Nate Campbell (dressed as a matador) accomplished Saturday what very few fighters manage to do: win while fighting your opponents style of fight. Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz's style is characterized by relentless pressure and large volumes of punches and combinations. From the first round on Campbell was the fighter applying the pressure and used Diaz's strategy against him. Diaz got a nasty cut over his left eye by an accidental headbutt which looked like it bothered him the entire fight. During the fight Hall of Fame trainer Emmauel Stewart and Jim Lampley questioned the cut man in Diaz's corner and the way he handled the cut. Campbell thoroughly dominated the fight but props to Diaz for showing a tremendous amount of heart.
The whole fight I was rooting for Diaz primarily because he is from my hometown of Houston, Texas. It's hard not to root for a guy whos family came from nothing and while he is training as a professional boxer is also going to college at the University of Houston. Diaz also has aspirations to go to law school and eventually be mayor of the city of Houston. is loss to Campbell might be a bump in his road to becoming a great fighter; however, there is no question that Diaz still has a bright future.
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