It was a darn good thing for Oliver McCall he wasn’t fighting the Larry Holmes who defeated Ken Norton to … more “25 Years Ago: When Old Man Larry Holmes Almost Edged Oliver McCall To Regain The WBC Title”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI6tMmMXeZQ
And Oliver McCall is STILL fighting.
A quarter of a century ago today, September 24, 1994, a big heavyweight … more “25 Years Ago Today: Oliver McCall Shocks Lennox Lewis With The Perfect Punch”
Why, oh why is 54 year old Oliver McCall still fighting? It’s a basic question and though many fans will … more “Oliver McCall Says He Wants To Fight Andy Ruiz – To Avenge His Son’s Loss”
30 year old heavyweight Grover Young, a man who started his pro career down a few weight divisions and “worked … more “Exclusive Interview With Grover Young: I’m Looking To Get Oliver McCall Outta There Early”
Heavyweight great Lennox Lewis always did say boxing is “like a drug,” with fighters always wanting “just one more” – … more “When They Just Can’t Hang ‘Em Up: McCall, Liakhovich, Benn All Set To Return To The Ring”
Former WBC heavyweight champ Oliver McCall seems hell-bent on fighting on for as long as he possibly can – Dan … more “Flashback To The ’90s: Oliver McCall Will Fight Elieser Castillo On May 10th”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DPETfi0Zx8
Tomorrow, February 7th, marks the 22nd anniversary of one of the oddest, weirdest world heavyweight title fights in history: … more “Oliver McCall To Fight Again In March?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DPETfi0Zx8
Almost a quarter of a century ago today, September 24, 1994, a big heavyweight upset took place at Wembley, … more “The Night Oliver McCall, and Emanuel Steward, KO’d Lennox Lewis”
In a surprising development (or maybe not so much surprising seeing how so many veteran/aged fighters decide to box on … more “Former WBC heavyweight king Oliver McCall to fight again……at age 53”
It was February 7, 1997 and heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Oliver McCall met in Las Vegas to both decide the vacant WBC title and to box a rematch. Lewis, who had been shocked by McCall in September of 1994, being bowled over in the 2nd-round, had revenge uppermost on his mind. McCall? To this day nobody really knows what the state of his mind truly was.
What followed twenty years ago today ranks as one of the craziest, weirdest and most disturbing of all heavyweight title fights.