When They Just Can’t Hang ‘Em Up: McCall, Liakhovich, Benn All Set To Return To The Ring

09/08/2019 James Slater

Heavyweight great Lennox Lewis always did say boxing is “like a drug,” with fighters always wanting “just one more” – Lewis himself was able to … continue

Flashback To The ’90s: Oliver McCall Will Fight Elieser Castillo On May 10th

05/02/201904/30/2019 James Slater

Former WBC heavyweight champ Oliver McCall seems hell-bent on fighting on for as long as he possibly can – Dan Rafael of ESPN has reported … continue

Oliver McCall To Fight Again In March?

02/07/201902/06/2019 James Slater

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: the rematch between Lennox Lewis … continue

The Night Oliver McCall, and Emanuel Steward, KO’d Lennox Lewis

09/24/201809/24/2018 James Slater

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, the scene of so many … continue

Former WBC heavyweight king Oliver McCall to fight again……at age 53

07/09/201807/03/2018 James Slater

In a surprising development (or maybe not so much surprising seeing how so many veteran/aged fighters decide to box on when at an advanced age … continue

20 years ago today: revenge, a mental breakdown and the weirdest heavyweight title fight ever seen!

02/07/201702/07/2017 James Slater

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.

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The “Atomic Bull” keeps raging: Oliver McCall upsets Polish prospect Rekowski to notch up 70th pro bout!

02/02/201402/02/2014 James Slater

It was a big night of boxing in a number of countries last night, yet flying somewhat under the radar was a card that took place in Poland. In action was former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall – a fighter and a man who has been through just about as many ups and downs as can be imagined during his 48-years – and the old “Atomic Bull” proved his is amazingly not quite finished yet.

Facing the much younger and unbeaten, 12-0(10) coming in, Marcin Rekowswki, McCall dropped his man in the 3rd-round and ultimately won an eight-round split decision (77-75 twice, with the loser getting a 76-75 nod on the third card) – this after the result was initially and erroneously announced as a win for the Pole. McCall, in improving his astonishing record to 57-13(37) boxed his 70th pro fight. An added bonus for the tough old geezer (McCall has never been close to hitting the mat, in the ring or in the gym and has never been legitimately stopped in almost 30-years of paid fighting) came in the form of revenge, as Rekowski had previously beaten Oliver’s fighting son, Elijah.

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