Hopkins says don’t be surprised if Pascal gets hurt in the ring on 5/21
March 30th, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins is livid with his treatment by WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal at their recent press conference this week to announce their rematch on May 21st in Montreal, Canada.
Hopkins had this to say about his upcoming rematch with Pascal: “When a guy says I’m eating some kind of candy, that makes me angry. Don’t be surprised if he dies in the ring on May 21. Don’t be surprised if I kill him. That’s how angry I am.”
This is a bit over the top if you ask me. Hopkins isn’t a huge puncher and never has been. He couldn’t hurt Pascal last time they fought and it was him that was knocked down twice.
At 46, the power and the hand speed just isn’t there for Hopkins to knockout or seriously hurt Pascal. He doesn’t have Julian Jackson power and never did. Their previous fight in December ended in a 12 round draw.
A lot of people felt that Hopkins had done enough to get a decision, but the knockdowns really hurt Hopkins. For Hopkins to win in the rematch, he’ll have to hope he can outwork Pascal again and get him to fight the same fight as last time.
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BHop cannot hurt him Period!
If Hopkins is so notorius about taking care of himself, Why didn’t he take care of that awful set of choppers he has. And how come Nazi Mohammad never got his ingrown toenail looked at.
-*HOWS HE GOING TO HURT PASCAL? TAKE A DOUBLE DOSE OF THE JUICE .I SAY MANDATOTY TESTING . THERES TESTING IN FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL.
Hopkins could’nt hurt a fly.
I just want the judges to be objective and watch the fight and what happens and not give Hopkins the real close rounds because he is old and grey.
a must b the only 1 talking any sence on this page
HE SAID THAT BECAUSE PASCAL HAD ACCUSE WITH SOME REPORTERS THAT HE HAS BEEN TAKING STEROIDS WITCH I BELIVE HE HAS,THE STEROIDS ERA DIDN’T JUST HIT BASEBALL ALL THE SPORTS GOT HIT AND IN A PRICEFIGHTING THIS COULD REALY GIVE SOME GUYS AN ADVANTAGE PLUS IF THERES A WAY TO ACT GUILTY HOPKINS DID THAT BY RESPONDING THAT WAY PUNCH SOMEBODY IN THE FACE WITCH LOOK LIKE PASCAL BROTHERS STARTED SCREAMING AND NOW HE LOOKS LIKE HE HAS NO CLUE ON WHAT TO SAY LOOKS REAL BAD FOR HIM IF A-ROD THE BEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL DID IT THEN WHAT MAKES PEOPLE THINK THAT A GUY LIKE HOPKINS HAD NOTHING TO WITH STEROIDS 46YEARS OLD IN SUCH A BRUTAL SPORT YOU HAVE TO BE ON SOMETHING EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T WANT TO!!
Pascal should have learned from the first fight, so I would lean towards him boxing better in the rematch and doing things a bit differently.
Hopkins will be hard to beat and could pull off a close points decision, so I might be wrong, but I do think that Pascal will win this time by a close decision.
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pascal dont believing on voodoo believe in Jesus Christ . if you have a future career in boxing . Haitian stuff they are waste of time .
hopkins: shut up ！！！！！！！WHY YOU DONT QUIT BOXING?? NOBODY LIKES YOU. YOU ARE past your already average prime.and people dont like to see you fight no more , pascal is a class b fighter . calzage : even without power beat you up. i am sure manny pacquiao can ridiculize you to the bones.
what about his body huh didnt you see the last fight? jean ran as soon as he got hit to the body , now he talking about somebody on something lol that tells you he knows he got his ass beat ! oh yeah it also mean he put that out there now so when he get his next beating he can say your a cheat your a cheat like a women yo the man got the dude from the green mile on b hop ! micheal clake duncan thats why he got loud he think he slick !!
what about his body huh didnt you see the last fight? jean ran as soon as he got hit to the body , now he talking about somebody on something lol that tells you he knows he got his ass beat ! oh yeah it also mean he put that out there now so when he get his next beating he can say your a cheat your a cheat like a women yo the man got the dude from the green mile on b hop ! micheal clake duncan thats why he got lound he think he slick !!
there is no way BHop will hurt Jean. did you watch the Carl Froch fight. Wowwwww! Those guys both hit CLEAN Shots right on the jaw and HEAVY.
Jean got him down twice last time. I hope for Bhop he won’t be catch just just a little bit more seriousky coz he won’t have a long night…
bhop will steal the fight punching an grabing he only fights this way because he had 2 change his stlye at 46 2 beat these younger guys he has a great boxing brain thts why hezs still at the top look at roy jr he thought he could jst keep fighting the wae hez always done an beat the younger guy but look what happened hez been ko a few times noo so let me hear your views fight fans
bhop 2 win
@Anom
Man so many people are sniffing some of the radiation dfrom Japan! lol Bhop gave Pascal a beating the first time and will do it worse this time!
Pascal is gonna do some serious Vodoo to that Bald Ass.
The ONLY reason the first fight was a draw was because of the knockdowns that Pascal got
And those knockdowns were flash knockdowns (One behind the head).
Aside from that the fight was ALL Hopkins. Pascal is the one who needs a whole new gameplan. Hopkins will make the necessary adjustments just like he did in the first fight.
And enough with the Hopkins isn’t the fighter he once was garbage. Watch the fight again and you’ll see that it was Pascal doing all the running and pot-shotting in the fight. Hopkins looked like the younger fighter
I don’t expect Hopkins to stop Pascal but if the fight is one-sided, it will definitely be one-sided in Hopkins favor.
dont be if he do he gets up and whip ass like we do in phila ! we fall down but we get up
I wouldnt be supprised if the Hop visits the canvas once or twice again
listen bernard give him a clean fight the first time out and hurt him , wow now it elbows knees in head butts b hop ! b hop! oh yeah low blows kick his ass the dude from the green mile cant save you buddy !!!!
Hopkins will need a whole new game plan to beat pascal. Pascal will have one, he’ll probably plan on outwitking Hopkins and bullying him. If Hopkins goes in looking to try and mix it up or trade shots there’s only one winner. If he tried to steal a win throwing one punch and grabbing I can’t see him getting a decision unless all three judges are Americans.
Bottom line is I just see it as a one sided fight this time. He isn’t the fighter he once was, and if he can’t take the first 2-3 rounds he’s done for.
B Hop is the man, but he needs to focus on winning and not necessarily hurting Pascal.
one man is as good as the next.Pascal has his pride too.The fight will tell on who gets hurt.