Oliver McCall - Revision history

John at 18:35, 9 April 2020

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	*'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]		*'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]], [[Whit Lowery]]
	*'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery\|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery\|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''

John at 11:09, 12 September 2019

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	'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]~~<br>~~		*'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]
	'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery\|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery\|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''

	== Career Overview ==		== Career Overview ==

Slugger at 17:00, 29 December 2018

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	'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]		'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]<br>
			'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery\|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''

	~~'''[[:Category:Oliver McCall Gallery\|Oliver McCall Gallery]]'''~~		== Career Overview ==
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	==Career Overview==
	[[File:Lewis-McCall I 1256504.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|McCall stops Lennox Lewis to win the WBC heavyweight title in 1994]]		[[File:Lewis-McCall I 1256504.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|McCall stops Lennox Lewis to win the WBC heavyweight title in 1994]]
	*As an amateur, McCall was a Catholic Youth Organization Champion, a Chicago Park District Champion, and a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion.		*As an amateur, McCall was a Catholic Youth Organization Champion, a Chicago Park District Champion, and a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion.
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	*McCall claims, “I’ve never been down sparring or in a fight, amateur or pro."		*McCall claims, “I’ve never been down sparring or in a fight, amateur or pro."
	*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.		*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.
	*Record of 2-1 (1 KO) in world title fights.		*Record of 2-1-0 (1 KO) in world title fights.
	*Record of 6-6(5 KO ~~and 1 NC~~) against former, current and future world titlists.		*Record of 6-6-0-1 NC (5 KO) against former, current and future world titlists:
	**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]		**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]
	**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]		**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]
	**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]		**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]

	==Minor & Regional Titles==		== Minor & Regional Titles ==
	* [[WBC]] Fecarbox Heavyweight Title (2006)		*[[WBC]] Fecarbox Heavyweight Title (2006)
	* [[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (2007)		*[[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (2007)
	* [[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)		*[[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)
	* [[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (2010)		*[[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (2010)
	* [[World Boxing Foundation\|WBF]] Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (2011)		*[[World Boxing Foundation\|WBF]] Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (2011)

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Journeymen at 06:14, 30 December 2017

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	[[Category:Wisconsin Golden Gloves Champions]]		[[Category:Wisconsin Golden Gloves Champions]]
			[[Category:Chicago Park District Sectional Champions]]
	[[Category:Chicago Park District Champions\|McCall, Oliver]]		[[Category:Chicago Park District Champions\|McCall, Oliver]]
	[[Category:Chicago Catholic Youth Organization Champions]]		[[Category:Chicago Catholic Youth Organization Champions]]
	[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]		[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
	[[Category:American World Champions]]		[[Category:American World Champions]]

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Career Overview

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	*Record of 6-6(5 KO and 1 NC) against former, current and future world titlists.		*Record of 6-6(5 KO and 1 NC) against former, current and future world titlists.
	**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]		**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]
	**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]] [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]		**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]
	**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]		**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]

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Career Overview

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	*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.		*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.
	*Record of 2-1 (1 KO) in world title fights.		*Record of 2-1 (1 KO) in world title fights.
	*Record of 6-5 (5 KO and 1 NC) against former, current and future world titlists.		*Record of 6-6(5 KO and 1 NC) against former, current and future world titlists.
	**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]		**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]
	**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]]		**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]] [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]
	**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]		**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]

	==Minor & Regional Titles==		==Minor & Regional Titles==
	* [[WBC]] Fecarbox Heavyweight Title (2006)		* [[WBC]] Fecarbox Heavyweight Title (2006)

Boxsoup at 05:36, 27 March 2015

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			==Career Overview==
			[[File:Lewis-McCall I 1256504.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|McCall stops Lennox Lewis to win the WBC heavyweight title in 1994]]
	*As an amateur, McCall was a Catholic Youth Organization Champion, a Chicago Park District Champion, and a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion.		*As an amateur, McCall was a Catholic Youth Organization Champion, a Chicago Park District Champion, and a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion.
	*Early in his career, McCall was a sparring partner for [[Mike Tyson]]. McCall said, "I guess I sparred more than 300 rounds with Tyson and he never knocked me down once. But I put him down once."		*Early in his career, McCall was a sparring partner for [[Mike Tyson]]. McCall said, "I guess I sparred more than 300 rounds with Tyson and he never knocked me down once. But I put him down once."
	*Defeated [[Lennox Lewis]] by a second-round TKO to win the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Championship on September 24, 1994 in London, England. McCall dropped Lewis with a right to the chin early in the second round. Lewis got up, but he was unsteady and the referee stopped the fight. McCall was a 5-1 underdog.		*Defeated [[Lennox Lewis]] by a second-round TKO to win the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Championship on September 24, 1994, in London, England. McCall dropped Lewis with a right to the chin early in the second round. Lewis got up, but he was unsteady and the referee stopped the fight. McCall was a 5-1 underdog.
	*Successfully defended the WBC Heavyweight Championship with a close twelve-round unanimous decision against 45-year-old [[Larry Holmes]] on April 8, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada.		*Successfully defended the WBC Heavyweight Championship with a close twelve-round unanimous decision against 45-year-old [[Larry Holmes]] on April 8, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
	*Lost the WBC Heavyweight Championship to [[Frank Bruno]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on September 2, 1995 in London, England.		*Lost the WBC Heavyweight Championship to [[Frank Bruno]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on September 2, 1995, in London, England.
	*Fought Lennox Lewis for the vacant WBC Heavyweight Championship on February 7, 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCall's performance was one of the most bizarre in boxing history. He refused to fight in rounds four and five, and cried between rounds. Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight fifty-five seconds into the fifth round. McCall's purse was withheld, and he was later fined $250,000. McCall had been in drug rehab twice the previous year and many questioned his mental health. Two months after the fight, McCall was detained in a mental hospital after his wife took out an emergency custody order against him. He was evaluated by a mental health expert, who testified at a detention hearing that he was mentally ill and in need of hospitalization.		*Fought Lennox Lewis for the vacant WBC Heavyweight Championship on February 7, 1997, in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCall's performance was one of the most bizarre in boxing history. McCall refused to fight in rounds four and five, and he cried between rounds. Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight fifty-five seconds into the fifth round. McCall's purse was withheld, and he was later fined $250,000. McCall had been in drug rehab twice the previous year and many questioned his mental health. Two months after the fight, McCall was detained in a mental hospital after his wife took out an emergency custody order against him. He was evaluated by a mental health expert, who testified at a detention hearing that he was mentally ill and in need of hospitalization.
	*McCall claims, “I’ve never been down sparring or in a fight, amateur or pro."		*McCall claims, “I’ve never been down sparring or in a fight, amateur or pro."
	*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.		*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.
			*Record of 2-1 (1 KO) in world title fights.
	~~== Titles Held ==~~		*Record of 6-5 (5 KO and 1 NC) against former, current and future world titlists.
	* [[~~WBC~~]] ~~Heavyweight Title~~ (~~1994-95~~)		**Won against [[Bruce Seldon]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Oleg Maskaev]], [[Henry Akinwande]]
	* [[WBC]] ~~FECARBOX~~ Heavyweight Title (2006)		**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas]], [[Orlin Norris]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Lennox Lewis]]
			**No contest against [[Juan Carlos Gomez]]
			==Minor & Regional Titles==
			* [[WBC]] Fecarbox Heavyweight Title (2006)
	* [[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (2007)		* [[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (2007)
	* [[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)		* [[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)

Boxsoup at 22:05, 22 April 2013

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	'''~~Trainer~~:''' [[Jimmy Adams]],[[Emanuel Steward]],[[Greg Page]]		'''Trainers:''' [[Jimmy Adams]], [[Emanuel Steward]], [[George Benton]], [[Greg Page]]

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	~~Muscular~~, ~~6'2" tall~~ and ~~with an 81~~-~~inch reach~~, McCall ~~spent many years as~~ a sparring partner ~~with~~ [[Mike Tyson]]. McCall ~~has also acted as a sparring partner for [[Frank Bruno]]. Married~~ with ~~four daughters~~ and ~~one son [[Elijah McCall\|Elijah]],~~ he ~~was brought up on the tough south side of Chicago~~. ~~Oliver~~ "~~Atomic Bull" McCall was once trained by former~~ [[~~WBA~~]] ~~Heavyweight Champion~~ [[~~Greg Page~~]], ~~who was~~ with ~~him for~~ the ~~[[Lennox~~ Lewis]] fight.		*As an amateur, McCall was a Catholic Youth Organization Champion, a Chicago Park District Champion, and a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion.
			*Early in his career, McCall was a sparring partner for [[Mike Tyson]]. McCall said, "I guess I sparred more than 300 rounds with Tyson and he never knocked me down once. But I put him down once."
	* Amateur history Chicago Golden Gloves, CYO and CPD champion.		*Defeated [[Lennox Lewis]] by a second-round TKO to win the [[WBC]] Heavyweight Championship on September 24, 1994 in London, England. McCall dropped Lewis with a right to the chin early in the second round. Lewis got up, but he was unsteady and the referee stopped the fight. McCall was a 5-1 underdog.
	*~~Created an upset by winning~~ the [[WBC~~]] heavyweight title from~~ [[~~Lennox Lewis~~]] in ~~London in 1994~~		*Successfully defended the WBC Heavyweight Championship with a close twelve-round unanimous decision against 45-year-old [[Larry Holmes]] on April 8, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
	*Lost the ~~title~~ to [[Frank Bruno]]		*Lost the WBC Heavyweight Championship to [[Frank Bruno]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on September 2, 1995 in London, England.
	*~~Autographed~~ [[~~:Image:~~McCall.~~Oliver~~.~~jpg\|photo~~]]		*Fought Lennox Lewis for the vacant WBC Heavyweight Championship on February 7, 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCall's performance was one of the most bizarre in boxing history. He refused to fight in rounds four and five, and cried between rounds. Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight fifty-five seconds into the fifth round. McCall's purse was withheld, and he was later fined $250,000. McCall had been in drug rehab twice the previous year and many questioned his mental health. Two months after the fight, McCall was detained in a mental hospital after his wife took out an emergency custody order against him. He was evaluated by a mental health expert, who testified at a detention hearing that he was mentally ill and in need of hospitalization.
			*McCall claims, “I’ve never been down sparring or in a fight, amateur or pro."
			*McCall has four daughters and three sons. One of his sons, [[Elijah McCall]], is also a professional heavyweight boxer.

	== Titles Held ==		== Titles Held ==
	* [[~~IBF~~]] ~~Intercontinental~~ Heavyweight Title (~~2010~~)		* [[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (1994-95)
			* [[WBC]] FECARBOX Heavyweight Title (2006)
			* [[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (2007)
	* [[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)		* [[IBA]] Continental Heavyweight Title (2009)
	* [[~~WBC~~]] ~~International~~ Heavyweight Title (~~2007~~)		* [[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (2010)
	* [[~~WBC~~]] ~~FECARBOX~~ Heavyweight Title (~~2006~~)		* [[World Boxing Foundation\|WBF]] Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (2011)
	* [[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (1994-95)
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Elguapo427 at 13:13, 17 January 2013

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Jimmy Adams]],[[Emanuel Steward]],[[Greg Page]]~~(Briefly)~~		'''Trainer:''' [[Jimmy Adams]],[[Emanuel Steward]],[[Greg Page]]

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