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Campbell Needs a Dance Partner? Can He Boogie-Down to ?Banda??
Juan Manuel Marquez Provides a Perfect Summertime Opponent

Let us pretend and delve into the land of make believe that states that both Nate Campbell and Juan Manuel Marquez lack promotional ties to bitter rival promoters.

From all accounts, Marquez will be looking to make the move on up to the 135 pound division in desperate search of a rematch with the closest version of a Filipino ?Elvis? in Manny Pacquiao. (The Pacman possesses the superior hair to the former musical great.)

Who else better to make the move on up against than one of the best, it not lineal, lightweight champion in Nate ?The Galaxxy Warrior? Campbell? Other than the unluckiest 135 pound man on planet earth in Jose Armando Santa Cruz, everybody seems to have a date to the senior prom.

Campbell needs a date, Marquez needs a dance partner? so what else stands in the way?

Promotional ties? Please, if Bob Arum and Don King can work together, Golden Boy Promotions can surely consider making certain bouts happen for the greater good of the sport of boxing. Hell? Michael Marley and Lou DiBella were recently able to settle their differences over a cup of warm Jameson so it goes to show that anything is plausible and/or possible.

Here?s an easy double-header to go ahead and make? Jose Armando Santa Cruz vs. Julio Diaz/Nate Campbell vs. Juan Manuel Marquez.

After all, we are currently residing in fantasy land my fellow boxing fans?

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