Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins rematch on HBO May 21st

[Mars_ax]

May 21
At Montreal (HBO): Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins, rematch, 12 rounds, for Pascal's Ring/WBC light heavyweight title; Chad Dawson vs. Adrian Diaconu, 12 rounds, light heavyweights.


I believe Pascal vs. B-hop II will play out different from the 1st go round, and Pascal wins a fairly clear cut UD. Who you kats got and why?

[MMASUX]

I got B-hop winning by KO/TKO. I think he's going to come out really trying to assert himself, knowing there is no way he's getting a decision up there.

[Mars_ax]

I got B-hop winning by KO/TKO. I think he's going to come out really trying to assert himself, knowing there is no way he's getting a decision up there.

It would be pretty fookin' amazing if the 46 year old Hopkins was able to do that, I just feel like Pascal will turn it up a notch this time and fight the entire 12 rounds. I figure it will be a close fight, but Pascal will do enough to get the nod from the Judges in Montreal. (of course Hopkins, as usual, will be bitching about the decision, and think he won)

[Master]

I would love for B Hop to win and very surprised at how easy he beat Pascal. Hope he gets some justice this time but doubt Pascal will fight as badly.

[Mars_ax]

I would love for B Hop to win and very surprised at how easy he beat Pascal. Hope he gets some justice this time but doubt Pascal will fight as badly.

In the 1st fight it looked like Pascal was going to roll to a big decision or even a KO/TKO, but it wasn't long before, to his credit, B-Hop turned the fight totally around. Aside from B-Hop coming back, putting some leather on Pascal, and winning most of the rounds, it looked like Pascal was hurt and gassed.
Also in the first fight, Pascal gave away 5 or 6 rounds, by doing little or next to nothing in the way of offense. For Pascal to win the rematch, he needs to work on his stamina, fight his fight, not B-Hops, and stay busy enough to win 7 rounds, another KD or 2 would be icing on the cake.

[ElTerribleMorales]

I got B-hop winning by KO/TKO. I think he's going to come out really trying to assert himself, knowing there is no way he's getting a decision up there.

It would be pretty fookin' amazing if the 46 year old Hopkins was able to do that, I just feel like Pascal will turn it up a notch this time and fight the entire 12 rounds. I figure it will be a close fight, but Pascal will do enough to get the nod from the Judges in Montreal. (of course Hopkins, as usual, will be bitching about the decision, and think he won)

IMO Pascal doesn't have the stamina to fight the entire 12 rounds, he's already shown that against both Dawson and Hopkins, IMO B-Hop isn't going to be as careless as he was in the early rounds and just counter Dawson early on, then take him deep and drown him

[Pavlik]

age will catch up on bhop, Pascal might just outwork him in explosive spurts.

[Boxer4life]

i think pascale will make the mistake of coming out a lil to strong, and hopkins will capitalize

[chinchekked]

I hope that BHop whips him but I believe that it will be a close decision. I think that Pascal will shoot out early and try to take him out early but Hopkins is too smart to not see this coming. I am sure that Pascal's camp has him prepared to pressure Bernard and make him fight at a faster pace while not gassing himself out. I am curious to see how the fighters adjust their stratagies in this fight.