And there you have it folks. David Tua defeats Shane Cameron by way of TKO seven seconds into the second round. The fight of the century is over and David has silenced his critics and shown everyone that he should be given a shot at the title.
David knocked Shane out twice near the end of the first round without mercy, brutally flattening him with left and right power combinations. Shane was a sad mess. After the second knock down there was a little confusion as to whether it should continue. The referee held the fight up unsure perhaps or unable to hear what should happen next. The delay caused the bell to ring and gave Shane a chance to crawl to his corner with an infinitesimal amount of respite.
The second round came and seven seconds later, Shane kissed the canvas in a world of hurt.
If you did not see the fight, you must watch it whether it be through highlights, a replay, or by way of YouTube. The amount of speed, power, and accuracy David possessed was pehnomenal. This was clearly the best fight I have ever seen. Shane put up his guard somewhat, but David's power plowed through his gloves with pinpoint accuracy via left and right combinations.
The undercard by the way was John Hopoate and Colin Wilson. Expecting Hopoate to win, I am sure many were surprised when the older Wilson destroyed Hopoate by knockout.
Great fight night for New Zealand, and a bright future for David Tua.
Cheers for blogging the news,not able to watch it on tv with no sky.Nothing on the radio either nowadays.
ReplyDeleteBeen restless searching online for news,enjoy excitement watching boxing.Wondering how it was all going down.
Guess what you even beat the online news reporters.
Had a feeling if Tua got in with those hammers things were not going to be good for Cameron.But then not many others have stood up that long to them either if a good one collects.
Dont even think Lennox Lewis would have really lasted long, if he hadnt been able to keep well away from them.
Will look forward to seeing replay,but damm i prefer better matched fights than this one was by the sound of it.Couple of rounds??,pffffftt hell even watching on tv it would feel like a bit of a anti climax.
Thanks again Ryoo
Thanks for the post, you're most welcome. It was a great fight, and even though it was an extremely short fight, sitting around with your friends and family watching the undercards made it a great night.
ReplyDeleteI knew David would deliver knockouts, but I thought it would at least go to the fourth round. At least we weren't in the $4600 corporate tables. :)