Pascal faught a very strange fight, in terms of stylistically, I mean he ran, ran, rushed...ran, ran, rushed...and I think it was a little difficult for Dawson because you just don't see this style much. Pascal appeared (from my perspective) to not want to engage and then make one or two flurries and try to steal the round and move on. I think he could have been stopped had things not ended when they did. I was very unimpressed with Pascal's performance and the same could be said for Dawson. I thought Chad looked very passive and didn't even work at what would be his usual rate, again I think alot of that had to do with Pascal's unusual strategy. Either way, Chad can be much better than he was, but even in the loss, he certainly demonstrated in the late rounds that he had the ability to both hit and hurt Pascal. Dawson wins UD in rematch, or a possible late stoppage, Pascal celebrating a Technical decision after fighting the way he faught was comical to me, but that's irrelevant he won fair and square no matter how gay his fight plan was. Dawson beats him convincingly in rematch.
Yea he fought like he was fighting a Giant chad needed this loss to wake him up we are holding on to the dawson of old. if he dosent wake up from this and start fighting again he is washedup and spent so much time not pulling the trigger he forgot how to
Dawson gave that fight away. I hope they rematch right away and Pascal doesn't go fight someone else first. There is a rematch clause,but Pascal has the option to take another fight before.
I've heard many interviews with Pascal in the Montreal media circus in the last few days, and it sounds like Pascal will fight someone else before the rematch. Supposedly, Hopkins promoter inquired about the possibiity of a fight between the 2. Tavoris Cloud, Beibut Shemenov & Danny Green are also the other possible opponents so far. All the talk about a Bute-Pascal fight lead to the conclusion that this fight will eventually happen but, Bute wants to face the supersix winner before moving up one weight category.
I can understand where Bute is coming from,sounds like he has a plan. That was a shity way for Dawson to lose his title(even though it was his own Doing),still,Pascal shoul realize better than anyone with him being in the ring with Chad that Dawson very much deserves it. Would have loved to see the outcome of the fight if the butt never accured. I see Dawson winning the rematch,he can do alot more than the effort he put forth in the first fight. I dont see Pascal being able to do any more than what he did in the first fight.