CHAD DAWSON CUT DOWN BY JEAN PASCAL

Jean Pascal W 11 Chad Dawson SCORES: 108-101, 106-103, 106-103
Dawson unable to continue after accidental headbutt

There is nothing more frustrating then watching a fighter lose a fight you know they could win. That is what happened last night on HBO between Chad Dawson, and Jean Pascal. Chad Dawson just couldn't, wouldn't pull the trigger. Jean Pascal was the underdog, but it seemed that he didn't care. He took the fight to Chad Dawson all night long, scoring when Dawson was doing nothing. Jean Pascal has speed, and explosiveness that he used against Dawson. They both only fought in spots the entire fight. Every time Pascal landed, or even threw a punch the crowd went wild. Pascal would be losing most of the round but then pull it out with a wild fury of power punches. Because of the crowd, and his exciting style Pascal was able to persuade the judges. Chad Dawson was hurt a few times as his knees buckled and he went backwards. The same could be said about Jean Pascal. Pascal was dazed, and confused also but Dawson didn't capitalize. Every time Dawson did anything offensive he would sit back and admire his work, as opposed to following it up with more offense. I'm not taking anything away from Jean Pascal because he took advantage of Dawson's passiveness. In the 11Th round Dawson had Jean Pascal hurt very bad, but let him off the hook. If he would have kept pushing the pace he could have won the fight by knock out. He allowed Pascal to get his legs back instead of finishing the fight. Pascal was able to mount a little offense himself in the 11Th before the accidental headbutt occurred. This happens a lot when you have a conventional fighter in the ring with a southpaw. The cut over Chad Dawson's eye was so severe the fight was stopped. Who knows what would have happened if the fight went the extra round. Pascal was winning, but he was really hurt in the 11Th round. That is why you have to finish a hurt fighter because you never know what is going to happen. Pascal gets the well deserved victory, and Dawson gets to fly back to Connecticut with out the belts. This fight is huge for the Canadian, because it opens many doors for him. Lucian Bute wanted to fight Dawson, but now he can fight Pascal in the biggest Canadian fight ever. The rematch clause that Dawson has allows Pascal to fight someone else before he gives him a rematch, if he so chooses. This could be the best thing to happen to Dawson. If he can learn from this loss, and get more aggressive he can be unstoppable. All I know is the people of Montreal are very happy because they have to great champions that could possibly face each other.

Combat Canadiens de Montréal

Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO) vs. Jean Pascal (25-1, 16 KO)

Montreal Canada is famous for producing some of the most best fighters in the world. Here is just a few of them, Lucian Bute, Jean Pascal, George St-Pierre, David Lemieux, Adonis Stevenson, and Patrick Cote. It is not surprising that the very diverse city has spawned all these great fighters. However people are surprised to see that the fight fans are even more rabid then their toughest fighters. If you have ever been in the Bell Centre on fight night then you know that the electricity in the air is second to none. Anytime they have a fight of any kind from boxing to mma they sell out the arenas. Montreal's own George St-Pierre is one of the biggest draws that the UFC has. It doesn't matter if it selling a gate, or tuning in on PPV they generate huge numbers. Every foreign fighter that comes to fight in Montreal talks about how awesome the energy in the building, and how great the fans are. American fight fans should learn from our neighbors from the north, and do the same. The reason that Chad Dawson is fighting in Montreal is because he can't generate the crowds, or money in Connecticut, that Pascal can in Canada. They support their fighters to the very end, and they will do that tonight with Jean Pascal. Jean Pascal is facing Chad Dawson his toughest challenge as a professional boxer. The WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal has a stellar record at (25-1, 16KO). The problem is he is going against the best fighter in the light heavyweight division Chad Dawson. Pascal is coming off a good win against Silvio Branco, sandwiched between 2 great wins over the tough Adrian Diaconu. He will be putting his WBC light heavyweight strap up against Dawson's IBO title. He will need to bring his "A" game if he has any chance to win in this one. In order to win he will have to tap into the legendary energy of the Montreal fans that so many fighters have done before him. If you can't make it to the Bell Centre in Montreal Canada, then you must tune in to HBO and watch this great match up. I know that the crowd will be in this fight. If you have never felt, or witnessed the energy you will not want to miss the fight tonight.

WEEKEND BOXING RESULTS

WEEKEND RESULTS

Jean Pascal W 12 Adrian Diaconu Unanimous decision 116-112, 116-111, 115-112
Retains WBC Light Heavyweight title

Tim Bradley W 12 Lamont Peterson Unanimous decision 118-110,119-108, 120-107
Retains WBO Jr. Welterweight title

Vic Darchinyan KO 2 Tomas Rojas Time 2:54
Retains WBC Jr. Bantamweight title

Randall Bailey W 8 Germain Sanders Unanimous decision 78-71, 79-70, 77-72

Victor Ortiz RTD 7 Antonio Diaz unable to answer bell due to bad cut

Paulie Malignaggi W 12 Juan Diaz Unanimous decision 116-111, 116-111, 116-111

Vitali Klitschko W12 Kevin Johnson Unanimous decision 119-101,120-108,120-108 Retains WBC Heavyweight title

Ronald Hearns TKO 6 Shandrack Kipruto Time 2:33

Dominick Guinn W 6 Charles Davis Unanimous decision 58-56, 60-54, 58-56

Eric Lucas KO 4 Ramon Pedro Moyano Time 0:43

David Lemieux KO 2 Delray Raines Time 2:51

Nagy Aguilera TKO 1 Oleg Maskaev Time 1:54

Alexander Ustinov W12 Monte Barrett
Unanimous decision 118-109,117-110,116-112
Wins WBA International Heavyweight title

Johnathon Banks TKO 1 Marcel Zeller Time 0:37


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OH CANADA, JEAN PASCAL WINS

Jean Pascal wins his rematch against Adrian Diaconu and retains his title, despite an injury. Diaconu started fast but faded quick, he began to wilt and loose gas early on. The early rounds were close with Diaconu pressuring, and taking the fight right to Pascal. After the 5Th round it seemed Pascal's boxing ability was getting to him because he looked considerably slower in the 6Th. Pascal used movement and combinations to constantly attack his two time foe. In the tenth round Pascal injured his shoulder and was in pain. He showed true grit and determination by boxing the championship rounds with such an injury. He won the fight on all three judges scorecards 118-110, 117-111, 117-111, to give him the unanimous decision. Canada will keep their champion at least for another fight. This win is big for Pascal because it could set up a marquee match up against Chad Dawson or another big name for a big pay day. Fights in Montreal are exciting and fun to watch because they draw such big crowds. The Canadians have a champion at super middleweight in Lucian Bute and at Light Heavyweight they have Jean Pascal, not bad.


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BOXING FOR THE WEEKEND

Friday, December 11, 2009

Jean Pascal (22-1-0, 15 KOs) VS. Adrian Diaconu (26-1-0, 15 KOs)
WEIGHT CLASS: Light heavyweight 175lbs.
BELTS: WBC Light Heavyweight world title
WHERE: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WHY: This fight could turn out to be a good fight because they have fought each other before and they have seen each others tricks. The Canadian took the first fight by moving and out boxing Diaconu to get the close but unanimous decision. The scores in the first fight read 116-112, 116-111, 115-112 all in favor for Jean Pascal. The fight is in the same venue as the first time they met. Popular Canadian fighters draw big in attendance and money in Montreal so this is big for Pascal. If he can win impressively he will get some huge attention and will command even more attention.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Timothy Bradley (25-0-0, 12 KOs) VS. Lamont Peterson (27-0-0, 13 KOs)

WEIGHT CLASS: Jr. Welterweight Division 140lbs
BELTS: WBO Jr. Welterweight world title
WHERE: Rancho Mirage, California (SHOWTIME)
WHY: Timothy Bradley is coming of his strange no contest with Nate Campbell and is looking to impress. I would have rather seen him fight Nate Campbell in a rematch but mandatory defenses are an important part of holding a belt. Although Peterson has an impressive record he hasn't been really tested and this is a huge step up in competition. I hope it can be a competitive fight, either way we will learn who he really is.



Vic Darchinyan (32-2-1, 26 KOs) VS. Tomas Rojas (31-11-1, 22 KOs)

WEIGHT CLASS: Jr. Bantamweight 115lbs
BELTS: WBC, WBA Jr. Bantamweight world titles
WHERE: Rancho Mirage, California (SHOWTIME)
WHY: Because Vic Darchinyan is in the fight and that is all you need to know, but I'll expound. Vic is not the best at 115 but he is the most exciting and his powerful flashy style is just good TV. He is coming off of a unanimous decision loss from Joseph Agbeko so he will be looking for an impressive victory. He has said lately that he wants a rematch against Nonito Donaire, and if he wants that to happen he will have to win big. I think if he gets the rematch he will lose again but he will always have a punchers chance.



Victor Ortiz (23-2-2, 18 KOs) VS. Antonio Diaz (46-5-1, 29 KOs)

WEIGHT CLASS: Welterweight 147 lbs
BELTS: NA
WHERE: Chicago, Illinois (BAD), (HBO)
WHY: We will get to see if Ortiz is for real or if he will give up again the next time he faces adversity. It did not look good to see him quit on his stool against the tough Marcos Maidana. He will have to keep wining and show he has heart if he wants to be the next Mexican-American sensation, because giving up or looking weak wont fly. Antonio Diaz is a good opponent to gauge his ability and heart because he wont give up for anyone. He is a grizzled veteran who has more knockouts then Ortiz has fights. So he has the ability to take Ortiz into deep water and test him.



Vitali Klitschko (38-2-0, 37 KOs) VS. Kevin Johnson (21-0-1, 8 KOs)

WEIGHT CLASS: Heavyweight No Limit
BELTS: WBC Heavyweight World Title
WHERE: Post Finance Arena, Berne, Switzerland (HBO)
WHY: The older Klitschko brother Vitali is back in action after his dominant performance against good American Chris Arreola. He has had to retire because of injuries so he is keeping active and busy against Kevin " King Pin" Johnson. He has dominated everyone of his opponents since his return to the ring. This fight should be no different and Vitali should get an easy KO an a few rounds of work. When he wins this fight he will set up a mega match up against the loudmouth David Haye, That's if Haye doesn't back out like a little bitch again. He will destroy Haye when they fight and try to get another mega fight and then probably retire and leave the division for his brother. Vitali is fun to watch because he is so big and has tons of power, plus he can move well, and has awesome ring generalship.



Juan Diaz ( 35-2-0, 17 KOs) VS. Paulie Malignaggi (26-3-0, 5 KOs)

WEIGHT CLASS: Jr. Welterweight 140lbs
BELTS: NA
WHERE: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
WHY: This fight should prove what the first fight proved but actually on the scorecards Paulie Malignaggi is a better boxer then Juan Diaz. The first fight was a robbery and Paulie deserved to win that fight by unanimous decision. He out boxed Juan the whole night but because the fight was in Huston the judges gave the decision to their hometown boy. I think this fight should be a good fight and hope Paul can get the win. However you saw the first fight this is the best match up this weekend has to offer.



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