If Hopkins doesn't fight Dawson after beating Pascal then he'll get stripped. Then we'll have Pascal Dawson II for the vacant WBC 175lb title...
here's the WBC letter: Dear champions: The WBC Board of Governors has voted in favor of ordering the immediate rematch between WBC champion Jean Pascal and Emeritus Champion Bernard Hopkins for the WBC light heavyweight championship of the world, where the WBC Diamond Belt will be awarded to the winner. The winner of this fight has the obligation to fight Chad Dawson immediately without any intervening contest. Serve this letter as the official initiation of the 30 day-free negotiation period for the immediate rematch between WBC champion Jean Pascal and Emeritus Champion Bernard Hopkins and if there is no agreement a purse will be held in Mexico City on Friday, February 4, 2011. Please accept my sincere regards. Jose Sulaiman Ch.
So what? The HBO announce crew got it right once or twice. Still doesn't change the fact that they are DLH Homers. Everyone saw Quartey and Sturm beat Oscar except for the Three Blind Mice who were the official judges. HBO's announce crew were ALL over DLH's nut sack in the Mosley rematch and the Mayweather fight.
That's because Oscar got clearly outboxed and they would have lost whatever little credibility they have left if they had called that fight for Oscar. Still, the HBO announcers were licking DLH's nut sack like it was a tootsie roll pop. It's shameful really. They spent the WHOLE night building up DLH and tearing down Mayweather. Even in the post fight commentary. The notable exception being Max Kellerman who called it straight down the middle. Lampley, Steward, Merchant, etc were all using DLH pubic hairs for dental floss that night...
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kqlRy9AD50[/ame] Pascal got a good chin, I just found completely ridiculous to see some ''experts'' here calling Chad, who fought guy like Adamek, ''shaky chin'' Only on ESB
Yep. But his chin has improved a lot since then, he's develloped a new technique to enhance it. And his chin is still better than Dawson's. Never been down, amateurs or pros.