Nick Campbell Stops Jay McFarlane in Seven!
In his fifth professional prizefight, heavyweight prospect Nick “The Glasgow Warrior” Campbell (5-0, 5 KO’s) kept his perfect knockout streak alive. He accomplished this by stopping outgunned Jay “Ghost” McFarlane (12-5, 5 KO’s) in the seventh round of their duel. Clearly seeking to remain busy, the showdown with McFarlane marked Campbell’s fifth fight in fourteen months. Given his recent track record, we can expect to see him back in the ring very soon.
NOT MUCH TO SEE HERE
Right from the start, it was apparent that Campbell’s height, reach and movement were going to be dominant themes in the bout. McFarlane was following him around the ring and finding little success with his wide, winging shots from the opening bell. Soft as the Pillsbury Dough Boy’s belly, riddled with tattoos and topped with a crop of neon green hair, McFarlane looked like a millennial’s interpretation of King Hippo in a kilt.
Therefore, it was not surprising to see that Ghost appeared winded, his shots had slowed greatly and he seemed to have exhausted his paltry bag of tricks by the second. As dismal a performance as McFarlane was turning in, Campbell was not exactly setting the world on fire either. He still was dictating the terms of the fight with his feet. Yet, similar to Ghost, his punches had lost a great deal of steam as well. To his credit though, the Glasgow Warrior was landing accurate shots at a far higher pace than his foe.
BATTLE OF THE ASTHMATICS
As Campbell continued to slow, the battle field leveled out. This dynamic came into play in the fourth when McFarlane enjoyed his best round of the fight by far. Here he was able to plant a number of crowd rousing hooks square on Campbell’s jaw. By the fifth round, it was evident that neither fighter, but rather exhaustion, was going to be the true victor of the contest. Both boxers were in pathetic shape and it was only a matter of time before one of them succumbed to fatigue.
At the top of the sixth, and then again at the halfway mark of the sixth, Campbell badly rocked McFarlane with a right hand. The first time with a right uppercut and the second blow was a straight right. While both punches hurt Ghost, the Glasgow Warrior followed up the straight with a volley of punches that threatened to end the bout. Instead McFarlane would later rally and enjoy a bit of success. It was a short-lived stand as McFarlane was dumped on the seat of his pants with a right uppercut in the first minute of the seventh.
Even though Ghost made it to his feet, he never recovered his faculties. Campbell would go on to walk him down, while peppering him with a series of chipping shots until referee Kenny Pringle hopped in to halt the action.
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By: Bakari Simpson
