Oliver McCall was born on April 21,1965 and is an American former professional boxer.
24 Facts About Oliver McCall
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Oliver McCall is known for having never been knocked down in any of his 74 bout professional career.
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In 1981 Oliver McCall moved back to Chicago where he pursued boxing and won two Chicago Golden Gloves titles.
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Oliver McCall had a bit of trouble, losing his second bout and losing to Mike Hunter and Buster Douglas in 1988 and 1989 respectively.
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Oliver McCall's eighth opponent was Al Evans, who scored a TKO victory over Mike Tyson in 1981, when Tyson was a 15 year old just beginning his amateur career.
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Oliver McCall beat Jesse Ferguson and future heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon.
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In 1992 Oliver McCall lost a very close decision to Tony Tucker before landing the shot against Lewis in 1994.
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Oliver McCall had claimed that he was going to hurt Bruno and that the only thing Bruno would be able to do was throw illegal rabbit punches.
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Oliver McCall seemed uninterested in fighting and lagged far behind on the score cards going into the latter rounds.
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Oliver McCall finally sparked into life in round 10 perhaps realizing that he was behind on the score cards.
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Oliver McCall landed several big punches over the final 3 rounds and had Bruno in trouble several times but Bruno managed to hold on and win the title by a unanimous decision.
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Oliver McCall returned to the ring 6 months after losing his title when he beat future WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev in less than 3 minutes.
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Lewis and Oliver McCall squared off again on February 7,1997, in Las Vegas.
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Oliver McCall was ranked number 4 in the world off this performance, but was arrested shortly afterwards and imprisoned for over a year, losing his ranking.
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Oliver McCall began his next run at a title with a first-round TKO of Kenny Craven in June 2006.
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Oliver McCall defeated Darroll Wilson in a fourth-round TKO in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 9,2006, for the WBC Fecarbox Championship.
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On December 9,2006, Oliver McCall defeated Yanqui Diaz via seventh-round KO in Hollywood, Florida.
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On 16 June 2007, Oliver McCall defeated Sinan Samil Sam for the WBC International Heavyweight Championship by unanimous decision in Ankara, Turkey.
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Oliver McCall's career has been mottled by several stints in drug rehabilitation facilities and arrests for disorderly behavior.
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Oliver McCall has attempted numerous comebacks, though the efforts have repeatedly been frustrated by run-ins with the law.
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Police officers informed the media that Oliver McCall had in his possession a glass pipe and a five-dollar bill containing a small amount of cocaine.
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Oliver McCall was able to get another big fight, this time against Fres Oquendo, scheduled for December 7,2010.
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Oliver McCall won in a split decision over the favored Oquendo.
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On December 9,2010, two days after his latest victory, Oliver McCall was again arrested in Fort Lauderdale for possession of cannabis and violation of municipal ordinance, causing him to violate the terms of his probation stemming from the February cocaine charge.