Pascal beats Diaconu

[Kel]

Pascal should be a poker player, even in a fight his expression never changes at all.

[holmcall]

And he looked good in the process. Pascal has the goods.

[Deanrw]

Pascal's body punching was a thing of beauty. He has gotten better overall IMO

6 Months ago if you asked me, i would have said froch and Pascal were over-rated tools. 6 months later I will say both are entertaining as hell and very decent fighters with tons of heart.

[Myk_Myk]

Pascal's body punching was a thing of beauty.

Yeah, he actually slowed down the already much slower boxer! At first I just wanted Diaconu to knock Pascal's ass out so bad, but I gained a lot more respect for Pascal as the fight wore on. It was a little irritating when he held every time on the inside, but he can't really be blamed when Diaconu let him, and the ref never warned him.

I think the fight was winnable for Diaconu, though. However, he and his corner seemed unable to adjust their fight plan. Seemed like Diaconu was so intent on knocking Pascal's head off that he missed the boat. After seeing the advantages in speed and movement Pascal had in the first round, it should have been Diaconu with the all out body attack. If he had done that, Diaconu would have had a much greater chance of catching him.

I think that the few times he shook Pascal up a litte actually hurt him, because it gave him more false hope that he could just catch him with one good head shot and end it.

I like a the thought of Pascal/Dawson, if Dawson gets past Johnson; which I have the feeling he will, but I'm definitely looking forward to a rematch with Diaconu too!

[skel1983]

Very good win, was he tight at 168? I still think a Dawson would outbox him pretty easily.