The boxing leader is 1 twelvemonth older than Mike Tyson
- Kostas Lianos, Digital Sports Reporter
- Published: 18:13, 19 Nov 2024
- Updated: 18:13, 19 Nov 2024
BOXING leader Oliver McCall returns to the ringing astatine the property of 59 conscionable 30 years aft knocking the legendary Lennox Lewis out.
Former heavyweight satellite champion McCall volition beryllium facing 54-year-old Stacy Frazier contiguous successful Nashville.
And this volition beryllium an officially sanctioned nonrecreational combat betwixt the 2 boxing veterans successful Tennessee.
This takes spot conscionable 4 days aft the arguable bout betwixt Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
Tyson, 58, returned to the ringing against a overmuch younger Paul, 27, and the heavyweight fable was defeated by the YouTuber via unanimous determination astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Texas.
The combat received immense criticism arsenic Iron Mike's precocious property and ringing rust were some exposed.
But that didn't halt McCall getting backmost successful the ringing contempt being 1 twelvemonth older than Tyson.
The American picked up a celebrated triumph implicit Lewis successful 1994 arsenic helium knocked the British-Canadian prima retired and became WBC heavyweight champion.
The Atomic Bull presently holds an awesome grounds of 59 wins and lone 14 losses successful 75 fights.
And immoderate fans were not excessively pleased aft the disappointment they witnessed betwixt Tyson and Paul.
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One boxing enthusiast tweeted: "Jake Paul volition combat the winner."
Another commented: "What the hellhole is happening to the sport??"
Stunning Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson ringing girls lipid up arsenic they stock behind-the-scenes video of Netflix combat
And that 1 wrote: "Such a shame each this."
Paul vs Tyson shocking punch stats
THE punch stats from Mike Tyson's decision to Jake Paul made for "sad" reading.
Veteran Iron Mike, 58, started powerfully capable successful his Netflix boxing combat with the erstwhile YouTuber.
But helium simply ran retired of gas within the archetypal fewer minutes of the eight-round contest.
In the 16 minutes of action, the erstwhile undisputed heavyweight satellite champion landed conscionable 18 punches - averaging conscionable 2.25 palmy hits per round.
In total, helium lone attempted 97, meaning helium made interaction with conscionable 18 per cent.
By comparison, Paul, 27, threw a whopping 278 punches - astir 200 much than his ageing hostile - but inactive lone landed 78 for a occurrence complaint of 28 per cent contempt his hostile hardly moving.
His astir explosive circular came successful the 3rd erstwhile the victorious Problem Child attempted 44 punches and connected with 16 of them.
However, a woeful 5th circular saw conscionable 4 punches landed betwixt the brace arsenic the quality failed to unrecorded up to the hype and Paul refused to spell for the knockout.