By Jim Maltzman: Jorge Linares is predicting a victory for Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) against Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) if the fight gets made … I'm happy Linares won although I thought Campbell really tested him. If Jorge Linares does lose to Luke Campbell, and bounces back like he did last time he was defeated (stopped), and the time before that, this time, maybe wins just a fight or two, then he could still a big opportunity, be in a big money fight, do his best, have the chance to fulfill his potential against a boxer of the highest calibre, I hope he does get an opportunity like that, win or lose, but Linares will be remembered as a great fighter, even if he retires after this fight, especially if Luke Campbell achieves in a big way in the late part of his prime years. © 2020 Associated Newspapers Limited. Boys who play video games most days 'have lower risk of depression'. In July of 2016, Campbell won the WBC silver lightweight title, getting off the canvas to out point tough veteran, Argenis Mendez, with a wide decision. Crolla started well, using his jab, applying pressure, but Linares seemed to take the edge as the rounds went on, and by round 6, the fight had become one sided, he was taking over, and it seemed as if Linares was running away with it. It was tough for Campbell after his shock defeat, but he bounced right back, joining forces with former trainer of Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jorge Rubio, and fighting solid fighter, Gary Sykes, for the vacat commonwealth lightweight title, in Sheffield. I think Campbell will pick up right where he left off in the last round, meeting Linares in the centre of the ring, and unleashing a barrage of big shots on the champion after the two athlete's touch gloves. I think for Linares, at 32, he is at the point in his career in which he has built himself up to his full potential, and now we see whether or not he is the best, if not, how far from the best he is, just how talented, capable he is when he is against opponents who are challenging to this very high extent, I think Linares is young enough that he has a few very rough fights in him, but also at an age in which defeat would be crushing, he may need more time to get the opportunities he is targeting, than he would have, if he wants to fight Lomachenko, Garcia etc, he will want those fights before he is 35, and these fights, well they are the ultimate opportunities for the questions to be answered, for Linares to have the chance to prove himself, show everybody how good he is, they are so significant, maybe the most important fights of his career, he might not get these opportunities if he loses to Luke Campbell. If both fighters win their respected bouts, they would meet in the future. Campbell would accomplish his ultimate goal if he beat Linares, he would cause a fantastic upset, and I think he would be more motivated than ever, to keep winning, keep shocking people, thrive off being underestimated, keep defending his belt, it is exciting to think of the magnitude of the opportunities which I think are ahead if he wins this fight. November 28th, 2019 - Comments Closed By Tim Royner: A rematch between Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell is being negotiated for early 2020, according to Michael Benson. Campbell has improved a lot and made some great adjustments as well since joining forces with Jorge Rubio. At regional level he held the WBC Silver and Commonwealth lightweight titles from 2016 to 2017. Judges scored the bout 115-112 and 114-113 for Linares while the third judge scored it 115-113 for Campbell. The most important thing for Luke Campbell is that he goes out there, in the shape of his life, and gives it his all, tries his best, because at the end of the day, he has already climbed a mountain in boxing his way through levels, and earning this opportunity. All rights reserved. I really hope the Garcia fight happens for Linares instead of Garcia going to fight Cotto at Super Welterweight. Crolla dug deep, gave it everything he could, having better rounds in rounds 8 and 9, but Linares still issusive, Crolla, unable to hurt Linares, and becoming more and more frustrated. Win or lose, Linares has done himself proud with his fantastic boxing career, all his achievements, only so many people can last long at the very top, and if a great boxer fights someone who simply better than them, and it causes them to lose out on big opportunities, it is a bitter pill to swallow, but there is no shame in it, and if you have achieved as much as Jorge Linares already has, you can be proud of yourself. I think round 7 will be another close round of similar competition, Campbell, the busier, the more aggressive, landing more clean punches (and in this round, landing with more snap in his punches, targeting the body slightly more) Linares, in spots, using his spectacular hand speed, accuracy, variety, landing few blistering, eye catching combinations, landing the harder punches, not hurting Campbell, but having great success, and causing a cut below the eye of Luke Campbell. The bout will begin at around 4am UK time, or 8pm on Saturday night on the West Coast in the US. The plan being to have Campbell to fight on the undercard. Luke Campbell can become Britain's newest world champion when he challenges WBA champion Jorge Linares in the early hours of Sunday morning, live on Sky Sports. Campbell and fellow Hull born fighter Tommy Coyle built up a rivalry, and although they were friends, they wanted to make the fight more intense, add some drama, which got the fans more excited for their fight which would take place at the start of August. Linares got off to a beautiful start, great right hand, right on the button which dropped Campbell in round 2, I thought Campbell was snatching the fight right off Linares in the mid rounds, Campbell looked a lot bigger than Linares in there, and he used that very well indeed, he was busy, he was as accurate, he dictated range at times, Linares needed focus throughout, because at times, and quite often, Campbell would land a shot before Linares could really … I think for Campbell, being almost 30, I he is at the point in his career in which, he is as good as he is going to get, he is coming off 5 solid wins in a row, his confidence as a fighter, I think is at a very high level, and I think he will more determined when he is challenged, so for Campbell, I think there is no time like the present, I'm sure he'll relish this opportunity, it is a fight against a big name, a veteran, maybe not the weak link out of the champions in the division, maybe also not a top 10 pound for pound fighter who Campbell will even slightly doubt his chances against, so I think this is the best opportunity, the most ideal fight which Campbell could be involved in at this stage of his career. Campbell has a massive amount to gain from this fight, I can't imagine him not being far more motivated than he has ever been for any fight in all his years in boxing. I think Campbell will show he has more than a plan A in round 5 as he starts off the round very sensibly, jabbing to the body of Linares, managing to pin him on the ropes, and landing a head, body combination clean through the defensive guard of the Venezuelan, and managing to block most of the responsive offensive period of punches from Linares, making the fight very interesting, putting Linares on the back foot, with the champion deciding to somewhat surrender a round which he will feel he'll struggle to win, being intelligent, conservative, hoping for Campbell to get too adventurous, over exert himself for the remainder of the round, but the challenger, too intelligent himself, knowing it is Linares how needs to throw some punches, do some offensive work to win the round, he will sustain pressure, but work no harder that Linares, and throw few punches, wisely. Now a dad of three himself – Levi was born in September, a brother to Leo and Lincoln – Campbell admits losing his own father has given him a different perspective on family. Strange 115-112 Linares in a good scrap. Luke Campbell … Linares won the WBC featherweight world title back in 2007, when he defeated Oscar Larios, he defended the belt 3 times, before suffering defeat to then unbeaten Mexican warrior, Juan Carlos Salgado, this was his first loss. Instead, he shoved them deep down and it nearly cost him more than just a world title shot. Campbell’s wait to become a world champion continues — two years ago he lost a split decision to Jorge Linares. “Luckily enough I am in a very strong relationship but at the time I made it pretty hard and difficult. Linares proved that the 3 defeats he had suffered weren't enough to stop him chasing his goal, as he returned to winning ways 6 months after the Thompson defeat. I’m their Dad, I guess my Dad’s passed away, and I think I’m their Dad so I’m next in line!”. This is the type of fight Linares should be involved in, a tough fight, that is what a real champion wants, a challenge, Linares is a true champion, no bum beater, and I don't think there are many tougher opponents out there for him at 135 than Campbell. I think the sportsmanship will be great between a disappointed but proud, gracious, applauded Linares, and an emotional, elated victorious Luke Campbell. Linares out boxed, and punished Crolla in rounds 10 and 11 to make Crolla's trainer consider retiring his fighter from the fight, but the last 3 minutes came, with Crolla given a chance to go out on his shield, active, aggressive, and Linares not needing the last round, Crolla was the one chasing the fight, but Linares, still catching him on the counter, still moving though having slowed down, and after the close final round, it was clear to everyone who had won the fight. Linares won 10/12 rounds on all 3 scorecards, impressing everybody with his emphatic victory. Jorge Linares (43-2, 27 KOs) retains the WBA, WBC Diamond & Ring lightweight titles with a split decision win over Luke Campbell (17-2, 14 KOs). “I didn’t have a solid team around me that could say ‘this isn’t right for you at this time, live to fight another day instead of going through with it’. I thought this was a really interesting fight, in a sense, it was a victory for both, Linares defended his title, won the fight, and Campbell, well he boxed out of his skin, did great, after a terrible start, he won rounds, pushed the fight, made a great account of himself, proved he is a world level fighter. I think round 8 will be a bad round for Campbell, irrelevant to facial damage although viewers may see it is a sign he could be coming apart, as Linares hurts Campbell with a massive right uppercut in the middle of the round, capitalising, putting hurtful combinations together, working very hard, believing it could be the end for Campbell. Campbell vs Linares on the cards? 5 months after his defeat to DeMarco, Linares fought in Cancun, taking on Mexican contender, Sergio Thompson, he boxed well for 3 minutes, but then, devastatingly, was stopped in the second, as he fell to his second consecutive defeat, his third career defeat, leaving the remainder of the rest of his career, questionable. Luke Campbell, MBE (born 27 September 1987) is a British professional boxer who has twice challenged for lightweight world titles; the WBA and The Ring titles in 2017; and the WBA, WBO, The Ring and vacant WBC titles in 2019. Linares gradually built himself up again, until he had won 6 fights in a row, and was in a position to fight for a world title again. Round 4 will be even better for Linares as he manages to put Campbell on the floor with a fantastic right hand in what looked like another quiet round, before Campbell gets up, not badly hurt, recovering, and taking more fast punches from Linares in the closing stages of the round, very well. I don't think either of those fights "can" happen due to Crawford and Lomachenko being with Bob Arum so I didn't include them. Linares boxed very well, dominating a large portion of the fight, and after 10 rounds, leading by no less than 6 points, before tiring, and being bettered and brutally stopped in a crushing defeat in round 11. The unbeaten lightweight contender proved his mettle in his most recent performance, climbing off of canvas to drop and stop England’s Luke Campbell in the 7th round of their interim title fight. His father Bernard’s health had been deteriorating and just two weeks before his son’s date with destiny, he passed away. I think the reason for the Cotto fight idea is that like many, Garcia looked up to Cotto when he was in his prime, and unlike Eubank Jr, Stevenson, the Garcias are good guys, they don't want to batter a man who can't be the best he could have been, just to look good, so the weight situation benefitting Cotto massively, that makes it a more interesting fight, I mean, Cotto, at 37, he isn't the fighter he once was, Garcia is in his absolute prime. Garcia didn't look very good physically even though he dominated Broner at 140 so there is a question of how he'd look and perform at 154. Linares got off to a beautiful start, great right hand, right on the button which dropped Campbell in round 2, I thought Campbell was snatching the fight right off Linares in the mid rounds, Campbell looked a lot bigger than Linares in there, and he used that very well indeed, he was busy, he was as accurate, he dictated range at times, Linares needed focus throughout, because at times, and quite often, Campbell would land a shot before Linares could really commit, throw him off his rhythm. Luke Campbell (right) has 17 wins from 18 fights. He insists he never felt out of the place in the ring with pound-for-pound No 1 Lomachenko, rather that this was the level at which he belongs. Linares turned professional aged 17 in 2002 while Campbell did not turn over until 2013 Luke Campbell has welcomed underdog status and vowed to "show the world how good I am" in his first shot at … Well now this one is very interesting, Linares is the master craftsmen in there, but Campbell has really come along in that regard and has some real good pop. Linares, some say, has come of age, he is not an old champion, he is 32, so young, still in his prime, but experienced, he looked better than ever against Crolla back in March, but I believe Linares is still a relatively vulnerable fighter, he has been stopped 3 times, past fights suggest, his chin is not made of steel, there is no reason whatsoever to question his heart, bravery, but history suggests, that when Linares is on the receiving end, he can come apart, he looked far from unbeatable, far from unstoppable against Kevin Mitchell, and Mitchell is no Campbell. Campbell proved to be levels above Coyle, dominating the fight, winning most of the rounds, and stopping Coyle in round 10, winning the WBC international lightweight title. “It would have made such a difference just knowing that there are people there that you can talk to, even identifying what you’re going through and talking to the people that can recognise it and identify it for you. “Don’t get me wrong, I had a great coach in Jorge Rubio but he is from a completely different culture and there was the language barrier and everything too. Having recovered from a biceps injury suffered during his defeat to Vasyl Lomachenko last year, he will face Ryan Garcia for the interim WBC lightweight title in December, again heading over to the US because “he won’t come over here”. For Luke Campbell, this is his chance, it is his time now, he's not a month away from 30, he is in his absolute prime, he is as good as he is going to get, he has been training for this fight for many years, he won't let it slip, he won't let himself, if he loses, he will lose to a great fighter, a world champion who has defended many times, but Campbell won't see like that at all before the fight, he will push himself to limit, train however hard it takes to have what it takes to become a world champion here, if he does win, then it would be one the UK's best triumphs this year, I think certainly the best since Anthony Joshua stopped Wladimir Klitschko in that incredible 10-11 round war. Sorry, there was a problem with your subscription. L uke Campbell failed in his bid to win the WBA lightweight title after a tight contest against Jorge Linares in California fell to a split decision. Campbell made his professional debut in July 2013, winning in one round, being asked 'what was it like being hit without a head shield for the first time? I can see Linares recovering on his stool, and aiming to outbox Campbell negatively in round 10, and he hopes for Campbell to rush in throwing wild swings, timing give him easy openings for counters, but Campbell will apply educated pressure. Campbell does have quite a lot to lose here in defeat in itself, but he has a massive amount to lose in terms of a fight which is not competitive, maybe even a mismatch, and on the other hand, a victory of any kind, would take his career, his resumé, his reputation, to another level entirely. The focus shifted to Garcia facing Campbell on Dec. 5. "He’s still a very good fighter, he’s still a dangerous fighter, a warrior and a three-weight world champion," Campbell commented. About Us | Contact | Feedback | Site Map | Score the Controversial Fights. I think Linares will find his rhythm in round 3, as he unleashes some fast, vicious flurries on punches onto his opponent, with Campbell still patient, not frustrated, but coming up short. I think for Luke Campbell, if he doesn't look good in this fight, if it is a mismatch, which I think is extremely unlikely, then it could possibly be all over for him at this level, it would certainly be very hard for him to rebuild, so it is important that he makes a great account of himself, if he makes it a hard night, even if he doesn't win, maybe even it is wide, if he only wins 2-3 rounds, but makes it competitive, exciting, then I think he will leave California, gutted, but proud at the same time, and still with great years on boxing ahead of him, much hope of another world title shot at some stage, against whoever, another chance for him to show everyone just how good a boxer he is, I think for any fighter to have more than one world title fight, to be remembered as a warrior who did well in a world title fight, challenged the champion, it may not be like having won, but it is still great to be recognised for in the long run. I love this match up, I think it will be a fantastic fight, a very interesting one as well, the purists will love it, the hardcore fans will love, it will just be an awesome fight! How will buying a flat for my son affect inheritance tax and my other children? Linares bounced back from defeat, securing 4 victories, 2 of which, came against known fighters, Rocky Juarez, and Jesus Chavez. Linares proved to be levels above Prieto, as he dominated, stopped him in 4 rounds after winning the first 3 on all three scorecards, Linares became a world champion again, winning the vacant WBC lightweight world title, the very belt which he failed to win against Antonio DeMarco. I can see Campbell working consistently behind his shots in round 6, with Linares moving well, showing versatility, landing with a couple of stand out two punch combinations as he punishes Campbell for throwing single punches, but I think when Campbell manages to back Linares up, put him in a position where he doesn't want to be, he will throw 3, 4 punch combinations, and find a fair bit of accuracy, not hurting Linares, but landing clean, sharp shots. I as well think Garcia will stop Linares but it's the best realistic fight out there for him if the Cotto circus fight doesn't happen for him. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman recently told Boxrec.com, “The lightweight division, the mandatory contender for Devin Haney, is the winner of Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell. Linares vs Campbell. Luke Campbell is ready to sparkle on the world stage when he challenges Jorge Linares for the WBA lightweight title in Los Angeles this weekend. Anne Robinson mocked my sexuality and sex life on Weakest Link, should she really host Countdown? Jorge Linares vs. Luke Campbell, 12 rounds, for Linares’ WBA Lightweight title. Jorge Linares will fight Luke Campbell on in the early hours of Sunday, September 24 UK time. While the 33-year-old would not say he regretted not pulling out of the fight – “that story is already written,” he says, speaking with the kind of emotional maturity that he has developed in the years since – he does wish it had been handled differently. Great performance from both men, if they fought again I could see Luke learning from his mistakes in this fight, and possibly pulling out a legit decision. In his post fight interview, Jorge Linares appeared, and him and Luke agreed to fight at some stage. I think the British fans will be over the moon with this incredible upset victory, as Campbell jumps up onto the ropes and shouts with glory, being the new world champion. Luke Campbell will challenge for a world title for the first time when he meets WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares in … Jorge Linares is the favourite, I think he might be quite a heavy favourite, but I believe that the underdog, Luke Campbell, will shock the world, and box the fight of his life, he'll beat Linares, and he'll become a world champion. Jorge Linares is a great fighter, experienced, awkward, he has blurring, blistering hand speed, which stands out to me when he unloads combinations on his opponent, he moves well, he can punch, he has great shot selection, a lot of ring IQ, and he can make opponents pay for small mistakes. I wasn’t properly there, to go through that process [of grieving],” Campbell adds. I don't particularly like Cotto vs Garcia, I'm just explaining why in my opinion, it isn't the farce a lot of people say it is. I think Campbell will brings cheers out of his Yorkshire supporters in the crowd as he lands a solid right hook on the jaw of Linares in round 2, and follows it up with a great left to the body, in another quiet round which Linares does most of the work in. By June 2015, Campbell had boxed his way to a solid record of 11-0 (9 KOs), with his professional career going smoothly. It is black humour in part, but you get the impression these are thoughts he might not have been able to express in the oppressive atmosphere of a pre-fight training camp. I think Campbell will withstand the torrid onslaught from Linares, who works very hard in what was a good round for him, but Campbell seeing the shots coming, able to withstand them better, recovering towards the end of the round, and it will have taken a lot of Linares. If you look at Luke Campbell's boxing record, you see he has had 18 fights, and has loss to his name, not out standing, he hasn't looked convincing at first glance in recent fights, in terms of dominating opponents to the extent that he looks like he is anything special at top level although clearly a good all round boxer to say the very least. ', and answering honestly, 'well, I didn't actually get hit tonight'. Very good fight, and could have had a different outcome if Campbell hadn't appeared to slow down in the 10th and 11th. Campbell was able to land shots on Mendy early, but a lot of the shots were bouncing of the Frenchman, and Mendy was having his fair share of success, and in round 5, Mendy hurt, dropped Campbell, and appeared to be taking over the fight. “It’s a little bit surreal when you lose a parent,” Campbell adds. Don't know if he was gassed, but he acted like and fought like he had the lead. Linares landed 140 of 414 (34%) total punches, compared to 141 of 524 (27%) for Campbell. I think Campbell will batter Linares along the ropes, after out slugging him, pushing him back towards the ropes, and I think Campbell will put the champion down with a devastating body shot, with Linares down in agony, almost unable to breathe, I think he will show the world he is a true champion, he has the heart of a warrior, and he will get up, only to be attacked with more hooks and uppercuts to body and head, and he'll fall to his knees from exhaustion and accumulation of punishment some long 20 seconds later, to then get up off the canvas once more, with the referee hesitantly letting the fight continue, as he watches a defenceless Linares take 5-10 massive punches from a still strong Campbell, with the ropes pretty much keeping him up, which then makes him jump to the wise, safety motivated decision to jump between the fighters and wave the fight off, to save Linares from further punishment. In March 2017, Linares came back to Manchester, to take on Anthony Crolla again, in a highly anticipated rematch. A valiant but fruitless effort for Campbell. After the Crolla victory, many of us were talking about a unification fight between Linares and Mikey Garcia, with this being one of a few potential super fights which were options for great match ups in the lightweight division. It would be a good fight for both guys careers and in my opinion, is one of the best fights that can be made in boxing today. And because of the way I was feeling, my relationship at the time was going through a rough patch because I wasn’t a very nice person to be around. From the start as you would expect these two started very tentatively in the first round ,bur even this early you could see the tactics Luke Campbell was going to use to try and and keep the technician Jorge Linares off him . vs Jorge Linares, Sept. 23, 2017 That world title opportunity came in the form of WBA and The Ring lightweight king Linares in Inglewood, California. As good as I think Garcia is I could honestly see it backfiring on him. Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-23, good fight between Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell: it gets three stars. I think Campbell will dominate round 11, just wearing a still mobile Linares down in the first minute, but letting the shots go as the round goes on, and in the last minute, he will have Linares on the ropes, on the defensive, trying to block the shots from Campbell, but Campbell will get through as he unloads a flurry of hooks and uppercuts to head and body, with Linares trying to hold his way through the 11th round, I think Campbell will continue to punish Linares, and catch him with some big shots which knock him backwards in the closing 20 seconds, with the Linares fans wanting away, as their man is taking a brutal beating. vs Jorge Linares, Sept. 23, 2017 That world title opportunity came in the form of WBA and The Ring lightweight king Linares in Inglewood, California. Campbell is a real live dog in this one because of his power, age advantage, and less miles on the gastank. In May 2015, Linares travelled to the UK to defend his belt against solid Southern English competitor, and more than worthy world title challenger, Kevin Mitchell, the fight was interesting, Mitchell have Linares a very tough time, won rounds, looked like he was well on his way to a victory, before Linares rallied to stop Mitchell in the 10th round, defending his title. I think Linares will appear to take his foot of the gas in round 9, as he spends the first minute moving, and not throwing, with Campbell patiently stalking him, landing a couple of solid body shots, and appearing to hurt Linares with the second, as Linares holds on, able to kill some time, frustrate Campbell, seem to recover, I think Linares will come to life, catch Campbell with another uppercut which he doesn't anticipate at all, but he recovered very quickly, take this one very well, but Linares will still unload a couple of big burst of punches, finding accuracy, but not as much as he thought he would, and Campbell, able to absorb the punches, as he patiently follows a tiring Linares, sensing his feet slowing down, making an uncomfortable Linares miss with a few shots, and landing a right hook himself in an otherwise blocked burst of punches in the last 20 seconds, before, blocking a combination from Linares, slipping a couple of shots as well, before catching the champion with a fantastic left cross bang on the chin right on the bell shaking the legs of Linares, bringing roars from the British fans in the Arena. When he came out to close out strong in the 12th Linares had the same idea, and just closed the show stronger. I don't think it is anywhere near as good as Garcia against Crawford, or Lomachenko, but still a great match up, I think Garcia would stop him in 8 or 9 rounds, but I think it would be a good fight. Linares stunned Crolla in the 7th round with a lethal left uppercut which seemed to come from nowhere, and drop the Mancunian. Had anyone known outside of the inner circle known that Luke Campbell had lost his father just two weeks ahead of his world title fight with Jorge Linares, they might have expected him to call it off. Campbell had the edge in power shots, largely on body work, outlanding Linares 97-76. Golden Boy Flashback: Jorge Linares vs Luke Campbell (FULL … Cotto isn't big but he's accustomed to 154 and he still looked like the Cotto of old versus Kamegai even if Kamegai isn't very good. CHRIS YOUNG IN LOS ANGELES: Jorge Linares has proved himself a master in destroying the hopes and dreams of British fighters. If Linares does what is expected of him and beats Luke Campbell, which I don't see as unlikely really, it could be the last fight he has before a fight against a Lomachenko or a Garcia, it could be the first of the last 3, but it will be a crucial step towards the massive opportunities, and it will only extend his already impressive success story.
Hartford Insurance Commercial Actress, Tesla Addon Mcpe, Hardest Cuny School To Get Into, Holes Around House Foundation, La County Fire Station 55, Paul Lancaster Wife Cancer, How Many Dribbles For An Assist In Basketball,