Hopkins vs. Pascal

By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) may have missed out on his best chance of beating World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) last December in his 12 round draw. That was a fight that Hopkins could have won had he not been knocked down two times [...]

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.

JEAN PASCAL, WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion “I am so sad the WBC had to give you the gift of the belt today [in Montreal] because you couldn’t win mine, and it’s sad because on May 21 you aren’t going to win them either.

By Chris Williams: At a press conference on Monday to announce their May 21st bout in Montreal, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins got into a shoving match after Pascal demanded that Hopkins “Take the test” for performance enhancing drugs [PEDS]. Hopkins reacted angrily, shoving Pascal hard when the Canadian based [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) wants to make 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) look all of his age on May 21st, Pascal has to pressure Hopkins and force him to fight a lot harder than he did the last time. Pascal and Hopkins fought to a [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Having failed to beat WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal the first time around last December, 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins has been given another shot at trying to beat Pascal by the WBC, who ordered the rematch, and is making Chad Dawson wait a little while longer to get his rematch with Pascal. [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) expects 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) to be complaining long and hard after they meet up for their rematch on May 21st at a still to be determined location. Pascal and Hopkins fought last year in December with the fight being ruled [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal has reportedly reached an agreement with his promoter Yvon Michel for Pascal’s rematch with 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 42 KO’s) on May 21st. The fight has been ordered by the WBC after Hopkins and Pascal fought to a 12 round majority draw last December. The results [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins will be facing WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal in a rematch on May 21st, after having had to settle for a 12 round draw last December in a fight that Hopkins did well enough to win. Hopkins has reportedly signed a three-fight deal with HBO, and the Pascal [...]

LOS ANGELES, January 14 – He is boxing’s ageless wonder. His accomplishments and legacy are timeless. Yet Bernard Hopkins still celebrates his birthday like everyone else and Golden Boy Promotions would like to wish “The Executioner” a very Happy Birthday when he celebrates his 46th tomorrow (January 15).

By Dan Ambrose: For the past three years, former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) has been trying to get Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) to fight him but with zero luck. Hopkins has instead picked out vulnerable fighters like Winky Wright, Antonio Tarver, Kelly Pavlik, Roy Jones Jr., Enrique Ornelas, while [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council has ordered an immediate rematch between WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and soon to be 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins and will insist on this fight going ahead next with the winner facing Chad Dawson next. I really don’t see the point in the rematch going ahead right away. [...]

By Jason Kim: As many people expected, the World Boxing Council (WBC) has ordered a rematch between WBC light heavyweight Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) and 45–year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) to settle the controversy over the 12 round majority draw that occurred on December 18th between the two fighters. Hopkins was dropped twice [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) blew his chance to pick up the WBC light heavyweight title when he was knocked down twice by champion Jean Pascal and had to rally to just make it a 12 round draw on December 18th. Hopkins wants to fight a rematch with Pascal.

By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) is still living in ecstasy about 12 round majority draw he got against WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) on December 18th at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Instead of seeing it as a case where he failed to beat Pascal, [...]

From the office of World Boxing Council (WBC) President Dr. José Sulaimán: The following is one of the weekly “Hook to the Liver” columns by WBC President José Sulaimán that are published in El Universal every Sunday. From December 19, translated from Spanish:

By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins has been complaining long and hard about his 12 round majority draw he received in his bout last weekend against World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, in Quebec, Canada. Hopkins thinks he should have won the fight, and even goes so far to say that he [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If Bernard Hopkins and his promoters from Golden Boy Promotions were hoping that Hopkins would get an immediate rematch ordered by the World Boxing Council it seems that they’ve got a bit of bad news today by the report from the Montreal Gazette that the WBC will not be ordering an immediate [...]

By Tommaso Nappo: Those that claim Bernard Hopkins was robbed the other night in his fight with Jean Pascal, are in denial. The two most over used words in boxing are “Great” and “Robbed” . They are over used in describing a talented fighter to the point that now most fighters are great. It also [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal survived a scare on Saturday night when his fight with Bernard Hopkins ended in a controversial 12 round majority draw. The draw enables Pascal to hold onto his World Boxing Council title but it didn’t win him any new fans.

By Dan Ambrose: If 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins wants a rematch with WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, Hopkins is going to have to wait in line behind former two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, who’s next in line for a fight against Pascal.

Promoter Ahmet Oner demands less politics, more focus on the sport: “Let’s get back to boxing!”

By Dan Ambrose: Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, is going to push for a rematch between his fighter 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) and World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) after Hopkins failed in beating Pascal and had to settle for a majority draw in [...]

By Sam Gregory: In his fourth defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title Jean Pascal managed to retain his light heavyweight title in a closely fought majority decision that two ringside commentators scored for Pascal and press row had for Bernard Hopkins winning on two to one cards.

By Jim Dower: Earlier tonight, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) and Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) fought to a 12 round majority draw at the Pepsi Colisseum, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The scores were 114-112 Hopkins, 113-113, 114-114. This was a fight where neither fighter could really be happy with [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal turned back 45-year-old challenger Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night, knocking him down twice and limiting him to a 12 round majority draw in a fight where the action was down right primitive and ugly. Hopkins often led with his head looking a lot like a human [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I think we were seeing pure magnificence on Saturday night in the war between the talented Bernard Hopkins and WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. Fittingly, there was no real winner in the fight, as it ended in a 12 round majority draw.

By Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins was having a hard time Acknowledging the fact that he didn’t beat WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on Saturday night in Quebec, Canada. The fight ended rightfully so in a 12 round majority draw.

By Eric Thomas: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins came up short in getting a win on Saturday night again WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and had to settle for a 12 round majority draw at the Pepsi Colisseum, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The final judges’ scores were 114-112 Hopkins, 113-113, 114-114.

By Jason Kim: Grizzled veteran Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) could get a big money fight against International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute next if Hopkins can beat WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) tonight at the Pepsi Colosseum, in Quebec, Canada.