Just saw Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall 2 the strangest thing in Boxing.

[jimmy1569]

Watch the 2nd round guys, Mccall definitely came to fight! But when he realized Lennox was not going to fall for the same old traps, he mentally broke down and gave up.

Lennox had the exact same affect on Akinwande...

Lennox was a scary guy in his prime and a bad matchup for everyone he faced.

What is it about the second rds with Lewis? Mccall had him running for his life in that rd scared to get hit... even Holy had him going there for a second in there first encounter.. & WE ALL KNOW what happened in the LAST second rd Lewis ever fought...... ummmmm.

[P.K]

I recall Mccall's trainer saying Mccall was on coke, and they couldn't find him a lot of times. Like he would not train and just be anywhere.

[physiker]

good luck with your purchases of wool

[Left Hook Tua]

He was having an absolutely torrid personal life (that had been going on a very long time), he'd been out of the game a while and he was also suffering heavily from drugs.

He was actually pulled out of a rehab stint to train for this fight.

i read a story that after beating lewis in the 1st fight , he drove to a crack house to smoke a pipe.

not snort coke in his hotel.

go to an actual crackhouse.

don't know if it's true but that's what mccall told that article's writer.

[jimmy1569]

The fight should've been called off after the 3rd rd when Mccall refused to go back to his corner with his team dumbfounded... the fact Mills LN let it go on clearly when Mccall was all but begging NOT to be in there (not because he was scared of Lewis but scared of himself) his actions & bodily motions showed this.. every now & then like in the second rd he'd summon something of a defense or offense out of rage but for the most part of the fight was helpless & Lewis kept fighting him like he was fighting a live opponent. If i'm in there fighting I know WHEN my opponent is NOT keeping his end of the bargain.. almost looked pathetic how Lewis kept throwing without getting peeved or SHOWING any frustration that his opponent wasn't fighting.. perhaps he was just happy that Mccall wouldn't knock him out again to notice the lack of resistance.

[Squirrel]

i read a story that after beating lewis in the 1st fight , he drove to a crack house to smoke a pipe.

not snort coke in his hotel.

go to an actual crackhouse.

don't know if it's true but that's what mccall told that article's writer.

I've never heard the specifics about a crackhouse but i've heard many a time that he was smoking crack, and that was what was doing him in. I think he dranks loads as well.

[Left Hook Tua]

The fight should've been called off after the 3rd rd when Mccall refused to go back to his corner with his team dumbfounded... the fact Mills LN let it go on clearly when Mccall was all but begging NOT to be in there (not because he was scared of Lewis but scared of himself) his actions & bodily motions showed this.. every now & then like in the second rd he'd summon something of a defense or offense out of rage but for the most part of the fight was helpless & Lewis kept fighting him like he was fighting a live opponent. If i'm in there fighting I know WHEN my opponent is NOT keeping his end of the bargain.. almost looked pathetic how Lewis kept throwing without getting peeved or SHOWING any frustration that his opponent wasn't fighting.. perhaps he was just happy that Mccall wouldn't knock him out again to notice the lack of resistance.

i don't get what you're saying.

what is lennox suppose to do?

if you watch the video there was so many times that lennox could have hit him and he didn't.

especially when mccall would turn his back on him or just walk away.

lennox would hold off and wait for mccall to be facing him before punching.


mccall went mental. none of it is lennox's fault.

[Left Hook Tua]

I've never heard the specifics about a crackhouse but i've heard many a time that he was smoking crack, and that was what was doing him in. I think he dranks loads as well.

i remember reading it in an interview mccall did.

i'm pretty sure it was the ring mag. not 100% though since this was about a decade ago.

it was right after he upset akinwande.

they did a thing on oliver and oliver claimed to have gone to a crackhouse the night he beat lewis.

don't know if it's true but that's what he claims.

[Forza]

People build these big men up to be monsters, fact is they are human with emotions. Just like how mike tyson would cry for hours before his first 20 or so fights.

Most of these men are extremely mentally weak and need life coaches or else they will fall apart like mccall did

[physiker]

Just re-watched most of 2nd fight and the ending of their first fight.

It is clear that McCall knew after Rd 3, not to throw any meaningful punches. I saw 1 worthless jab in each of rds 4, 5. And I am not saying Lewis was in on anything. (I hope not, and I don't think so.) If anything he was a gentleman and did not jump on McCall when he was turning away etc. I see Don King in the middle of the ring after the McCall KO of lewis, but I cannot comment on that here. I had a post deleted when I mentioned him.

Remember McCall was I believe the main sparring partner for Tyson in his prime or near-prime. And McCall was literally able to KO Lewis with his eyes closed. This is not a guy the least bit afraid of Lewis.

Something all around rotten here. Crack is a good diversion. Maybe they even tested for that then? Never heard anything official about "crack."

And tell me when was the last time a winning trainer leaves his winning fighter and becomes the trainer for the other side for the rematch??