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{{Infobox boxing match
| Fight Name   = Dynasty
| image        = [[File:Pascal vs Hopkins.jpg|300px]]
| caption      =
| fight date   = December 18, 2010
| location     = [[Colisée de Québec]], [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec, Canada]]
| titles       = [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]], and [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] light heavyweight titles
| fighter1     = [[Jean Pascal]]
| nickname1    =
| hometown1    = [[Laval, Quebec]], [[Canada]]
| purse1       =
| record1      = 26–1 (16 KO)
| age1         = {{age in years and months |28 October 1982 |December 18, 2010}}
| height1      = 5 ft 11 in
| weight1      = 174+1/4 lb
| style1       = Orthodox
| recognition1 = [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] and [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']]<br>Light Heavyweight Champion
| fighter2     = [[Bernard Hopkins]]
| nickname2    = "The Executioner"
| hometown2    = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| purse2       =
| record2      = 51–5–1 (1) (32 KO)
| age2         = {{age in years and months |January 15, 1965 |December 18, 2010}}
| height2      = 6 ft 1 in
| weight2      = 174+1/2 lb
| style2       = Orthodox
| recognition2 = [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']]<br>No. 4 Ranked Light Heavyweight<br>2-division world champion
| result       = Majority draw
}}
'''[[Jean Pascal]] vs. [[Bernard Hopkins]]''', billed as '''Dynasty''', was a professional boxing match contested on December 18, 2010, for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]], and [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] Light Heavyweight championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Jean_Pascal_vs._Bernard_Hopkins_(1st_meeting) |title = Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins (1st meeting) - BoxRec}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = Bernard Hopkins, Jean Pascal to fight | journal = ESPN| date = 2010-09-01| first =Dan | last = Rafael| id = https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5518403= 2010-12-15}}</ref> The bout was held on December 18, 2010, at [[Colisée Pepsi]], [[Quebec City|Quebec City, Quebec, Canada]] and was televised on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].
==Background==
Following Pascal's upset victory over [[Chad Dawson]], 45-year-old former champion [[Bernard Hopkins]] was soon named his next opponent. Within the first 48 hours of tickets being on sale for Pascal/Hopkins, more than 15,000 tickets were sold.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.bettor.com/Bernard-Hopkins-Jean-Pascal-fight-on-track-to-be-one-of-the-biggest-ever-in-Canada-a43219 |title=Bernard Hopkins-Jean Pascal fight on track to be one of the biggest ever in Canada &#124; Bettor.com |publisher=Blogs.bettor.com |access-date=2010-12-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727022824/http://blogs.bettor.com/Bernard-Hopkins-Jean-Pascal-fight-on-track-to-be-one-of-the-biggest-ever-in-Canada-a43219 |archive-date=2011-07-27 }}</ref> In preparation for the fight, Pascal spent forty days training in [[Miami]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-20|title=Life in the fast lane just where Pascal expected to be|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Life+fast+lane+just+where+Pascal+expected/3990056/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220051629/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Life+fast+lane+just+where+Pascal+expected/3990056/story.html|archive-date=2010-12-20|access-date=2021-09-20}}</ref>
Hopkins was looking to surpass [[George Foreman]] as the oldest boxing champion in history.
==The fight==
The fight started at a good pace, with both fighters getting combinations and landing good shots. Hopkins was knocked down in the 1st round, and again in the 3rd.  He complained that it was a blow to the back of the head that caused him to go down in the final seconds of the 1st, but the [[Montreal]] ref, Michael Griffin, scored it a knockdown. The knockdown was clearer in the 3rd, when Pascal tagged B-Hop with a left. Hopkins dropped to the canvas and got up with no problem. Pascal began to wear down and Hopkins picked up the pace, knowing he was down on the scorecards. The Canadian boxer was the younger and quicker but was not able to do much and was not that active. He was hit repeatedly in the final six rounds.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Associated Press |title=Bernard Hopkins misses chance to become boxing's oldest world champion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/dec/19/bernard-hopkins-jean-pascal-draw |website=theguardian.com |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=2 September 2024 |date=19 December 2010}}</ref>
Hopkins launched a desperate flurry in the final round but failed to put Pascal down. "The 12th round was vicious," Hopkins said. "He looked to be tired from the sixth round. He was gasping. He held every time I got close. And I just kept coming forward throwing punches. He was holding on for dear life."
The fight went the full 12 rounds, judge Steve Morrow scored it 114–112 for Hopkins, while Claude Paquette and Daniel Van de Wiele both scored it even (113–113, 114–114 respectively) resulting in a majority draw with Pascal retaining his titles.
==Aftermath==
There was some early debate over whether the [[Canada|Canadian]] and [[Belgium|Belgian]] judges' cards had been altered, but that notion was discarded by both camps. Hopkins reluctantly accepted a draw on Pascal's turf, even if he felt he won—and insists he would if they fought again. Hopkins said he wants a rematch, but not in [[Canada]].
"Look at my record -- anyone I fought twice I destroyed," he said.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Bernard Hopkins rallies to draw| journal = ESPN| date = 2010-12-19| first =Dan | last =Rafael | id =https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5935116= 2010-12-19}}</ref>
==Undercard==
Confirmed bouts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/607434|title=BoxRec - event|publisher=}}</ref>
===Televised===
*'''Welterweight bout:''' {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Malignaggi]] vs. {{flagicon|MEX}} Michael Lozada
**Malignaggi defeats Lozada via TKO at 2:33 of round 6.
*'''Middleweight bout:''' {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Quillin]] vs. {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Martin Desjardins]]
**Quillin defeats Desjardins via KO at 2:53 of round 1.
*'''Super Middleweight bout:''' {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Jacobs (boxer)|Daniel Jacobs]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} Jesse Orta
**Jacobs defeats Orta via TKO at round 5.
===Preliminary card===
*'''Welterweight bout:''' {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kevin Bizier]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} Ronnie Warrior Jr
**Bizier defeats Warrior via RTD at 3:00 of round 3.
*'''Lightweight bout:''' {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pier-Olivier Côté]] vs. {{flagicon|MEX}} Cesar Soriano
**Cote defeats Soriano via TKO at 0:30 of round 1.
*'''Heavyweight bout:''' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Tyson Fury]] vs. {{flagicon|USA}} Zack Page
**Fury defeats Page via unanimous decision.
*'''Heavyweight bout:''' {{flagicon|CAN}} Eric Martel Bahoeli vs. {{flagicon|PUR}} Ruben Rivera
**Bahoeli defeats Rivera via unanimous decision.
*'''Light Middleweight bout:''' {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mikaël Zewski]] vs. {{flagicon|PER}} Leonardo Rojas
**Zewski defeats Rojas via TKO at 2:59 of round 2.
==Broadcasting==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! align=center | Country
! align=center | Broadcaster
|-
| {{flag|Canada}} || [[Canal Indigo]]
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || [[Polsat]]
|-
| {{flag|United States}} || [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{s-bef | before=[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones, Jr. II|vs. Roy Jones, Jr.]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[Bernard Hopkins]]'s bouts |years=18 December 2010}}
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{{Bernard Hopkins}}
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