i heard these two used to spar back in the day. an have also heard that they floored each other a few times too. is there any quotes from the two about their sessions. i mean oliver mccall would be a nightmare to spar against for mike, mccall has an ALMOST undentable chin and very very heavy hands like a samuel peter and on top of that he's very stubborn and often sulks when not getting his own way (lewis fight). i dont see mccall back peddalling from mike either, even in sparring. i can imagine mccall dropping tyson but cant really see tyson doing the same to mccall. however i have heard this has happened. can anyone elaborate on this topic please PEACE:thumbsup
I can see Tyson dropping McCall in sparring, but the session would almost definitely be stopped before it happened. McCall's defense just wasn't good enough to last forever against Tyson's offense... an iron chin means nothing when you are taking loads and loads of unanswered punishment from someone as sharp, fast, and hard-hitting as Mike was.
I normally agree with the last sentence, but the second Lewis fight were McCall just dropped his guard against Lewis, who could hit very hard, and wasn't even dazed makes me think its possible for McCall to have never been knocked down.
McCall was taunting Lennox to hit him. It just seemed to psyche McCall up, as he was flexing his muscles and going ****ing nuts. Anyway, I've heard it thrown around that McCall's dropped Tyson with bodyshots in sparring.
