Title eliminator or interim perhaps? Doesnt matter though, this is a great fight, im very interested to see if sillakh is as good as I think he is.
I think Sillakh will win this fight; looks a very good fighter; this will be a great test to see just how good he is.
I'd like to think IS is the real deal but this is a bad move for him, I feel. I think of Pascal, quite like I think about Berto. I don't rate them that highly, skill-wise, but they're well-experienced and physically dangerous fighters and I wouldn't throw prospects in with them. Pascal's had three times the rounds or so as IS in the pros and, in large part, these rounds consist of fighting serious guys. BHOP x2, Dawson, Diaconu and Froch. IS may still win, as I think he's made of better stuff, but I think there's a high danger that he's not ready for this, yet. If I had him in mind to take a step up, I'd put Diaconu or Mack on that list, not Pascal. Not yet.
I'd love to see this. I think Silakh would be too well rounded for Pascal though, but it would be interesting to see if Jean could shake him up with his explosive bursts.
Sillakh seems like the better fighter, but Pascal has more experience, and it was against way tougher competition (even though Despaigne, who got beat by Ismayl, did beat Pascal easily in the amateur..) Anywayz.. WAR PASCAL !!
Pascal has 206 rounds boxed in 29 fights. Pascal is an adrenaile burst type of fighter though, I am looking forward to this fight. Early on it should be VERY interesting, seeing as Sillakh and Pascal are both explosive and will put it on the line.