Nate Campbell looks likely to retire

"First off, I want to thank my family, my fans and Golden Boy for all the support I have gotten since the fight. And a sincere congratulations to Victor Ortiz for a well-deserved victory. I can't take anything away from the kid. He beat me fair and square, and I wish him much success. The big question of course that everyone has been asking me now has been, 'Is that it for Nate Campbell?' And the answer to that is 'quite possibly.'

"Unfortunately, my body just won't do the things anymore that my brain tells it to do. I still have the hunger, the skill and the desire to fight the very best out there. But at 38 years old, my body just doesn't seem to want to cooperate with me. I pulled my sciatic nerve in camp for this fight and honestly thought I had worked it out, and everything was fine. I felt great before the fight. No excuses. Even better that I felt for the Bradley fight. But by the second round, I couldn't plant my left foot at all. I couldn't cut him off. I couldn't do much of anything except hope that I could bait Victor to stand inside and make it a brawl, and he proved himself to be too smart a fighter to fight my fight. He's obviously learned that lesson since the [Marcos Maidana] fight. I give him much credit for that. But it is what it is. I've only been a professional prizefighter for 10 years, but it seems the wear and tear of the fights, the training camps and the countless rounds of sparring, well they just don't seem to take to well to a guy in his late 30's in the lighter divisions.

"So Terry is setting me up to see a specialist in Tampa next week and myself, [trainer John David Jackson] and Terry are all in agreement that if there's nothing they can do in regards to my sciatic nerve damage, then I'm going to hang it up.

"I've always been an honest fighter and if I don't believe I can beat these guys, then I'm just not going to do it anymore. It's never been about paydays. It's always been about being able to compete with the best. And if that isn't going to be possible anymore, then I'll just do something else, whether it's commentary, training, management, or whatever. I will not allow myself to be somebody's opponent just for money. If I can't compete at the level I feel I need to, then I'm done and I can leave this game with no regrets and my head held high.

"I've been an underdog my whole life. Guys like me aren't supposed to win multiple world titles and fight big fights on the world stage. I got to do that. I got to live my dream and no matter what happens, nobody can ever take that away from me. It's mine forever. So we'll see what the doctors say. If they say that's it, then that's it. If they say that I can spend six months rehabbing it and it will be good as new, then we'll see about that too. But no matter what happens, I have way too much respect for myself, this sport, my team and the fans who spend their hard-earned money to ever step into the ring in a fight I don't believe I can win, no matter what. That's not who I am. So again I thank everyone for all the support they've given me, and we'll see how this plays out in the coming weeks."

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i truly am a BIG NATE CAMPBELL FAN the man fought hard and accomplished more than most especially for starting so late

if it truly is the end, I will be sad, cause I have been wathing Nate for a long time, glad he got to realize the potential I always thought he had

great career for Nate Campbell and he seems like one of the good guys, wish he hadnt had such bad breaks

The Galaxy Quitter will always be remembered for sticking out his chin like a chump for my man Robbie Peden to knock him out with one shot.

well I will always remember him for being tough, in fun fights, and having the performance of a life time in one of the great recent fights when he became the first to defeat Juan Diaz

Birdofthad wrote:

well I will always remember him for being tough, in fun fights, and having the performance of a life time in one of the great recent bulls when he became the first to defeat Juan Diaz

Ur 100 percent right Bird.

Inside the ring he was a respectable tough veteran warrior, outside he could be a bit of a prick sometimes.

I always thought Campbell was a prick, I never liked the guy but I wish him luck with his retirement. Maybe he can become a trainer or something, He needs money.

IDK what it was I just really liked the guy

will definitely be looking for one of his autographs in the future

Birdofthad wrote:

IDK what it was I just really liked the guy

will definitely be looking for one of his autographs in the future

Do you collect Boxer's autographs?

yes undisputed, collect alotta sports memrobilia

I don't know how much Nate got payed to fight Diaz, Funeka, Bradley, and Ortiz in his last 4 fights, but I hope it was enough to set him up financially.

Ring wrote:

I don't know how much Nate got payed to fight Diaz, Funeka Bradley and Ortiz in his last 4 fights, but I hope it was enough to set him up financially.

He was with Don King for those fights except the Ortiz one, so no doubt he'll have gotten shafted.

Ali_1748 wrote:

Inside the ring he was a respectable tough veteran warrior, outside he could be a bit of a prick sometimes.

Geezus Ali, do we really have to see that video of Marquez drinking his own piss?


Every now and then King accidentally pays someone, let's hope he took care of Campbell.

Ring wrote:

Ali_1748 wrote:

Inside the ring he was a respectable tough veteran warrior, outside he could be a bit of a prick sometimes.

Geezus Ali, do we really have to see that video of Marquez drinking his own piss?


Every now and then King accidentally pays someone, let's hope he took care of Campbell.

lol just for a day

I think it's time for Campbell to hang them up. I don't think he can compete against the elite at 140 and he's too good to be a gatekeeper. He should retire with his head held up high!