This past Saturday night Bernard "B-Hop", "The Executioner" Hopkins challenged Jean Pascal for his WBC Light Heavyweight, IBO Light Heavyweight, and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight titles. The fight was held in Quebec City, Canada, which just so happens to be Pascal's adopted city. Pascal is originally from Haiti but moved with his mother and brother when he was very young. Hopkins is a future Hall of Famer who is already a legend of the ring and has absolutely nothing left to prove. (Oh by the way, Hopkins happens to be 45 years old and 17 years older then Pascal)
I have to be honest and say that I was not looking forward to this fight. It's not that I don't like Hopkins or Pascal. I just didn't think Hopkins's style (mostly defensive) when mixed with Pascal's style (mostly lunging, reaching punches) would result in an exciting bout. Boy was I ever wrong, this was actually a fairly entertaining fight. For those who don't know who won the fight the judge's scores, followed by comments on the result by me, will be at the end of the post.
Below are my scores for each round with comments on the rounds that stood out to me.
