Oliver McCall

Oliver McCall will always be defined for me by one electric night in 1994, when he knocked out Lennox Lewis to take the WBC heavyweight title. That upset is the kind of moment that rewrites a career, and I can't help but be drawn to a fighter who delivered it. What impresses me even more is the longevity, competing professionally from 1985 across more than four decades, which is almost unheard of in the heavyweight ranks. Defending against Larry Holmes and then losing to Frank Bruno shows the brutal turnover at the top. To me he is a true throwback, a heavyweight whose punch could change everything in a single round.

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Name (English)

Oliver McCall

Name (Japanese)

オリバー・マッコール

Reading

おりばー・まっこーる

Born

April 21, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

Awards & achievements

• WBC World Heavyweight Champion

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%20McCall
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342646

Tags

• Illinois
• boxer

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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