Hopkins a sure thing to beat Pascal on Saturday
May 20th, 2011
By Scott Gilfoid: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) is poised to make history on Saturday night when he takes on and beats WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In beating the 28-year-old Pascal, Hopkins will erase George Foreman’s record from 1994 of being the oldest fighter to ever capture a world title.
Other than a couple of flash knockdowns earlier in the fight, Hopkins dominated Pascal for the remainder of the fight and proved to be the much better fighter of the two. However, the bout took place in Canada, where it’s often hard for visiting fighters like Hopkins to win decisions over the local fighters. In this case, Pascal, a transplant originally from Haiti and now living in Canada, was the local fighter. As such, Hopkins had to settle for a 12 round draw in a fight that I had him winning by a lopsided decision.
Don’t look for a knockout on Saturday. Hopkins doesn’t knockout many of his opponents since moving up to light heavyweight. He tends to pound out his decisions and give his opponents a brutal beating in the process. Hopkins said this about Pascal about Saturday’s fight: “It would probably be better for Pascal to get knocked out than take a 12 round beating. We know that most of the young fighters that were in the ring with me more than eight to ten rounds weren’t the same after that.”
Yes, Hopkins is right. It would be better off for Pascal to take a 10 count rather than let himself get beaten up by the more talented Hopkins. Pascal will only end up taking more punishment ultimately by resisting and fighting back. He’s better off being knocked out. That way the pain will be over quickly.
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Stevie J. I know who you are! You Harold Ledermann!
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The only way hopkins can win is if pascal is in poor shape.That is what I think?
If hopkins can stay on his feet he wins this easily. He would have won the first fight had he not had those flash knockdowns, the first which was very very dubious.
Time for the young Pascal to retire this “old” dog. This is not about boxing anymore but pure greed to push Hopkins damage and old body to the extreme. Money is what motivates him and not giving boxing fans their due. Retire please….
Pascals too fast for the older man.
It can be quite simple, if Hopkins Plays out the initial Edgy first 3 or 4 rounds, and avoid a knock down in doing so, but pick up 1 or two rounds in doing so, then i believe, with his clear bxing skills, that Hopkins does indeed have a very good chance of winning this. The bookmakers odds reflect this alone. but more importantly, watch the whole of the first fight and watch the way Hopkins pivits off Pascals hooks and and lands the cleaner punches on the counter. The skill is with hopkins, the swinging arms are with Pascal, If B-hop is wise and more patient he should be able to UD. But lets wait and see.
im gona bet 50 on pascale then because scott gilfoid ALWAYS GETS IT WRONG!
Gilfoid, you have no sense. Signed, another American.
another excessive clinching fighter scott supports.
@ bernie stevie j i’ll bet u anything to make you go away with the nonsense
Man if you put your money where your mouth is. I get your blog if Pascal wins. Here me Boxing News 24. If not, I dont write ion here anymore!
I just wonder how much This writer is willing,or be willing to bet on this fight?It seems to me he has more confidence than some of us neutral fans.
Hopkins on the brink of fame lol, i think he’s been famous for some time now.
im going for a pascal win if scott says hopkins he is never right
Como on Pascal get rid dullard fighter once and for all.
to be fair i thought hopkins was robbed in 1st fight. but we will see pascal who fought carl froch who was a warrior.
You really don’t understand fighters at all do you Scott? The way you disrespect some fighters on here tells everybody one thing….. That you have never been in a ring and don’t fully understand what it is to fight. If you did you would know that everyone that laces the gloves up deserves respect! It’s easy sitting on your keyboard slagging people off!
scott never predicts fight correctly
aaaggh scott i thought hopkins’d win. but now u said it i gotta say pascal. coz u never predict any fight correctly
Hang on Scott, you realise pascal is not British right?