If (when) Pascal beats BHop on Saturday does that make him the favourite for fighter of the year? Who are the other contenders?
Sergio Martinez. Beat 1 and 2 at the weight in Pavlik and Williams and done Williams in brutal style.
If Pascal stops Hopkins or beats him convincingly then he's in with a shout. Juan Manuel Lopez also deserves a mention.
If Pascal beats Hopkins he would have done the same beating the 1 and 2 at the weight and arguably Dawson and Hopkins are better than Pavlik and Williams. Martinez definitely deserves it for now though. I guess it depends how good Pascal looks against Bernard.
If he beats Hopkins, then its tight between him and Martinez. Juan Manuel Lopez is a bit back from that. Giovanni Segura has a good shout at it: 4 stoppage victories this year, including the big one away in Puerto Rico over Ivan Calderon.
He'd have to Lacy Hopkins and stop him to be alongside Martinez for me. A win and he's probably in the top 3.... ahead of Pacquiao, Mayweather etc.