Would McCall have beaten Lewis again?

[jedihillis]

Had McCall not broken down (I don't know the story behind why he did, so if you want to enlighten me feel free) do you think he could have beaten Lewis again? He seemed to handle him pretty well the first time.

[paul750]

Had McCall not broken down (I don't know the story behind why he did, so if you want to enlighten me feel free) do you think he could have beaten Lewis again? He seemed to handle him pretty well the first time.

i thought mcCall had a very good second round and landed some good punches, he may have had lewis's number but we'll never know, i would still say lewis would have won by a UD

[Sir_Jose]

He didn't "handle him" he pretty much landed a one punch.

Lewis was winning the second fight before it got stopped.

[Explosivo]

McCall just landed a lucky punch. Lewis beats peoples asses and wouldnt have lost a fight if it wasnt for his supect chin. There is no way McCall would havebeat Lewis in the second fight. Out of 10 fights I say Lewis takes 9 of them.

[Run]

Oliver Mcall is a rarity. I have never seen such a scared heavyweight when entering a fight. He was trying to play off looking scared in the first fight....acting pumped up somewhat.

If you noticed, in the 1st fight....McCall closes his eyes when he punches. That to me, is a sign of being hesitant to exchange. He got so lucky with that right hand....that if you were to look up "lucky punch" in the dictionary, that is what you would see as the defenition. Lewis would tear him apart 9/10 times in a fight. Despite him having such a great chin.



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[The Fix]

ther is always a chance of catching lewis with a bomb again but lewis was prob a bit more cautious when trading wit mccall

[HayeFan]

Lewis was soundly beating him in that rematch. I've no idea what the reason for his 'turn' was, but if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it was because he knew he was on his way to losing and he wanted to 'give' him the victory on his terms as opposed to Lewis wrenching it from him whether he liked it or not.

The same sort of **** that Bowe pulled when he trashed the belt, a small victory in the face of defeat.

That may be a completely warped take on events, but it's just how I saw it back then.

[Truth]

McCall just landed a lucky punch. Lewis beats peoples asses and wouldnt have lost a fight if it wasnt for his supect chin. There is no way McCall would havebeat Lewis in the second fight. Out of 10 fights I say Lewis takes 9 of them.

Thats what I think, MCcall was never better to begin with he just landed a good shot and go lucky.

[Kid Achilles]

McCall's breakdown had little to do with how he was performing in that rematch. He was and probably still is a troubled guy who had just come out of rehab prior to that fight.

What's interesting is that Lennox did not clamor for a rubber match. McCall wanted a third fight, and even vowed to donate his purse to charity, but Lewis would have none of it. As it stands, they are 1-1.

Notice how he never gave Rahman a third fight either. But after kicking Tyson's ass he attempted to sue him when Tyson refused to fight him again.

There is a reason why he never gave Rahman and McCall a rubber match and that is because Lewis was a champion who did not like to take chances. This is the reason he retired after the Klitchsko fight and will never come back. He knew Vitali would give him a tough fight 99/100 times. Vitali's chin is rock solid, he's taller than Lewis, his defense is good for a modern heavyweight, and he throws consistently hard shots. Lewis wants no part of that. Lewis wants meaningless fights with a shot Tyson so that he can say he "beat Mike Tyson". Perhaps he will come back some day to fight a crude Samuel Peter for a few million dollars.

Lewis's conduct as champion was shameful. He fought half of his battles in court, and then tried to wear the mantle of a great warrior. His ability was tops for his era, but he did not know how to behave like a champion, hence his unpopularity.

[Kimmy]

Thats what I think, MCcall was never better to begin with he just landed a good shot and go lucky.

He did land a lucky shot but you could see in that second fight Lewis was being overly cautous. I think if McCall had attacked Lewis from the get go then he`d have a chance because Lewis, i dare say, looked scared. He was worried because this guy had caught him before, it was human nature.
McCall would have gone 12 rounds with Lewis. Would Lewis have gone 12 rounds with McCall had McCall gone nuts on him? I don`t know. McCall should never have been in the ring that night, he was ill. Look at what McCall did to Akinwande! He can score late wins! Had McCall been 100% the fight would have been always 50/50!