Oliver McCall -v- Mike Tyson circa 1996?

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 16 Feb 2007, 06:08

This fight could have happened in 1996 if MCall had bothered to show up for the 1st 10 rounds of the Bruno fight.

I believe that providing his head was right, McCall would have starched Tyson.

He has a titanium chin (could be the best ever) & there is little or no chance that Tyson would have even decked him, yet alone KO him.

We all know that Tyson usually folded like a newspaper when met with adversity, so I believe that McCall would have stopped him in about 9 rounds.

Tyson would not have had the stamina for a tough battle & his chances of victory would be further eroded by the fact that McCall would not have been intimidated & knew his weaknesses from sparring.

To be honest, team Tyson probably would not have taken the fight anyway.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 16 Feb 2007, 06:31

Syntax Error wrote:This fight could have happened in 1996 if MCall had bothered to show up for the 1st 10 rounds of the Bruno fight.

I believe that providing his head was right, McCall would have starched Tyson.

He has a titanium chin (could be the best ever) & there is little or no chance that Tyson would have even decked him, yet alone KO him.

We all know that Tyson usually folded like a newspaper when met with adversity, so I believe that McCall would have stopped him in about 9 rounds.

Tyson would not have had the stamina for a tough battle & his chances of victory would be further eroded by the fact that McCall would not have been intimidated & knew his weaknesses from sparring.

To be honest, team Tyson probably would not have taken the fight anyway.

McCall would have always been a hard opponent for Tyson. In his younger days I fancy Tyson to have outworked him to a decision but it would have been a fight in which Tyson was frustrated.

In 1996 a motivated McCall would have won. Any version of either man in likely to show.

Great match up though Syntax

dr_devious · Post by **dr_devious** » 16 Feb 2007, 06:41

I agree, McCall had a stellar chin and its unlikely any version of Tyson would have stopped him. The young Tyson I'd take on points, in 96 McCall may well have won by late stoppage

Controversial · Post by **Controversial** » 16 Feb 2007, 16:10

Syntax Error wrote:This fight could have happened in 1996 if MCall had bothered to show up for the 1st 10 rounds of the Bruno fight.

I believe that providing his head was right, McCall would have starched Tyson.

He has a titanium chin (could be the best ever) & there is little or no chance that Tyson would have even decked him, yet alone KO him.

We all know that Tyson usually folded like a newspaper when met with adversity, so I believe that McCall would have stopped him in about 9 rounds.

Tyson would not have had the stamina for a tough battle & his chances of victory would be further eroded by the fact that McCall would not have been intimidated & knew his weaknesses from sparring.

To be honest, team Tyson probably would not have taken the fight anyway.

McCall would have given Tyson nightmares IMO. He had that deadly combination of being a big hitter yet having a granite chin. By all accounts when he was Tyson's sparring partner he decked Tyson quite heavily and was never used again. McCall by late stoppage.

dempseyfire · Post by **dempseyfire** » 16 Feb 2007, 16:23

Huh??

Oliver McCall is so over-rated. Just b/c he never went down in sparring vs Tyson and took some shots vs Lewis he's now the best chin ever???

Style-wise Frank Bruno and Davarrly Williamson should have been cake-walks for McCall and he gets outboxed and outworked. He was a glorified sparring partner. Yes he could take a shot and had a decent punch . . so did a lot of other guys.

Who did McCall ever beat besides Lewis who is near the same league as Tyson (even of 1996) A 38 yr old Henry Akinwande? Bruce Seldon?

Tyson outworks McCall, just as did many others, to a clear decision victory.

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 16 Feb 2007, 18:20

dempseyfire wrote:Huh??

Oliver McCall is so over-rated. Just b/c he never went down in sparring vs Tyson and took some shots vs Lewis he's now the best chin ever???

Style-wise Frank Bruno and Davarrly Williamson should have been cake-walks for McCall and he gets outboxed and outworked. He was a glorified sparring partner. Yes he could take a shot and had a decent punch . . so did a lot of other guys.

Who did McCall ever beat besides Lewis who is near the same league as Tyson (even of 1996) A 38 yr old Henry Akinwande? Bruce Seldon?

Tyson outworks McCall, just as did many others, to a clear decision victory.

McCall has always had a great chin, but he did get hit. Tyson had a great chin too.

My guess is Tyson lands one too many combos and stops McCall. Tyson hit that hard, that often

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 17 Feb 2007, 09:21

dempseyfire wrote:Huh??

Oliver McCall is so over-rated. Just b/c he never went down in sparring vs Tyson and took some shots vs Lewis he's now the best chin ever???

Style-wise Frank Bruno and Davarrly Williamson should have been cake-walks for McCall and he gets outboxed and outworked. He was a glorified sparring partner. Yes he could take a shot and had a decent punch . . so did a lot of other guys.

Who did McCall ever beat besides Lewis who is near the same league as Tyson (even of 1996) A 38 yr old Henry Akinwande? Bruce Seldon?

Tyson outworks McCall, just as did many others, to a clear decision victory.

Not the Tyson of 1996; he didn't have the stamina, the fighting heart nor the variety (he was a one dimensional slugger by '96) to beat a tough opponent on points.

walshb · Post by **walshb** » 17 Feb 2007, 11:53

Peak Tyson is too busy and relentless for Oliver and wins by early TKO.
Oliver had a good chin, but he still gets stopped, maybe not clean KO'd but Tyson unleashes too many unanswered bombs for the win.
The later Tyson was susceptible to a lot of fighters with guts, chin and heart and Oliver had all. Not brilliantly, but enough to make Tyson work damn hard for a win

Klee Gluckman · Post by **Klee Gluckman** » 11 Jun 2026, 22:15

Pre Prison a boring lopsided 120-108 win for Tyson.

Post prison Macall TK011. Anyone who can go 10 rounds with Tyson after prison will beat him

gilgamesh · Post by **gilgamesh** » 12 Jun 2026, 01:14

I'd favor Tyson to win a decision. It would get tough for him late in the fight though.

Riddick Bowie · Post by **Riddick Bowie** » 13 Jun 2026, 17:23

What has happened to this forum?

McCall's form against common opponents doesn't suggest he has the beating of Tyson. Jesse Ferguson, Bruce Seldon, Frank Bruno, Larry Holmes, Orlin Norris, Dave Jaco, Tony Tucker... McCall is clearly levels below Tyson.

A fat Douglas beat McCall easily, next fight an inspired, in shape Douglas has to come off the floor and box out of his skin to beat Tyson. I guess McCall has his one punch win over Lewis, but he also his crying fit in the rematch. Tyson was a fat old drugged out zombie by the time he fought Lewis.

It's laughable to suggest that McCall ever had the beating of Tyson or could do in 96 what Holyfield did. Right after he failed to stop Frank Bruno?

Delete your account and follow another sport.

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