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Pascal was out you could see it in his eyes totally defenseless, stoppage seemed quick in real time but the replay you could see his eyes.
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Watch the replay and look at his eyes, he was completely defenseless and prior to that he was flopping all over the ring.
Not sure what ur point is though, probably your soft spot for Stevenson again. If the ref doesn't step in Kovalev sends him to the canvas and he's not getting up.
Not sure what ur point is though, probably your soft spot for Stevenson again. If the ref doesn't step in Kovalev sends him to the canvas and he's not getting up.
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I also thought it was a good stoppage because at least Pascal will get through this quicker and without some permanent damage. Watching it in real time it was evident how Kovalev/corner were pointing at the direction of Pascal. Dude was nearly out of it. Camera angle unfortunately missed how badly Pascal was hurt. Oh and that slip came at a really bad time. I thought he was on the verge of finishing it right there. Good fight though, good test for Kov.
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If anyone thought the Josesito Lopez was a bad stoppage then this was a bad stoppage as well. The only reason I think this would be viewed as a good stoppage is that Pascal was losing the fight but if he just boxed him a lil more he could have made the fight a draw. Although this deserves a rematch, I would love to see Stevenson vs Pascal. I like Pascal on that one
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Krusher is kind of sick lol look at this gif of him pointing and laughing at him:
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Hopefully HBO and Al Haymon can make a deal for a Stevenson fight soon but it doesn't appear Haymon will be having any of his fighters on HBO, who Kovalev is under contract with, and just doesn't work with Haymon's PBC Championship plans. If Peter Quillin had to drop his title and pass on a $1.4m payday just so he wouldn't fight on HBO, doesn't appear likely. Stevensons days are numbered anyway he's like 38 and will probably lose to some random lower ranked guy eventually.
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Hopefully HBO and Al Haymon can make a deal for a Stevenson fight soon but it doesn't appear Haymon will be having any of his fighters on HBO, who Kovalev is under contract with, and just doesn't work with Haymon's PBC Championship plans. If Peter Quillin had to drop his title and pass on a $1.4m payday just so he wouldn't fight on HBO, doesn't appear likely. Stevensons days are numbered anyway he's like 38 and will probably lose to some random lower ranked guy eventually.
Lopez vs Berto isn't even close to being comparable. Lopez was winning the whole fight, got dropped ref ended it prematurely. Pascal was knocked down in round 3, was taking huge shots throughout, had two good rounds, got pounded in round 7 where it was clearly he was losing steam, and then was getting the shit beat out of him in round 8, he was knuckle down but the ropes kept him up, was stumbling around the ring and finally when Kovalev came in he landed two crushing shots and Pascals arms were dangling down totally defenseless. That's why it was stopped.
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Lopez went down and was immediately stopped. The ref in that situation could have given Lopez a count to see how he was, instead he overreacted and stopped the fight.
Pascal had stumbled backwards from one corner to the other, got bombed on, and didn't go down. Only 2 options there and it's either stop the fight or let Pascal who clearly didn't have his legs under them continue to take clean right hands that Kovalev was throwing from the floor. If Pascal would have taken a knee I'm sure Pabon would have given him a chance to recover cause he was letting them go all fight long.
There is absolutely no comparison between this stoppage and the Lopez stoppage besides the fact that they were both referee stoppages.
Pascal had stumbled backwards from one corner to the other, got bombed on, and didn't go down. Only 2 options there and it's either stop the fight or let Pascal who clearly didn't have his legs under them continue to take clean right hands that Kovalev was throwing from the floor. If Pascal would have taken a knee I'm sure Pabon would have given him a chance to recover cause he was letting them go all fight long.
There is absolutely no comparison between this stoppage and the Lopez stoppage besides the fact that they were both referee stoppages.
Pascal slipped in that corner and kept pointing down. Battle is finally seeing things for what they are. Good job, battle.
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He was getting clobbered, the ropes kept him up. Kovalev then slipped and the ref breaked the action and Pascal was stumbling over to the neutral corner. Kovalev comes in, nails him twice, Pascals arms drop and he's standing there defenseless that's when the ref stopped it. If Pascal would have at least kept his hands up and appeared like he was trying to defend himself I doubt the ref stops it. That and considering he was getting pounded the whole round and the round prior I'm sure had something to do with the thought process.
As a fan I wanted to see the finishing blow that would have left Pascal laying unconscious on the canvas but from the refs perspective who's job is to protect the fighter I get it, especially after watching the replay from the other angles.
As a fan I wanted to see the finishing blow that would have left Pascal laying unconscious on the canvas but from the refs perspective who's job is to protect the fighter I get it, especially after watching the replay from the other angles.
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. this was a title fight, berto vs Lopez wasn't. This was a bad stoppage no matter how you see it. He didn't fall the first time like Lopez did and fuck it, let pascal fall. This is a brutal sport and for a title fight we need to make sure who the real champ is.
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. this was a title fight, berto vs Lopez wasn't. This was a bad stoppage no matter how you see it. He didn't fall the first time like Lopez did and fuck it, let pascal fall. This is a brutal sport and for a title fight we need to make sure who the real champ is.
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I'm not saying Pascal wasn't dazed. He was. I'm not saying at times he wasn't out on his feet. The question is, however, is could he mount a comeback and was he totally defenseless to the point where the ref had to step in? No. I don't believe so. The two shots in the corner broke through his guard, his hands weren't down at first so it's not like the guy was standing in the corner with his hands down and not doing anything.
Kovalev, if he fights a person with power, like Stevenson, he's going to get knocked out. If Pascal could get knocked into next week, mount a comeback, hurt Kovalev and then have Kovalev huffing and puffing in the corner and not getting up for the round until the bell rings then Stevenson is going to catch him and put an end to this Kovalev dickriding shit Hopkins and boxing fans seem to be on.
Kovalev, if he fights a person with power, like Stevenson, he's going to get knocked out. If Pascal could get knocked into next week, mount a comeback, hurt Kovalev and then have Kovalev huffing and puffing in the corner and not getting up for the round until the bell rings then Stevenson is going to catch him and put an end to this Kovalev dickriding shit Hopkins and boxing fans seem to be on.
lol HERESY mad
We'll see what happens after Kovalev takes care of his mandatory. It's the fight everyone wants to see at 175 obviously.
We'll see what happens after Kovalev takes care of his mandatory. It's the fight everyone wants to see at 175 obviously.
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lol.
I'm not mad, it's just ya'll always hating on Stevenson. And after the mandatory the WBC is gonna enforce their rule, they already said it. So you think Stevenson would vacate instead of fighting him? Nope. Too big of a payday.
He was there last night and the HBO guys didn't even know it. They were talking so bad about Stevenson he would have been justified in slapping up Max, Jim and Bernard. And then when they saw him they started singing a different song, lol.
I'm not mad, it's just ya'll always hating on Stevenson. And after the mandatory the WBC is gonna enforce their rule, they already said it. So you think Stevenson would vacate instead of fighting him? Nope. Too big of a payday.
He was there last night and the HBO guys didn't even know it. They were talking so bad about Stevenson he would have been justified in slapping up Max, Jim and Bernard. And then when they saw him they started singing a different song, lol.
The WBC will enforce it but will Haymon allow it? That is the million dollar question. We already saw how Peter Quillin had to drop his title and turn down $1.4m rather than fight his mandatory (because it didn't fit into Haymons PBC plans). I think the only way it happens is if it goes to a purse bid and Haymon wins. Then we got a fight and perhaps it would be on NBC or something. But then again maybe not. Haymon seems to have specific plans for his PBC Championship boxing series and I'm not sure he'd want to risk a non Haymon fighter taking out one of his guys, but we'll just have to wait and see.
I doubt Hopkins is dickriding him though. It's merely respect towards a fighter who thoroughly beat him since no one else did besides RJJ over 20 years ago. Now I don't deny that there is a bit of hype in there with HBO involved as well, but I think it's genuine respect at the end of the day. Also, Kovalev was not hurt at any point in the fight. Stunned, yes. Whenever Pascal landed a bomb, Kova would initially defend/clinch or fight off the flurry of shots then go back to what he was doing all along -- being the aggressor. I just wish he threw his jab more often to setup his shots because each time he did that he was successful.
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