20 years ago today...Lennox Lewis vs Oliver McCall rematch...

[joe strong]

The infamous Oliver McCall meltdown happened 20 years ago today... Still one of the weirdest things I ever saw watching boxing...

[Thraxox]

Not only in boxing but literally one of the weirdest things in sports history. An event on that massive scale.

[BoxingFan85]

I can't agree more.. one of the weirdest boxing moments..
Lennox though won his titles back wasn't happy the way he did..

[PRINCEKOOL]

Lennox Lewis still had contempt for Oliver Mccall inside of the ring, when he saw that he was breaking down mentally! But i don't think it was a hallow victory, i genuinely believe Lennox Lewis's presence inside of the ring influenced Mccall's break down...(Never mind the *******).

[PRINCEKOOL]

What? Had a mental breakdown due to Lewis's presence? McCall was a sparring partner for Mike Tyson...I really doubt that. He wasn't mentally ready but the greed of Don King put him there anyway.

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/11/sp...t-of-bout.html

Yes! he had a mental break down due to Lennox Lewis's presence.......people can talk all they want about drugs, but he was not the first fighter to take recreational drugs! Oliver Mccall was always a unstable character!

[Rip Chudd]

Definitely one of the most bizarre things I've seen in the ring. I remember sitting there just looking at the tv in silence like....wait....what!?

[*TonyMontana*]

i genuinely believe Lennox Lewis's presence inside of the ring influenced Mccall's break down...(Never mind the *******).

You should make this your Sig

[joe strong]

Yes! he had a mental break down due to Lennox Lewis's presence.......people can talk all they want about drugs, but he was not the first fighter to take recreational drugs! Oliver Mccall was always a unstable character!

I have that fight on my FB. There is the post fight presser with McCall & an interview with Lennox years later. He was totally messed up. He just got out of jail & rehab. He had no business fighting & the post fight presser he sounds pretty loopy... Lennox even said he should not be in the ring. He thought he was playing possum & was hesitant to jump on his because of the first fight knockout. Then he started crying which McCall claimed he was getting warmed up & was ready to unleash...lol

[joe strong]

Definitely one of the most bizarre things I've seen in the ring. I remember sitting there just looking at the tv in silence like....wait....what!?

I think Foreman was like " I just want to get up there & give him a hug" or something along those lines...He was never stopped other than that fight & he was never knocked down...

[Rip Chudd]

I think Foreman was like " I just want to get up there & give him a hug" or something along those lines...He was never stopped other than that fight & he was never knocked down...

yeah I remember that. I remember looking at tv in shock then just turning to my Pops like "why is this fool crying?"