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Ben Whittaker seemed to go to the corner of Liam Cameron after passing out of his rival on Sunday with a victory in stopping a statement on Sunday. Was his celebration justified or did he cross the line?
Whittaker responded to his critics in style while in the second round he launched Cameron about what he had passed in his career as a decisive night.
The Olympic Silver Medal was accused by his opponent of “giving up” during the first meeting in October, who judged the divided draw when the injured Whittaker remained that he could not continue after the two fighters had been bizarrely collapsed over the upper rope.
This prompted a sharp and focused performance of the second time from Whittaker, who was greeted by a mixture of Cheers Boosa during her walking in Birmingham before she ended up with Cameron for all and for everyone.
After stopping his opponent, the animated Whittaker ran around the ring in the celebration before scoring his head through the ropes while exchange with Cameron coach Grant Smith.
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“You heard everyone raise me, they portray me as a villain,” Whittaker told Sky Sports in his interview after the fight when asked if he spat it in Smith. “But at the end of the day I work very hard, my emotions came out.
“I howled like a lion, if a little dribble came out, a little dribble came out.”
Coach Andy Lee also defended Whittaker’s celebration, joining with a 27-year-old on the eve of his career night after his first fight against Cameron.
“No one can underestimate what this man has gone through in recent months,” Lee said. “Mentally, the barage of the insult, the fact that still standing here in the ring, could not bear many people what he went through.
“It’s still here and he appeared so.
“I know about the fact that I will not spend time with someone who is not worthy of my time.
“This guy is the best person you’ve ever spent time with. He’s an emotional guy, he lost control, but it’s natural with what he has gone through for the last six or seven months.”
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Whittaker’s complete interview after defeating Liama Cameron and his conflict after fighting with the opponent.
Coldwell: Whittaker has failed
Dave Coldwell was critical of Whittaker’s reaction after the fight and suggested to him to allow emotions to use the best.
“It is without a class, I don’t care if the crowd has raised you or not, their man just won and stopped, it is without a class. There is no justification for that,” Coldwell said on Sky Sports.
“The performance was extraordinary, sharp from the first minute, was completely readiness. The ending was great. He eventually smeared it.
“What about Grant Smith or any of the Cameron team has to do with it? There is no excuse for that. I understand, I understand when everyone is with you. But you show your class.
“He has the best man in the world who looks after him and shows him how to behave because Andy Lee is an incredible human being. I understand the human emotion, but I think he has failed.”
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Johnny Nelson and Dave Coldwell did not agree whether Ben Whittaker crossed the line with his ring celebrations after winning over Liam Cameron
The British and Commonwealth middle champion Callum Simpson, who openly welcomed the potential fight with Whittaker, also questioned Whittaker’s behavior.
“They have never stepped up in my life, especially in your hometown, it says something about yourself,” Simpson said at Sky Sports.
“Now he showed his true self, Grant Smith does not deserve it, he is pulled out of order.
“You know how good guy Grant Smith is. He doesn’t deserve it.”
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Nelson: It was a human emotion
Johnny Nelson insisted that Whittaker could be forgiven for his reaction, facing accusations that he had giving up too easily during the conflict in October.
“Emotion was coming out. Frustration. Because of what he went through, he was mean, punished,” Nelson said.
“He said,” I’m not washed, all you said about me is full garbage. “It’s human emotion.”
“Unfortunately, again after the victory he will be criticized. He finished the job. Look at it over and over, you look at his face. It was hurt, it was a human emotion.”
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Whittaker was full of a mixed atmosphere on Sunday night as he performed a greatly improved performance, rocking Cameron with a fall with his right hand, launching a vicious attack that would make an end to his opponent.
“Ben Whittaker did everything right and do the job,” Nelson continued. “This should happen in the first place. It is better that now it is happening from 19 fights down the line.
“We had to see it. He was dissatisfied with a silver medal at the Olympic Games, we had to see that and he needed it for himself.
“He was under immense pressure, we know he’s talent, but the pressure is there. He does not do any favor because his mouth is sometimes distracted, but we love him or hate him. That’s why he sells the arena.”
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