by David P. Greisman - MONTREAL – Chad Dawson knew he was outnumbered. There would be some 10,000 screaming Canadians taunting him and chanting for Jean Pascal.
Taunt and chant they did.
Pascal knew he had support, but he also knew those weren’t the numbers that mattered. All that counted were the two fighters in the ring and the points on the judges’ scorecards.
Pascal was the one who would have to take on Dawson and take the rounds in the eyes of the judges. Dawson has the speed and discipline to stick and move. Pascal has a history of inserting himself into momentum-changing brawls. Pascal, then, was the one who would have to take the fight to Dawson.
Take the fight to Dawson he did.
Pascal parlayed early aggression into late success. A combination of punches that he returned to time and again would eventually hurt Dawson on more than one occasion. The rounds that he took with activity in the first half of the fight added up. They were joined by rounds taken in the second half of the fight, giving Pascal a unanimous technical decision win. [Click Here To Read More]
Taunt and chant they did.
Pascal knew he had support, but he also knew those weren’t the numbers that mattered. All that counted were the two fighters in the ring and the points on the judges’ scorecards.
Pascal was the one who would have to take on Dawson and take the rounds in the eyes of the judges. Dawson has the speed and discipline to stick and move. Pascal has a history of inserting himself into momentum-changing brawls. Pascal, then, was the one who would have to take the fight to Dawson.
Take the fight to Dawson he did.
Pascal parlayed early aggression into late success. A combination of punches that he returned to time and again would eventually hurt Dawson on more than one occasion. The rounds that he took with activity in the first half of the fight added up. They were joined by rounds taken in the second half of the fight, giving Pascal a unanimous technical decision win. [Click Here To Read More]
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