Pacquiao lost, Cotto lost, now Pascal too. He still got that Postol win though, so he probably still gets trainer of the year.
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What did Roach add to Pascal's game?
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Pascal is shot...
Early in the fight, I noticed Pascal's lack of footwork, movement that has been a staple of Pascal's fighting style throughout the years; and attributed it to being part of the game plan (i.e. less excessive footwork to focus on counterpunching). I gave him the benefit of the doubt until the 4th round, when I realized "he isn't counterpunching or mounting any offense at all".
At times, he looked unsteady on his legs and, after the 3rd round, he visibly went into survival mode without much needed convincing from Kovalev. Whether he was shot physically or mentally or both, the version of Pascal that fought last night is not a top 10 fighter at 175.
Less than 108 total punches in 7 ****ing rounds? Seriously...? Even an asthmatic Jameel McCline would be embarrassed putting up those stats.
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Originally posted by Heru View PostPascal is shot...
And it wasn't just a random boxing fan or writer calling Pascal shot. It was a former shot fighter turned trainer.
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roach told him to stay off the ropes and he did for the first few rounds but got lazy and tanked the majority of kovalev's bombs instead pascal is just not that sharp mentally when under pressure. same with the first fight. LOL at blacks blaming roach instead of pascal.
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I think Pascal could of went on.. Roach stopped him because Pascal was embarrassing him what a way to protect yourself Roach..
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Originally posted by NUCLEAR View Postroach told him to stay off the ropes and he did for the first few rounds but got lazy and tanked the majority of kovalev's bombs instead pascal is just not that sharp mentally when under pressure. same with the first fight. LOL at blacks blaming roach instead of pascal.
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