The Brutal Confrontation - Lennox Lewis and Oliver Mccall

strange characters have been encountered throughout boxing history most of them have been forgotten however a small percentage of such fighters somehow contributed to global professional boxing one of these strange personalities was Oliver McCall the atomic bull performed well in the amateur ring he won the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament twice and ended almost all of the fights with a knockout he was strong gifted by Nature fast and a highly responsive boxer what else is needed for success discipline and regime however Oliver had a serious problem with this he became a heroin addict it all started with smoking types of drugs an Asha and Craig and ended with other more severe forms of intoxicating substances in 1985 McCall became a professional his career did not work out he suffered several defeats from top heavyweight fighters such as James Buster Douglas Tony Tucker and Orlin Norris persistence endurance and ability to keep the punch these qualities attracted Kevin Rooney Oliver received an invitation to visit boxing camp and spar with Mike Tyson a young superstar in the heavy division Don King loved to watch the sparring of Mike and Oliver he knew the power of McCall and King was also aware of Oliver's hobbies the promoter knew the very strings that he needed to pull in order to recruit the atomic ball the ability to think a few steps ahead was an important factor in King's success as a promoter and as an entrepreneur in 1992 Tyson was in prison and Don signed a contract with McCall journalists in the media were perplexed why did Don hire this strange fighter but King always had a reason for his actions he had influence on Oliver and made him a world first down invited McCall Emanuel Steward to the camp under the leadership of Stuart and the strict supervision of the main shark of the promotion business the atomic ball scored five competent early victories and became a number one in the world rating according to the WBC by 1994 Lewis was the world champion the public did not like Lennox he was a stranger everywhere a hellish mixture of Jamaican and English blood if you add this to the performance under the Canadian flag then the image of Lewis became even more extravagant not the heavyweight leader that America dreamed of Lennox became a world champion due to the dirty tricks of Riddick ball and his manager rock Newman he received the WBC title after the fact without a fight as Ken Norton once dead spectators don't like that they meant every media appearance of the champion with derision the Lewis board raised questions he defended the WBC belt in battles with Tony Tucker Frank Bruno and Phil Jackson however the Briton was not impressive he stopped in development for some fights the champion prepared on his own without a coach the colossal role of a competent mentor in a boxers corner cannot be denied there was no such trainer next to Lennox Dan Duva champion promoter watched McCall behind the scenes he planned a unification fight with the WBA and the IBF title holder Michael Moore and conducted heavy negotiations with the riddick bowe team okay not the man I thought you lied on me outdoor ones cool yo bring it on man Alma brain I'm over here number two worried razor water was afraid I'm gonna knock you out on June 17th 1994 an agreement was reached Riddick and Lennox were due to meet in late 1994 and share 31 million a record fee for the time Lewis had only to pass the mandatory challenger in the person of drug addict McCall [Applause] September 24th 1994 Lenox began a good fight against Oliver the champion was the favorite from calculations 5 to 1 media vied with each other to discuss his upcoming fight in the second round McCall hit right hook the champion was on the floor luis rose to the count of six but his legs did not obey the referee decided to end the fight [Applause] macaw became the new WBC world champion and ruined the plans for the most anticipated heavyweight fight after defeating Lennox Oliver ran jumped laughed and cried at the time this strange emotions of a big man were explained by a sharp outburst of feelings and unexpected success however not everything was so simple the blood test of the boxer showed the presence of traces of heroin in it the factor was revealed several years later Don King knew how to hide such secrets dan Duva tried to get the right to immediate revenge McCall did not plan a second fight with Louis he voluntarily defended the title against 40 year-old Larry Holmes and then completely lost the Frank Bruno belt [Applause] Oliver's tale ended just before it began the Emanuel Steward left the boxers camp despite all the persuasion of Don King at the time the coach did not disclose the reason for his departure however they were obvious to people who knew the atomic bull closely under the influence of a drug Oliver became uncontrollable and an unpredictable person and what about Lennox the audience was gloating the champion's Fiasco was perceived with joy however Lewis had a strong character he made the necessary changes dan Duva intercepted Stewart at the time of his departure from the McCall camp under the guidance of a great mentor Lennox restarted his career and began a new path to the top of the heavyweight division he defeated 2x world champions Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer and became number one in the WBC ranking meanwhile the great and terrible Mike Tyson returned to the ring after a short setup Iron Mike knocked out Frank Bruno and became the new WBC world champion [Applause] the World Boxing Council ordered Mike to defend against Lenox however came extended the obligations of the WBC with 4 million Tyson destroyed the WBA title holder Bruce Seldon and began to prepare for a cash battle with Holyfield the WBC title had to be left vacant Don's plans was not to defend against Luis he needed to buy time and organize a mega fight with Evander the World Boxing Council appointed a fight for the vacant title between the first two numbers of the ratings old friends Lewis and McCall On February 7 1997 Lennox and Oliver again faced each other in the square of the ring what had changed first this time Emanuel Steward was in the corner of Lewis and not McCall second at the time of the rematch Don King was no longer able to hide the drug addiction of his war McColl looked less and less like a rational person shortly before the battle King with great difficulty settled the consequences of McCall's pranks the ex champion was accused of vandalism and petty hooliganism Oliver's neighbors had repeatedly watched as the boxer to the delight of local onlookers fought with a shadow while naked right in the center of Chicago rumors about the inappropriate behavior of the future rival leaked to the Louis camp Don convinced Dan doofah of Oliver's readiness after the fight everyone became clear about the fears regarding the adequacy of the behavior of the ex champion [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Louis easily won three rounds starting from the fourth stretch strange things began to happen in the rain McCall just walked around the ring walked around its perimeter refused to go into his corner and generally had little interest in what was happening [Music] the hardest thing for Lennox was that it was not possible to knock out Oliver the head of the atomic ball was able to withstand any blows at the same time the strange behavior of the opponent forced the Briton to be on the alert [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] in the end Mills Lane got tired of McCall's performance he stopped the fight in round five Lewis became the new WBC world champion McCall sobbed at that moment everyone in the audience and on TV understood that something strange was happening to the boxer the way people expected to because of the simple fact that the fight really wasn't over I think that it was stopped prematurely in there once I explained who can understand it I hope so so I said well my strategy was to go in there and I was going to duplicate really I had intentions to duplicate what I've done the first time when I was out in heaven maybe the first a second-round knockout kept II think that he can hit me it would make him show himself now in that third round I stood one damn I do it Jeff and then in spite of me he hit it just does not faze me at all it really did not faze me at all the aim is to the body I do it my hands come on okay fight this man hit me with all he got and I'm still standing there but God still the realm they did not give me an opportunity to play out my place I do that after a round of - ready what go realizing this body then he came to Festus with Oliver Cole anybody my name look at the fight go away push be a [ __ ] but didn't and the fight went oh the load is not very tested to this now adopts the next Wembley dr. say he's going on but the fact is I don't do the things I used to do and we all will be judged we all will be done but you brought the door to your brothers you do what you have they'll do the view and one to yourself and that's McCall's pathetic attempts to explain his behavior did not lead to a positive result the Nevada Athletic Commission decided to temporarily withhold the three million dollar fee misfortune never comes alone the wife of the boxer accused her husband of inappropriate behavior towards her and their children and in April 1997 Oliver was sent to a psychiatric clinic where he was admitted and assigned to psychiatrist McCall received his fee for the fight with Louis and resumed his career but was fined two hundred and fifty thousand Lennox Lewis after the fight with McCall became the best boxer in the heavyweight division of revenge with his principal rival served as the starting point from the beginning of his reign in the Royal Division and what about Oliver he performed in the ring for a very long time with his last fight in 2018 these strange characters can be treated differently but it was McCall who changed the course of history and became the cause of a breakdown in the money battle in the heavyweight division a finished drug-addict petty criminal and a talented boxer who independently destroyed his career but there is another side to the coin no one was ever able to knock out this fighter that defeat from Lennox can hardly be classified as premature McCall's words in 2017 only confirm the fact that the consciousness of the ex-champion is still not cleared of harmful substances he suffers from mania of persecution and for many years has been afraid that someone will find out about his drug addiction who is Oliver McCall a strange person who perverted his life with drugs and theft or is he an outstanding boxing talent that changed the course of history everyone must answer this question for themselves [Music] this is the world of boxing thank you for watching please press the like button and comment below as well as subscribe to the channel so you won't miss 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Length: 17min 44sec (1064 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 31 2020