Boxing
Liam Cameron explains why he has the edge over Ben Whittaker
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Liam Cameron believes he has the experience to cause Ben Whittaker problems when the pair meet in October, on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol undercard in Saudi Arabia.
Whittaker has earned a huge social media following with his showboating exploits and unbeaten record since turning professional.
Cameron, 33, has lost six of his 29 fights but feels his record does not demonstrate the breadth of his talents.
“I know how good I am,” Cameron told BoxingScene . ”I'm not a mug, do you know what I mean? Do you know when you spar easy people and you know it's easy and you can do what you want? When you spar hard kids, you have to be on your ball, and this is one of them [for Whittaker].
“You can do all this shit – I'm not saying he's not going to do it with me; I don't know – but you’ve got to have a bit more about you, too. It's not that easy.
“That guy he fought who’s on his highlight reel [Khalid Graidia], he’s a 42-year-old fella. Lost nearly every fight and been stopped about three times, and he's tiny for the weight.
“When I watched [Whittaker], it actually made me laugh. But I don't really want to disrespect him,” Cameron said before being reminded that he can be honest without being disrespectful.
“My honest opinion is it's going to be different levels.
“Is he going to be able to take every shot? I'm a bit like a wall coming at you. I'm trying to drain you, make you work, and I've seen his gas tank go a bit. That's not because of anything. I think it's just experience.
“You can spar hundreds of rounds, but when you're under them lights and someone's coming at you – and I can take a lot of hammer – and just keeps coming. And I'm not a bad boxer.”
He added: “But he's a bit of a showman, isn't he? He's done the grind now. He’s probably got a nice bank balance as well. It makes you soft.
“But you can be deluded about this fight. You can look at me and think, ‘Oh, he's lost six times. He's a bum.’ This is what I've heard. But you ain't got a fucking clue.”
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