Comments Thread For: Hopkins: Campbell's Willingness To Take Garcia Fight Marks Him as Real Champion

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Former world champion and Golden Boy Promotions executive Bernard Hopkins is giving Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell a lot of credit for accepting a fight with unbeaten Ryan Garcia. Golden Boy is promoting the Garcia vs. Campbell showdown, which takes place this coming Saturday in Dallas, Texas.
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[Ajvar]

Maybe it's vice versa??! Because Hopkins is making it seems like Campbell is a prospect while Garcia had several title fights with a good showing.

[kidbazooka1]

Bhop is a wise man.

[Corelone]

Ryan can cut space quickly, Luke can't wait for him. He has to take it to Ryan, but not head on, not at the start. Take him deep. Luke uses his jab better and has better footwork. Ryan has that youth thing going for him, everything is a game. So far.

[kidbazooka1]

Ryan can cut space quickly, Luke can't wait for him. He has to take it to Ryan, but not head on, not at the start. Take him deep. Luke uses his jab better and has better footwork. Ryan has that youth thing going for him, everything is a game. So far.

Yup the key for Luke is that jab.

[Bain01D]

Really interesting fight this one! The fact Garcia is very much untested at this level means it could go either way

Considering Campbell falls short at elite world level will show exactly where Garcia is at

[millcitymauler]

Hopkins doing his part...who would have thought he’d still be with Oscar after all these years

[Mr Bean]

If Luke loses then I think it's game over at the top level for him, the key as rightly put is that jab, I imagine if its close on the cards it'll go to GB's Golden Boy too so he's really up against it. Love fights like this where it creates genuine intrigue and could go either way...

[deathofaclown]

Really interesting fight this one! The fact Garcia is very much untested at this level means it could go either way

Considering Campbell falls short at elite world level will show exactly where Garcia is at

Yeah

It’s interesting

Also let’s be real, far worse fighters than Campbell have been world champs. I mean even if you look at fellow British fighters in recent years from the same weight class, both Crolla and Flanagan were world champs but I think Luke Campbell is a much better fighter than both. He just never got easy title fights like them.

I think Luke Campbell is an underrated fighter in some respects, people in the game actually rate him more than boxing fans.

I personally think it’s a hell of a jump in levels for Garcia. It’s a bold move from who he has been fighting.

[Bain01D]

Yeah

It’s interesting

Also let’s be real, far worse fighters than Campbell have been world champs. I mean even if you look at fellow British fighters in recent years from the same weight class, both Crolla and Flanagan were world champs but I think Luke Campbell is a much better fighter than both. He just never got easy title fights like them.

I think Luke Campbell is an underrated fighter in some respects, people in the game actually rate him more than boxing fans.

I personally think it’s a hell of a jump in levels for Garcia. It’s a bold move from who he has been fighting.

Yeah agree, very much someone who could have been a world champion depending on the circumstances

Just unlucky to be in a division with such good competition