Absolutely ! He was is a gentleman and a true sportsman. Never made excuses after losing to Ali and also took his final unjust defeat against Shannon Briggs with dignity , wishing Briggs the best of luck in the future. Love old George
@@johnmartin9321Both of you need to stop smelling the foreman salts, it's all an act. Killing with kindness. You could still see him rage when they called him fat or talked about his losses to Young and Ali. It's all a ploy to sell grills while he keeps his real opinions to himself and his books.
George is unbelievable. He took the opportunity to shine a light on mental health and how it affects many lives. He handled the situation with love and compassion. Also saying he wanted to go up and hug Oliver and tell him everything is going to be alright. And telling his family members to embrace him. He used his platform as only he could. I hope more of us can strive to be as great a human as George is. Love you George!
Mental health? That was baloneyMcCall was badly hurt in Round 3 which sickened him and made him quit. The mental health debacle was bollocks as McCall had his purse withheld and had to concoct a plausible story, he had you all fooled, he has since admitted to being hurt & the interview can be found in The Ring magazine archive.
They were talking about holding up his purse, and that's not right. He fought, he became emotionally ill during the fight, and he stopped fighting. He deserved to be paid and I hope he was
Fair plat to George. The guy just had a breakdown In front of the world and all want to kick him when he's down. George understands the real struggles. He has empathy.
@lilcurt195 wel he was crying in the ring. I think that was moreso a breakdown of sorts. But yes a slap from lewis could make anyone not want to fight!
@@lilcurt195Guy literally had hundreds of hours sparring with prime Mike Tyson, he was never down and he couldn't take Lewis punches? Don't be silly...
@@lilcurt195Any link to verify this statement? or just some professional psychologist opinion? Saw this live, and although what anyone in the audience thought at the moment was also an assumption, word in the arena was that Oliver did have a nervous breakdown. Only person who knew for sure was McCall then his handlers afterwards, to my knowledge he has not talked about this incident publicly nor given a reason as to why he did what he did that night.
This fight is one of the many reasons why the 90s was easily the most......'bizarre'.......era in heavyweight history: George Foreman winning the title at age 45, Andrew Golota's two disqualifications against Riddick Bowe, "fan-man" landing during the Riddick Bowe Evander Holyfield fight, Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ears, etc., etc. Absolutely hilarious and strange to see Oliver McCall have a mental breakdown in the middle of the fight; awesome stuff. McCall truly was a 'loose cannon' and in some ways a psycho. He was tagged pretty well by Lewis on more than several occasions but was never even hurt. McCall, in fact, never went down in his long career in any fight he ever fought.
I will say McCall was never stopped never dropped in a fight, had a chin of granite. Usually tough. But his outside the ring problems consumed him. Drugs, trouble with the law, etc. it’s remarkable that he still became heavyweight champion of the world.
McCall was badly hurt in round 3 by a series of right hands which sickened him & made him quit, the interview can be found in The Ring magazine archive. McCall admits to being hurt by a Lewis right which made him turn away & quit, his mental state was such that he probably realised he was going to lose & simply walked away.
@@peterhaye8537 yeah, he wasn’t right mentally before the fight anyway. Lewis was way more prepared the second time and boxing is mental more so than physical, getting blasted by Lennox didn’t help the cause either. The man lost his mind.
peterhaye, That's not the full part of the story. Yes, Oliver Mccall said that the right hand hurt him, but it was after the right that he saw that Lennox's mother was there cheering for Lewis, but his mom wasn't. This was when the major problems with Mccall started. This story was said by oliver in that article as well as an interview where he doesn't even mention Lewis's right hand punch. This can literally be seen in the third round where oliver looks around the ring during the fight, which the announcers point out at the end of the round. So He didn't quit he had a breakdown. If he didn't want to take any more punches he would have actually quit similar to Golata, but the referee asked him multiple times if he wanted to fight, which I assume he answered yes since the fight continued.
WEIRD DECADE - Fan man arrives from the air at Holyfiled vs Bowe. - 45 year old Foreman beats a young Michael Moorer - Ali trainer Angelo Dundee helping Foreman to regain the title - A riot erupts at the Golota and Bowe I - Golota gets disqualified twice for the same reason vs Bowe - Buster Douglas becoming the biggest upset by beating Tyson - Buster Douglas not caring about losing against Holyfield - Tyson going to jail - Riddick Bowe throwing the WBC titlte to the trash can so he can avoid Lewis - Tommy Morrison becoming a celebrity because of appearing in Rock V - Tommy Morrison and Lewis waiting six months to make more money in their fight and both losing and making far less some years later - Tommy Morrison being infected by HIV - Frank Bruno winning a heavyweight title after trying it for almost ten years - The first time in more than 50 years two British boxers fight for the title - The first time there were two British heavyweight champions active at the same in more than 50 years - Lennox Lewis being paid 4 milliones just to renounce his mandatory number one contender rank so Tyson can regain the title - Butterbean becoming a celebrity for being an overweight boxer - Larry Holmes almost becoming champion - Larry Holmes almost facing Foreman with both boxers being 50 years old - Bowe enlisting in The Marines - Bowe quitting The Marines after a few days - Evander Holyfield announcing his retirement because of a heart condition only to discover it was misdiagnosed - A croatian boxer named Mavrovic being the mandatory number one contender to face Lewis despite being unknown by virtually everyone - The arrival of Eastern European boxers like the Kiltschkos
damn, McCall took a beating here but wasn't hurt at all even when taking shots with his hands down, his chin was unmatched but his defensive skills were also very underrated I think
McCall was badly hurt in round 3, Lewis caught him with several right hands which took all of the fight out of him, he's since admitted it in The Ring magazine archive, Lewis & Bruno were the only fighters to ever hurt him.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson True. Even Oliver couldn`t keep taking those kind of shots. He realised early on he was facing the first stoppage of his career.
@Boxing Classics By Gary Wilson he still didn't come close to getting knocked down. He was tanking everything later on in the fight with both his hands down.
Lewis said he was only hesitant during the 4th round. But he didn't in round 5 according to what Lewis said about the fight, with his trainer telling him to hit McCall anyways, which he did, although McCall didn't really try to avoid the punches that much.
I believe Don King wanted to freeze Lewis out of the picture so much that if his man wasn't going to win he wanted him to do anything to make Lewis's win look bad so there would be no clamour for the unification with Tyson or Holyfield. Remember this fight happened because Tyson vacated the belt to avoid Lewis. Same story with the Akinwande fight to make Lewis look bad and the Holyfield scorecard draw and is the reason Lewis wouldn't fight Ruiz when King took his WBA belt off him.
King tried very hard to freeze Lewis out, Lewis v Butler was an elimination bout for the WBC title which Lewis won, he then had to beat Morrison & Mercer before King would give him a shot. Lewis gets no credit for his victory over McCall as too much emphasis was placed on McCall having a breakdown which was nonsense, McCall gave up when he knew he wasn't going to win the fight.
Stop blaming Don King for everything. The FBI, ever heard of Operation Crown Royal?, tried everything they could to put Don in jail and couldn't do it. Any shady thing and they would have scooped him up. Stop listening to idiots. Do your own research.
Absolutely, i liked McCall, he was great on the front foot but if you caught him with a big punch early on, he would often lose interest, he did the same thing with Bruno in their fight.
Oliver McCall was a very tough man. Granite chin among the toughest heavyweights, Ray Mercer was solid as rock as well. I dont see this victory as avenging a loss for lewis. Lewis is a great champion without a doubt although he was gifted a few decisions in my opinion.
This is the first time I've ever been touched so hard emotionally by a professional boxing fight. I could actually feel Oliver's pain because ive been there before more than once in life. Yes I know he struggled with drugs , but there was something going on deep down inside of that man. Something that had owned and tormented him for a long time. Before he could ever become sober from drugs he had to be set free and healed of that monster that was doing the damage in his life. The ( heart of the problem ) not just the drugs alone which SO MANY people over the years have made the mistake in thinking . Man it really broke my heart to see this man cry so hard in that ring. It was very obvious he was in some bigtime emotional pain. Larry Merchant was a complete asshole for making the comment of the man's fight purse should've been held up . Man that's bullshit
Larry Merchant was good at that, he was on or over the limit with a lot of his comments over the years. Always came across as a real arrogant prick to me.
This is the best that I've seen Lennox Lewis -watching his entire career on youtube from the beginning up till this fight- since the early 90s. He still doesn't throw many combinations and ties his opponents up every time they come into close range (either as an intelligent psychological ploy/and or because he's not good or confident enough to exchange punches with opponents at close range). By now, however, perhaps Emmanuel Steward's training was having full effect on Lewis's boxing skills: His jab in this fight was about as good as I have ever seen up through this point of his career and his right crosses and hooks were as fast and deadly as I have ever seen.
Lewis was a cautious counter puncher which didn't make for a particularly exciting style, though he did score several great knockouts during his career., Ruddock, Golota, Grant & Botha to name a few.
To me it look like he became frustrated in round 3 & gave up. Could have been other factors as well but I think the main thing was he couldn’t do much with Lewis.
When a fighter has a granite chin and is as physically strong as Oliver McCall it is extremely difficult to tell if they are hurt or in trouble. But NO fighter can keep absorbing bombs from Lennox Lewis, the way Oliver was here. I think Oliver realised there was no chance of victory. I think he realised that in round 2 or 3. And also he began to realise he was going to be KO`d or stopped. That is something Oliver could not contemplate. When Lennox was on top of his game, it was difficult in the extreme to land a decent punch on him, never mind beat him.
Everybody is hating on Lennox but he was actually just holding back because he seen McCall was going through something and wasn’t defending himself. It looked like he was just trying to look for a stoppage and not KO him cold even though he could’ve. He showed him some mercy here.
You have no clue what you're talking about. Lewis threw some punches as hard as he could even when McCall wasn't fighting back. He was too looking for a KO, not a stoppage. McCall gave up because he knew he wasn't going to win. And when a person gives up? Their mental state of mind is gone. Lewis shouldn't get any credit for this fight. Wow, you beat a man who gave up.
@bjohnson8065 your comment makes no sense. You dont think if lewis was punching as hard as he could against a guy who wasnt defending himself or even looking at him he would have fell over once? And lewis gets no credit because the guy gave up? You think he gave up out of random? He was pbviously getting beat badly
I truly hope they didn’t hold his salary. The man clearly had a mental breakdown in front of the world. As he always does, Big George Forman displayed true compassion, and genuine sympathy for Oliver. Forman is an incredible man. I hope Oliver today is in a peaceful place in life.
There was nothing wrong with McCall, if you watch his fights, he cries & becomes emotional every time he enters the ring. The likelihood being he realised at some point he wasn't going to beat Lewis & became frustrated & quit. George Benton was interviewed after the fight & stated how McCall's training camp had gone well & how he had shown no signs of any issues or difficulties whatsoever. People make too many excuses for McCall.
Dude was badly hurt in the 3rd round, especially at 1:07 or so, legs fully wobbled. He wanted out and Lewis gets no credit which is so annoying. Lewis is the best ever in my opinion
@@darrellfort1668"He never won the belt from Bowe?" Bowe refused to fight him, literally threw the WBC belt in the trash rather than face Lewis. And as far as him being tested for PEDS, the athletic commissions tested him the same as they did his opponents. That's just a ridiculous comment! 😂
Lewis broke McCall down, making him quit yet receives absolutely no credit for doing so, the entire emphasis on this fight is McCall's supposed breakdown & it sucks, Lewis made him quit, catching him with a series of right hands in the third round, McCall had serious jelly legs, good showing no doubt.
The inhumanity of everyone besides George and Mills is upsetting !! God bless George and Mills Lane. The others on the broadcasts are typical bad people who just want a show instead of having empathy.
There was nothing wrong with McCall, he cried during the ring walk of every fight he had, he was an emotional charge but that was the way he fought, he realized at some point he wasn't going to win & basically quit, in fact he admitted he was badly during the third round & it sickened him, people make way too many excuses for McCall.
DK pulled Oliver out of a rehab a day or two before the fight and somehow convinced Oliver to get in the ring against his wishes…. This was wrong! And I hope boxing finds a way to prevent something like this from ever happening again!
Not true, McCall had been in training camp for 2 months prior to facing Lewis in their rematch, his trainer George Benton was questioned as to whether they had encountered problems with McCall in training & Benton replied, "None at all".
McCall the Sissy.He robbed our Lennox of a revenge KO.He pussied his way out of the ring sobbing.He did the first few rounds ok and he ko`d him in the London fight so dont give me that mental cracks garbage.He just gave up in the most embarrassing way.
I remember watching this fight on TV. I couldn't believe what I was watching. It was clear that McCall was having a mental breakdown. I didn't blame George Benton for being frustrated, but he should have thrown in the towel because it was clear his fighter was not in the right mindset.
It had to have had an effect, knowing his former trainer went over to train the man he's now fighting. But the reality is, he should know himself. He took the fight.
When your Mind and Heart are not in the Game. -- Really Seems McCall Knew after 2 Rounds Lewis was on a Mission and going to Dominate the fight all the way. McCall just lost the Will to step it up. He was a completely different fighter from the first fight
This was just awful all around. The pain obvious pain McCall was in and the realization he didn't want to fight but couldn't quit either. His corners exasperation , begging him to fight back and tell them what's wrong. The ref not knowing what the hell to do. Everything being made worse by the crowd going crazy. Thank God Lewis was a good hearted man because there are boxers out there who just would have Killed McCall. Look how many times he could have crushed the back of his head. Wouldn't have even been his fault since McCall kept turning it to him
There was nothing wrong with McCall, he knew he got lucky first time around & realized after three rounds he wasn't going to win & basically quit, he had to play the mental health card as the commission had withheld his purse & he needed excuses at the ready. McCall has since admitted that he was badly hurt in Round 3 which sickened him & made him quit, the interview can be found in The Ring magazine.
Doubtful, McCall was nothing more than a tough journeyman & his initial victory over Lewis was seen largely as a fluke, he was never expected to beat Lewis to begin with. The Americans make way too many excuses for McCall, who was never in Lewis' class for the most part....
Yet Lewis was knock out with a couple of punches and then knock out again by another journey man as you call them. Lewis was a fraud just like Bowe said, he defeated nothing but journey men and decreased "have been's" in their worst part of their carreers such as Tyson and McCall, he even had to buy the referree in the Olympics to beat Bowe. @@peterhaye8537
There was nothing wrong with him, McCall always cried & appeared emotional when he fought, he was obviously hit with the realization that he wasn't going to win & elected to quit. What did you expect Lewis to do anyway, hold hands....
@user-ww2yb2xo3k how bout you get in the ring with Lewis and try not to cry you little bitch... You'd be sobbing like the girl you are... 😢 Can't even come up with a name for yourself in the anonymity of TH-cam. Just "user". Go get some brains and then try your typing fingers again. Maggot little troll
McCall cried every time he fought, there was nothing wrong with him, he obviously realized at some point he wasn't going to win & quit, he admitted he was hurt in the third round which sickened him, people make way too many excuses for McCall. The guy lost to Frank Bruno, he was an average fighter at best.
"Lewis wants to blame his weight on the fact that he's grown an inch since he last fought. I think if you believe that I could probably sell you some ocean side real estate here in Vegas". 😅😂
Yeah him and his fans like to come up with excuses why he lost he wasn't focused, the stoppage was premature, lucky punch etc. But don't want to say the same thing how unfocused McCall and Rahman were for the rematch. They act like over there in England they are an exception to the rule of not being biased. Quite comical actually
That was the impression McCall gave me, he kind of tried early on but lost interest when Lewis began to connect in round 3, not sure whether McCall got lucky in their first fight or not, it's kind of a question mark.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Obviamente tuvo suerte en la primer pelea. En la revancha podria haber llegado hasta el final, para perder como perdio Mercer. Mccall tenia una chIn de acero, no creo que Lewis lo hubiese noqueado, tal es asi que la chin de Mccall oculto el poder y la capacidad de Douglas que en su siguiente pelea sorprendió al mundo al noquear al invicto TYSON
@@rodocar2736 McCall didn't have the fighting heart of someone like Mercer, rock chin but push him back & he didn't want to know, Bruno caught him early & he backed off for the most part, McCall was basically a tough journeyman with a sparring partner mentality.
It’s great how all the American fighters who got whooped by Lennox were passed their prime, because as the Americans all know, while Tyson and the like got older, Lennox stayed the same age? 😂😂
Fighters, and humans in general, age differently. Fighters with certain styles or techniques may age faster due to repeated hits to the head or needing speed in order for their style to work. A good example of this is Roy Jones Jr. or to a certain extent Manny Pacquiao.
@@GSTE_ No one ages quicker then anyone else, only in films, some take more damage then others, some are effected by it more then others, a good young one will always beat a good old one.
@@thetruth156real3 People do age quicker, some people can go on forever no matter how much damage they get. Others naturally get older quicker even without great damage. For example George Foreman and Larry Holmes were both very competitive and were able to beat many top young fighters. Now in terms of Mike Tyson I feel like a lot of people say he could beat anyone when he was young. And while it is true that his boxing skill and speed peaked for a very short time, that doesn't mean that his losses to Holyfield and Lewis shouldn't count. Although it is debatable how they won those fights due to potentially dirty tactics, they both convincingly defeated Mike Tyson. But due to Mike Tyson not being able to perform as well or show the amount of skill he had done previously these are why Lewis and Holyfield don't get the credit. Also like I said a fighters advantages can make up for their aging or they may just age slower. If george foreman was 6ft 2 and wasn't very strong, there would be no way his style could make up for his age. A good young one always being able to beat a good old one isn't completely true, and is about as true as a good big one being able to beat a good small one. The latter statement was shown to not always be true with fury vs usyk. And the first statement isn't true for multiple reasons, the main one being experience which can make up for a lot of things.
@@user-ww2yb2xo3k Ridiculous... I'm not the type to rage on a person who wasn't well, it was clear that he wasn't well at that moment. It certainly wasn't a real victory for Lennox, if he is intelligent he will surely have understood it. In that state he would have lost to anyone, if he wanted a rematch, this is not a real victory if one is honest with himself
There is an interview with McCall featured in The Ring magazine, where he admits to being hurt in Round 3, Lewis caught him with a serious of right hands which sickened him & made him quit. He admitted to only being hurt twice in his career & it was the two Brits from London, Lewis & Bruno.
"When you've got reach you can do whatever you want." Really, George? Do you mean you can have someone throw a right hand over the jab, and knock you out, like McCall did to Lewis the first time?
In hindsight it's natural to feel bad for his mental state, but there's just too much at play in boxing outside the ring, beyond just the seats purchased and television coverage, advertisement etc, there are millions upon millions of dollars in bets. The life of the crowd cheering during a fight aside from rooting for your guy is mostly anticipation of winning bets, big money, and the mental state of the fighter is completely irrelevant to everyone involved.
There was nothing wrong with McCall, he spent his entire career crying into the ring, he knew after three rounds he wasn't going to win & basically quit. The commission withheld his purse & he had to come up with a viable reason as to what happened, his trainer George Benton said his training for the fight had gone well & McCall had shown no sign of having any problems prior.
I think he showed him some mercy to be honest. There were moments where Lewis could have just knocked him out cold but he seemed to hold himself back. It looked like he was just looking for a stoppage.
If I was Lewis I would have not keep on hitting him when he stopped fighting. It was cowardly. He would've won by points anyway! It's also embarrassing how he smiles after the "win", as if beating a guy who doesn't fight back was somekind of great achievement. All that being said, Lewis is still the best. He really broke the guy.
Lewis was at the top of his game for over a decade & won everything that was asked of him, including 15 world title victories & retiring on a win at 38, he is widely regarded by boxing experts as a great fighter & established himself as one of the very best of his era. You sound like a fat bitter yankie.....
If McCall fought a boxer of lesser caliber, size, weight and power I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t have had a breakdown. He possibly would’ve won the fight and the breakdown would’ve been potentially deferred until the next real threat. Lewis in other words was the catalyst for the breakdown. McCall knew early on he was not going to win.
George Foreman is beautiful: his compassion and humanity always set him apart. Thanks for the uploads.
Absolutely ! He was is a gentleman and a true sportsman. Never made excuses after losing to Ali and also took his final unjust defeat against Shannon Briggs with dignity , wishing Briggs the best of luck in the future. Love old George
@@johnmartin9321Both of you need to stop smelling the foreman salts, it's all an act. Killing with kindness. You could still see him rage when they called him fat or talked about his losses to Young and Ali. It's all a ploy to sell grills while he keeps his real opinions to himself and his books.
George is unbelievable. He took the opportunity to shine a light on mental health and how it affects many lives. He handled the situation with love and compassion. Also saying he wanted to go up and hug Oliver and tell him everything is going to be alright. And telling his family members to embrace him. He used his platform as only he could. I hope more of us can strive to be as great a human as George is. Love you George!
Not surprising, considering his faith in God...
I felt sorry for McCall, it looks like he had a nervous breakdown in the middle of the fight
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Mental health? That was baloneyMcCall was badly hurt in Round 3 which sickened him and made him quit. The mental health debacle was bollocks as McCall had his purse withheld and had to concoct a plausible story, he had you all fooled, he has since admitted to being hurt & the interview can be found in The Ring magazine archive.
Get a life!
George is a very decent man.... When he said he just wanted to go in and give McCall a hug.
They were talking about holding up his purse, and that's not right. He fought, he became emotionally ill during the fight, and he stopped fighting. He deserved to be paid and I hope he was
Fair plat to George. The guy just had a breakdown In front of the world and all want to kick him when he's down. George understands the real struggles. He has empathy.
@lilcurt195 wel he was crying in the ring. I think that was moreso a breakdown of sorts. But yes a slap from lewis could make anyone not want to fight!
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@@lilcurt195Guy literally had hundreds of hours sparring with prime Mike Tyson, he was never down and he couldn't take Lewis punches? Don't be silly...
jab drove mad
@@lilcurt195Any link to verify this statement? or just some professional psychologist opinion?
Saw this live, and although what anyone in the audience thought at the moment was also an assumption, word in the arena was that Oliver did have a nervous breakdown.
Only person who knew for sure was McCall then his handlers afterwards, to my knowledge he has not talked about this incident publicly nor given a reason as to why he did what he did that night.
This fight is one of the many reasons why the 90s was easily the most......'bizarre'.......era in heavyweight history: George Foreman winning the title at age 45, Andrew Golota's two disqualifications against Riddick Bowe, "fan-man" landing during the Riddick Bowe Evander Holyfield fight, Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ears, etc., etc.
Absolutely hilarious and strange to see Oliver McCall have a mental breakdown in the middle of the fight; awesome stuff. McCall truly was a 'loose cannon' and in some ways a psycho. He was tagged pretty well by Lewis on more than several occasions but was never even hurt. McCall, in fact, never went down in his long career in any fight he ever fought.
Also the Tyson vs Norris knockdown that turned into a DQ
Imagine having so little cells in your brain, that it is impossible to knock you out.
Será que ele recebeu ordens pra ter essa atitude ?
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I will say McCall was never stopped never dropped in a fight, had a chin of granite. Usually tough. But his outside the ring problems consumed him. Drugs, trouble with the law, etc. it’s remarkable that he still became heavyweight champion of the world.
McCall was badly hurt in round 3 by a series of right hands which sickened him & made him quit, the interview can be found in The Ring magazine archive. McCall admits to being hurt by a Lewis right which made him turn away & quit, his mental state was such that he probably realised he was going to lose & simply walked away.
@@peterhaye8537 yeah, he wasn’t right mentally before the fight anyway. Lewis was way more prepared the second time and boxing is mental more so than physical, getting blasted by Lennox didn’t help the cause either. The man lost his mind.
@@Dannys_Dimensions Yeah exactly. Mccall clearly had anxiety issues, dude would cry all the time. Wasn't just that lewis hit hard
Ok he was literally stopped right there ⬆️🤦🏻♂️ Round 5. STOPPED. Over smh 😂
peterhaye, That's not the full part of the story. Yes, Oliver Mccall said that the right hand hurt him, but it was after the right that he saw that Lennox's mother was there cheering for Lewis, but his mom wasn't. This was when the major problems with Mccall started.
This story was said by oliver in that article as well as an interview where he doesn't even mention Lewis's right hand punch. This can literally be seen in the third round where oliver looks around the ring during the fight, which the announcers point out at the end of the round.
So He didn't quit he had a breakdown.
If he didn't want to take any more punches he would have actually quit similar to Golata, but the referee asked him multiple times if he wanted to fight, which I assume he answered yes since the fight continued.
This was such a weird year in heavyweight boxing, Tyson Bites, McCall had a nervous breakdown, Akinwande holds on like a cheap suit .
WEIRD DECADE
- Fan man arrives from the air at Holyfiled vs Bowe.
- 45 year old Foreman beats a young Michael Moorer
- Ali trainer Angelo Dundee helping Foreman to regain the title
- A riot erupts at the Golota and Bowe I
- Golota gets disqualified twice for the same reason vs Bowe
- Buster Douglas becoming the biggest upset by beating Tyson
- Buster Douglas not caring about losing against Holyfield
- Tyson going to jail
- Riddick Bowe throwing the WBC titlte to the trash can so he can avoid Lewis
- Tommy Morrison becoming a celebrity because of appearing in Rock V
- Tommy Morrison and Lewis waiting six months to make more money in their fight and both losing and making far less some years later
- Tommy Morrison being infected by HIV
- Frank Bruno winning a heavyweight title after trying it for almost ten years
- The first time in more than 50 years two British boxers fight for the title
- The first time there were two British heavyweight champions active at the same in more than 50 years
- Lennox Lewis being paid 4 milliones just to renounce his mandatory number one contender rank so Tyson can regain the title
- Butterbean becoming a celebrity for being an overweight boxer
- Larry Holmes almost becoming champion
- Larry Holmes almost facing Foreman with both boxers being 50 years old
- Bowe enlisting in The Marines
- Bowe quitting The Marines after a few days
- Evander Holyfield announcing his retirement because of a heart condition only to discover it was misdiagnosed
- A croatian boxer named Mavrovic being the mandatory number one contender to face Lewis despite being unknown by virtually everyone
- The arrival of Eastern European boxers like the Kiltschkos
I felt bad for mcCall. I've suffered from mental illness most of my life so I can understand how he may felt
i clicked on this video after watching the first fight and had no idea what i was about to watch...
damn, McCall took a beating here but wasn't hurt at all even when taking shots with his hands down, his chin was unmatched but his defensive skills were also very underrated I think
McCall was badly hurt in round 3, Lewis caught him with several right hands which took all of the fight out of him, he's since admitted it in The Ring magazine archive, Lewis & Bruno were the only fighters to ever hurt him.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson True. Even Oliver couldn`t keep taking
those kind of shots. He realised early on he was facing the first stoppage
of his career.
@Boxing Classics By Gary Wilson he still didn't come close to getting knocked down. He was tanking everything later on in the fight with both his hands down.
If McCall was not hurt he would not have have had a breakdown he felt Lewis power and knew he could not beat him. .
@@jdarden2002bro you can clearly see this man was not hurt after that round he took big shots in the beginning and was not hurt
Give Lewis credit for not taking McCall's head off. He had several opportunities to do it and he held off.
Absolutely correct, Lewis did not hit Mccall at all when he had his hands down.
Lewis said he was only hesitant during the 4th round. But he didn't in round 5 according to what Lewis said about the fight, with his trainer telling him to hit McCall anyways, which he did, although McCall didn't really try to avoid the punches that much.
keep in mind McCall knocked Lewis out in their last fight so I'm sure Lewis was also very cautious about walking into a right hand.
I believe Don King wanted to freeze Lewis out of the picture so much that if his man wasn't going to win he wanted him to do anything to make Lewis's win look bad so there would be no clamour for the unification with Tyson or Holyfield. Remember this fight happened because Tyson vacated the belt to avoid Lewis. Same story with the Akinwande fight to make Lewis look bad and the Holyfield scorecard draw and is the reason Lewis wouldn't fight Ruiz when King took his WBA belt off him.
King tried very hard to freeze Lewis out, Lewis v Butler was an elimination bout for the WBC title which Lewis won, he then had to beat Morrison & Mercer before King would give him a shot.
Lewis gets no credit for his victory over McCall as too much emphasis was placed on McCall having a breakdown which was nonsense, McCall gave up when he knew he wasn't going to win the fight.
Stop blaming Don King for everything. The FBI, ever heard of Operation Crown Royal?, tried everything they could to put Don in jail and couldn't do it. Any shady thing and they would have scooped him up. Stop listening to idiots. Do your own research.
The 90s man... what an era in boxing... many bizarre things happened in the ring.
Absolutely, i liked McCall, he was great on the front foot but if you caught him with a big punch early on, he would often lose interest, he did the same thing with Bruno in their fight.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson True. But Lewis was just in a league of his own.
Fan man
The 90’s had so many great fighters though. Boxing went downhill after all of these guys retired or burned out.
Oliver McCall was a very tough man. Granite chin among the toughest heavyweights, Ray Mercer was solid as rock as well. I dont see this victory as avenging a loss for lewis. Lewis is a great champion without a doubt although he was gifted a few decisions in my opinion.
Lennox jab is frustrating and I think Oliver mcall just said fuck it
This is the first time I've ever been touched so hard emotionally by a professional boxing fight. I could actually feel Oliver's pain because ive been there before more than once in life. Yes I know he struggled with drugs , but there was something going on deep down inside of that man. Something that had owned and tormented him for a long time. Before he could ever become sober from drugs he had to be set free and healed of that monster that was doing the damage in his life. The ( heart of the problem ) not just the drugs alone which SO MANY people over the years have made the mistake in thinking . Man it really broke my heart to see this man cry so hard in that ring. It was very obvious he was in some bigtime emotional pain. Larry Merchant was a complete asshole for making the comment of the man's fight purse should've been held up . Man that's bullshit
Didn't Bruno have a similar breakdown?
You lot always go on about "pussy" British fighters that quit but none that i know have seriously quit,not like McCall did there anyway and sobbing
Larry Merchant was good at that, he was on or over the limit with a lot of his comments over the years. Always came across as a real arrogant prick to me.
He was fined large but got some of that money...
Poor McCall, must be rough having a mental breakdown during a live boxing match.
This is the best that I've seen Lennox Lewis -watching his entire career on youtube from the beginning up till this fight- since the early 90s. He still doesn't throw many combinations and ties his opponents up every time they come into close range (either as an intelligent psychological ploy/and or because he's not good or confident enough to exchange punches with opponents at close range). By now, however, perhaps Emmanuel Steward's training was having full effect on Lewis's boxing skills: His jab in this fight was about as good as I have ever seen up through this point of his career and his right crosses and hooks were as fast and deadly as I have ever seen.
Lewis was a cautious counter puncher which didn't make for a particularly exciting style, though he did score several great knockouts during his career., Ruddock, Golota, Grant & Botha to name a few.
Best Lewis performance was against Michael Grant
@@kevthegoat8774 That was an exciting performance where Lewis just abandoned caution and went for it.
To me it look like he became frustrated in round 3 & gave up. Could have been other factors as well but I think the main thing was he couldn’t do much with Lewis.
He could've jabbed, worked Lewis' body, tried the right hand again. Lewis wasn't untouchable. There was something seriously wrong with McCall.
When a fighter has a granite chin and is as physically strong as Oliver McCall it is
extremely difficult to tell if they are hurt or in trouble. But NO fighter can keep absorbing
bombs from Lennox Lewis, the way Oliver was here. I think Oliver realised there was no chance of victory. I think he realised that in round 2 or 3.
And also he began to realise he was going to be KO`d or stopped. That is something
Oliver could not contemplate. When Lennox was on top of his game, it was difficult
in the extreme to land a decent punch on him, never mind beat him.
He didn't realize anything. His mental illness fucked with his decision making. he was receiving bombs and barely hurt later in the fight at the 5th
I’m not religious but if all Christian’s were like George Foreman my god would it be difficult to deny god
No entiendo porque no pararon antes la pelea
Acaso no se dieron cuenta que el hombre ya no quería pelear?
Everybody is hating on Lennox but he was actually just holding back because he seen McCall was going through something and wasn’t defending himself. It looked like he was just trying to look for a stoppage and not KO him cold even though he could’ve. He showed him some mercy here.
Not everybody hates Lennox, only americans who know nothing about boxing do.
You have no clue what you're talking about. Lewis threw some punches as hard as he could even when McCall wasn't fighting back. He was too looking for a KO, not a stoppage. McCall gave up because he knew he wasn't going to win. And when a person gives up? Their mental state of mind is gone. Lewis shouldn't get any credit for this fight. Wow, you beat a man who gave up.
@bjohnson8065 your comment makes no sense. You dont think if lewis was punching as hard as he could against a guy who wasnt defending himself or even looking at him he would have fell over once?
And lewis gets no credit because the guy gave up? You think he gave up out of random? He was pbviously getting beat badly
I've had a few meltdowns at work and just fucked off the job. Oddly enough, it was always on Monday morning 😅
This was a strange moment. It’s right up there with Tyson biting off an ear , a parachute landing in the ring and Duran crapping in a bucket.
I truly hope they didn’t hold his salary. The man clearly had a mental breakdown in front of the world. As he always does, Big George Forman displayed true compassion, and genuine sympathy for Oliver. Forman is an incredible man. I hope Oliver today is in a peaceful place in life.
There was nothing wrong with McCall, if you watch his fights, he cries & becomes emotional every time he enters the ring.
The likelihood being he realised at some point he wasn't going to beat Lewis & became frustrated & quit.
George Benton was interviewed after the fight & stated how McCall's training camp had gone well & how he had shown no signs of any issues or difficulties whatsoever.
People make too many excuses for McCall.
Kid shut up.. you don't anything with regards to mental health. Guy have mental breakdown and you are here typing geberish
@@user-ww2yb2xo3k well he did get out of a rehab before this fights so please
This is just a sad affair all around. I really liked Oliver.
It was unfortunate, he had a good second round but was hurt in the third & wasn't in the best place mentally to deal with such a big fight.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Exactly
😳😳😳😳 de la cordura a la locura solo hay un momento
Dude was badly hurt in the 3rd round, especially at 1:07 or so, legs fully wobbled. He wanted out and Lewis gets no credit which is so annoying. Lewis is the best ever in my opinion
lewis was only the champion of p.e.d.s he never won the belt from bowe and he was never tested for drugs as hard as american fighters get tested
Best ever lmao
@@darrellfort1668😂😂😂😂😂
@@MrDoda26 ikr
@@darrellfort1668"He never won the belt from Bowe?"
Bowe refused to fight him, literally threw the WBC belt in the trash rather than face Lewis. And as far as him being tested for PEDS, the athletic commissions tested him the same as they did his opponents. That's just a ridiculous comment! 😂
Oliver McCall truly bizarre scene but not without understanding the toll mental health and drug abuse can have
Lewis broke McCall down, making him quit yet receives absolutely no credit for doing so, the entire emphasis on this fight is McCall's supposed breakdown & it sucks, Lewis made him quit, catching him with a series of right hands in the third round, McCall had serious jelly legs, good showing no doubt.
True. We can see he was perfectly OK when the fight began, but soon realised he had
no chance of hitting Lennox, never mind winning.
It was defo Lewi's' bogey man, but he dealt with it fantastically.
How many people can stand in that ring with tears in eyes ?
He thought he could go through, but SOMETHING was fighting him on the INSIDES.😔
…That, or he was ordered to throw the fight?!
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It was because of the white trunks
The commentator is wrong. That's not disgrace.
Weird how they put together highlights that never show how he holds the head down of his opponent then uppercuts.
Mcall started to look like dragonfly jones from Martin when he started posing after getting clocked 😂😂😂
Lennox hit him so hard and often in the third round George's mental breakdown went mental.
Not a single punch staggered him.
@@robnhood1416 Just because they didn’t stagger him doesn’t mean they didn’t hurt.
Que le paso a mccall tenia depresion o trastorno bipolar lo que tuvo que pasar por su mente para hacer semenjante actuacion
Never get hi then box
McCall's training must have been insane, he gained 6" of reach since the first fight here l4mg7VzgTXU
Feel terrible for McCall. Sometimes you just lose it. He's a tough, skilled, intense guy. But he needed more time in recovery.
Psychological question asked before this happened?
The inhumanity of everyone besides George and Mills is upsetting !! God bless George and Mills Lane. The others on the broadcasts are typical bad people who just want a show instead of having empathy.
There was nothing wrong with McCall, he cried during the ring walk of every fight he had, he was an emotional charge but that was the way he fought, he realized at some point he wasn't going to win & basically quit, in fact he admitted he was badly during the third round & it sickened him, people make way too many excuses for McCall.
DK pulled Oliver out of a rehab a day or two before the fight and somehow convinced Oliver to get in the ring against his wishes…. This was wrong! And I hope boxing finds a way to prevent something like this from ever happening again!
Not true, McCall had been in training camp for 2 months prior to facing Lewis in their rematch, his trainer George Benton was questioned as to whether they had encountered problems with McCall in training & Benton replied, "None at all".
Yup round 3, around 2 min left he decided to quit...
4:09 song name?
boxing is the hardest and most lonely of sports ,if you have mental cracks it will widen them .felt very sorry for McCall .
McCall the Sissy.He robbed our Lennox of a revenge KO.He pussied his way out of the ring sobbing.He did the first few rounds ok and he ko`d him in the London fight so dont give me that mental cracks garbage.He just gave up in the most embarrassing way.
Lennox showed great restraint
Likely the Mcall is suffer what ever happened to Mcall other wise Lewis will never be the world champion in the first place 😆😄😁😬
McCall quit as he was hurt badly in round 3 , he has since admitted to this & the interview can be found in The Ring magazine archive.
Don't smoke Coke kids!
HTF did Lederman give McCall the 2nd round?
"He may want to have a child or 2 first before going back to Golota"😂
I remember watching this fight on TV. I couldn't believe what I was watching. It was clear that McCall was having a mental breakdown. I didn't blame George Benton for being frustrated, but he should have thrown in the towel because it was clear his fighter was not in the right mindset.
McCall always cries, if you watch his fights he is in an emotional state when walking into the ring, watch them.
Super 💪
McCall's Trainer changing sides had a big effect on the struggle of McCall.
It had to have had an effect, knowing his former trainer went over to train the man he's now fighting. But the reality is, he should know himself. He took the fight.
12:05 song name?
I know I'm 2 years late but it's James Brown - the payback
lets see if ryan garcia will do the same vs Haney
When your Mind and Heart are not in the Game. -- Really Seems McCall Knew after 2 Rounds Lewis was on a Mission and going to Dominate the fight all the way. McCall just lost the Will to step it up. He was a completely different fighter from the first fight
This was just awful all around. The pain obvious pain McCall was in and the realization he didn't want to fight but couldn't quit either. His corners exasperation , begging him to fight back and tell them what's wrong. The ref not knowing what the hell to do. Everything being made worse by the crowd going crazy. Thank God Lewis was a good hearted man because there are boxers out there who just would have Killed McCall. Look how many times he could have crushed the back of his head. Wouldn't have even been his fault since McCall kept turning it to him
There was nothing wrong with McCall, he knew he got lucky first time around & realized after three rounds he wasn't going to win & basically quit, he had to play the mental health card as the commission had withheld his purse & he needed excuses at the ready.
McCall has since admitted that he was badly hurt in Round 3 which sickened him & made him quit, the interview can be found in The Ring magazine.
@@isabellamcloughlan6082 McCal was in fact having a mentalbreak down and was diagnosed with mental illness after the fight.
Man. Goethe Forman is a hell of a man. God bless him
Who is Goethe Forman?????? Don't comment if you have no brains and can't even spell one of the biggest names in boxing ever!!!!!!! Idiot
Dont do drugs people
What a joke of a fight, McCall didn't even trained, they took him directly out of rehab to the ring. Prime McCall knocks Lewis out 9 out of 10.
Doubtful, McCall was nothing more than a tough journeyman & his initial victory over Lewis was seen largely as a fluke, he was never expected to beat Lewis to begin with.
The Americans make way too many excuses for McCall, who was never in Lewis' class for the most part....
Yet Lewis was knock out with a couple of punches and then knock out again by another journey man as you call them. Lewis was a fraud just like Bowe said, he defeated nothing but journey men and decreased "have been's" in their worst part of their carreers such as Tyson and McCall, he even had to buy the referree in the Olympics to beat Bowe. @@peterhaye8537
You obviously know nothing about boxing & need to quit before you cause yourself further embarrassment....@@Mordecai06
Bowe's sidestep of Lennox Lewis blighted his career & left him labelled as a "might-have-been". @@Mordecai06
Guy having a mental breakdown and his corner telling him go fight 1 of the baddest in the world smh. Imagine this happening in 2022.
If this happened today Oliver McCall would have loads of support and probably got bigger fights even after this
@@kevthegoat8774 I agree. He would have been a mental health awareness advocate.
@@jay_ay_why Have you seen him these days? He's still in good shape
They'd accuse his corner of toxic masculinity.
Real shame Lennox didn't halt the fight and ask Oliver if he was OK. It would have been an amazing moment - he was hurting bad.
There was nothing wrong with him, McCall always cried & appeared emotional when he fought, he was obviously hit with the realization that he wasn't going to win & elected to quit.
What did you expect Lewis to do anyway, hold hands....
@@user-ww2yb2xo3k So he got sectioned soon after for nothing? Yeah, OK then, clown.
@@user-ww2yb2xo3k Nawwww, booo hooo, crying for being called a clown for not reading up on what happened to McCall (got sectioned). Waster.
@user-ww2yb2xo3k how bout you get in the ring with Lewis and try not to cry you little bitch... You'd be sobbing like the girl you are... 😢 Can't even come up with a name for yourself in the anonymity of TH-cam. Just "user". Go get some brains and then try your typing fingers again. Maggot little troll
The guy had a breakdown live in the ring. People saying "hold up his purse" and "he's not getting paid" can go rot in hell.
McCall cried every time he fought, there was nothing wrong with him, he obviously realized at some point he wasn't going to win & quit, he admitted he was hurt in the third round which sickened him, people make way too many excuses for McCall. The guy lost to Frank Bruno, he was an average fighter at best.
This is when he decided not to box anymore...
"Lewis wants to blame his weight on the fact that he's grown an inch since he last fought. I think if you believe that I could probably sell you some ocean side real estate here in Vegas". 😅😂
Yeah him and his fans like to come up with excuses why he lost he wasn't focused, the stoppage was premature, lucky punch etc. But don't want to say the same thing how unfocused McCall and Rahman were for the rematch. They act like over there in England they are an exception to the rule of not being biased. Quite comical actually
47:07 “Mills, Let’s just hope the next heavyweight championship fight you do has a little more action than this one.” Next fight= Tyson-Holyfield II
Buster Douglas lo golpeo aun mas duro que Lewis. Mccall podria haber seguido peleando, pero se ve que tenia pocas posibilidades de ganar
That was the impression McCall gave me, he kind of tried early on but lost interest when Lewis began to connect in round 3, not sure whether McCall got lucky in their first fight or not, it's kind of a question mark.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Obviamente tuvo suerte en la primer pelea. En la revancha podria haber llegado hasta el final, para perder como perdio Mercer. Mccall tenia una chIn de acero, no creo que Lewis lo hubiese noqueado, tal es asi que la chin de Mccall oculto el poder y la capacidad de Douglas que en su siguiente pelea sorprendió al mundo al noquear al invicto TYSON
@@rodocar2736 McCall didn't have the fighting heart of someone like Mercer, rock chin but push him back & he didn't want to know, Bruno caught him early & he backed off for the most part, McCall was basically a tough journeyman with a sparring partner mentality.
Lennox had so much class . My favourite boxer of all time .
This referee is ruining a good fight
Just love George ❤
It’s great how all the American fighters who got whooped by Lennox were passed their prime, because as the Americans all know, while Tyson and the like got older, Lennox stayed the same age? 😂😂
Fighters, and humans in general, age differently. Fighters with certain styles or techniques may age faster due to repeated hits to the head or needing speed in order for their style to work.
A good example of this is Roy Jones Jr. or to a certain extent Manny Pacquiao.
@@GSTE_ No one ages quicker then anyone else, only in films, some take more damage then others, some are effected by it more then others, a good young one will always beat a good old one.
@@thetruth156real3 People do age quicker, some people can go on forever no matter how much damage they get. Others naturally get older quicker even without great damage.
For example George Foreman and Larry Holmes were both very competitive and were able to beat many top young fighters.
Now in terms of Mike Tyson I feel like a lot of people say he could beat anyone when he was young. And while it is true that his boxing skill and speed peaked for a very short time, that doesn't mean that his losses to Holyfield and Lewis shouldn't count.
Although it is debatable how they won those fights due to potentially dirty tactics, they both convincingly defeated Mike Tyson.
But due to Mike Tyson not being able to perform as well or show the amount of skill he had done previously these are why Lewis and Holyfield don't get the credit.
Also like I said a fighters advantages can make up for their aging or they may just age slower.
If george foreman was 6ft 2 and wasn't very strong, there would be no way his style could make up for his age.
A good young one always being able to beat a good old one isn't completely true, and is about as true as a good big one being able to beat a good small one.
The latter statement was shown to not always be true with fury vs usyk.
And the first statement isn't true for multiple reasons, the main one being experience which can make up for a lot of things.
@@GSTE_ Why did Usyk beat Tyson?
@@thetruth156real3 Because he was the better boxer, despite a 6 inch height difference.
McCall found god that week,.....and then Lewis showed him there is no god to help him!!!
Ridiculous to see Lennox Lewis celebrating the win, I don't know what he thought there was to celebrate
In all honesty, what did you expect Lewis to do?
Offer McCall a shoulder to cry on...
@@user-ww2yb2xo3k Ridiculous... I'm not the type to rage on a person who wasn't well, it was clear that he wasn't well at that moment. It certainly wasn't a real victory for Lennox, if he is intelligent he will surely have understood it. In that state he would have lost to anyone, if he wanted a rematch, this is not a real victory if one is honest with himself
Funny how some excuse Lewis's losses for not being focused in the first fight but not McCall and Rahman in the rematch.lmao
And neither got a rematch of their own against Lewis
@@Ken_Frazer-619
Same with Mercer and Vitali on short notice.
How Much Money Did They Pay to Beat Lenax Lewis?
Heard the mental breakdown was because he was forced to throw the fight . That’s crazy if it’s true
There is an interview with McCall featured in The Ring magazine, where he admits to being hurt in Round 3, Lewis caught him with a serious of right hands which sickened him & made him quit. He admitted to only being hurt twice in his career & it was the two Brits from London, Lewis & Bruno.
I wonder if McCall was mentally ok
big george on his layoff learned acting...
"When you've got reach you can do whatever you want."
Really, George? Do you mean you can have someone throw a right hand over the jab, and knock you out, like McCall did to Lewis the first time?
damnn he really lost his mind out there
Lost his bottle more like.
The poor guy was under extreme stress and then had to go to court not get paid and fined yay boxing so much fun lol
In hindsight it's natural to feel bad for his mental state, but there's just too much at play in boxing outside the ring, beyond just the seats purchased and television coverage, advertisement etc, there are millions upon millions of dollars in bets. The life of the crowd cheering during a fight aside from rooting for your guy is mostly anticipation of winning bets, big money, and the mental state of the fighter is completely irrelevant to everyone involved.
Drugs or Mental breakdown. Pray for the man.
There was nothing wrong with McCall, he spent his entire career crying into the ring, he knew after three rounds he wasn't going to win & basically quit.
The commission withheld his purse & he had to come up with a viable reason as to what happened, his trainer George Benton said his training for the fight had gone well & McCall had shown no sign of having any problems prior.
Pray for him? Is that after PAY for him after watching that sad spectacle.They must have withdrawn his dough after that non fight.
Lennox would take Best of 3 vs most just like Ali
Boxing in the gutter here. This should have been stopped in Round 4.
Seeing DON KING there already made it suspicious
Lennox Lewis could not knock him out
I think he showed him some mercy to be honest. There were moments where Lewis could have just knocked him out cold but he seemed to hold himself back. It looked like he was just looking for a stoppage.
If I was Lewis I would have not keep on hitting him when he stopped fighting. It was cowardly. He would've won by points anyway! It's also embarrassing how he smiles after the "win", as if beating a guy who doesn't fight back was somekind of great achievement.
All that being said, Lewis is still the best. He really broke the guy.
What did you expect from Lewis, offer McCall a shoulder to cry on?
@@SteveJones-tw5ssNah, he could've just landed a few jabs with no power behind them to keep the farce going on til the ref ends it.
To me it looks like Lennox only hit him when he (McCall) had his hands up, which I found classy. For all he knew McCall could have been baiting him.
McCall is dah only man Lennox didn’t beat, McCall just quit.
Bad mafia is the reason
Goerge should be a Pastor!
McCall had to be on some type of drugs before this fight.
I think Oliver realised he literally wasn`t going to land a glove on Lennox. Tears of
frustration.
Oliver knew he was gonna lose that’s why he quit basically
Mcall is not strong enough mentally to fight world class heavyweights.
Did McCall quit cuz he saw he cant do shit vs Lenox that night?
Yeah, I read his interview. He got frustrated because he couldn't do anything against Lewis. The jab broke him down.
Lewis can only fight the man in front of him
This fight should never have been decided, lewis went through with another fluke
Lewis was at the top of his game for over a decade & won everything that was asked of him, including 15 world title victories & retiring on a win at 38, he is widely regarded by boxing experts as a great fighter & established himself as one of the very best of his era.
You sound like a fat bitter yankie.....
A fluke? McCall's victory over Lewis in their initial fight was largely viewed as a fluke..
If McCall fought a boxer of lesser caliber, size, weight and power I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t have had a breakdown. He possibly would’ve won the fight and the breakdown would’ve been potentially deferred until the next real threat. Lewis in other words was the catalyst for the breakdown. McCall knew early on he was not going to win.