WBC order Pascal vs B-Hop II

[Spicoli]

Think Pascal will take the strip and fight Dawson. Which doesn't matter cause Bernard already stripped him...who's Hopkins face for the vacant belt??

[Gandalf]

Good, Hopkins deserves an immediate rematch. Judging on what I saw last time out Hopkins has the edge. Hopkins has Pascal figured out and I had never realised that Pascal's stamina was that bad.

[CFH]

A boxing commission doing the right thing? I'm shocked and appalled.

This fight needs to take place in a neutral venue, but I wouldn't be surprised if money kept it in Quebec.

[porkypara]

I AM IN SHOCK!!!!!!!!!!!

The WBC is doing what is right for boxing for a change! (also I think there might have been some arm twisting by GBP)

Good news though,lets see if the old man can do it again.

[ruthless rocco]

pascal will beat hopkins this time around...
but he would lose to dawson.
so this is good for everyone but chad.

[HattonTheHammer]

fantastic news

hopkins should feel sick at the constant bad decisions he is getting

[tomcy03]

I think for once pretty much everyone agrees that this one should be played out again.

Good to see the WBC are doing the right thing, let's see if BHop can do it all over again!

[CFH]

fantastic news

hopkins should feel sick at the constant bad decisions he is getting

I hoped thought you were dead.

[No Contest]

pascal will beat hopkins this time around...
but he would lose to dawson.
so this is good for everyone but chad.

I think Pascal is gonna opt to fight Dawson. I dont think he wants another ass whooping by someone old enough to be his daddy. What makes you think he will win? He had no answers and if not for horrific judging and bad refereeing he would have lost.

[CFH]

pascal will beat hopkins this time around...
but he would lose to dawson.
so this is good for everyone but chad.

I think Pascal is gonna opt to fight Dawson. I dont think he wants another ass whooping by someone old enough to be his daddy. What makes you think he will win? He had no answers and if not for horrific judging and bad refereeing he would have lost.

He'll lose to either guy IMO.

[porkypara]

pascal will beat hopkins this time around...
but he would lose to dawson.
so this is good for everyone but chad.

I think Pascal is gonna opt to fight Dawson. I dont think he wants another ass whooping by someone old enough to be his daddy. What makes you think he will win? He had no answers and if not for horrific judging and bad refereeing he would have lost.

Would think he will get more money and recognition if he fights Hopkins again.He can always fight Dawson after that.

[Kev]

Although I'm pleased for Bhop I don't think it's the WBC doing the right thing at all, it's not the right thing.

They have officially elected judges who judge the fight and their result should stand. You can't just overide them because you feel like it, and it wasn't that controversial anyway.

There have been far worse decisions where a rematch hasn't been ordered. It's nothing about fairness and rather them favouring the bigger name fighter.

The first Toney Peter match was ordered to be refought as well.

When it's an upopular fighter who wins however ala Santa Cruz against Casamayor, an ancient Holyfield against Valuev, or a Kotelnik against Devon Alexander, then not a word from the sanctioning bodies.

Anyone who thinks this has anything to do with the WBC being fair is completely wrong. They just want the cash from a rematch. Fuck them.

And it's not even fair. According to the rules set up by them the three judges deemed it a draw. Pascal is being forced to refight even though he held on to his title according to their rules, because B Hop is a very big name in boxing. Had he fought Jesse Brinkley with the same outcome the WBC would be completely silent.