By Dan Ambrose: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This will be the case for 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s), who was dropped twice by WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) in a 12 round draw in December. Hopkins thought he should have won the fight, but getting knocked down twice was too much for Hopkins to make up for in the remainder of the fight.
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Chad Dawson says Bernard Hopkins is “reluctant to face me”
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 losing to Joe Calzaghe.
Hopkins: I want to wipe out all the Canadian fighters
By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) is quite pleased about being given an immediate rematch against WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) by the World Boxing Council after fighting to a 12 round majority draw on December 18th. Hopkins was interviewed on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights and said that that if he beats Pascal in the rematch, he wants IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute next, saying “After I beat Pascal, I to go ahead and wipe out all the Canadian fighters.” So it looks like Hopkins is going after an entire country now instead of just one fighter. The problem is there isn’t much for Hopkins to wipe out in Canada besides Pascal and Bute.
Will Hopkins face Dawson if he beats Pascal?
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.
Hopkins says he exposed Pascal and ruined his next fight with Chad Dawson
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, Hopkins is acting as if he won a clear cut decision. He’s obviously focusing on the general fan reaction from the fight, because many of them saw Hopkins as the winner of the bout. I don’t agree.
My take on Pascal vs. Hopkins
By Terry Arthur: The fight between the iron chinned WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and future hall of famer Bernard Hopkins had opinions divided as to who would be victorious. The casual fight fans could be forgiven for thinking that Pascal would outwork and dominate the nearly 46 year old Hopkins, but as knowledgeable fight fans know, Hopkins is a Wiley old fox who can outthink and nullify a younger opponent, as recent victim Kelly Pavlik will testify.
Hopkins says he had Pascal beat up – but did he?
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 had Pascal beaten up in the fight.
Can Jean Pascal last as a champion?
By Daniel Tagg: From the recent fights last weekend, I have noticed that World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) has somewhat of an stamina problem and this has nearly cost him his title against 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins. With the way that Pascal looked in this fight, his luck won’t last forever.
The WBC won’t be ordering an immediate rematch between Pascal and Hopkins
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 rematch.
Pascal says he’ll probably fight Dawson next, not Hopkins
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.