52 fight challenge: Week 12 - Herol Graham vs Mike McCallum

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Herol Graham vs Mike McCallum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv1kUSBJAXg

Watch and discuss.

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Recent weeks' fights:

Week 11 - Naseem Hamed vs Tom Johnson: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=198918

Week 10 - Nigel Benn vs Doug DeWitt: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=198730
Week 9 - Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=198537
Week 8 - Walter McGowan vs Salvatore Burruni II: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=198338
Week 7 - Howard Winstone vs Vicente Saldivar I: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=198119
Week 6 - Chris Finnegan vs Bob Foster: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197962

Week 5 - John H. Stracey vs Jose Napoles: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197741
Week 4 - Jim Watt vs Alexis Arguello: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197596
Week 3 - Lloyd Honeyghan vs Donald Curry: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197431
Week 2 - Chris Eubank vs Michael Watson I: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197276
Week 1 - Joe Calzaghe vs Robin Reid: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197126


British & Irish boxing 52 fight history knowledge challenge thread: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197079

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Supplementary fight.

Herol Graham vs James Cook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yNXRgaeGTA

[Boxerbeetle]

Looks like the video is part 1 of 6?

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Looks like the video is part 1 of 6?

The next one plays after the first one finishes.

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Graham - McCallum

10 - 9
10 - 9
9 - 10
10 - 9
10 - 9
10 - 9
10 - 10
9 - 10
9 - 10
10 - 9
9 - 10
10 - 9

116-113 Graham

There were lots of close rounds, but I favoured Graham's work in most of them.

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Graham - Cook

10 - 8
10 - 9
10 - 9
10 - 9
- - - TKO

40-35 Graham

Graham hit Cook when he was down and hit him on the break a few times. Pointless rule breaking like that would cost him against McCallum two fights later.

[handsofstone]

I had Graham winning 116-111,.i thought he was robbed if I'm honest ,McCallum might have been pressing but he wasn't throwing or landing enough to win the rounds early on IMO,he did have more success as the fight progressed but Herol was a clear winner on my card

2 things I'm ashamed of,id never seen Bomber fight before and I never knew he fought Mike

[palooka]

I had Graham winning 116-111,.i thought he was robbed if I'm honest ,McCallum might have been pressing but he wasn't throwing or landing enough to win the rounds early on IMO,he did have more success as the fight progressed but Herol was a clear winner on my card

2 things I'm ashamed of,id never seen Bomber fight before and I never knew he fought Mike

Herol was a master, watch him v Kaylor and Johnson.

[littlepug]

I had Graham winning 116-111,.i thought he was robbed if I'm honest ,McCallum might have been pressing but he wasn't throwing or landing enough to win the rounds early on IMO,he did have more success as the fight progressed but Herol was a clear winner on my card

2 things I'm ashamed of,id never seen Bomber fight before and I never knew he fought Mike

Herol was a master, watch him v Kaylor and Johnson.

watched the Johnson fight for first time the other day and loved it, it was classic herol !

[handsofstone]

I had Graham winning 116-111,.i thought he was robbed if I'm honest ,McCallum might have been pressing but he wasn't throwing or landing enough to win the rounds early on IMO,he did have more success as the fight progressed but Herol was a clear winner on my card

2 things I'm ashamed of,id never seen Bomber fight before and I never knew he fought Mike

Herol was a master, watch him v Kaylor and Johnson.

watched the Johnson fight for first time the other day and loved it, it was classic herol !

Cheers for the recommendations I'll watch the Cook fight tomorrow then check them out

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I had Graham winning 116-111,.i thought he was robbed if I'm honest ,McCallum might have been pressing but he wasn't throwing or landing enough to win the rounds early on IMO,he did have more success as the fight progressed but Herol was a clear winner on my card

2 things I'm ashamed of,id never seen Bomber fight before and I never knew he fought Mike

I could have easily scored it wider. He was the clear winner for me as well.

[davie]

1. Graham - Fast start and really elusive, making a really good fighter in McCallum look slow and pretty average, be surprised if it continues like this
2. Graham - Slick work again but makes a few mistakes and inaccurate swinging at times with Mike having more success
3. McCallum - real change of pace, Graham less mobile and ate a few big shots to head and body
4. Graham - He threw a lot but missed a lot. I could have given this one a draw
5. Draw - Could have been scored a KD early in the round, but Graham missed too much to win the round for me.
6. McCallum - Some nice punches and good combinations from Graham but constant pressure and body work from McCallum
7. Graham - Controlled distance brilliantly and countered everything until the last 30 seconds when he shipped some real big punches
8. McCallum - 10-8 because of point deduction and Herol not landing enough
9. McCallum - Graham attempted to back Mike up and walked into a lot of big shots. Clear McCallum round
10 - Draw - Both men landed some good shots, both men looking very tired at this point
11. McCallum - close round and very ragged, preferred Maccallums work when it got up close
12. Graham - McCallum looked desperately tired and Graham seemed to have that bit more left in the tank

115-114 McCallum

Real clash of styles and an entertaining bout.

Herols style was unmistakable but he seemed to come out most rounds with a different game plan. Some rounds on his bike, arms at his waist, countering with single shots, others hands up trying to meet Mccallum centre ring and back him up using combinations.

Fairly remarkable that Herol never won a world title but he faced some mean opposition and few tougher than Mike McCallum.

[handsofstone]

Watched Bomber's fight with Cook and the guy just oozes class, time and time again he snapped James's head back with lefts,granted it wasn't anything like a contest but still,to see Graham do his thing is a joy to behold