Notice: Nate Campbell WAS in the fight.

[BennyST]

Daft is right.

I guess you're a quitter too huh?

No wonder you relate to Soupy ****bell.

Seriously, are you actually using Soupy ****bell as an insult to him?

That's the best you can come up with? Soupy ****bell?

[Swoosh]

Bradley was killing him on the inside and out, too fast and too slick

I disagree, it was Nate who was being very slick on the inside.

[JACK D. RIPPER]

Seriously, are you actually using Soupy ****bell as an insult to him?

That's the best you can come up with? Soupy ****bell?

Its pretty daft.

Can you come up with something better or are you just gonna complain and offer nothing?

[!! Shawn]

I disagree, it was Nate who was being very slick on the inside.

I don't know why people have such a hard time seeing through the flash when it comes to Nate. If Floyd Mayweather put on the exact same performance, many of these people would be on here praising his defense and intelligence.

[tyson]

I don't know why people have such a hard time seeing through the flash when it comes to Nate. If Floyd Mayweather put on the exact same performance, many of these people would be on here praising his defense and intelligence.

Indeed.

It's easy to see that he was severly bothered by that clash. It was probably powerful enough to be on the verge of getting a minor concussion.
Before we start hearing claims that the following hard left hook would be more powerful and damaging to the brain; forget that!

[!! Shawn]

Indeed.

It's easy to see that he was severly bothered by that clash. It was probably powerful enough to be on the verge of getting a minor concussion.
Before we start hearing claims that the following hard left hook would be more powerful and damaging to the brain; forget that!

The truth is something else isn't it.

[!! Shawn]

Bradley was killing him on the inside and out, too fast and too slick

I disagree with you. Nate was dealing with Bradley's offense very well.

[Sutekh uvdabrix]

There are a couple of points that need to be clarified.

1) Nate Campbell didn't quit; the doctor stopped the fight.

Seriously... a head butt can effect your vision in more than one way. The doctor saw blood BEHIND (meaning inside) Nate's eye. This is indicative of a torn retina, as were Nate's described symptoms - seeing spots.

Nate never said, "I can't go on; stop the fight." The doctor asked him if he could see, and he said he saw spots. The doctor is there to protect the fighters health, but he can't do his job if a fighter lies to him about the symptoms he is experiencing. Are you suggesting Nate lie to the doctor about a situation that could not only end his career, but permanently rob him of his eyesight?

2) Nate Campbell was in the fight.

I know this one is going to be hard for most of you, since you have never actually fought; its okay, there are some things you have to step in the ring to understand.

Now I am not saying Nate was winning, because he wasn't, but he was putting in work that would have paid dividends later in the fight; heres were actual ring experience comes in.

As most of you know, Nate is one the few true oldschool ring tacticians we have in the sport, and he was putting all of his knowledge to good use. He was harassing Bradley in the clinches.

What do I mean by this? He was using subtle moves to prevent Bradley from resting. Tapping him in the face, putting weight on him, checking his balance, subtle things to drain Bradley's tank.

Tapping him in the face, big deal right? Yes. It causes you to tense up, and not breath properly. You can't tell if the tap will be a tap, or a hard shot, and it really takes it out of you tensing up for every one of them.

Most of you seem to have been impressed by Bradley's speed, and I admit he is really damn quick, but quick doesn't matter when you still can't land flush. Nate's defense was very effective tonight, and if you watch the replays, seldom if ever does Bradley land a flush clean shot.

All of Bradleys good work came AFTER the headbutt. All credit to Bradley for pouring it on after the headbutt, it was the right decision. However, Campbell still managed to block slip and roll with nearly all of Bradley's shots.

Granted, Bradley did buzz him pretty good, but in all fairness Nate couldn't see at that point, and there is little doubt in my mind that Nate wouldn't have been hit by the punch would the headbutt not have impaired his vision.

3) Nate didn't look old and slow:

Nate has never been a fast fighter. His hand speed has always been fairly average. His strength is his accuracy, length, and intelligence. Nate simply looked slower than normal because he was in with a fighter that is faster than normal.

His reflexes looked the same as they always have. His defense was just as good as it has always been, and his timing appeared to be just as good as it has always been.

What you saw tonight was a great young fighter in Bradley making things very difficult in the ring. His speed in combinations made it very difficult for Nate to counter between punches.

None of this means that Nate would have won the fight, but Nate was nowhere near as out of the fight as many posters on the site have indicated.

Up until the point of the headbutt, the fight was a very tactically close fight.

Very observant shawn, I peeped the tapping by nate also, like I said earlier, nate was clearly imo draining tims batteries to make him as slow as himself and by the 7-8th round they would be level in terms of speed and energy then nate would have the upperhand.

[!! Shawn]

Very observant shawn, I peeped the tapping by nate also, like I said earlier, nate was clearly imo draining tims batteries to make him as slow as himself and by the 7-8th round they would be level in terms of speed and energy then nate would have the upperhand.

Thats Nates game. Hes never going to be as fast as most of the guys, and hes never going to be as strong as them, so he has to level the playing field, and he does it very well.

Hes a very sneaky body puncher. He hits you to the body when you expect him to hit you to the head, and those are the shots that really hurt.

[Texanballer]

He was in the fight. But he made a huge scene to get the doctor's attention. He looked for a way to quit the fight. I dont think he quit because he felt Bradley was the better fighter. I felt he quit because he did not want to fight with one eye.

Juan Diaz had a much worse cut than Nate Campbell and he continued with the fight, he never tried to get out of the fight. Campbell had tickle of blood run down his face and he wanted to quit fighting.