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by David P. Greisman - Right decisions don’t necessarily make up for the wrong ones that preceded them.
That Joan Guzman did not fight Saturday night in Biloxi, Miss., disappointed many, be they members of the state athletic commission, the fans in attendance and watching at home, or Guzman’s opponent, Nate Campbell.
Campbell is a 36-year-old Floridian who was expecting to make his first defense of the three lightweight titles he took half a year ago from Juan Diaz. Campbell had a wealth of potential opponents, from untested prospects to upcoming contenders. Instead, he would sign to fight Guzman, who had given up his World Boxing Organization 130-pound title in favor of becoming the sanctioning body’s mandatory challenger five pounds north.
One-hundred-thirty-five. Nate Campbell tipped the scales a shade above that lightweight limit mid-day Friday, dropping two-tenths of a pound half-an-hour later. Guzman came in at 138.5. He never came back.
Instead, Guzman apparently was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for dehydration. Both sides came to an agreement, an over-the-limit bout similar to that held in October 2005, when Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo met for their rematch. Corrales made 135. Castillo checked in at 138.5. [details]
That Joan Guzman did not fight Saturday night in Biloxi, Miss., disappointed many, be they members of the state athletic commission, the fans in attendance and watching at home, or Guzman’s opponent, Nate Campbell.
Campbell is a 36-year-old Floridian who was expecting to make his first defense of the three lightweight titles he took half a year ago from Juan Diaz. Campbell had a wealth of potential opponents, from untested prospects to upcoming contenders. Instead, he would sign to fight Guzman, who had given up his World Boxing Organization 130-pound title in favor of becoming the sanctioning body’s mandatory challenger five pounds north.
One-hundred-thirty-five. Nate Campbell tipped the scales a shade above that lightweight limit mid-day Friday, dropping two-tenths of a pound half-an-hour later. Guzman came in at 138.5. He never came back.
Instead, Guzman apparently was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for dehydration. Both sides came to an agreement, an over-the-limit bout similar to that held in October 2005, when Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo met for their rematch. Corrales made 135. Castillo checked in at 138.5. [details]
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