59-year-old former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver “The Atomic Bull” McCall (60-14, 39 KOs) scored a second round KO over 54-year-old Stacy Frazier (16-23, 15 KOs) in an officially sanctioned four round bout on Tuesday night at the Troubadour Theater in Nashville Tennessee. McCall dropped Frazier once in round one and twice in round two to end it. Time was 2:45. McCall’s right hand still looked formidable. After the fight, McCall called out Jake Paul.
With the win, McCall broke the four-day-old record of Mike Tyson as the oldest former heavyweight champion to fight in a sanctioned bout.
Maybe Jake Paul will want to fight him now.
What’s the point of this sort of fight?
To grab the bag by landing a Jake Paul fight.
McCall vs. Paul would be a lot more interesting than the Tyson vs Paul fight. The Atomic Bull looks like he can actually go 3-minute rounds, and his legs still look good.
But the fight would be rigged so it makes no difference
Paul is now calling out Connor McGregor.
The circus never ends. He has to stay relevant by calling out the names of the past. Notice how he never wants to challenge himself by fighting ranked professional boxers.
He says he wants to fight McGregor in a MMA bout. Please don’t give him your time or your dime. He would be more respectable if he just promoted boxing events instead of his own clown show.
Mike Tyson was the oldest former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion to fight in a sanctioned bout. McCall was a World Champion but he wasn’t Undisputed.
Good job McCall! Way to show Tyson how it’s done!
Love it
McCall looked awful, and his opponent looked worse. They barely made it through 2 rounds. Frazier just sat down in a corner and couldn’t lift himself up with the ropes. The ref counted him out. With these recent ‘old age’ experiments, I think we have learned that 50 years old is the limit. If you are 50, and thinking about fighting, sit back down. You will embarrass yourself, your entire family, and the sport of boxing. Get a hobby, anything.
Was surprised to see Stacy Frazier is still around, although much less of him. I saw he weighed in at 228lbs. He would usually come in over 300lbs? Ozempic?
Tyson VS McCall would generate a small fortune that would be good enough for McCall but not Tyson imo. If they are determined to fight that may as well fight each other. I want Paul to fight Ngannou in a boxing match. I think it would draw and would likely result in Paul getting knocked out in a brutal fashion.
Nobody would watch Tyson-McCall, sorry. A senior’s tour is not necessary in boxing, unless you watch the fight in 2x speed. They are too slow, and not even athletic. Boxing is a young person’s sport, for many reasons.
I’d say Tyson has filled up the bank for a lifetime, and we will never see him again in the ring. Paul will stay in his lane, and fight lower-level, safe opposition.
I have to agree it likely would not draw that well. I do think some would watch..a spectacle is a spectacle. But if it comes down to money there would not be enough in it for Tyson. On a positive no one would be running. That said both should be calling it quits but if people this age want to fight and pass the medicals then it is better if they fight each other or other people their age.
Agreed, I’m sure we’d watch it, but not the masses.
If old guys want to fight, and the state commissions allow them, it probably would be safer for them to fight a similar aged opponent.
Tyson VS McCall in a 4 round fight might not be that bad to watch and if it was…well at least it would be only 4 rounds max! Like you said though the masses would not watch nor would they know who McCall is. I think it would be better though then Tyson chasing Paul or McCall chasing Frazier briefly until poor Frazier collapsed. I would prefer Tyson VS McCall to Floyd’s exhibitions. But that’s me.
Larry Holmes in his 50’s vs. Butterbean was highly entertaining!
Yes, you are correct.
Larry Holmes in his 50’s (2 fights) WAS very entertaining. Thank you for that memory revival. He was on his toes in the early rounds, moving decent, and throwing combinations through all 10 rounds. He probably fought farther than he should have in his career, but he was matched well in the twilight years, and he won 8 out of his last 10 fights…actually after turning 40, he went 21-3 to finish out his career.
That’s the first fight I’ve ever heard of where both fighters combined to over 100 years old.