Campbell Blasts Team Diaz Over Steroid Claim

[GermanHitman]

This is why boxing as a sport is failing. All the crap that is formulated. Why would Nate be on Steroids? Let's see.. because this is the biggest fight of his life so he wanted to get in trouble and blow it all and that's how he wants to be remembered? Of course not!! Nate was not on steroids... he was on a mission. This guy works hard to get what he has and appreciates life and his opportunities.. he knows he's not getting younger and seized his opportunity. Now sore losers are gonna come running and cry foul because the so-called "underdog" came in more focused and executed a better game plan beating the "then Champion" at his own game. You can't do that.. These allegations are a black eye to the sport and also to a man that worked his ass off to pull off an upset and make the most of his big moment. Why can't people understand that some people don't know what they have when they have it .. so they lose focus and belts; while others know that these chances are few and far between they appreciate the opportunity and work feverishly to accomplish the goal because they want that belt. they want a better life.. THEIR MORE HUNGRY!!! This is why they fight.. nobody is promised a win. If that was the case we wouldn't be watching and people wouldn't be betting.

Why would Barry Bonds be on steriods? How bout the olympic sprinters? Performance enhancing drugs are rampant in professional sports, people passing piss tests doesn't always mean they didn't use steriods, just that they got off with enough time to pass the piss test. I am not saying that the reason Nate won is steroids, but not having a test means the possibility wasn't ruled out.

People use steroids to "peak" prior to their performances. Sprinters are actually the most accomplished in cycling them, it's very rampant. Why would boxing be any different? If it's rampant in baseball, football, sprinting and track and field, why not boxing? Actually the stakes are higher in boxing than football and baseball so why not?

In all honesty.. you really don't need to give me the steroid speech. Your baseball thing is irrelevant. They usually do test in boxing much more than other sports. So to answer your why not question.. because it's a one person sport and easier to test.. that's why. Any questions? He won.. someone's a sore loser and then tasteless gossip like this starts..

[GermanHitman]

luvfightgame, where's your proof? You seem to be pro he did it.. so you tell me.. where is the proof? You have gotten yourself so locked into being why not about it.. where's the proof? That's the problem with things.. people talk way far ahead of themselves without knowing anything.. it's just talk... that's all it is.. no proof at all.

[ArawakWarria]

I knew they were going to try to make some stupid claims. Thank God they don't have Bob Arum, Don King or someone behind them anymore to INVENT the 'proof.'
Let me just say this; Nate Campbell has ALWAYS been a better fighter than Juan Diaz. He stood toe to toe with Juan and beat him at his own game--even out punched him. He has been a top contender for more than a year, and no one wanted to give him a shot (not Julio, not Juan, not Casamayor and not Katsidis). In fact the Juan camp tried to push Campbell off on Katsidis, but HAD to fight Nate b/c he is #1 in the IBF (does anyone remember that he also STOPPED Kid Diamond before Huerta HUMBLED him?)
I have said this for years that the only one who could beat Nate Campbell was himself--he showed that in the Peden fights. I think he learned that valuable lesson and will use it to work harder in coming fights.

I say Campbell will clean up the division, because he will destroy Casamayor, beat Diaz again, and can outbox

SIDE NOTES--the same thing about 'learning from his loss' can be said for Margarito. He will be a true monster at WW from here forward. Just watch.

ROID RAGE--I still say that three 'steroids' calls of the past three years have been questionable
1--Omar Nino (WBC JuFly) stripped after he dismantled Brian Viloria. IMO, Viloria's people said/did whatever they could to get their man back into a title fight, and he lost the next one also.
2--Orlando Salido (IBF Fwt) being stripped after beating up Robert Guerrero. This was another questionable 'positive,' becasue the supposed 'steroid' is found naturally in the human body, and takes a special test just to find. Are you telling me they were conducting special tests for EVERYONE that day?
3--Juan Carlos Gomez (WBC Int'l Hwt) stripped of his belt for supposed cocaine use, which he emphatically denies. However, McCall (his opponent) was arrested and publicly apologized weeks later for being a cocaine addict...? Can you say 'switched the tests?'

Event when we think there is proof, there is politics. Be wary.