Nate Campbell: Everything to Prove, Everything to Lose

[FromAfrica]

anybody wanna bet?

i got nate.....13,200 points.

[Dave Rado]

anybody wanna bet?

i got nate.....13,200 points.

I've got Bradley - sig it?

[Iceta]

I'm rooting for Bradley to go down hard in this fight. And it's not any personal feelings toward Bradley actually. I just can't stand Gary Shaw. I always root for his fighters to lose with the exception of Rafael Marquez, Alfredo Angulo, and Tony Demarco. It sounds biased, I know. And it's not because they are Mexican. But those are the only other fighters in his stable that aren't protected besides Bradley.

Darchinyan won the fights that he did because he was up against feather fisted opponents and he avoided the Donaire rematch like the plague. And the only reason why Dawson is giving Johnson the rematch he deserves is because HBO put his back against the wall. Combine that with the fact that I think Johnson got ripped off big time in the first fight. But all that aside, I think Shaw is a scum bag. The guy would do a lot of damage to the sport if he had the pull like Oscar and Arum do. Not that those guys are perfect either though.

[Dave Rado]

Darchinyan won the fights that he did because he was up against feather fisted opponents

Jorge Arce is feather fisted?

and he avoided the Donaire rematch like the plague.

Darchinyan wanted the fight, but you're right that Shaw didn't want it. But nor did Arum, it wasn't just Shaw. And anyway, that was no worse than Arum killing Pavlik-Abraham.

[Iceta]

Jorge Arce is feather fisted?



Darchinyan wanted the fight, but you're right that Shaw didn't want it. But nor did Arum, it wasn't just Shaw. And anyway, that was no worse than Arum killing Pavlik-Abraham.

To be honest. No he wasn't. But he was way past his prime and his punches didn't have the same zip they did when he fought guys like Hussein Hussein and Michael Carbajal. Hard for Darchinyan to get any props from me for that win.

[Dave Rado]

To be honest. No he wasn't. But he was way past his prime and his punches didn't have the same zip they did when he fought guys like Hussein Hussein and Michael Carbajal. Hard for Darchinyan to get any props from me for that win.

Way past his prime is pushing it a bit - he's still rated #5 by The Ring, even now. And Darchinyan dominated every round.

[Guest]

Way past his prime is pushing it a bit - he's still rated #5 by The Ring, even now. And Darchinyan dominated every round.

Eh, I think they were being generous with Arce.
He is past it but still a good puncher and tough guy.
Still somewhat dangerous against Darch, but his style can't be good for someone with over 50 plus fights.

[karrapato]

Will be a great fight, and i'll root for a very close fight with a lot of action and skill display.

[patpatpts]

Such a tough call to make. What do you like, Professor Campbell's experience and guts or Bradley's youth and momentum? If Bradley loses, and that's a big if, I still think he can rebound at his age and learn a lot from fighting such a crafty veteran. It will diminish his reputation in the short term and leave him frozen out of the super fights he desperately craves.

For Campbell, a loss would mean the end of the road. It's unfortunate because he has the stuff to beat a lot of great fighters yet his age and spotty record make him unmarketable in big fights.

He still is the best interview I know in the biz.

thats a cool pic of you, campbell and forrest

[FromAfrica]

I've got Bradley - sig it?

lets do it.