Mike Tyson, you’ve obtained some competitors.
Days after the 58-year-old Tyson went eight rounds in a shedding effort towards Jake Paul this previous Friday at a packed AT&T Stadium, 59-year-old Oliver McCall returned to the ring to attain a knockout win at a considerably extra low key occasion in Nashville, Tenn.
Watch footage of McCall’s win under.
Like Tyson, McCall was competing for the primary time in years. Tyson’s battle with Paul was his first professional bout since 2005, whereas McCall was fought in his first battle since 2019 and his third battle since 2014.
In contrast to Tyson, who fought an opponent in Paul that was 30 years youthful than him, McCall didn’t take care of an absurd age hole. McCall’s win was towards 54-year-old journeyman Stacy Frazier.
McCall, a longtime coaching companion of Tyson’s, is finest identified for his stunning 1994 upset of Lennox Lewis, which made him one in every of simply two males to beat the heavyweight champion in his 76-fight profession. That upset made McCall the WBC champion, although he later dropped the belt to Frank Bruno after which misplaced a rematch to Lewis in 1997.
Requested if he nonetheless deliberate to compete, McCall sounded optimistic, and when somebody within the crowd shouted out Paul’s identify, he was receptive to the suggestion.
“I’d knock Jake Paul out,” McCall stated in his post-fight interview.
He then confused Jake along with his brother Logan Paul, pondering it was Logan that knocked out NBA veteran Nate Robinson (it was truly Jake), earlier than saying he’d prefer to avenge each Robinson and Tyson.
“I need to get revenge for Nate Robinson after which Mike Tyson, for what [Jake did] with Mike Tyson. That may be superior.”
Watch the interview and the total present under.
