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'The hardest shot I was ever hit with!' - British mayoral candidate reveals Ryan Garcia's punch power
Luke Campbell knows as well as anyone what is awaiting Rolly Romero this weekend when the Las Vegas man steps into the ring with Ryan Garcia , live on DAZN .
That result persuaded Campbell to walk away from boxing following a successful career where he won Olympic gold and then fought for world titles against Jorge Linares and Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Campbell was defeated in both those contests, but he did hear the final bell on both occasions, something he could not manage against Garcia.
Now retired for over four years, Campbell is fighting a different battle as he was recently announced as Reform UK mayoral candidate for his beloved city of Hull.
DAZNCampbell’s political career is still very much infancy, but when looking back at his lengthy spell in boxing, Campbell has heaped plenty of praise on Garcia’s credentials.
“He’s very heavy handed. Even when I was blocking the shots, I could feel them,” said Campbell when speaking with Talksport back in 2021.
“That was the hardest shot I was ever hit with. I tried and tried to get up, but I couldn’t. I felt him coming on, and I was moving back, and when you move back my body relaxed a little bit and that’s the exact time he hit me.”
“I wanted to beat the count but just couldn’t, you just have to hold your hands up and say it was a great shot from a very talented fighter who is going to go a long way.”
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