Had really good seats too. It was close but i was surprised when the decision was announced. Especially 114-112 for Bhop. No way! Anyways it was a great fight and a great night. Imo fight of the year
Maybe the view, and atmosphere caused you to see a different fight. From the 5th on Hopkins won all the rounds, almost easily. I honestly feel 114-112 for Bhop is fair, in other words, 8 rounds to 4. But when you get knocked down twice, away from home, Hopkins of all people should know winning a few extra rounds sometime just isn't enough to walk away with the decision. I don't think there was a CLEAR winner last night. If a fighter did get a SD, it would be as disputed as the draw.
You got hyped up with the crowd perhaps, pascal was doing well early on but from round 5 on b-hop took him to school and nearly won every round 114-112 b-hop was my card and the one of many people, rewatch it and with the sound off and look if b-hop lost. There is a reason why pascal was looking like his puppy died when the final bell rang.
You guys might say i was influenced by the atmosphere, but maybe TV viewers were influenced by the commentators. Either it doesn't matter i am just saying my reaction when it was announced a draw was disbelief cause it felt from the floor that Pascal won clearly.
commentators where on pascals case for a good while off the fight, If youa re certain of this rewatch it then. How did the people in the stadium feeel? I heard a lot of people calling hopkins hopkins! at the end of the fight.
My speakers werent broke, but I couldnt understand my announcers (french), so I just had the sound off. I believe from the 5th on Hopkins swept it.
Please watch the fight again. Hopkins actually schooled him round 4 onwards. The scorecards were obviously close, but there was a CLEAR winner and thats Bernard Hopkins