E69 | Shane Cameron
Episode summary | Shane Cameron
Shane Cameron was one of New Zealand’s best boxers, a New Zealand heavyweight champion, Pan Pacific title-holder and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist who retired from boxing in 2014 with a professional record of 29 wins and five losses.
Despite leaving school at the age of 13 he has built a successful business career post-boxing focusing on the health and well-being sector.
We chart his journey from the tiny village of Tiniroto, near Gisborne all the way to sparring the “baddest man on the planet” Mike Tyson, the Fight of the Century with David Tua, and his world title shot against Danny Green after cutting 16kgs in three months.
After boxing Shane has been a regular on the small screen in Dancing with the Stars and Celebrity Treasure Island. Raw, open and honest with some knockout stories despite only picking up the sport seriously at the age of 20.
Show notes | Shane Cameron
1.49 Lamb in the slow cooker, Instagram content, being in the best shape of your life at 44, and where you were for The Fight of the Century
6.51 Growing up in Tiniroto: a pub and a school, shepherding, and leaving school at 13
11.12 A solitary life: “I dreamt about being a shepherd”
15.58 Heading off on an OE
18.37 Picking up boxing at the age of 20
22.40 Sparring with the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’: three weeks with Mike Tyson
28.33 Mike Tyson on Shane Cameron
32.04 Mike Tyson: A “gifted” man
33.53 Thoughts on Tyson coming out of retirement and the rise of YouTube fighters
36.07 Shane Cameron and David Tua: The early years
39.55 “It became personal”: The Fight of the Century
44.49 The aftermath of The Fight of the Century
47.38 Reconciliation: dinner with David Tua years later
51.15 Cutting weight for the Danny Green fight and redemption against Monte Barrett
55.33 Putting yourself in uncomfortable positions: Dancing with the Stars
58.52 Living on a rice and coconut diet on Celebrity Treasure Island
1.01.38 Shane Cameron Fitness, Counter Punch, Counter Punch Fitness App
1.05.06 Reflecting on the life of Shane Cameron
1.09.59 Last words from Steven, Seamus and Shane
