Notice: Nate Campbell WAS in the fight.

[Crazylegs77]

I only agree with number 3, but he went back to the corner admittely and cried "I COULDN'T SEE I COULDN'T SEE"

And the doctor asked if he couldn't see and campbell said "yeah"

He elaborated and said he saw spots but technically was not blind

[Sox8055]

You're beginning to sound like John Scully with all of you talk about "I know you've never actually boxed before" stuff.

Not saying I agree, or disagree.

But it's just a matter of time before you really start sounding like John.....

lmao...I never knew John would say something like that..

[¤¤¤]

i think it was the barrage that bradley put on campbell at the end of round 3 that has people thinking he wasn't in the fight.

[!! Shawn]

You're beginning to sound like John Scully with all of you talk about "I know you've never actually boxed before" stuff.

Not saying I agree, or disagree.

But it's just a matter of time before you really start sounding like John.....

You can say that all you want, but the fact is still the same. There are some things you will never pick up on unless you have experienced them first hand, because they look insignificant from the outside, but are much more significant first hand.

Things like Nate rolling away in the clinches. It doesn't look like much, but hes checking Bradley balance just enough that he has to tense his core to keep from falling off balance. Nate on the other hand, is able to rest because he is using his weight to do the work.

It doesn't look like much, but when your core is tense, you can't catch your breath as well, and that really takes its toll over the course of a fight. Its how fighters like Bernard Hopkins and James Toney manage to level the playing field. They take away their opponents chief advantage. Endurance.

The things like little taps too. Nate does it with his glove, Nard does it with his head, same effect. Makes you tense up.

The only difference between a fighter with great stamina and mediocre stamina is how tense they are throughout the course of a fight. Look at Jermaine Taylor and Oscar de La Hoya for example.

They both fight tense, and they both have stamina issues around the 8th round. Thats what body work does, thats what harassing people in the clinches does, it causes you to fight tense, and tire early.

Its something you would never pick up unless you have had it done to you.

[!! Shawn]

i think it was the barrage that bradley put on campbell at the end of round 2(?) that has people thinking he wasn't in the fight.

I think you are right, but up until that point, the fight was very close and competitive.

[keepthemhandsup]

i think it was the barrage that bradley put on campbell at the end of round 2(?) that has people thinking he wasn't in the fight.

bascailly....


i mean we didn't even make it to the 12th round...all we know nate could had pulled through and won...

[letsgobrady]

i think it was the barrage that bradley put on campbell at the end of round 2(?) that has people thinking he wasn't in the fight.

it was the 3rd and final round in which that happened

[Aracibo04]

TS made a very good breakdown of the tactical aspect of what was going on in the fight. I am glad I clicked on this thread.

[!! Shawn]

I agree with our comments. Nate was in the fight and it was starting to get interesting for me since Bradley was seemingly punching himself out by trying to KO Nate. Funeka was doing well early if I remember correctly then Nate came on.

Correct. A fighter like Nate is never going to take the early rounds against a fresh young guy like Bradley. What he can do is accept that he won't get those early rounds and instead put in the kind of work that will help him take the later rounds, and that is exactly what Nate was doing. Nate was pulling ever trick in the book to tire Bradley in the later rounds, and there is a good chance that it would have worked.

[Swoosh]

The ref ADMITTED it was a headbutt. This will be overturned and rightly so. Timmy didn't hurt Nate with anything.