Former heavyweight indisputable overlord Lennox Lewis recalls the victory over "Atomic Bull" Oliver McCall in World War II, when in February 1997, Lewis technically knocked out McCall in 5 rounds and successfully regained the WBC heavyweight gold belt.
But Lewis wasn't really TKO McCall, but McCall suddenly crying for no reason, wandering around the ring, voluntarily abandoning the game, causing the referee to have to terminate the game. Lewis believes that McCall's crying at the time frightened him, thinking that it was a conspiracy of McCall.
Lewis said: "In 1997, I regained the WBC heavyweight gold belt in the rematch against Oliver McCall, and the previous loss to McCall was the only defeat of my career. It was the strangest match of my life because McCall refused to play from Round 4 and cried in the ring.
To be honest, at first I thought it was his machination that really frightened me and I didn't want to take any risks. So I didn't storm either. The referee terminated the match in the fifth leg. Just like that, I took back my WBC gold belt. ”
Last October, Oliver McCall's youngest son, Oliver McCall Jr., was shot dead, and speaking about McCall's death, Lewis added: "I want to tell Oliver McCall that he is really a very kind person. I extend my deepest condolences to McCall and his family, especially to McCall's mother. She deeply regrets the loss of her loved ones. I pray for their whole family. ”
In 1994, Lewis lost to McCall for the first time in his career and suffered a ko in the 2nd round, but he managed to take revenge two and a half years later. It's just that McCall suddenly wept strangely, making it difficult to guess the reason. Some say he was threatened, some say he's addicted to smoking, some say he's insane, some say he remembers dead children. In short, there are many opinions and it has always been a mystery.
Lewis defeated McCall in this way, and it was true that there was some victory, but there was nothing he could do. Who told McCall not to keep playing? Of course, if you continue to fight, McCall is also bound to lose. However, it is worth mentioning that McCall has been a sparring partner for Tyson and King Kong Bruno, and his ability to resist is super strong, and he has never been KO. He even knocked Tyson down during private training.
McCall is a legendary boxer, and the mystery of his sudden crying remains unsolved until he retires.
Time is like a passing cloud, disappearing into the long river of history. In short, history is written by the winner, and the final winner is Lewis, which is the result that everyone remembers. As for McCall's mysterious crying, it can only be a permanent mystery. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】