Sergey Kovalev - Jean Pascal this weekend

[Kirkland Laing]

Does anybody think Haymon will make Kovalev-Stevenson? I suppose Main Events aren't going to have a problem showing it on NBC. But are Haymon and his backers going to outbankroll what HBO would pay to show it?

[TigerFan]

The fight could have been stopped right before Kovalev fell as he was whooping the Canuck.

Yep. After Kovalev slipped/fell you can see Pascal "Trevor Berbick-ing" all over the ring.

[Kirkland Laing]

No, it was far too early. Pascal is right in what he is saying right now. Terrible stoppage. Canada is the new UK.

You're watchning this on a stream.

[armin]

Slightly early but writing was on wall

[mrbig1]

When I saw it live I thought the fight was stopped too soon. After seeing the round again, Pascal Was tore up. I know Pascal came back from being hurt before. This time he was in real trouble. Good stoppage.

[beenKOed]

Good stoppage as far as I'm concerned, Pascal is game as anyone, but he was tired and beginning to take a beating!
Great fight that saved the night for HBO.
Liked hearing Hopkins behind the mic, he's not the most articulate guy, but absolutely believable.
HBO, Pascal, Canada, and Hopkins all want to see Kovalev/Pascal rematch. It doesn't appeal that much to me, but how do you guys feel about it?

[beenKOed]

I would've given it a few more seconds. But then I wasn't eating Kovalev's punches.

I hear that and don't forget his daughter was at ringside watching her father take a pounding.

[TitoFan]

I'd say about 99% saw it as a good stoppage.

[Gandalf]

I'd say closer to 15%. I want to see a man stopped and if he isn't going down then it is because he isn't ready to go down. Pascal was the same as that in the 3rd or 4th and he weathered it like a warrior. You have to give the benefit of the doubt to a man that doesn't know what it means to be stopped. Boxing would be lame if you stopped it every time someone got hurt.

[armin]

I'd say closer to 15%. I want to see a man stopped and if he isn't going down then it is because he isn't ready to go down. Pascal was the same as that in the 3rd or 4th and he weathered it like a warrior. You have to give the benefit of the doubt to a man that doesn't know what it means to be stopped. Boxing would be lame if you stopped it every time someone got hurt.

Sometimes those are exactly the dudes that need a ref willing to stop it cause pascal would probably have to be put in a coma to actually get stopped, like I said I thought it was slightly early but overall ok with the stopagge the way the fight was going...

[Dia bando]

Pascal put up a brave performance, but he did take some big punches and he buzzed Kovalev
a few times,! the stoppage was spot on he was hurt no need to take more punishment.
Kovalev V Stevenson interesting 2 big punchers who lands first,! a comparative fight you
would have to say.

[Tam Seddon]

Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal - full fight Video 2015 WBA WBO good fight, hope Stevenson is next.

[GAME]

Pascal proved his heart that some people doubted. He was fighting in a daze from round 3 and took a sustained beating in the end fighting at a pace he isn't use to. He's also not use to being bullied and hurt regularly

Kovalev showed that nasty streak by pointing a laughing at pascal as he stumbled round the ring, knowing the finish was imminent. He's one bad Russian. Stevensons screwed!

[Freedom]

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I was having a Teddy Atlas moment because I could see as early as the first round that the fight was all about Kovalev s left hook and he was making a little hard on himself trying to set up the right.

A couple times he was setting up for a left hook but I could see he wasn't comfortable with it.