Dmitry Yuriyevich Bivol vs. Jean-Thenistor Pascal

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Last man to be victorious in a HBO main event?

Poll closed Nov 24, 2018.

  1. Bivol on points

    5 vote(s)
    13.9%

  2. Bivol by stoppage

    28 vote(s)
    77.8%

  3. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Pascal on points

    1 vote(s)
    2.8%

  5. Pascal by stoppage

    2 vote(s)
    5.6%
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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Saturday night live at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, in (reportedly, as of now) the penultimate HBO WCB ever to air. WBA light heavyweight title at stake, fourth defense of Bivol. As of the October edition (the most recent published), the Haitian-Canadian is #9 in the WBA rankings. This will be his third attempt to capture the WBA slice of the pie at 175lbs, and his third attempt specifically to wrest it from a Russian (failing in Kovalev I & II). He is giving up 2½" in height and is nine years the incumbent champ's senior.
     
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  2. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Bivol in 5. Pascal is damaged goods. His balance is all over the place and his timing is off.
     
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  3. Boxingfan200

    Boxingfan200 USYK #1 P4P banned Full Member

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    huge fan of bivol but this fight is a waste of his time... bivol in his prime right now... should be fighting badou jack, marcus brown or the nail. not a guy whos 5 years past his prime and at best a low level contender now.
     
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  4. f1ght3rz

    f1ght3rz Ronaldoooo is crying in his caaaaaar Full Member

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    I think it will be tougher than expected for Bivol but he should be able to stop Pascal late.
     
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  5. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bivol should blow the Haitian Sensation out within 5. If this goes the distance it can be well assured that Bivol is not what he has been advertised to be. Pascal is shot/
     
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  6. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pointless fight, Bivol needs to start stepping up. Mid-rounds KO for Bivol.
     
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  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    This Saturday is the farcical fights that nobody cares about night. This and Ortiz/Liddell III in California courtesy of Golden boy MMA.
     
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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Don't forget the Monaco card. (with Lebedev vs. Wilson, Buglioni vs. Meng, and Hunter vs. Ustinov...)
     
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  9. Somachenko

    Somachenko The Matador Team Full Member

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    I’m a bit excited for the undercard of Bivol-Pascal and the Monaco card, but that’s probably because their main competition for my attention that day is Chuck vs. Tito III which I expect to be terrible
     
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  10. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I have close to zero interest in even watching this match, that's how noncompetitive this is. Bivol should be able to dominate him from start to late stoppage. Pascal is beyond shot, this match should have never been made.
     
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  11. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    The last two aren't bad matches, Hunter should beat Ustinov fairly handily, but you never know, would Bakole have struggled with a guy like Ustinov? Possibly. As much of a beast as Bakole looked to be, Charr and Ustinov are still far more proven at the top level, this match will be a good measuring stick for Mike.

    The Buglioni-Meng match is also fascinating, Meng is not that great, and might be packing glass, he'd probably be knocked spark the **** out in a round by Callum Johnson, so don't hold that one against Frank. If this is anything like Frank's performances in the lead up to the Johnson match, it should be a competitive genuinely interesting and fun match to watch.
     
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Ustinov and Meng are garbage.

    If they lose (or struggle, or pitch non-shutouts) it just proves Hunter and Buglioni are light years from world class.
     
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  13. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    I'm actually looking more forward to Ortiz/Liddell III than any of these fights. It's a sad match but it has that can't look away train-wreck appeal. It would be absolutely hilarious of Liddell's power carried him through here and he improved to 3-0 against Ortiz despite being 48 and inactive for almost a decade with a string of KO defeats before essentially being forced into that retirement.
     
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  14. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Should be a fairly easy fight for Bivol. Mid round stoppage.
     
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  15. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Wouldn't be surprised if they did TBH.
     
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