25 bouts, two losses vs. a staggering 50 professional bouts (43 knockouts), three losses and a draw; you do the math! Take your pick, but the fight dubbed the “fight of the century” is undoubtedly a knock back for Shane Cameron after he was smashed, seven seconds into the second round, by a slimmer David Tua (36) in Hamilton on Saturday night. The propelling form of the “Tuamanator” proved costly for Cameron, who is of Ngati Rongomaiwahine descent, after he was taken to hospital for checkups after being knocked out three times in quick succession. In the end Tua’s dynamite left hook blew Cameron to the canvas leaving him dumped and vulnerable.
The bandwagon had been tipped to one side from the very beginning, well at least after Cameron’s little backlash: karma made an unsurprising U-turn and smashed Cameron in the backside. A wise man once said “even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same” Bible: Job 8:4, Cameron haunted by his remarks about Tua: “a fat old man who was past his best”. The fight was fortunately inevitable for Tua who reaped his rewards: not only shedding a few kilos but also keeping humble about the fight: not intentionally setting out to badmouth Cameron or his team. After the fight, Tua even extended public awareness of his humility and self-composed nature by saying “I’d like to thank Shane for
giving me the opportunity to do what I like doing tonight”.
On top of that, Tua had on his side the experience and the power. Cameron has only fought a mere 25 fights which are heavily outweighed by Tua’s 54. Not only that, Tua is in a whole different class to that of Cameron, one which boasts a heavyweight title class on a thin-layer of ice at the pinnacle of professional boxing. However, applause must be given to Cameron – who has ceded his WBO Oriental and Asian-Pacific belts to Tua – for his courage. We must not deter ourselves from backing Shane Cameron for his game is bound to be tested in upcoming fights in the future, but, this is David Tua’s moment to shine. God knows he is a likely contender for world heavyweight boxing championships in the years to come. Tua’s objective now should be to remain focused and continue to show his humane respectable character. As another wise man also once said: “If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well”: Yannick Noah.
Here are some follow-ups on the fight
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2928917/Cameron-has-no-regrets
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2928717/Tua-knocks-out-Cameron
Here is an opinion column on Tua’s amazing comeback
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/2929101/A-career-reborn-but-is-it-too-late
The bandwagon had been tipped to one side from the very beginning, well at least after Cameron’s little backlash: karma made an unsurprising U-turn and smashed Cameron in the backside. A wise man once said “even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same” Bible: Job 8:4, Cameron haunted by his remarks about Tua: “a fat old man who was past his best”. The fight was fortunately inevitable for Tua who reaped his rewards: not only shedding a few kilos but also keeping humble about the fight: not intentionally setting out to badmouth Cameron or his team. After the fight, Tua even extended public awareness of his humility and self-composed nature by saying “I’d like to thank Shane for
giving me the opportunity to do what I like doing tonight”.On top of that, Tua had on his side the experience and the power. Cameron has only fought a mere 25 fights which are heavily outweighed by Tua’s 54. Not only that, Tua is in a whole different class to that of Cameron, one which boasts a heavyweight title class on a thin-layer of ice at the pinnacle of professional boxing. However, applause must be given to Cameron – who has ceded his WBO Oriental and Asian-Pacific belts to Tua – for his courage. We must not deter ourselves from backing Shane Cameron for his game is bound to be tested in upcoming fights in the future, but, this is David Tua’s moment to shine. God knows he is a likely contender for world heavyweight boxing championships in the years to come. Tua’s objective now should be to remain focused and continue to show his humane respectable character. As another wise man also once said: “If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well”: Yannick Noah.
Here are some follow-ups on the fight
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2928917/Cameron-has-no-regrets
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2928717/Tua-knocks-out-Cameron
Here is an opinion column on Tua’s amazing comeback
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/2929101/A-career-reborn-but-is-it-too-late
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