Pascal vs Hopkins Live Stream. Canadian professional boxer and the current WBC, IBO and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal faces Bernard Hopkins for a rematch of their December 2010. Pascal vs Hopkins 2 airs live from the Bell Centre in Canada. This fight will be Pascal's fifth title defense of his WBC crown. Stay tuned to witness another historic event, Jean Pascal vs Bernard Hopkins live stream on May 21, 2011 available online and on sopcast channels
Bernard Hopkins Vs. Jean Pascal II: Hopkins Becomes Oldest Man To Win Title With Decision Victory
Bernard Hopkins made history at the Bell Centre in Montreal by becoming the oldest man in boxing history to win a major world championship. Hopkins bested defending light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal by unanimous decision in their rematch of their controversial December 2010 bout. Heading into the night the record for the oldest man to win a boxing title was held by George Foreman for his KO of Michael Moorer.
Hopkins came out to start the fight in his usual form, taking it easy in the early rounds and looking to figure out the rhythm of the fight while the always aggressive Pascal came forward throwing hard shots. In round four it was Pascal that landed a hard punch early that appeared to hurt Hopkins. Unlike their first bout, a fight which saw Bernard knocked down twice, Hopkins was able to stay on his feet and avoid taking too much damage. Starting with round five, the complexion of the fight changed.
Hopkins started to fire his straight right hand and land it with regularity as Pascal appeared to fade. The straight right hand would be Bernard's go-to punch as the fight wore on and Pascal was never able to make the adjustment to avoid that shot. Jean's endurance appeared to be an issue as the fight wore on and he missed more and more with his wild power punches while Bernard's simple attack and skillful (and old-timey) rough house tactics frustrated the younger champion.
The pattern would repeat as the fight wore on into the championship rounds. In the twelfth round, with Pascal seemingly needing a knockout to get his hand raised, the champion came out hard and stunned his older foe with some hard shots. Unfortunately for Jean Pascal, he did not have it in him to continue the assault and Hopkins made it to the final bell still upright.
SB Nation had scored the bout 116-112 for Hopkins and when the official scorecards were read, they seemed to be in agreement. The judges had the bout 115-113, 116-112 and 115-114 all for the new light heavyweight champion of the world, "The Executioner" Bernard Hopkins.
It was a monumental night for boxing, one that showed that there is more to the fight game than power punching and speed. Bernard Hopkins, a man who made his entire career on ring savvy and the ability to control the spacing and pacing of a fight, truly did it his way. A fact that the boxing world will forever remember.
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Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 12
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
The final round was more of what the fight had been to that point. Hopkins attempted to keep Pascal from landing, but this time Pascal was able to land a few punches in a flurry before Hopkins came back with a shot of his own.
Suddenly a hard right hand stunned Hopkins but Bernard was able to clinch up and walk around the ring and remain on his feet. Pascal did not follow up when he had his much older foe on rubber legs and it allowed Hopkins to survive to the final bell in a fight that it appeared Bernad had clearly won.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Pascal. Making the fight 116-112 Hopkins on our card after eleven rounds.
The official judges scorecards read 115-113, 116-112 and 115-114 all for Bernard Hopkins.
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 11
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Pascal was clearly desperate as the bout hit the championship rounds. Hopkins had taken the bout over with his jab and right hands while using defense to take away Pascal's offense. Pascal's best effort through the round was wading forward and making it clear that he was trying, but he wasn't landing clean punches.
As the round ended it appeared that we were one short round away from seeing Bernard Hopkins make history with a light heavyweight championship victory.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Hopkins. Making the fight 107-102 Hopkins on our card after eleven rounds.
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 10
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Both men came out in the tenth round looking to establish their jabs. Pascal would find a left hook and an uppercut early in the round, looking to find some answer to the timing and rough style of Hopkins.
For the second straight round, Hopkins connected with a punch and Pascal slipped, touching his glove to the mat. The ref called it a slip again, but the main takeaway was that Hopkins had Pascal confused and those right hands were catching him offguard if nothing else.
The round ended with both men flurrying but neither man doing any damage.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Hopkins. Making the fight 97-93 Hopkins on our card after ten rounds.
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Early in round nine Hopkins would land a punch as Pascal slipped that appeared to be a knockdown. The referee called it a slip and allowed the action to continue, but it didn't stop Bernard from going back to his right hand.
Another stinging right hand exposed the poor defense of Pascal but Jean would finally land a hook late in the round to attempt to steal the round.
Hopkins still did the better work as Pascal was badly tired by the time the round came to a close.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Hopkins. Making the fight 87-84 Hopkins on our card afte12:13a
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 8
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Round eight of the fight saw Pascal visibly tiring while Hopkins continued to pressure his foe. Hopkins would drill Pascal with a right hand that stunned him badly. As the round wore on it was Hopkins continuing to return to the right hand over and over.
Pascal was outlanded by ten punches for the second straight round and it became clear that it was Hopkins pulling away from his younger foe.
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 7
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Before the start of round seven, Hopkins dropped down and started doing push-ups to continue getting in Pascal's head. Then, once the round started, he tagged Pascal with a hard right hand. By this point in the fight it was clear that Pascal was having trouble mentally with Bernard, but his physical gifts were keeping him in the fight.
Pascal missed wildly with some power shots but Hopkins continued to land the better punches of the round. It was all jabs, left hooks and lead right hands by Hopkins while Pascal was forced to resort to clinching as Bernard outlanded him close to three times over.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Hopkins. Making the fight 67-66 Hopkins on our card after seven rounds.
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 6
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
As round six started, the point of the fight where Hopkins had clearly taken over the first fight had come and it did appear that Hopkins' work rate was increasing while Pascal was slightly fading. The straight right hand became a weapon for Bernard over the round.
The referee had trouble with the fighters separating from the clinch receiving a very stern warning from the referee. Hopkins continued to make the fight rough and just the right kind of dirty as it wore on.
The right hands from Hopkins were the best punches of the round but his best work was getting in Pascal's head, leading to Jean following him back to his corner, jawing at the veteran.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Hopkins. Making the fight 57-57 even on our card after six rounds.
For more on the evening's action make sure to follow SB Nation MMA as well as Bad Left Hook.
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 5
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
After being stunned at the end of round four Hopkins attempted to keep the early minute slow but it was Pascal coming forward throwing a very hard body shot and then a solid right hand. Hopkins got dirty as is his style and lead with his head, landing a headbutt which led to Pascal clinching. It was the kind of dirty action that is to be expected as the rounds wear on.
Hopkins got inside with a sneaky right hand mid-way through the round that was his best punch in several rounds.
It was far from a great round for either man but Hopkins likely took it on ring control.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Hopkins. Making the fight 48-47 Pascal on our card after five rounds.
For more on the evening's action make sure to follow SB Nation MMA as well as Bad Left Hook.
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Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 4
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Round four saw the fighters continue to exchange early on before Pascal landed some very hard shots as the round got to roughly the half-way point. Hopkins was forced to react but did not get hurt badly.
Bernard attempted to continue coming forward and tried to tag Pascal but Hopkins was badly tagged with some shots and was badly hurt. As Hopkins hit the corner he was clearly still stunned from the hard right hand and closing flurry.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Pascal. Making the fight 39-37 Pascal on our card after four rounds.
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 3
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Round three saw the action, which had been slow for the first two rounds, pick up. Pascal drilled Hopkins early in the round getting Bernard's attention. Just a few seconds later, it was Hopkins landing a brutally hard right hand that appeared to hurt Pascal.
As Bernard tried to capitalize on the right hand he was held by Pascal even as the ref attempted to separate the fighters. Hopkins wasn't able to follow up and put his foe down and by the end of the round Pascal had his legs back and fired a nice flurry as the bell sounded.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Hopkins. Making the fight 29-28 Pascal on our card after three rounds.
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Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 2
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
Round two saw an aggressive Pascal looking to throw hard while Hopkins seemed content to be a little more careful and pick his shots. Hopkins continued to wait on Pascal to come to him as the round wore on and Jean continued to stalk. An accidental headbutt came late in the round and then a wildly missed punch from Pascal.
Again, not many punches landed for either man but Pascal seemed to do the better work over the three minutes.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Pascal, putting him up 20-18 after two rounds.
For more on the evening's action make sure to follow SB Nation MMA as well as Bad Left Hook.
Hopkins Vs. Pascal II Live Results: Round 1
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, the 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man to ever win a major boxing championship. Standing in his way was the man he fought to a controversial draw in Decmeber, Jean Pascal.
The opening round saw both men patiently move around the ring getting a feel for the fight. Pascal walked forward while Hopkins circled on the outside with Pascal occasionally lunging in looking to land a power punch. Late in the round Pascal would land a right hand to the head and a solid right to the body as a follow up.
Hopkins didn't do much damage as is his normal behavior in the early rounds, only landing two of eleven punches.
SB Nation scored the round 10-9 Pascal, giving him a 10-9 lead afer one.
For more on the evening's action make sure to follow SB Nation MMA as well as Bad Left Hook.
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Bernard Hopkins Vs. Jean Pascal II Undercard Results: Chad Dawson Scores Unanimous Decision Victory
On the undercard of the rematch between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson returned to the ring for the first time since his August 2010 loss to the evening's main eventer, Pascal. Standing in the opposite corner was Adrian Diaconu. It was believed by many heading into the night that a Dawson win would have "Bad" Chad in line to face the Pascal/Hopkins winner.
The much taller Dawson looked to use his jab through the early rounds. When Dawson would see fit to open up with his offense he would occasionally leave himself open to the counter power shots of Diaconu. Still, the biggest shot of the first half of the fight was a hard left hook from Dawson that stunned Diaconu at the end of round two.
The fight fell into a pattern of Dawson throwing the jab and occassionally trying to unload a combination before setting back on the outside. It appeared that Chad was winning the majority of the rounds but in round nine it was Diaconu that landed a hard flurry that had Dawson shaken. HBO had the fight scored six rounds to three after nine, favoring Dawson.
It appeared that a knockout was the only way for Diaconu to pull off the upset, outside of some home horrible "hometown scoring." Knowing this, Diaconu came out hard in the final round throwing hard shots trying to find a way to get the stoppage. I wouldn't come though and the fight went to the judge's scorecards.
There would be no home cooking as the official scorecards read 117-111, 118-110, 116-112 all for Chad Dawson.
It wasn't a thrilling performance and Dawson looked to either lack motivation or get too careless at times, but he got the much needed win to rebound from his first loss and should be right back in title contention.
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Bernard Hopkins Next Fight Will Be Against Chad Dawson