Pascal Decisions Norman

pascal44355656.jpgIn a fight much tougher than he expected, super middleweight contender Jean Pascal (20-0, 14KOs) won a grueling 10-round unanimous decision over Brian Norman (15-6 4KOs) last night at Bell Centre in Montreal. Pascal, 25, seemed to be fighting a mirror image of himself, as Norman’s physique looked almost identical to Pascal. However, in terms of punching speed and power, Pascal was far superior, as he pounded out a hard-earned decision against Norman. In the first two rounds, pascal landed numerous shots, trying to take Norman out.

However, Norman proved to have an excellent chin, taking every shot Pascal could dish out and then repaying him with hard right hands. The fight ended up much closer than I expected, as Norman appeared to win four of the rounds, mostly due to his power right hand, which he landed often against Pascal. The final judges’ scores were 98-92, 98-92 and 98-92. The fight was much closer than the score cards would indicate, though I’m not surprised because it was fought in Canada, Pascal’s home country.

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Miranda vs. Pascal

miranda53433333.jpgAs the days go by, the banter from unbeaten super middleweights Edison Miranda (29-2, 25 KOs) and Jean Pascal (19-0, 14 KOs) heats up as the two fighters take turns trading barbs, perhaps leading to a fight on January 11th, 2008, if everything goes right. Both fighters are arguably the hardest punchers in the super middleweight division with true one-punch knockout power in each hand.

Pascal, 25, originally from Haiti and now living in Canada, is ranked #2 in the World Boxing Organization. He is a seven time light middleweight amateur champion of Canada and the winner of the 2002 light middleweight Commonwealth games. His style is somewhat like a mix between Roy Jones Jr. and Miguel Cotto, except he hits much harder then either of those fighters and is capable of stopping his opponents with one shot. He likes to punch to the body, a style that suits him well because he reportedly has hand problems at times due to his tremendous punching power. His main problem, it seems, is that he doesn’t punch with a closed fist much of the time, something that robs him of a lot of his power.

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