How would Lennox Lewis do against Oliver McCall in a slugfest?

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pretty straight-forward. Personally I think this is not advisable to Lewis who I think would go within five rounds of this kind of fight with McCall.
     
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  2. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    Odd question but I favour Oliver if this was a hands down brawl with no stock put into defence.
     
  3. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He couldve brawled it out while Oliver was defenseless during the second fight, but that would've been like dirty fighting ala Mayweather on Gatti style. The goal is to defend yourself at all times. If Tua was in there with mccall the atomic bull would've learnt it the hard way. However Tua had a killer instinct where when he smelled blood he would go in for the kill until the head hit the canvas.
     
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  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Lewis would blast him. McCall suffered Sparring Partner Syndrome and soaked it up. Refer to the Ruddock fight for an aggressive Lewis throwing caution to the wind.
     
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  5. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis would get knocked out again. This is with all due respect, as LL was a sensational heavyweight and easily top 6 ATG in that division. But Lewis' chin did have a limit.
     
  6. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Lewis would have a measure of success in a brawl with McCall, as he proved with Mercer, but Lewis still had to do some boxing to win. In a complete war with NO apparent strategy, I pick McCall since their power is comparable no matter who you favor and McCall was far tougher.
     
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  7. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    I’d go with McCall, he can take Lewis’s power and has the power to take Lewis out
     
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  8. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    McCall, no doubt. Lewis didn't brawl that often and only did so when he could exploit a weakness. More times than not he opted a far safer approach.
     
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Big chance that Lewis gets kod, Mccall s chin could take solid hits.
     
  10. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Conclusion: Tua is a dirty fighter ala Mayweather???

    Sweet digs.
     
  11. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    I would say a good guess would be, hmmmm, 1-1.
     
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  12. Saad54

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  13. NickChristo

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    McCall 100%, Lewis' chin is suspect and McCall's is carved from granite
     
  14. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    You think he takes The Atomic Bull out in two rounds? That’s a tad extreme if that’s what your suggesting Oliver was not an ATG but he did have an ATG chin.
     
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  15. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ah...I shouldn't have said that, lol.