Off Topic Boxing

Old Carlos has a massive ego and I'm not surprised. But Joe is far too classy a guy to want to get involved in this crap anyway.

 

I guess if Joe has looked after his money there is no way he will do it. If the cash is running down then a couple of mill might get him to do it.

 

On the evening of the 34th of September 1994. the WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World, Lennox Lewis, a 2-11 favourite, stepped into the ring to defend his title against the heroin addict Oliver Mc.Call, a man known as The Atomic Bull. Lewis easily won the first round but ran into a monster right hand that sent him crashing to the deck in the second. He beat the count but was so badly shaken that the ref stopped the fight. Oliver McCall became the new WBC Champion. He would then beat an ageing Larry Holmes before losing a points decision Frank Bruno.

Sadly, the life of The Atomic Bull would spiral out of control from that point on. He would have two more fights before he again facing Lewis in 1997. Four months before the bout Mc.Call was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana. A month later Oliver was committed to a rehabilitation centre for mental illness after his wife took out an emergency custody order against him. Documentation stated. "McCall presents an imminent danger to self or others as a result of mental illness or is so seriously mentally ill as to be substantially unable to care for self."

In the lead up to the bout for the vacant WBC belt with Lewis, Mc.Call was seen shadow boxing while naked in public. At this point, he had no business being in the ring, let alone fighting someone like Lennox Lewis, one the premier heavyweights on the scene. What unfolded in the ring that night was sickening to watch. The Atomic Bull, Oliver Mc.Call suffered a mental break down that pained him so much, it left him weeping. As the sporting world looked on in horrified fascination, his mind completely shut down. It was a terrible sight. He could barely defend himself and took a horrible hiding to the head. The best he could do was to place his limp fists in front of his face. Lewis punched through them with little resistance. It was a distressing sight.

 

Some good sparring on youtube of McCall and Tyson.
Glen McCrory used to use the same gym I was a member of and he once told me that Tyson struggled to get sparring partners as he busted them up pretty badly. From memory they used to say the $400 a day was not woth the pain. McCall however would go toe to toe and whilst Tyson would always better him, it was quite brutal at times but Oliver was always up for it.

 

Pretty sick really. Never seen anything like it

 

One of the big nights of British boxing took place on November 18 of 1990 in Birmingham. The protagonists: Defending WBO World Middleweight Champion Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank.

When the fight came to a sudden end in round 9, the score cards after 8 read.

76-75. Benn.
76-75. Benn.
75-76. Eubank.

 

Nearly 30 years ago.. wow! We still haven't had a domestic dustup of this magnitude since. I like probably the majority of fans wanted Benn to win. But I felt a massive amount of respect for Eubank after this fight and the rest of his career.

Anyone remember Mark Kaylor v Errol Christie ?Now that fight was based on pure hatred. All manner of things happened outside as well as inside the ring.

 

I've not heard of either DB, but I'll certainly look them up.

 

As we all know, there are fights where the proceedings just seem to go through the motions. Both fighters can be trying the hearts out, but it still ends up being a snore fest. But there are other bouts where aggression and heavy punching go hand in hand with sensational matters. One of those bouts took place in October of 2000 at Wembley's Conference Centre. The fight brought together the Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Danny Williams and the Southern Area Champion Mark Potter. At Stake, Williams' Commonwealth belt and the Vacant British Heavyweight strap.

 

Looks like Williams was fighting one handed at the end. Lucky for him it got stopped or he could have had a bigger problem

 

With world sport on it's knees, what better to to chase down a great, past event. Boxing forum, a boxing replay or two. I thought I go back to the brilliant fights between two legends of the sport, the Mexicans, Rafael Marquez and Israel Vasquez, who faced each other 4 times, for 2 wins apiece. Marques has won the IBF Bantamweight World Title and defended 7 times before stepping up a division to take on Vasquez who was the reigning WBC Super Bantamweight Champion. This first clashing of the was a much anticipated affair.

 

And then it was all set for the second clash in what was to became the Fight of the Year. Round 3 was also voted the Round of the Year.

 

Both Tyson Fury and Eddie Hearn have announced an in principle agreement has been reached for a two fight deal between A.J. and Fury for 2021. Fury still has to beat Wilder though, and A.J., Pulev. There will be a 50-50 split on the first bout. All high in the air stuff, but reports suggest each fighter could earn as much as 140 million pounds.

Frank Warren calls it all bullshit.

The link below tells an interesting story.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/6/...shua-daniel-kinahan-mtk-khk-boxing-crime-news

 

I think we're going to hear a lot more about Daniel Kinahan in the near future.

https://www.herald.ie/news/outraged...r-parasite-kinahans-boxing-role-39279942.html

 

There's been a lot of talk of late about a Joshua - Fury fight, but there's also been chat about Dillian Whyte's status as well. As most will know, Fury and Wilder have signed on the bottom line for their third clash, which has left Whyte out in the cold again. Whyte was first made the mandatory for the WBC title about 1000 days ago and is still trying to force the issue. He's even stated that he's not ruled out legal action. It looks as though he's still in for a bit of a wait though. But there now appears to be a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. WBC boss Mauricio Sulaiman has told WBN that the winner of the Fury - Wilder bout must fight Dillian Whyte. So even if Joshua beats Pulev and Fury disposes of Wilder, the Fury - Joshua clash goes on the back burner for a while.

But there are ways around the problem. There's talk of making Fury Franchise Champion which is supposed to vacate the full title, which is a load of bullshit. Whyte would still be robbed of the chance to beat the man who beat the man. He'll still be second banana. Not that it really means too much as he'll likely struggle against both Fury and Wilder. But he deserves a crack at the real thing.

Another story doing the rounds concerns Fury possibly dumping the WBC belt and walking straight into a mega clash in the UK with Joshua. A bout that promises to generate big bucks. They're talking hundreds of millions of pounds. To be frank, it wouldn't surprise one bit if the big man went down that path. Not before the Wilder fight though.

Interesting times.

 

Apparently Wilder is trying to duck out of that fight but Fury won't have any of it. He said (allegedly) "You exercised the option for the fight so you ain't getting a penny if you back out" Just about anything could happen

 

I hope the latest rumours of a boxing legend making a comeback aren't true. Oscar De La Hoya is teasing that he's in training and looking to make a comeback at 155 or 160lbs. Just stay retired please. One of my all time favourites. He had a very successful comeback after his last 'retirement' but he was a shadow of his former self when he fought Pacqioua. No good can come of him returning now at his age and after so long out.

 

One of the true legends of the sport, Roberto Duran, has been hospitalised in Panama City due to Covid 19. Doctors have told the ex fighter's son Robin that as things stand at the moment, things are looking good for the four weight champion.

 

In honour of the great man, I'll post two fights. In the first the commentators speak in ignorance of Duran's heart. He would go on to win world titles in two more weight divisions. The first is the Duran - Cuevas bout, then the title fight with Davey Moore that was mentioned in the broadcast.

Second fight, Moore attempted to defend his WBA Super Welterweight crown. He entered the ring a 2-5 favourite against the Hands of Stone.

 

****er, ****er, ****er. Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller has to be the biggest ****er of all time. He's apparently just pissed dirty again. Noted journalist Mike Coppinger said Miller has tested positive to a substance known as GW1516, one of the drugs he was outed for using last time. This is the fifth time Big Baby has tested filthy.

GW1516 (better known as Endurobol) is a now banned drug which has been linked to rapid cancer growth in the organs of animals. According to Wiki, the testing of the drug on mice in 2007 showed an improvement in their physical performance. It didn't take long for the black market to catch on to the news.