Luke Campbell retires

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Campbell has just announced on a breakfast olympic program that he has retired, he said he achieved his dream of winning olympic gold, and that he pro career was just a bonus, did he have a good career?
     
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  2. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Best of luck to the guy.

    Shame he never quite got over the line for a world title.

    Lots of fighers worse than him have "World champion" next to their name.
     
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  3. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    top lad luke
    enjoy the rest of your life
    not having to lift a finger
     
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  4. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True but I guess thats what's wrong with our sport. Campbell was a very good pro, legit contender.
     
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  5. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who cares.
     
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  6. JordanK2406

    JordanK2406 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Best of luck to him. Done more than what 99% of boxers could ever achieve
     
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  7. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Best of luck to him in his retirement, he was an earnest lad who fought the best in the world.
     
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  8. titanic

    titanic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good luck Luke - Enjoy the retirement - Stay Retired and Healthy :zplayita:
     
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  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yer a good hand, Cool Hand...adios, hombre.
     
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  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Happy retirement champ!
     
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  11. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Of course he had a ''good career.'' He had a very fine one when all is said and done

    Olympic gold medalist
    World amateur championships silver medalist
    European gold medalist
    Two time world title challenger losing a razor-close to Linares in the first one on away soil two weeks after having lost his father, and giving Loma a competitive fight in the second.

    Was he good enough to win a world title? Undoubtedly but he just was just unlucky that his two shots at winning one came against excellent fighters, to a fringe P4P top 10 (think Linares was #11 at one point) and the P4P #1 at the time.
     
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  12. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    It's a smart option. He has not what it takes to be at the highest elite level.

    If the does not want to be a gatekeeper at best, I agree with him, I would retire too, I wouldnt like to be a gatekeeper either afer being a gold medalist.

    He tried, he couldnt, and that's OK. Not everybody can be mayweather. He achieved more than avarage in the pros. Not bad. Not good, but not bad.
     
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  13. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good decision and he made the most out of his pro career as an Olympic Gold medalist. Enjoy the retirement champ.
     
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  14. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    A solid professional, who just fought during a period where the champions were better

    He will be a good coach id imagine if he decides to stay involved with the game
     
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  15. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Never shied away from fighting the best around...... could have picked up a world title as a pro given the right fight at the right time but it wasn't to be.

    Good luck to him in retirement
     
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