http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYLcZW102nE Hanshaw vs Dirrel. Hanshaw lost but for 2 rounds constantly had Dirrel on the backfoot. With legitimate knockdowns even if they weren't officially called such. I'm not saying Pascal would beat Dirrel but I see Diacanu as a 10x better pressure fighter than Hanshaw and Pascal clearly beat him.
Good post man. Pascal is 3 levels above Hanshaw and Dirrell got hurt by this journeyman. Dare I say it but maybe Dirrell has a glass jaw which is waiting to get shattered by a big hitting world class fighter the type he has never faced before!!! Dirrell fans name one fighter above C level that Dirrell has beaten? OK now explain to me how he dominates guys like Pascal and Froch based on which performance?
Dirrell got rocked by this journeyman, oh Hanshaw was winning this and that and blah blah blah... Has Dirrell lost a fight? No. Has Pascal? Yes. Is Dirrell going to beat the man who beat Pascal within the next two years? Yes. Will Pascal and Dirrell ever fight? No. Why? Because Dirrell is going to be the undisputed 168 pound champ and a top 10 P4Per while Pascal is going to be fighting nobodies. There is a reason why Dirrell and Ward were picked over Pascal for the tourney. It's because there better fighters.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure Dirrell and Ward being Americans did play a role in there selection but, there both still better than Jean Pascal.
Knocking out 4 straight C level opponents, all with a combined record of 79-4-2 is more then enough to assess how Dirrell would do against barely B- level fighters in Froch and Pascal. Btw, he KO'd all within 7 rounds. Tyler Hanshaw went the distance with Roy Jones Jr and on one judges scorecard won 5 rounds. Dirrell KO'd him in 5.
I would pick Pascal. Dirrel cant handle the pressure and Pascal has the same speed but more power ...
How do you figure that Pascal is faster then Dirrell? Because he looked fast against Diaconu? My grandmother would look fast against Diaconu.
1. Who has he fought? His best win is Oganov and Henshaw? Not world beaters by any means. 2. Pascal lost to the 3rd best SMW in the world, no shame in that. 3. Your opinion and I can respect that, but I don't have to agree nor do I think that is remotely possible at the moment, his chin is unproven, some say shaky and not enough experience in my opinion. 4. Maybe because Pascal is fighting at LHW and is now WBC champion at that weight :huh:huh:huh WTF??????
If given the oppourtunity, do you really think Pascal couldn't make 168 again. Alphabet straps aren't worth the fake leather and fake gold that there made out of. WBC, WBZ who gives a flying **** about Pascal paying enough money to be given a *******jack box title.
Dirrell is American so he will obviously beat everyone and retire undefeated. He'll beat all these other euro bums blindfolded, with one hand tied behind his back, standing on one leg while asleep. Anyone who disagrees, is a Eurobum themselves and hates America.