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EPISODE: Episode 67
Today Mike discusses Nick Campbell, a British boxer and former Scotland Club XV international rugby player having played for Jersey Reds. He previously played for the Glasgow Warriors. He scored his first try for Glasgow Warriors in their historic victory over Leinster at the RDS Arena. The position he primarily played is lock.
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Transcribed:
[, Music ] welcome back talking fight fans thanks for not what are you laughing at the picture? Man, the picture that eric picked all right knuckle up fans.
Here we go another episode with my core f4 featuring nick campbell.
What do you got? Yeah man uh honestly this guy, he just got picked up by boxer.
Not too long ago.
Yeah we talked about how boxer is just going through the motions and picking up all these people.
This young promotions, company uh, you know, he’s a new signee.
There stumbled upon this guy he’s now.
Um he’s now got uh four fights under his belt as a pro uh and he’s now 4-0, with four knockouts, so he’s 32 years old, this guy he’s another he’s another one of these big guys, man that we got to watch out for um.
You know we got all these, you guys that are coming into the uh, the heavyweight division and they’re, not small man.
This guy he’s six foot, seven uh in the heavyweight division, man and uh he’s a big boy um.
His his nickname is called the glasgow warrior because he was born in glasgow.
Scotland uh.
He now resides in jersey, channel islands, united kingdom and uh.
You know he’s ranked 287th at 1189 in the heavyweight division and he’s ranked 22 out of 45 in britain right now.
In the heavy division so guys uh he’s coming off of a big, a big tko win um against phil williams.
Um.
You know and he’s he’s got some great great uh highlights here: man uh.
He fought a guy named powell, salwick and uh.
That was a nice ko in the second round.
Uh saw what was down in the first round and then ko’d by a right hook.
If you guys have the opportunity to go back and watch these fights, i go check him out.
Man you’ll enjoy it he’s just another big guy, that’s uh! That’S in this division! Man that we’re eventually gon na have to be on the lookout for, because you know these heavyweights man they’re kicking on us, buddy they’re kicking us just going through all these.
All these guys and then just totally destroying them, and it’s it’s great and uh, he’s just another one of these big tall monstrous men.
That’S in this heavyweight division, like honestly, i’m thinking they’re gon na, have to create a new division for guys that are like six.
Seven and above man, because [ Laughter ], to be honest, to be honest, look at all these guys that we’ve profiled that are now these new prospects that are coming up man, six, seven, six, eight six, nine six, ten like these guys are getting these guys are Getting monsters man, you know, they’re, not they’re, not no julius, julius long who’s, uh over in australia, who’s like seven foot one but but we’re getting there.
Man – and i think i think that it’s a little unfair, it’s a little unfair that you can have a guy who’s.
You know six foot one go and stand in a ring against you, guys got like a foot on them and and they got to fight each other, it’s kind of great, but it’s it’s kind of crappy at the same time, but guys be on the lookout.
For this guy man, he’s he’s he’s coming he’s coming for you and honestly, here’s the best part about this guy man, um he’s a british monster and former scotland club international rugby player, having played for jersey, reds uh.
He previously played for the glasgow warriors.
He scored his first try for glasgow warriors in their historic victory over leinster at the rds arena.
The position he primarily declared uh played was locke.
He made his boxing debut as a heavyweight on the undercard of connor ben versus samuel vargas.
You remember that one unfortunately uh samuel vargas got clipped quick in that match.
Um and yeah.
He secured a victory in the second round uh of his scheduled six.
After already putting his opponent peter frolic on the canvas he followed up with uh sustain uh, sustained pressure leading to the referee, stopping the fight so guys this guy is not.
You know he’s not he’s he’s no slouch to being roughed up man like he’s a rugby player, and now you get this guy.
Take this monstrous rugby player.
Thank god he’s not playing rugby anymore because that’s a monster of a rugby player man, six, seven like where are you going with that and the guy’s weighing in at 240? 250 pounds? That’S a big boy, but you know what we’re gon na see this guy lots.
More, you know boxer they they they’re doing it right.
Man they’re doing their fighters.
Well, they’re.
Actually, you know strategically planning their trips through these divisions.
Properly he’s got the right management he’s, got the trainers, guys we’re gon na see this guy, and you know what it’s his second career man.
You know he’s already been a rugby player once so.
It’S uh.
It’S only time we’ll tell man um, you know guys, go and watch this guy man.
Scottish prospect uh has now won each of his first four fights all by knockout.
So you’ve heard it here.
Graham, you got anything to say about this big tall monstrous glasgow warrior, i’m just kind of curious.
You go from glasgow to the channel islands yeah.
What kind of facilities are in the channel islands, at least in glasgow? You got the bars and the streets amen.
I’M just here to find them.
I’M not here to answer questions like that.
Oh yeah, honestly, though someone from gb answer my question he’s in channel islands, oh so yeah campbell campbell, you know he’s got he’s, got a nasty right hand and uh guys go out.
Watch these fights man – i’m telling you this this now this now pro boxer ex rugby player is uh.
You know, he’s he’s really he’s off to a great start.
Man and uh only time will tell uh how well this guy does in this division, but hey man, six seven 250 pound monster, i think he’s gon na do all right yeah.
He should be able to take on tyson fury next amen, yo maddie harris six.
Eight.
We got uh, we we, we got genomic who’s, uh, what six nine, six nine and a half we got.
You know there’s lots of guys that we prospect over over the last couple of you know, months that uh that have been heavyweights that are really like.
They are they’re coming out of the woodwork as soon as these belts started to move.
You know what i mean as soon as we got those belts moved.
We got the fights underway that needed to happen now now it just seems like it’s.
It’S flowing like water and now we’re seeing all this influx of new heavy weights man and not just heavy weights.
Men super heavy weights, we’re not talking just the small guys that are just tipping the scales past cruiser and being able to step in there as a heavyweight and be like.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, i’m a heavyweight.
No, no.
These guys are true heavyweights.
Man they’re cutting weight just to make the cutoff right.
So it’s uh, you know guys check him out.
Man nick campbell be on the lookout for him he’s a big boy.
Uh, you know forced to be reckoned with, got some good power in those hands, but most heavyweights do so it’s only a matter of time and uh.
Hey he’s he’s no he’s no slouch and he’s and he’s not he’s not scared of a little bit of pain.
Man he’s a rugby player, so yeah get him on the show, because i’m gon na get him yesterday, and that was a great interview.
Let’S get this guy on the show, because i’m curious why the heck from glasgow to the channel islands, i mean look on the map.
Yeah yeah.
I don’t know why.
I don’t know why.
But yes, we will get him on the show, he’s making so much money.
He needs to declare it offshore.
I mean i can’t think of any reason why, unless this guy has a built, incredible gym setup, i can’t think of this for a million reasons why boxer would say and uh we’re gon na sign you and you’re gon na move to the channel islands.
Where do you want me to go boss where [ Laughter, ], manchester, okay, london, okay, uh, new york, okay channel islands mike yeah? I need answers, yeah, we’ll we’ll get them we’ll get them! I’M going to reach out i’m going to reach out to nick campbell we’re going to talk to him about his new signing of boxer.
We’Ll talk to him about his rugby career.
We’Ll have him in the studio, knuckle up fans thanks for tuning in it’s your boy mike or at four don’t forget.
Tomorrow we have oh shane jones olympic bronze medalist in the house tomorrow, uh she just signed with split team management.
Gon na be a great interview guys make sure that you go to talkandfight.
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So you’re not going to want to miss that and the panel we have uh.
We have our friends over from uh last ball boxing that will be joining us friday night at 7pm eastern standard time.
So you guys won’t want to miss that um historic occasion.
Actually, we got andy out of his own studio and into ours.
Wow wow, like it’s gon na, be big, can’t wait.
It’S gon na be exciting.
I’M looking forward to see if they can say anything outside of nottingham.
They probably will they probably will.
Let’S see it’ll have something to do with lennox lewis.
Well, i was just going to say the only two words they probably know other than lee wood are lennox live ray ray thanks for tuning in brother, thanks for tuning in it’s nice to see you it’s nice to chat with you great.
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I know because i’d rather talk to someone who has blocking censorship, carl nottingham little sneaky carl’s great man, carl’s grady.
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What time uk time it’ll be uh, seven plus five, i think twelve, twelve.
Twelve twelve midnight is your wife gon na.
Let you out of bed ray no, no, no he’s gon na be long sleeping man, yeah, uh, 12, 12, 12 p.
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Definitely have you on all right mike.
What’S up knuckle up fans thanks for tuning in boy mike or at four from knuckle up, telling you to check out nick campbell four and oh with four kos, another big suit.
You know another big gigantic heavyweight that is, you know, decided to join the ranks and start climbing them and he’s doing it well guys check him out and uh ray thanks for uh all the love comments and uh.
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