^I wouldn't doubt it. Hell, McCall was the one who warned Tyson about Buster Douglas when they were giving McCall **** for losing to him prior. I bet they regret not listening to him.
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If McCall wasnt so ****ed up he could have been a pretty damn successful fighter.
I cant remember where I read the interview, but one of his past trainers was talking about how McCall would never show up for training and be on drugs and partying with hookers the nights before fights.
McCall was one of the most durable bastards I ever saw in the ring, and he had a lot of natural power...shots that didnt look that hard from him would send opponents into lala land.
McCall wasnt the fastest guy around, so Im not claiming he necessarily would have been an ATG. but he already had a respectable and surprisingly long career, including his knockout over Lewis.
Had he been focused on training and improving his skills, I really believe he could have gone pretty far.
I was just browsing through Tyson's record on boxrec, I didn't know Mike fought 16 times in 1985 when he turned pro and like 14 times in 1986. He was basically 30-0 in only 2 years that's pretty impressive compared to boxers today who fight only 3-5 max. I know Ray Robinson more than 20 times in one year.
name..............|Most.fights.in.a.year.(200x2)|Most.fights.in.a.year|Fights.within.first.2.years (200x2)
Vitali.Klitschko..|10...........................|10...................|22
Wladimir.Klitschko|13...........................|13...................|24
Lennox.Lewis......|8............................|8....................|13
Muhammad.Ali......|4............................|8....................|0
Mike.Tyson........|12...........................|15...................|23
George.Foreman....|9............................|13...................|14
Joe.Louis.........|3............................|12...................|1
Sonny.Liston......|4............................|8....................|4
Archie.Moore......|1............................|18...................|0
Sugar.Ray.Robinson|0............................|20...................|0
Have any of you seen Mccall sparring with Tyson?
there were several videos up, still are.
He cries about tyson hitting him in the back and tries to stop the work several times. He also dropped tyson in sparring.
^I wouldn't doubt it. Hell, McCall was the one who warned Tyson about Buster Douglas when they were giving McCall **** for losing to him prior. I bet they regret not listening to him.
Maybe sparring with Tyson so much is why he has a shorter career. I wouldn't doubt that this is true, Mccall gets **** for crying in the ringlmao but he was a good fighter, he knocked Lewis the **** out, so he's by no means a bum.
I was just browsing through Tyson's record on boxrec, I didn't know Mike fought 16 times in 1985 when he turned pro and like 14 times in 1986. He was basically 30-0 in only 2 years that's pretty impressive compared to boxers today who fight only 3-5 max. I know Ray Robinson more than 20 times in one year.
I don't see how he can't. Oliver had the size and strength that could give Tyson problems. Oliver had potential, he was just never in the game mentally.
I was looking at some sparring videos of Tyson and Mccall seems to give Tyson more problems than his other sparring partners.
Oliver McCall didn't have a stellar career, but he has a granite chin. He has never been put to sleep and if I recollect correctly he has only taken a knee to date in his career. He hasn't even been put down. Given that plus his size and power, its not unbelievable that he would give Tyson problems.
Tyson was impressed with McCall and though McCall was up and coming, he told him, "you are already a contender"
Mccall said he used to get the better of tyson is that true?.
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