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Bernard Hopkins : The oldest man in boxing history to win a major world championship
Bernard Hopkins, at 46 years old, became the oldest man to ever before win a championship in boxing history, outpointing Jean Pascal and taking the more youthful man to college all through the fight. Hopkins won on scores of 115-114, 115-113 and 116-112. Bernard Hopkins won the Bad Left Hook card, 117-112.
Hopkins started to fire his straight right hand and land it with regularity as Pascal appeared to fade. The straight right hand will be Bernard’s go-to punch since the battle wore on and Pascal was never in a position to make the adjustment in order to avoid that shot. Jean’s endurance appeared to get an issue since the fight wore on and he missed much more and more with his wild power punches while Bernard’s easy assault and skillful (and old-timey) tough home tactics disappointed the more youthful champion.
Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO) is the legitimate light heavyweight champion for a second time, subsequent his years of domination from the middleweight division. Pascal, as Hopkins stated, fought relatively well for about four rounds, but right after that it absolutely was all Bernard Hopkins. The Philadelphia legend basically dominated the remainder in the fight, sans a 12th round when Pascal did damage Hopkins.
Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO) just is not good sufficient for Bernard Hopkins, and above their two fights, I think that played out. The very first battle was shut, but I felt Hopkins won. The next battle was really not near, and fortunately this time, Hopkins received the cards he quite richly deserved.
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