly used racial slurs in that very interview.

I also read something about him calling Ismail Sillakh a "fake Russian" and made remarks towards him because he is half-black.

Racism was touched on in the prefight interview for Kovalev-Sillakh. Perhaps it was spun to touch on Sillakhs encounters with racism in life when he was dealing with a racist opponent making comments to him.

Sillakh is Ukranian so possibly that's why he called him a fake Russian but I'll scout some video footage come lunch time, it probably does get worse...

[KeyboardWarrior]

I'll be rooting for Pascal for sure.

His fight with Froch was fists flying and his win over Dawson exposed him for the 1st time.