Mike Tyson Vs Oliver McCall in 1996

McCall would probably go 4 or 5 rounds then start crying or quit.

 

Mcall was limited and a horrible finisher. He should have been able to finish Bruno in the last two round when he had nothing left. Mcall would have been a punching bag for Tyson, but he would have been there for 12 rounds and probably would have prepared Tyson better physically for Holyfield.

 

Mcall was not a better boxer than Bruno, but his durability would have been far better and far more desireable for a fighter working his way back into condition. Seldon was complete ****. He had a very good jab and decent righthand, but he was a mental midget with no chin.

 

I know all about the reputation of his chin but I reckon McCall gets knocked out or stopped on his feet. That video footage of him quiting and wincing as Tyson hit him with a bodyshot and the massive skill differential means he's taking a hammering here. Then I remember Bruno seriously stunning him with a single right hand. He supposedly has the best chin ever because Lennox was very cautious and he used to be Tyson's sparring partner, yes he has a very good chin, but no chin is unbreakable and he'd take too much punishment here

 

You saying Bruno was not well conditioned?:huh

As for the question. I would think Tyson would just wear down McCall, probably stopping him in a half a dozen fairly one sided rounds.

 

If ever a fighter was too well conditioned it was Bruno. Like you suggest the amount of oxygen needed to keep them muscles going, hurt Bruno's stamina.

Bruno was out on his feet in the final round of the McCall, I was screaming at McCall to get the job done, but he just could not be bothered.

That is in part why he would not beat Tyson. He would be in sparring partner mode, trying just to survive.

Tyson in 96 would batter him into submission.

 

Bruno's stamina problem was probably mostly mental/nervous, rather than physical.

He used up a lot of nervous energy, was very tense - simply because he wasn't very good. Mental weakness, I guess.

 

Thats an interesting thought - Tyson with the mindset that it might be a long haul fight - Wonder if boxing history would have been changed that much

 

McCall gets hammered early, and works his way back into the fight when Mike begins to fade.

Loses a fairly wide clearly UD, but he would definitely be coming on strong late. Mike never went rounds without looking like fading again, I don't think he had it in him anymore, and without his body attack he's not stopping Oliver.