Cloud: I am a vicious champion [FONT=Arial Narrow, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT] Undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Thunder Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs), from Tallahassee, Fla., will make his fourth title defense on Saturday against former WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (21-3-1, 7 KOs), from Madrid, Spain, at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Im going to make a statement that I am a vicious champion and I refuse to be defeated, Cloud said. You can train as long as you want, you can train as hard as you want, but it just aint gonna help you. Cloud says his power in the ring comes from his unique training regimen. Hes even got a name for it. We do somethin called Kill-a-***** Training, Cloud said. This aint regular training for a regular 12-round fight. I cant even come to the gym and say the wrong thing. My team says, Get your mind right. Im in a good place because I am world champion. Cloud finds the mere thought of Campillo thinking he can take his title distasteful. Campillos coming to take my title, Cloud said, and Im offended. Thats why hes in for a nightmare. Its going to be Armageddon for him. need to get your [Campillos] ass in the ring. Lets get this over with. Im real serious inside of my head right now. Cloud also resents the fact other world champions and top contenders are avoiding him. Cloud became world champion in 2009, and he doesnt think they can hide from him much longer. Guys are refusing to fight me, and they come up with every excuse in the book, Cloud said. They dont want to deal with my promoter, things like that. But I know its B.S.
Cloud is overrated. However him having that sort of discipline could carry him a long way in todays boxing. But a loss could effect him like james toney.
Cloud's a a really good fighter and a good champion. Interested to see if he can Unify. Kind of reminds you of a Michael Moorer. Moorer had trouble getting the othe Lightheavyweight champs to fight him so he skipped cruiser and went straight to Heavyweight.
build doesnt mean **** in boxing. Jeff Lacy showed that. His KO power is overrated. He went life and death with Glen Johnson. Was being outpointed by that one guy cant remember is name, before the one guy did his usual one guy thing and tired and got knocked out. I'd say that there are around 6-7 guys at super middle and light heavy I'd pick over him and they wouldnt have too much trouble.
You say he went life and death with Glen, he dominatted Glenn at 175, not a drained 168 when Glen did better against Froch. Tavoris beat Glen JOhnson worse than anyone I've seen since Glenn started his run. He improves every fight, has excellent power, excellent stamina, excellent in fighting, and is a great entertaining fighter. Campillo is a good fighter himself, excellent boxing ability, nice pop, but it is the in-fighting and pressure that I think will do him in.
Cloud's got that special determination and will that make up for a lot of what he lacks in ability. He's a dangerous fight for anyone at 175.
