Oliver McCall vs. Fres Oquendo

Oliver McCall 253 lbs beat Fres Oquendo 222 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2010-12-07
• Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA
• Referee: Frank Gentile
• Judge: John Rupert 116-112
• Judge: Michael Pernick 115-113
• Judge: Bill Ray 113-115

Notes

• Neither McCall nor Oquendo were ranked Top 15 contender by any major sanctioning body coming into the fight.

The bout took place in McCall's hometown of Hollywood, Florida. Many observers believed Oquendo did more than enough to deserve the decision.

According to correspondent Johnny Walker, "The fight was mostly marked by McCall plodding slowly forward and Oquendo parrying his advances and moving out of danger. To this writer, "Fast Fres" seemed to be getting the better of the action for most of the contest, landing cleaner and more frequent shots in a bout that mostly lacked any sense of rhythm. McCall's lurching forward movement often found him falling in too close to his opponent and unable to punch effectively. He had a few moments of joy, however, such as in the 10th round when he cut Oquendo with a powerful left jab. More often, he allowed himself to be tied up and negated." http://bleacherreport.com/articles/538124-oliver-mccall-beats-fres-oquendo-in-dull-split-decision

CompuBox Statistics

Oquendo outlanded McCall in total punches (146-119), and was the busier fighter, throwing 44 more shots overall. Oquendo also had a 99-51 edge in jabs landed. In ten of the 12 rounds, Oquendo landed more total punches.