By Rick Reeno
Ex-lightweight king Nate Campbell took issue with some of the recent comments that were made by promoter Gary Shaw at Tuesday's press conference to announce Timothy Bradley vs. Lamont Peterson for December 12. Campbell fought Bradley in August. The fight was stopped when Campbell was unable to continue at the end of the third round. Before the start of the fourth, Campbell told his corner that his vision was blurred from an earlier clash of heads. The result was a TKO win for Bradley. Campbell's team would later file a petitation with the California State Athletic Commision. The CSAC reversed the call, changing the result to a no-contest. The commission hearing was worth attending. After it was over, both fighters exchanged words on the street, and nearly exchanged punches.
There are plenty of fans who support the reversal by the CSAC. There are also plenty of fans who felt the original call was correct. There are some who feel Campbell quit on his stool. Shaw and Bradley are certainly under the belief that Campbell was looking for a way out and quit. Shaw made mention of that fact at the presser.
“Real fighters don’t want their fights stopped and that’s exactly what happened the last time Timmy fought against Nate Campbell. He just flat quit and he knows it and he should hang his head about it. When you come from the streets like Lamont did you have to be a survivor and a fighter like Lamont Peterson will never quit on a fight," Shaw said.
Campbell contacted BoxingScene.com to unleash his fury after reading the quotes. He claims Shaw is using his name to promote Bradley-Peterson. Campbell also blasted Bradley's upcoming fight.
"Rick, what's up with this stupid motherf*cker Shaw? My name must taste like a honeybun in his mouth or something, because he cant stop talking about me. And now he keeps making these personal attacks on my name with this "quitting" bullsh*t? And using it to try and sell a fight with two guys who couldn't knock a set of car keys out of your hand? Bradley-Peterson? Bet on the over (laughs)," Campbell said. "Unless that buckethead Bradley starts throwing that size 23 melon around."
"If that scumbag referee Mendoza wasn't in Shaw's pocket, I wouldn't have been put in that position at all. Had the referee done the right thing from the beginning, it wouldnt have been left up to me in the first place. So I'm a quitter for not wanting to give up my eyesight? Fine. What the f*ck ever. We've been over this. But that fat f*ck Shaw knows a thing or two about quitting his damn self. Maybe if he hadn't quit every diet he ever started, his fat ass would fit into something other than stretched out sweat suits, with every seam hanging on for dear life."
"This cat wants to get personal and go scorched earth with me? Lets dance then motherf*cker. He got personal with me one f*cking time too many. And the next time that fat f*ck says my name, I'll be calling you with some more sh*t to say. Believe that."
