Hopkins vs Pascal II

[Majesty]

I still say it was a relatively close fight. Hopkins deserved the win and jolly good for him, but at no point was it a schooling or anything like that. Pascal doesn't throw more than 20 punches a round, you would expect Hopkins to be able to outwork him, even if he is 46.

I think what it shows more than anything is how average Pascal really is. He can punch hard, but he is lazy and takes so much time off in a 12 round fight.

Let's see Hopkins try and do that against Dawson.

The guy with more lazy tendencies in a 12 round fight then Pascal? I doubt Hopkins would really have trouble lowering Dawson's workrate, he seems to have less of a temper to fight at times and Pascal seemed to have more of one than him. Personally Hopkins could have an easier time with Dawson because of his demeanor lately. And even with that demeanor he is most effective counter punching, Hopkins is a counter puncher so it would be a game of who waits on who with Hopkins rushing in with a right hand left hook and tying Dawson up till the ref breaks them and Hopkins wins a decision while Manny yells at Dawson to be more active. The way to beat Hopkins is the way Pascal showed in the 12th, by not giving him any time to rest and trying to rough him up and even be dirty at times back to him. I don't see Dawson having that in him.

[OumaFan]

Like Majesty says, Pascal has proven to be more committed and more of a "warrior" than Dawson, and look what Jean did against Hopkins. I would have never said this a couple years ago, but at this point I'd favor Hopkins over the lazy one.

[dcR-Reckless]

"On your toes" type of fight. Congrats to Hopkins on winning. What a great display from a legend.