Yvon Michel, Jean Pascal's promoter, from groupe GYM has said on CKAC radio that Jean Pascal & Bernard Hopkins has signed the contract for a fight on the 18th of December. So the fight is official! http://www.ckac.com/combats/nouvelles/affrontement-pascal-vs-hopkins-le-18-decembre-33603.html
Hopefully not a boring one with no acting ..But all signs points to yes ..Stylistcally this is easy pickens for Hopkins imo .
RDS.ca are saying that the fight may be held in Quebec city instead of Montreal. A couple of weeks ago, heard on CKAC by Yvon Michel, that it Quebec city was a possible destination, because the CIRQUE DU SOLEIL is having a show at the Bell Center December 18th. http://www.rds.ca/boxe/chroniques/306370.html
PPV?? Come on did they not look at the RJJ /Hopkins 2 PPV numbers ?? Calzaghe Hopkins wasn't even on PPV come on now ..If its 10.00 I will buy it but only if its 10.00
i think there were rumors that they want andrade vs brahmer as undercard title fight, but i dont think its going to happen. pascal wins tko in 10....or split descision is hopkins can handle the quebec crowds....pascal wins either way, hopkins is past prime....
That fight didn't come off because Brahmer wouldn't have been allowed to enter Canada due to his criminal history.
Can't say I'm looking forward to this. Just when the division has crowned a new, young champion and there seems to be a plethora of attractive fights to be made, Hopkins shows up just in time to ruin everything. If he wins, and I think there's a decent chance he can, he's going to hold the division hostage for a year while he decides who to fight next. I want to see championship fights with guys like Dawson, Bute, Cloud and Shumenov - you can forget any of that if Hopkins wins.
CKAC-Journal de Quebec: The fight will be held in Quebec City. Pascal would have lost a bit of local support if it would be in Ottawa...
