McCallum's brilliant stoppage of Watson (video)

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  1. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwdR6HtQozU[/ame]



    That fight was originally scheduled for Nov '89 but Watson broke his nose in sparring. McCallum took a warm-up fight with Steve Collins, a great workout. Watson had been out of the ring nearly a year and it showed as his timing was off, rights falling short; McCallum countered to the body, broke him up.

    I still think McCallum would have beaten him though.
     
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  2. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    I remember nearly crying that night...I was a huge fan of Watson and he took punishment that night...it also made me realise just how good mccallum was...
     
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  3. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    McCallum was something else.
     
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  4. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Watson had a ****in set of guns on him.......

    for a middle weight..!
     
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  5. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    a moron of a ref to even count.

    you got to wonder if beatings like this had anything to do with what happened in the eubank rematch.
     
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  6. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    If your referring to what caused the damage I believe it was his head hitting the bottom rope, I dont think this had anything to do with it.
     
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  7. sidthehat

    sidthehat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    how was watson the betting fav? Would have been easy to clean up back then.
     
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  8. sitiyzal

    sitiyzal ................. Full Member

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    He seemed in far better condition for the Eubank fights.
     
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  9. Bonavena25

    Bonavena25 Vamos! Full Member

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    What they say about boxing not being a body beautiful contest is true. McCallum didn't look powerful at all compared to Watson but boy he could dig.
     
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  10. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    McCallum, such a well-rounded fighter, great great fighter.
     
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  11. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Mike Mc was just a bad stylistic match-up for Watson, the snatcher could fight in a booth or from across the street, great left counters, one of the best set ups i've ever seen, amazing how often he hit clean and went to the body without getting clipped...what a shame he never got to face the best of his generation...him vs Hearns at light middle woud've been awesome, he got shafted by Manny S and the fact he couldn't draw as well as the fab four really hurt him.
     
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  12. whatcouldabeen

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    :good
     
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  13. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    McCallum didn't look at his best against Graham or Collins, but rolled back the years against Watson. It may even his best-ever display that night.

    Watson of course looked brilliant against Benn, who was supposed to be an invincible destroyer - that's all the Yanks had heard about Benn. Benn-Watson was to showcase Benn to America, on NBC, but Watson - such a smooth-looking boxer against American journeymen on BBC - stepped up to the plate.

    He was about 10 years younger than McCallum. And Watson was seen as a much better boxer than Steve Collins back then, who had given McCallum a tougher-than-expected bout (had him running away in the last few rounds).
     
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  14. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i was at this fight and as i have before it was like a man in with a boy ,no disrespect to watson
     
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  15. gooners!!

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    The most remarkable thing about McCallum to me way that he was not the most physically gifted in terms of reflexes & speed but he made up for that with tremendous timing and a terrific Boxing brain.
     
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