The man took some massive KRUSHING right hands!!! My take on the stoppage was that it was warranted...At first, I was under the impression that the stoppage was premature. However, after looking at the replay, with Pascal doing the chicken dance from one corner to the other, I think that the stoppage was justifiable. Pascal had too big of a heart for his own good. The important thing is that he can fight another day. Despite that loss, his stock has risen for me. Well anyways, to hell with Adonis "Duckingman" Stevenson! The compubox stats doesnt tell the whole story of that barnburner of a fight. We need an immediate rematch!!!
Rematch wouldn't be any different. Pascal is a tough guy, but he has as much skill as a golden glover. One wide punch at a time, no jab, no defense bad footwork. I've said here 100 times, if you have heart, stamina and chin, you can be a fringe contender with that alone.
Yes, I really thought the fight would be stopped at the beginning of the 4th round. Pascal showed he has a lionheart after that and rocked Kovalev with some hard shots.
big respect to Pascal, stood there and took Kova's assult until he couldn't, Stevnson could take a page out of his book
Yeah he fought well, too reckless though he was having success on the backfoot, might have got pushed on by the crowd a bit too much, I think he can fight better than that. If hes not too hurt from the Kovalev fight I think he can be a better fighter. Kovalev smahsed him when he got wild but when he thought and fought cold he was throwing some decent shots. With the stoppage he probaably should have been given a count earlier when he kind of fell. I ddint understand how Kovalev fell aswell.