The golden oldies simply carry on coming. Only a few days after a 58 12 months previous Mike Tyson returned to the ring to go down on factors towards Jake Paul, former WBC heavyweight champ Oliver McCall made a hoop return of his personal. And McCall, aged 59, really received, by KO.
Final evening in Nashville, Tennessee, McCall stopped Stacy Frazier within the second spherical of a scheduled 4. “The Atomic Bull” decked 54 12 months previous Frazier with a proper hand within the opening spherical, and he then scored two extra knockdowns to get the TKO win in spherical two. McCall is now 60-14(39) and he made historical past final evening by changing into the oldest fighter to compete and rating a win in a sanctioned professional struggle. Frazier falls to 16-23(15). Each males had been out of the ring for some years.
McCall, who shocked Lennox Lewis to win the WBC crown over 30 years in the past, acknowledged after his comeback win that he completely intends to struggle once more, and that he might be in higher bodily situation subsequent time.
“Effectively, subsequent struggle, I’m gonna be about ten kilos lighter so that you’re gonna have much more approach,” McCall mentioned after choosing up his first win since again in 2019. “And I can punch! I might undoubtedly punch. My defence is fairly first rate. What about if I lose ten extra kilos? I’m prepared for anyone.”
And guess who McCall then proceeded to name out? You guessed it, Jake Paul.
“I’ll knock Jake Paul out,” McCall acknowledged. “Convey on Jake Paul and I wanna get revenge for Nate Robinson after which Mike Tyson. That will be superior.”
Superior is one phrase for what a struggle between McCall and Paul could be, let’s put it that manner, when you could select one other phrase to explain this situation. However don’t be too stunned if this struggle does really occur. In right now’s loopy world, nothing will be dominated out within the sport of boxing. And the craziest factor is, McCall, ought to he struggle Paul in a legit, non-scripted struggle, would have a great shot at taking Paul out.
For now, McCall is 1-0(1) in his newest ring comeback.
