View Full Version : Mccall knocked Tyson down in 1988
barneyrub
06-21-2007, 08:19 PM
Mccall says he knocked Tyson down in sparring wearing 18oz gloves when he was training for the spinks fight in 1988.
Did Tyson ever manage to knock Mccall down?
Jennifer Love Hewitt
06-21-2007, 08:23 PM
McCall is unknockdownable.
Nawfal
06-21-2007, 08:23 PM
i saw a video of tyson getting knocked down in sparring but it was an off balance or slip i remember
he wasnt hurt
Fighting Weight
06-21-2007, 08:24 PM
That would never have happened, McCall is just a ham and egger.
thesandman
06-21-2007, 08:28 PM
That would never have happened, McCall is just a ham and egger.
:rofl:rofl:rofl
BeReal
06-21-2007, 09:24 PM
Greg Page is the man catching Tyson before the douglas fight in sparring, and yes, it was more of a slip, Tyson was coming forward and quickly slipped and went to a knee. Big deal anyway, is this going to be Mccall's new claim to fame, Holyfield got dropped by GARY BELL before the Tyson fight but he couldn't hold holy's spit bucket. The best of the best have been knocked down.
dagame328
06-22-2007, 06:39 AM
I'm sorry, Greg Page hurt Tyson, I have it on tape.
marauder1999
06-22-2007, 06:44 AM
I suppose daffy duck did too huh?
barneyrub
06-22-2007, 07:26 AM
Here is the video of Tyson going down in sparring.
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El Bombasto
06-22-2007, 07:39 AM
Old news
Nigel_Benn
06-22-2007, 10:33 AM
Does Any one no if Roy Jones was knocked down in sparring? im just saying because it mite tell us about his chin
Mccall says he knocked Tyson down in sparring wearing 18oz gloves when he was training for the spinks fight in 1988.
Did Tyson ever manage to knock Mccall down?
Old news
aliwasthegreatest
06-22-2007, 10:55 AM
Does Any one no if Roy Jones was knocked down in sparring? im just saying because it mite tell us about his chin
what? how. Tyson had a very good chin. he took beatings before he went down.
Danny
06-22-2007, 11:45 AM
I feel it's irrelevant if Tyson was knocked down by McCall or not. What we should highlight is how competetive Tyson's sparring partners were back then.
I bet there were some heated exchanges with McCall/Tyson, but that's what keep's a fighter sharp, keeps him motivated & keeps him learning.
What's the point of having sparring partners who you can jusat beat upon, who do not give/try their best back to you?
I feel true, competetive sparring is what Tyson lacked, especially when he hooked up with King. There's no way Rooney would allow Tyson to spar guys who would show nothing during the session.
IntentionalButt
06-22-2007, 01:09 PM
I'd like to see that staredown.
ChampionsForever
06-22-2007, 01:12 PM
That would never have happened, McCall is just a ham and egger.:lol::lol::lol:
WTF does that mean anyway?? obviously that hes shit but where does that term come from other than Zakmans biased ass?
Grant1
06-22-2007, 01:17 PM
When i was a kid, around the same time as Tyson was untouchable I remember seeing/hearing somewhere that a cuban heavy/superheavy amateur was offered a ridiculous amount of money to fight him.
Can anybody remember and shed any light on this ???
Thanks a lot.
Bigcat
06-22-2007, 01:24 PM
Oliver indeed did have Mike on the floor in preparation for the Spinks fight, Greg Page dropped Mike in preparations for the Douglas fight, I saw a heavyweight called Stan Allen rock Mike once also badly in the gym to the point of Mike having to take a rest... Friday Ahunanya dropped Mike heavily in preparation for the fight with Clifford Ettiene.. Mike said after the fight in a post fight interview , Thanks to all those who helped me get ready for Ettiene Tyrone Boone , Stacey Mckinley and Friday .. but couldn't pronounce the surname (Ahunanya) so he just called him a very popular African heavyweight that everyone in Las Vegas knows .. called Friday.. Mike and all great fighters through history were dropped in sparring.. As for the other question.. Was Oliver ever dropped by Mike .. NO. But i have seen first hand Olivers face after sparring back then.. He sure was a train wreck of a mess.. Oliver was indeed undroppable... But not unbruisable..Ollies old Manager Elijah Thomas told me Oliver and Mike fought hard and partied hard, They were very respectful of one another.. When McCall lost by decision to Douglas Mike poked so much fun at McCall after the fight in the dressing room .. McCall later stated in the press that Douglas is the type of guy who would probably give Tyson problems if they ever meet..
Wasn't he so right..........
God bless.
God bless.
MrSmall
06-22-2007, 01:30 PM
RJJ didn't spar to practise his weaknesses, I think he just practised his strengths and new things of his own.
I don't think anyway.
Bigcat
06-22-2007, 03:48 PM
A ham and Egger is a very basic standard boxer..
It is in reference to Eggs and Ham being a very basic meal.. Nothing fancy and nothing spectacular.. Wlad would be a filet Mignon so to speak..LOL
Ham and Eggs is just a dull standard meal..
Ollie is actually a bit more than a standard fighter, so was Greg Page actually..
Respect is in need here..
DamonD
06-22-2007, 03:55 PM
When McCall lost by decision to Douglas Mike poked so much fun at McCall after the fight in the dressing room
Wow, yeah! That is pretty ironic...tempting fate, more like.
Perhaps an interesting question to ask is - how many guys have never hit the deck in training? McCall being an obvious but rare candidate.
Bigcat
06-22-2007, 04:05 PM
The answer is in the same post Damon..
Friday Ahunanya has never been on the floor in an entire career sparring and fighting...
His loss to Lance Whittacker was due to Friday geting a thumb poked in his eye.. he was winning by a mile when he dropped to a knee and had to see the physician..
Never ever dropped in all the time i have known him.. I have worked with him since he came to the United States..
He and his Nigerian friends all contest to that..
Cruiser1
06-24-2007, 07:29 AM
I was unaware that McCall knocked Mike down before the Spinks fight but I'm not too shocked when considering the fact that many contend that McCall held his own with Tyson throughout their sparring sessions. The page knockdown was well documented and the HBO broadcast actually shows it in between rounds of the Tyson/Douglas fight. Thanks for the info big cat! :good
Titan1
07-05-2007, 07:05 PM
Did James Broad ever floor Tyson?
thesandman
07-05-2007, 09:07 PM
Did James Broad ever floor Tyson?
The only Broads that KD Tyson were Desiree Washington and Robin Givens.
(I'll get my coat now........)
Knob McDude
07-05-2007, 09:11 PM
The only Broads that KD Tyson were Desiree Washington and Robin Givens.
(I'll get my coat now........)
:rofl
Stinky gloves
07-05-2007, 11:31 PM
Oh my Goood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why did you keep this in secret for 19 years?
PATSYS
07-05-2007, 11:35 PM
This is a proof that Mccall has Tyson's numbers :roll:
fightking12
07-06-2007, 12:58 AM
:verysad
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