Official Poll: Hopkins vs Pascal II, May 21st (saturday)
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probably. they both accomplished different things - pac with titles in 8 weight classes is historic, and hopkins 20 middleweight title defenses is historic, as is moving up and winning the LHW championship at 41 and of course oldest person to win a world championship at 46.
hopkins longevity though right now obviously is much more than pac. I mean hopkins has been on someone's pound 4 pound list for like 12-15 years or something like that. that's pretty insane.
* Record Number of Middleweight Title Defences
* Oldest World Champion In Boxing History
* Not to mention a solid resume of wins: Jones Jr, Trinidad, Glen Johnson, De La Hoya, Tarver, Wright, Pavlik, Joppy, Jackson, Brown, Holmes, Eastman, Mercado, Allen, Echols, Vanderpool.
* His 5 losses, bar the Roy Jones defeat in the 90's, were razor-tight close decisions.
hopkins longevity though right now obviously is much more than pac. I mean hopkins has been on someone's pound 4 pound list for like 12-15 years or something like that. that's pretty insane.
* Record Number of Middleweight Title Defences
* Oldest World Champion In Boxing History
* Not to mention a solid resume of wins: Jones Jr, Trinidad, Glen Johnson, De La Hoya, Tarver, Wright, Pavlik, Joppy, Jackson, Brown, Holmes, Eastman, Mercado, Allen, Echols, Vanderpool.
* His 5 losses, bar the Roy Jones defeat in the 90's, were razor-tight close decisions.
he just isn't very entertaining that's why and I think mentally he's weak. He had that guy in front of him the entire fight such easy target practice and yet he wouldn't keep the heat on him and still ending up getting hit with some big shots. Dawson seems to only engage when his feet are perfectly set otherwise he wont punch.
dawson hasn't looked impressive to me in several fights tbh.
I think hopkins could beat him but I certainly don't want that fight to happen because it would be just a lot of posturing and feinting for 12 rounds, hopkins has momentum right now and he's looked good the last couple fights I'd much rather him fight someone like Bute who would engage and it would be 20,000 canadians going crazy, vs a 2-3 thousand in Vegas or some shit or maybe even go to cruiseweight and take on a title holder there like the guy who beat Jones and call it a wrap.
dawson hasn't looked impressive to me in several fights tbh.
I think hopkins could beat him but I certainly don't want that fight to happen because it would be just a lot of posturing and feinting for 12 rounds, hopkins has momentum right now and he's looked good the last couple fights I'd much rather him fight someone like Bute who would engage and it would be 20,000 canadians going crazy, vs a 2-3 thousand in Vegas or some shit or maybe even go to cruiseweight and take on a title holder there like the guy who beat Jones and call it a wrap.
Congrats to Hopkins. Not only didn't he win a title it was a lineal title that was Pascal's from a 1 vs 2 fight against Dawson. It's hard to see his accomplishment trumped anytime soon. I think Dawson would be a terrible match up but I thought that plenty of time with someone against Hopkins so who knows.
.. and I never understand the hate on Dawson. I don't think he'll EVER be a crusher no matter who's training him. This is what he's always been, if the knockout comes he takes it if it doesn't he doesn't care. He made Diaconu into an easy, nothing fight.
.. and I never understand the hate on Dawson. I don't think he'll EVER be a crusher no matter who's training him. This is what he's always been, if the knockout comes he takes it if it doesn't he doesn't care. He made Diaconu into an easy, nothing fight.