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In a report from TV3 prior to his fight with Kiwi heavyweight Shane Cameron:
"His American opponent Kelvin Davis is out of action, undergoing surgery after a freak accident on the weekend.
The man known as Little Tyson has a broken back and neck after being given a scare by traffic on Auckland's Greenhite Bridge – causing him to leap off the bridge and fall several metres."
Lets hope he gets through ok. Wow that must have hurt.
Wow thats crazy, hope he's ok, Davis ain't a bad fighter and he has a big heart, he's always great value for money.
Wow. Davis is one of my favorite fighters to watch because he is ALWAYS exciting. He reminds me a bit of the fighter Julian Letterlough just because of the excitement factor even if he doesn't have the best skill. Best wishes to him.
DAVIS MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN - WHAT A SHOCKING TRAGEDY
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Shane Cameron's heavyweight showdown with former world champ Kelvin Davis has been cancelled after the American broke his back in two places.
From Fightnews
Kelvin Davis breaks back!
Former cruiserweight champion Kelvin "Concrete" Davis was seriously injured this morning while getting ready to fight Shane Cameron on Thursday in Auckland, New Zealand. While doing his morning roadwork, Davis was was forced to jump off a very narrow bridge to avoid a truck that was coming in the same direction. The 25-foot jump caused a broken neck and broken back. At this time, Davis is hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Late replacement for Cameron is Jucimar Hipolito from Brazil.
Monday, June 25 2007
How fast was this truck F****** going. Sounds like a scene from Duel :o
Pussy, he should fight anyway >:m
Seriuosly though, all the best Kelvin
25ft. Damn.
Was it still dark? Details are sketchy.
Give him credit it's better than the kind of excuses Danny Williams and Shannon Briggs usually come up with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw
Although we all know Tyson still fought with a broken back...... ::** :P
Thats crazy. Delvis is a nice guy, I wish him the best and a speedy recovery if thats possible with such serious injuries. That truck must have been comin pretty damn fast.
I don't understand why he didn't just hang off the bridge rather than throw himself off?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
To be honest and I mean no disrespect to the guy but this smacks of suicide cover up to me.
No it doesn't. IF Davis were to committ suicide he would blow his brains out or crash his car into a tree going very fast, NOT jump off a fukin 25 foot bridge. Thats a small ass bridge to be tryin to jump off and kill yourself, you think he'd at least find a bigger bride if that were the case. Plus Davis has never struck me as the type to even think about suicide. As far as hanging off the bridge goes, WTF? He probably didn't have time, probably looked up just in time to see the truck comin and jumped outta the way. He's a fighter, not Solid Snake from fukin Metal Gear Solid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
haha that last sentence made me laugh cc :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
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Originally Posted by Hulk
Lol CC
He's a fighter, not Solid Snake from fukin Metal Gear Solid. Hulk
LOL
That is why I asked if it was still dark. He may not have realized how far he was about to plummet. Was it a bridge over water or a bridge over rocky terrain?
I wish I knew more. All I know for sure is that Mr. Davis is lucky he chose the nickname "concrete" and not "kid dynamite" or "crazy legs."
Holy Sh@t. Kelvin Davis is one of those guys you always tune in to watch fight cause he always comes to fight and can end a fight with one punch. I hope he makes a solid recovery although I doubt he will fight again. He just recenly ha a fight that I thought was the best heavyweight fight in a couple years vs. Terry Smith.
"Two hours later with a broken neck and a broken back he walks from the bottom, where he was, up onto the bridge and hailed a car."
Now thats a tough mother f@cker!
Wow, I can't coolclick him so I'll give one to you to pass on :coolclick:Quote:
Originally Posted by BoomBoom
Damn that is rough....Hope all goes well for him with this....Thank goodness he is not dead and lets all hope he does not end up paralyzed for life...
It is possible he just did it on a last second thing not realizing how close he was to the edge or how far down it was....Wonder how fast and close to him the asshole in the truck was
Does anyone have a picture of the bridge? I just can't understand how it could happen, I mean how narrow was the bridge? ???Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
If the bridge was so narrow that there was no room for pedestrians and had no pavement then why was he running on it? ???
And if it was that narrow then surely you'd be well aware a truck was coming up on you? ???
Things just don't add up for me to be honest :-\
Im gonna give you the :coolclick: back cause if I give it to Kelvin he might think the morpine drip is a little strong if i go up to him with a cc. in my hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
I hope so also. My best wishes for Kelvin.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikersk
lol I'm just picturing you walking into his hospital ward carrying the cool click sign and passing it to him saying 'please accept this on behalf of Bilbo Baggins',Quote:
Originally Posted by BoomBoom
He'd be like 'WTF???? Nurse, NURSE!!!'
;D
The fact that he could walk and hail a car means hopefully they can heal the back and neck and stabilize it and he will be fine later. Similar thing happened to Vinny Pazienza. And he did come back to fight. But in this case, the fighting is a second thought. I hope he recovers and is healthy.Quote:
Originally Posted by BoomBoom
I don't know what the fu*ker was thinking, I mean I've driven over that bridge a hundred times... the footpath is about 1.5 meters wide at least. I wonder if he knows that we drive on the left side over here?
Anyway hope he recovers soon!
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Originally Posted by galaxy76
You know something as crazy as that sounds he may not have realized he was on the wrong side of the bridge and panicked????.....Thinking the other guy was out of control or something...
Here's some interesting video of the news report out of NZ with footage of the accident site. Hope he makes a full recovery.
xxx
Mystery still surrounds Kelvin Davis injury
Mystery still surrounds how American boxer, Kelvin Davis ended up in North Shore Hospital with a fractured back and neck. (See related video)
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