Carl Froch vs. Jean Pascal

The fight was for the vacant WBC super middleweight title. The fight was Jean Pascal's first loss. The fight was a candidate for Fight of 2008.

The Fight
The first round began. Froch landed a right and a left hook. He was all over Pascal. The crowd roared. Two thirty-five. Froch landed a left hook. Two fifteen. Two minutes. Pascal had good head movement. Froch landed a beautiful jab. He looked relaxed. He had a reach advantage. He landed another jab. He landed a big right hand and left hook combo with one thirty. Froch landed a left hook and two more. Pascal smiled back. One fifteen. One minute. Pascal landed a big pair of rights and another. Thirty-five left as Pascal landed a left hook to the body and another. A right to the face and anotehr to the body. A one-two hook combo to the body from Pascal. They exchanged a big shot each and clinched. Fifteen after they broke. The first round ended. Close round actually. 10-10. The second round began. Froch landed a jab. He landed a right uppercut. Two thirty-five. Pascal landed a left hook to the body. Pascal landed a pair of jabs nicely. Two fifteen. Pascal missed a nice left hook. Two minutes. Pascal dropped his hands. Froch landed a one-two hook combo to the body. Pascal blinked. One thirty-five. Froch landed a right to the body there. They clinched and broke. One fifteen as the crowd booed. Pascal landed a right hand. Pascal came in with a flurry to the body and they clinched and broke. One minute. Pascal landed a left hook. Froch landed a pair of rights. Froch landed a right to the body. Thirty-five. The crowd hooted. Pascal landed a right. Fifteen as Froch landed a right uppercut. Pascal landed a left hook as they clinched. They broke. Pascal landed a right to the body and ate a right to the body himself. The second round ended. What a slugfest. 10-10. The third round began. Pascal landed a jab. Froch landed a right and a double jab. Two thirty-five as Froch landed a right uppercut and a left hook. Pascal was hurt. Pascal landed a beautiful left hook and they clinched and broke. They clinched and broke. Two fifteen. Froch landed a pair of left hooks. Pascal landed a left hook and they clinched and broke with two minutes. Froch landed a right hand. Pascal landed a big right hand. Pascal landed a left hook. Froch landed a one-two and a right hand. One thirty-five as Pascal landed a left hook. Pascal landed a big right hand. One fifteen. Froch landed a massive left hook and ate a right hand. One minute. Froch landed a left hook and another and another. Pascal with some head movement. The crowd roared. Thirty-five. Pascal landed a right hand. He ate a counter left hook. Froch was rocked briefly though. They clinched and broke with fifteen. Pascal landed a big right hand and a pair of left hooks to the body. Froch landed a pair of rights and the third round ended. 'Work the body!' Pascal's corner said. 10-9 Froch. The fourth round began. Froch landed a left hook. Pascal's right eye was puffing up a bit. Two thirty-five. Froch landed a left hook. Two fifteen. Pascal landed a good one-two hook combo upstairs. The right hand landed nicely. Two minutes. Froch landed a beautiful right uppercut. He landed another big right hand. They clinched and broke. Froch landed a jab. Both eyes were swelling up a bit on Pascal's face. One thirty-five. They clinched, Froch landed a right and they broke. Froch landed a jab. They clinched and broke. The crowd hooted. One fifteen. Froch landed a big right and had good head movement. Another big right from Froch. Pascal landed a left hook. Pascal landed a big right hand. One minute. Pascal pressed the action briefly. Pascal landed a right hook and another, and a left hook. 'This is so exciting.' Thirty-five. 'The old Rocky cliche.' Pascal landed a right. Fifteen and another right hand. Froch landed a counter right and ate a right. Froch landed four lefts as the fourth round ended. The crowd loved it. 10-9 Froch but relatively competitive. The fifth round began. Froch landed a big right hand. Pascal had a low defense. They clinched and broke. Two thirty-five remaining. Pascal landed a left jab and a right hand and a left hook. Froch landed a jab and another. Two fifteen. 'Work that jab, Froch.' Froch landed a jab and another. Two minutes. They exchanged a jab to the body. Pascal missed a right to the body. Froch landed a right and ate a left hook. Froch landed a right and another and ate a left hook. One thirty-five. Great exchange here. Pascal jabbed to the body. One fifteen as they clinched and broke. Froch landed a pair of jabs. One minute remaining. Froch worked the body, ate a jab. Froch landed a jab. Thirty-five. Pascal landed a right hand. He landed another and a right hook and a big left hook there. Pascal landed a left hook to the body and they clinched and broke. Froch breathed hard. Fifteen. Froch landed a right hand. Pascal landed a right hook, missed a big left hook and landed four rights rocking Froch as the fifth round ended. The punch after the bell was illegal. 10-10. The ref had words with Pascal between rounds. The ref did not take a point. The sixth round began. Froch landed a nice jab. 'Don't go wild.' Froch landed a right hook and a beautiful jab. Pascal landed a left hook, another to the body and another to the face. Two thirty-five. They clinched and broke. Pascal landed a left hook in close. Pascal landed a right and they clinched. They broke with two fifteen. Two minutes. Pascal landed a nice left hook there. Pascal landed a right hand blocked. Froch jabbed the body. One thirty-five. Froch grazed with a right hand. Froch landed a left hook to the body. One fifteen. Pascal landed a big right hand. Pascal landed a big left hook. One minute. Froch missed a big right. Froch landed a pair of jabs and another. Froch landed a right hand and a left hook. They clinched and broke with thirty-five. Froch was all over him. Pascal landed a right to the body and a left hook, he ate a jab and a right hand. Froch landed another with fifteen. They clinched and broke. The sixth round ended. 10-9 Froch but it was close. They called it a clear Froch round. 58-57 Froch so far for them. The seventh round began. Froch landed a big right. Pascal landed a left hook and ate a right and a left hook. They clinched, Froch worked the body and broke. Two thirty-five. Froch landed a jab. Froch landed a jab. Froch landed another jab there. Pascal was looking tired. Two fifteen. Froch was just a little bit fresher. Pascal's right eye was very swollen. Two minutes remaining. Froch landed a good jab. Froch danced. One thirty-five. They clinched, Froch worked the body and they broke away. Froch landed a pair of jabs. Pascal landed a right to the body and another. One fifteen. Froch landed a jab. Another jab there. One minute. Pascal's right eye was getting bad. There was a mouse underneath it. His nose was bleeding as well now. Froch landed a massive right uppercut. He landed a one-two hook combo to the body. They exchanged. A pair of rights from Froch. Thirty. They exchanged in close. Froch landed a right to the body, three upstairs and a left hook. They clinched and broke with fifteen. Pascal landed a right and ate one to the body, another to the face and a left to the face as well. The seventh round ended. 10-9 Froch. The eighth round began. Froch landed a jab. Pascal landed a right to the body. Froch landed another jab. Two thirty-five. Froch looked very relaxed. Froch landed a left hook. Two fifteen. Froch was in his comfort zone. Froch landed another jab there. Two minutes. Another pair of jabs landed. Froch landed a right hand and three jabs there. They clinched and broke there. One thirty-five. Froch landed a pair of jabs easily. Pascal missed a right. Froch landed a left hook and a right to the body. They clinched and broke with one fifteen. Pascal looked gassed. Froch landed a jab. One minute. Froch landed another jab. Another. Froch landed a right and ate a right hook. Pascal landed a left hook and a right and a left hook. Thirty-five as they clinched. Pascal broke with a right. Froch was cut around the left eye. They clinched and broke. Pascal landed a right. Fifteen. Froch landed a jab and another. Pascal almost went down. The eighth round ended. 10-9 Froch. Froch's corner is hilarious sounding. The ninth round began. The crowd was into it. Pascal landed a jab and a left hand. They clinched and broke. Two thirty-five left. Pascal missed a left hook. Froch landed a jab. Two fifteen. Froch landed a jab. That was a bad cut for Froch. Two minutes. Pascal landed a right hook to the body. They clinched and broke. Pascal missed a big left hook. And another. He ate a jab. Froch landed a pair of rights to the body. Froch ate a counter right hand and another to the body. One thirty. They exchanged furiously. They clinched and broke. Froch landed a jab and ate another. Pascal landed a right. One fifteen as Pascal landed a right to the body, three to the face, he ate an uppercut and a right. They clinched and broke. One minute remaining. Froch missed a right uppercut. He landed a right. Pascal missed a left hook and landed a right and a left hook there. Both men were tired. Thirty-five. Froch landed a big right and they clinched and broke. Froch was breathing very heavily. Froch landed a right and a left hook and rocked Pascal. Another right with fifteen. Pascal landed a right to the body and another to the face. Pascal landed another right. Froch missed a big right. The ninth round ended. Great round. 10-9 Pascal. Froch's left eye was marked up. Froch was beginning to tire. The tenth round began. The crowd roared. Froch landed a stiff pair of jabs. Two thirty-five. Two fifteen. Froch landed a right and three jabs. Two minutes as he jabbed to the body and landed a big right. A pair of jabs and a big right. Pascal's right eye was a mess. Froch landed a pair of left jabs. One thirty-five. That jab is nasty. Froch landed a right to the body. Froch is incredible man. Both men were exhausted. One fifteen. Froch landed a jab. One minute. The ref pulled up Pascal's shorts. Froch landed a jab. Froch landed a left hook. They clinched and broke. Thirty-five. Pascal landed a right uppercut and they clinched and broke. The crowd sang. They chanted "Nottingham." Fifteen as they exchanged. Froch landed a pair of rights as they clinched and broke. Froch landed a jab. Froch landed a pair of jabs. The tenth round ended. 10-9 Froch. The eleventh round began. Froch landed a right to the body. Froch landed a left hook. Two thirty-five. They clinched and broke out. Froch landed a beautiful jab rocking Pascal's head back. Two fifteen with good head movement from Froch. Froch landed a pair of rights and they clinched and broke. Froch landed a pair of jabs. Two minutes as Froch landed a right. They clinched and broke. Pascal was hurting a bit. Froch landed a stiff jab and ate a right. They clinched and broke with one thirty-five remaining. Pascal landed a right to a body. They clinched and broke, Pascal winced and smiled as he did. Froch missed a right uppercut with one minute. Froch landed a left hook and ate a one-two hook combo to the body. Froch landed three rights and ate a left hook. Pascal landed a pair of rights to the body and they clinched and broke. Another breakage. Pascal landed a right. Thirty-five. They clinched and broke. Froch landed a right and they clinched and broke. Fifteen. Both men were exhausted. Pascal landed a right and ate a pair of left hooks. They clinched. The crowd roared as the eleventh round came to an end. 10-9 Froch. The twelth round began. Pascal landed a jab. Froch missed a big left hook. He landed a jab and a right and a right hook. Two thirty-five. Nice head movement in the exchange from Froch. Fantastic fight. Froch landed a jab. Two fifteen as Froch landed a big right. They clinched and broke. Froch landed a blocked right. Two minutes. The crowd sang. Pascal missed a right hand there. Pascal landed a left hook to the body. One thirty-five. Froch landed a jab. The ref stepped in and warned Froch for a shot to the back of the head. They continued. Froch landed a counter left hook. One fifteen. They clinched and broke. One minute. The crowd booed Pascal. Pascal has good head movement. Pascal landed a right hand. Pascal was exhausted, both men were. Froch landed a pair of jabs and a right and ate a counter. Thirty. They clinched and broke. Fifteen as Froch landed a right to the body. Pascal was winging punches. He landed a right and another. The twelfth round ended as the crowd roared. Both teams celebrated. 10-9 Froch. 110-104 Froch for me. 118-110, 117-111, 116-112 Froch unanimously. I suck at math, bro. I am a fucking idiot. "That fight is why we all love boxing."