Official Poll: Hopkins vs Pascal II, May 21st (saturday)

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Sicc OG
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they could get rid of some of the junior and super classes, especially in the lower weights. You have a 105-108-112-115-118-126-130, that's not necessary imo, when you're talking about 3-4 pounds. You could merge a couple of those easily.

Plus with the 24-hour prior weigh in it kinda cancels weight classes out, everyone just slims down then rehydrates 10-15 pounds at least on fight night.
 
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T Camp
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my only beef with the weight classes are bigger fighters like to fight at a lower weight class so they have the weight and/or reach advantage which usually means they have more power then the other fighter and is an unfair advantage I say
 
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Sicc OG
#104
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it was a great performance. I like Big George's thoughts on the fight:



George Foreman Comments on Bernard Hopkins' Win

Sports history was made Saturday night when Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO's), at 46 years old, defeated 28-year-old former WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO's), making Hopkins the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a significant world title. Not only did Hopkins take the belts from Pascal in front of 17,560 fans in his hometown of Montreal (an indoor boxing event record in Canada), but he defeated father time once again and solidified his place as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete over the age of 40.

With his unanimous decision victory, Hopkins became boxing's oldest world champion, breaking George Foreman's record, which was set 16 and half years ago. Foreman, who was 45 when he knocked out Michael Moorer for the heavyweight title on November 5, 1994, was 192 days younger than Hopkins when he captured his title.

George Foreman's Reaction:

"I was on the edge of my seat every round. It was such an exciting fight. Bernard was the better athlete, the smarter fighter and was in the better condition. Now that a 46 [year-old] has done it, next a 47[year-old], a 48[year-old], a 49[year-old] and a 50 [year-old] will do it, and if somebody does it at 60, then I'll have to get back in there.

"Look, Hopkins did push-ups. What great conditioning, and he did it in Pascal hometown. Isn't that something? He was just so much better. I'm happy for Hopkins and I'm happy for mature athletes.

"If my record goes down, you want to see it go down that way. If it was the Olympics, Bernard gets the Gold Medal and breaks the record for the world championship. This was the best I've seen Bernard take charge of the fight with a young strong champion like Pascal. Long live the king."
 
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Sicc OG
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Hopkins reenters the Ring's pound 4 pound top ten

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Consider the many milestones of his career:

He broke two long-standing records that were held by great fighters.

The first was the late Carlos Monzon’s record for middleweight title defenses (14), set in 1977, which Hopkins surpassed in 2002 and advanced to 20 before he dropped a controversial split decision to Jermain Taylor in ‘05.

The second, of course, was George Foreman’s record of being the oldest boxer (in any weight class) to win a major world title, which the heavyweight set by knocking out Michael Moore at age 45 in 1994.

Hopkins became the first undisputed middleweight champion since Marvin Hagler reigned in the 1980s when he stopped Felix Trinidad to add the 3-to-1 favorite’s WBA strap to his IBF and WBC titles in 2001.

He’s fought 16 men who held major title belts, including future first-ballot hall of famers Jones, Trinidad, De La Hoya and Joe Calzaghe, as well as borderline hall of famers Winky Wright, Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson.

He’s faced nine unbeaten fighters, including Calzaghe, Jones, Trinidad, Taylor, Johnson and Kelly Pavlik, whose combined records at the time they fought Hopkins was an astounding 194-0.

And since 1990, when Hopkins returned to the ring following his pro debut loss to Clinton Mitchell in ‘88, he’s only lost four out of 59 bouts. Of those losses -- to Jones, Taylor (twice), and Calzaghe -- only the first bout with Jones (which he avenged last year) was decisive.

If Hopkins isn’t a great fighter, nobody in the last 30 years is.
 
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Sicc OG
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bhop is a straight sav! i thought he won both fights against pascal, but this accomplishment must make it even better for him knowing he schooled pascal twice. crazy that he's at that age and still a major factor.
 
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Could be very much a boring fight but Dawson has no heart, Hopkins should be aggressive as fuck against him and Dawson will fold.
 
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Sicc OG
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it should be boring its a bad clash of styles. the technical aspect will be interesting to me though. i want to see how dawson can adjust as the fight goes on because hopkins is great at taking away the jab and dawson to me needs to be able to set up his shots that's why he struggled with pascal he could never really get set.
 
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