to be fair breh..its only been this year that other cats besides robbie peden were able to get rid of campbell
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to be fair breh..its only been this year that other cats besides robbie peden were able to get rid of campbell
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OR not get hit. Khan has shown that ability with movement against Zab (and I dont think Ortiz is better than Zab at this stage, if anything they are even) and against Maidana. Now Khan got hit by Maidana but Marcos is a tough guy. I dont think Ortiz can go 8-10 rounds with Khan without having some serious confident boosters throughout the fight and still stay consistently focused. Like I said, its a toss up to me. I wouldnt be surprised either way. Khan aint got no chin but he has heart.
I would agree with you but Campbell's decline was rapid and overnight. After the Funeka fight he was shot. I think his decline began with Funeka. He had a lot of personal and financial issues and he wasnt in the gym regularly...so when he hit that age and had to struggle to make weight....he lost a lot of reflexes and his legs were gone. That was no more evident than in the Bradley fight. That fight showed how far Nate was gone.
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I noticed the crowd kept having disruptions, what happened?Just got home from the triple G fight....the fights in the audience were legendary and the Kazak b*tches were
what I am saying is...in that fight, Victor looked different. he shouldnt have been RUNNING from Nate in the late rounds but he was from what I recall. I just dont think Victor is a top level fighter. I think he couldve been at 140 but like I said....the Ortiz before Maidana was different than the one after that.
Ortiz won the fight comfortably. It was very clear who was better in that fight. Ortiz is also the better boxing talent imo
Whether he won, lost, or had a draw, he still faced better competition than Berto prior to that fight.
Lamont can fight his ass off. So can Maidana. I have doubts Berto could beat either of those guys. The main reason I picked him to beat Berto was because he had experience facing better competition. It's part of your development as a fighter. If the fight got to a point where he had to dig deep, he's been there before, which is why I picked him to win. That is how I felt at that particular time.
When I make predictions for a fight, I'm very high on weighing in the type of competition the fighter has been fighting leading up to the fight
Stevens only had a puncher's chance. He is a dangerous but very limited fighter. Stevens is one of those dynamic fighters who can usually crush lower level opposition. When he steps up in class though his limitations are glaring. I do feel he needs to stay at 160 though and he can have a decent career. If he goes back to 168 he's gonna get crushed by guys that may even be a step below his talent level.
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I feel you except I look at things differently. I go more on how they fared against said level of opposition. It sure wasnt clear to me that one fighter was better than the other, just that one game plan prevailed. Ortiz was on the canvas twice too. To me thats like choosing who is better between Rios and Alvarado. (I happen to think Rios is better but didnt fight smart in the last fight)
Ortiz was favored over Maidana and Peterson and didnt get the win in either. He was put in with Campbell to look spectacular and blow out Campbell because Nate had looked soooooo shot against Bradley. That fight didnt prove that Campbell wasnt shot though....only that Victor lacked the confidence he once had before Maidana snatched his soul.
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We'll agree to disagree. I'm looking at it from the perspective that he gained very valuable experience in those fights to carry into future fights while your looking at it from the perspective that he didn't perform as expected.
I was familiar with guys like Maidana & Peterson prior to the Ortiz fights, I really don't go by who the "favored" guy is. I actually predicted Peterson to beat Ortiz at that time. Campbell was old as hell & past his prime, but anytime you beat a former crafty champ it's good work for a fighter. GBP aren't really matchmakers like a TR, so there fighters aren't gonna really look great at times when they are developing.
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Anybody else notice Stevens beard kinda looks like Grady's off Sanford&Son?
I predicted Peterson to beat Ortiz too...but since then, I think I had really overrated Peterson. Not that he is not a good fighter but he has a style that is hard to win with. He is a pressure fighter with not a great deal of power (even though he can hurt you to the body) and a shaky chin. Personally, I just saw pre-Maidana (no pun) Victor having a totally different demeanor. Now of course, it couldve been that we found out more about him once he stepped up in class. Good point about GBP not being as good a matchmaker as TR.
That GGG jab was the major difference well that and that footwork
I dont think at this stage he can change enough to beat GGG. He doesnt move well enough laterally, cant fight backing up, doesnt move his head enough, and hands dont stay busy enough. That said...dont be surprised if Stevens picks up a title and they do rematch. Its not totally unlikely. Stevens is a very dangerous fighter, just a limited one.