Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal II /Montreal/Canada - Will Pascal be a better fighter in this rematch ?

[gilgamesh]

I figure Kovalev stops Pascal in either the 7th or the 9th this time. I think the fight will look almost exactly like the first one

[squiggy]

Where is all this premature stoppage talk coming from? Pascal was getting absolutely slaughtered by the time of the stoppage.

[Roars Like Me]

Most rematches go longer than the original match..... Eg Chavez-Mayweather but there's some anger here. Who knows

Just like Ali/Liston 2 or Marciano/Walcott 2 8)

But yes you are right in general, I managed to find 2 that didn't

[Boxerbeetle]

Where is all this premature stoppage talk coming from? Pascal was getting absolutely slaughtered by the time of the stoppage.

Agreed, Kovalev was even laughing at Pascal's attempts to recover.

[Syntax Error]

Where is all this premature stoppage talk coming from? Pascal was getting absolutely slaughtered by the time of the stoppage.

Agreed.

I rewatched the fight the other day to make sure that it happened as I remembered it.

That wasn't a premature stoppage at all.

Pascal should thank the referee for it, as he is now able to be in a position to have a lucrative rematch.