The fact that Mike McCallum fought prime Roy Jones and prime James Toney in the twilight of his career and gave them both competitive fights without getting knocked out is absolutely incredible.
It kind of defies the laws of boxing 40 years old and gave two all time greats a run is absolutely insane and you are right I don’t think this gets enough “shine”
Stupid comment from the commentator"This is a Derby winner against a "Cart horse".Sometimes they really should just STFU,if they can't think of anything sensible to say!
The more l watch these old fights of McCallum the more l admire him .His defence was underrated. Definitely this underrated champion was the most avoided boxer since l fell in love with boxing fifty years ago. An all timegreat no doubt.
Mike McCallum is one of the smoothest operators in the ring. His brilliance is so unfairly overlooked. Truly on the same level as any of the greats. Legend.
Is interesting, I remember watching this fight right when it came out. I didn't really know who McCallum was as I knew more of the guys in the mid 90's and then the few big names everyone knew. I saw him fight here and thought he wasn't much. The last couple of months I saw some of his fights from the 80's and the guy was a lot better than I'd realized. Other than James Toney he didn't fight many big names. Maybe Julien Jackson who was a heavy hitter. Would be nice to have a time machine to put guys in the ring together from different eras just to see who would win.
@@Redhotlugnut He didn't fight many big names apart from Toney?? He beat Donald Curry, Milton McCrory, Julian Jackson, Herol Graham, Steve Collins, Sumbu Kalambay, Michael Watson, Ayub Kalule, Jeff Harding, David Braxton,... Btw he beat Toney in both fights, specially in the 2nd one, and got blatantly robbed. That's a pretty stacked resume
@@daeroncolder8142 Jackson sure, but those other guys are not what you would call household names. Jeff Harding: 23-1 when he fought Mike then retired after? Cmon. But a few others had pretty decent records. So I guess I was loose with my wording about 'big names' I think I shoulda used a different way to describe his opponents.
@@Redhotlugnut Just the fact that any human being at all both beat jackson and gave toney one of the hardest fights of his career 2 times (think McCallum was downhill by the 3rd fight) is fucking incredible. You can count with less then 10 fingers the amount of great fighters in history from 154 to 160 that would be able to accomplish that, hell we could even include the greats at 147, very few would be able to do so well against those 2 monsters. McCallum hands down is the greatest 154 pounder of all time, only canelo can compare but winky Wright would get beat the hell up and fernando vargas would get toyed with and terry norris would get taught about respect and self control.
@@DopeBoysofAtlanta A 27 year old Jones v Mc Callum 27, is a totally different fight, especially at MW, to say Jones beats him the same way is way off the mark.
@@gatormark Absolute bullshit. Anyone who really understands what they're looking at can see that Jones was being pushed all the way by McCallum in this fight. He was not taking it easy, he was being made to work. McCallum was nearly 40 too. McCallum was the more complete fighter. Jones relied on his lightening speed.
Unfortunately, in this fight, Mike McCallum wasn’t only fighting Roy Jones; he was also fighting Father Time. (Who’s undefeated.) I hate to see great fighters’ skills diminish, but it happens to all the greats. He was still respectable in this one though. Respect due.
When Mc Callum was WBA MW Champion 89-91, he was imo, the best MW on the Planet who was avoided like the Plaque, and therefore, denied the chance to Unify the Division and be Undisputed. Leonard, Hearns, Benn and Eubank are just a few, in a long line of Guys, who avoided him with good reason. I reckon if he was British or American and had a more exciting style and had more Charisma, would have been much more highly regarded. As for RJJ, at MW, he only held 1 of 4 Belts available while in his mid 20s for 18 months and had ample opportunities to Unify the Division, which he never did, imo, he can't and never should be compared to Monzon and Hagler, who were both Undisputed MW Champions for 7 years each.
@@cheetoyeeto1232 Ah Sumbu Kalambay , great points mate , excellent fighter , another non American who is criminally underated but not by the people who matter most , the real fans , take care , all the best 🥊🥊
I think Leonard would have won on points, Hearns would either have won on points or lost by knockout. Hagler and Duran don't know, but most likely Duran would have lost, he's too small
Roy was a great boxer but his time at middleweight was too short to compare him with Monzon Hagler GGG and Bhop.When you specify a division you can only judge a boxer on his performance in that division plain and simple.
7:09 McCallum`s right glove is positioned nearer his chin than Roy`s gloves protecting him from Roy`s brilliant hooks, his left glove is further from his chin maybe this is how Jones landed so many lead rights.
Michael was an older fighter way past his prime and fighting above his weight class. Some say Roy fought him to help Michael put some food on Mike's table, and there is a possibility of truthfulness to this rumor. Having said that, it would have been interesting to see McCallum in his prime fight Roy. Both were superbly talented boxers, but in my opinion, McCallum was more technically sound and cerebral than Jones, but by a very small margin. They both have hearts full of bravery. It would have been a super fight; Jones's blinding speed, talent, and creativity vs McCallum and his impeccable boxing technique, chess player mentality, and plain old doggedness.
Very good points , Mike in his prime when MW WBA Champ ,actively pursued other Strap holders like Hearns , Leonard , De Witt , Barkley , Benn and Eubank, and others , who didnt want to know and was robbed of the chance to Unify the MW Diavision.
That creativity part is very true for boxing, many people dont realize how creative certain fighters' offense is. Its usually the guys that rely a lot on natural reflex and an always lucky hunch for when to swing certain shots and even in combinations sometimes.
I agree with everything but the cerebral part Jones had a very high ring IQ the way he would set traps baiting his opponent the way he would set up his left hook with the jab mike was a good fighter but Roy Jones was different
For many years Mike "The body snatcher" McCallum fought out of the Kronk gym and was one of the best fighters in that gym. Sparred many rounds with Thomas Hearns. Very crafty, smart & effective fighter. Truly underrated. Roy may have stepped off the gas a bit because I noticed he had a ton of respect for McCallum as he should - McCallum was an excellent fighter in his prime. Roy Was always in excellent shape
Roy was just to fast for Mike at this point. I think the score was not an accurate. Was closer then that, but it was Roy’s night. Roy one of the few guys to put Mike on the canvas. No small feat, even though Mike was 40 at the time.
I agree mike had an amazing chin and even at 40 for Roy to knock him down.. I mean look at Mikes fight with James Toney at 160 he took ridiculous clean shots and brushed them off
Never seen a prime Roy Jones take a fight so seriously. This was a very close even fight. Jones was a bit faster but he was much younger and that was expected. McCallum knew how and when to attack Jones without leaving himself open. Only taking what was given.
You put McCallum in his prime and he is one of the best ever at his weight. But this was not his prime and was not his weight class. Let the JAMACIAN BLACK MAN GET A PAY DAY........
One of the most strategycal and carefull figths of Jones. Definitelly a proof for himself. Against an old Mccallum should be said, but experience, maybe in his prime Mccallum really could win
Roy was a great technical fighter and quick as hell but it helped that he was the media darling. Just remember this was after the judging in pro boxing went amateur type and a touch was scored as a punch landed. Holding was no longer penalized as before and dirty boxing against the ropes was quickly broken up by the ref. The age of the pretty boy boxers is in full bloom. Flashy quick love taps while backing up, holding every chance they get, all the while praised by the commentators.
I take nothing away from Mike, he is a champion and an elite fighter. Many of the comments talk about his age but watching the fight he didn’t look like he had lost much if anything. He has a granite chin. He took a lot of punches that would have put others down for the count. His problem this fight was Roy. His defense had to be frustrating because most of Mike’s punches were blocked, even with Roy on the ropes, and Roy slipped Mike’s counters in the middle of the ring. Mike got countered off the ropes too. Roy hand speed was blistering. At this point in his career I’m not sure who could have beaten Roy Jones. Much respect to McCallum.
My favorite Roy Jones Jr Outfit. Hopefully if Roy Jones Jr has his own (Boxing Game) If theirs more than 1 version of him hopefully this Jones, is 1 of them
This is the fight that Roy disappointed me in. He fought a 40 year old Mike McCallum but refused to fight Tommy " The Hit Man" Hearns who was younger than Mike and wanted to fight Roy.
@@DopeBoysofAtlanta Roy ducked B hop for years and he wouldn't fight James Toney at 168 when everyone knew he had trouble making weight at 160. Roy was talented but he made his living fighting hand picked bums.
@@DopeBoysofAtlanta If Roy would have fought anyone, anywhere, how come he never fought outside the US. He also never fought Mc Clellan, at MW, Benn, Eubank, Liles, Collins at SMW, and Michalczewski, LHW. All these Guys are Class A, and all held Straps, in these Divisions, when he did, so how come he never fought them? I understand his reluctance to leave the US, because of his Injustice in the Olympics and I also don't blame him to a degree , but please don't be trying to say he'd fight anyone anywhere, because he didn't, it's just not true.
7:04 McCallum`s right protecting from Roy`s famous hook. 7:08 McCallum throws a second jab to Jones body, Calzaghe used this punch against Roy only faster.
Roy was also 39 when he fought Joe & was losing his skills. Was KO’ed twice before fighting Joe. His legs that he depended on to get away from punches & set up his own punches were gone. Roy became very much a flat footed fighter that was easier to hit. RJJ in his prime beats JC in his prime anytime. I’m not a RJJ fan, btw
Yeah lets pretend Roy was moving as quick as he could and missing on purpose. Both Roy and Toney in "The Best I Faced" said Mike was the most skilled fighter they ever fought. Lets pretend they were all in cahoots to make Mike seem better than he was.
Many people don't remember that Roy didn't want to fight his all time favorite fighter Mike "the body snatcher" McCallum in the first place and did just enough to win and not blow him out. Mike needed the fight for money and Roy gave Mike money as well. That's why Roy has my respect despite his over the top braggadocio third person bragging. Mike was way past his prime and in truth had nothing left.
I mean did anyone peep when Roy stated he didn't mean to drop McCallum. That's true respect for your idol versus how Larry Holmes disgraced Muhammad Ali who clearly didn't have anything left but Larry was a bitch about it. That's why I am glad Mike Tyson kept his promise to Muhammad that he would crush Larry when they fought.
As much as i love roy jones i genuinely dont think he'd have coped with the Mccallum of old as he did here, mike 10 or more years before this was truly frightening to face, not only did he have a strong jaw he had a beautiful array of devastating punches, i think it would have been a tremendous fight at mikes peak...i think he probably would have beaten roy as he did with so many of the greats..but its a tough call because roy is just another one of the REAL greats
Can we please appreciate that McCallum is 42 years old here and he’s in there with the PRIME Roy Jones Jr and he does a good job of it. Grossly underrated fighter. I got him in my top ten. One of the most ducked fighters in the history of boxing. Look at how he picked apart Julian Jackson if you don’t believe me.
2 legends , great fight ! But all of Jones's punches have a Rocky sounding woosh compared to Mikes . Has tv enhanced the sound ,or was he just so fast ?
33.30 in . Listen to the sound of Mikes thudding body shot compared to all of Jones's punches . Don't get me wrong, Jones's is fighting beautifully , im just very curious ! please help
I always wanted to see Jones fight Nigel Benn, who was a competitive beast, when he was in his division, rather than many of the unknown fighters he faced later. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
Roy had a lot of respect for McCallum but McCallum was to old and slow to be in the ring with Roy. Roy has a heart and even with the crowd booing looking for blood he did not really set down on his punches looking to hurt McCallum. He did take the steam out of McCallum's punches early with hard body shots and it simply turned into a boxing exhibition. Roy was pound for pound one of the best and his hometown loved him. If you met him on the streets of Pensacola you would never know he was rich and famous. He ate at a Waffle House occasionally and everyone loved him.
@@williamdrayton7352 Roy almost put him away but never kept the pressure on him and let the fight go for 12 rounds. If McCallum had challenged him more Roy may have knocked him out. He did hurt him a few times. I like Roy as a middle weight better then Light heavy. That is his natural class and he certainly put away a lot of good middle weights with many not making it past the early rounds.
Listen man, I read a lot of comments and all I have to say is BE FOR REAL! This was an easy fight for Roy. Was Mike McCallum a great fighter is his prime HELL YEAH!!! Would Mike McCallum in his prime be a good fight for Roy Jones his prime HELL YEAH! But any body that has watched Roy Jones knows he could have knocked Mike McCallum out!!! Its just like when Sugar Ray fought Hector Camacho, When Sugar Ray was in his prime he probably he would have a good chance at beating Camacho but when they fought Leanord was old. What's fucked up is that Mike McCallum didn't fight Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard or Marvin Hagler. Mike McCallun should have gotten an opportunity to show case his skills with one of those guys. Both of these men were great fighters in their day but in this fight Roy was still in his day but McCallum's day was gone.
What make your think Roy Jones too it easy on Mike(Body Snatcher)? I heard an excuse when he couldn't stop Bernard(Excutioner) Hopkins in their first fight
Mike mc Callum was good fighters in his prime..but he is in his 40" now & we can see clearly he already washed out he has no more of that speed and power ..but he was a good fighters in those old days..
Me parece que un empate era lo justo ambos se dieron los golpes bueno así fue la cosa y no hay más que decir felicitaciones a los dos . Es lo justo más no las decisiones .
The commentator was giving Roy back handed complements. Roy doesn't plant his feet. Then Roy sends Mike to the canvas. Good fight considering Mike is 40. A shell of his body snatcher days .
Macallan is the best middle and light heavy weight boxer ever, yet still the most under rated, Mike in his prime could have easily beaten Roy Jones Jr.
Would love to have seen Roy and Mike fight, around the time that Mike fought James Toney the first couple of times. Not sure who I would pick in that fight.
I feel Roy was quicker the Floyd Paterson but if they met at a mythical cruiser weight during both primes Roy would be sluggish enough for Floyd`s lead hand to score often and his counter jab would work well if Roy jabbed at him like he did here at times, I don`t think Roy used a counter jab as often.
Perhaps the only prime RJJ fight where I watched it and thought if his opponent was younger he’d have won. McCallum was that special; Father Time was beating him by this point, but he still did very well to keep up, and was still only a whisker away from clipping Jones.
@@tgh223 he didn't do anything special. Mike was old but Roy respected his skill and body work. The crazy thing is I asked Roy about that fight and he said Mike was still dangerous and he didn't want tongey caught with any body shots.
40 year old McCallum going up in weight class....tbh he was better than Jones Jr and arguably won this...McCallium unfortunately isn't as well.remembered
Im only at round 3 and the bias by the commentator is really pissing me off. The ref keps puling apart any clinches. Also Jones was rocked in the 1st,and no mention of it.
Roy fought Mike McCallum as a favor, as the latter was in financial distress; hence, Jones' restrained performance, and the effusive praise McCallum had after the fight, calling him the best fighter ever. McCallum don't even talk like that, y'all.
B. N. Willis What the fuck?? Jones fans are as bad as Tyson fans with an excuse for everything. McCallum and Jones were ordered to fight by the WBC for the interim title as the two best contenders. Jones didn't choose to fight him! Fucking crock of deluded shit as usual from Jones fans.
115-112 Roy Jones Jr. I thought that McCallum was winning the first four rounds tbh. He was the aggressor while Jones basically sat there on the ropes. As a 40 year old, it’s no surprise that he gassed after 4. Not Roy’s best performance but a win nonetheless. No idea why everyone seemed to score it as such a blowout when the guy spends half the fight with his back on the ropes. Jones Mccallum 1 9 10 2 9 10 3 9 10 4 9 10 5 10 9 6 10 9 7 10 9 8 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 8 11 10 9 12 10 9
Naaaa I disagree rounds 1-2 go to Roy Jones, while he was being backed up McCallum wasn’t able to land clean 3 I agree Mike outworked him, now round 4 I m fine with it going to either Roy or Mike
Okay people, understand that this was a gift fight from Roy. He didn’t want to hurt Mike but he wanted Mike to have a payday. Roy was chilling The whole fight. He could have KO’d Old Mike at any time.
Yeah thats why at the end of his career, both he and Toney said Mike was the most skilled they ever fought. They were just getting punched and missing as a joke.
Mark Pringle Roy didn't choose to fight McCallum. This fight was mandated by the WBC for the vacant interim title, while Tiozo still held the full title.
Roy Jones carried Mike from the start of this fight. No disrespect to Mr. McCallum, yet he was WAY past his prime. Loved the fact Roy didn’t knock him out, fought a good fight but certainly didn’t press him like he did fighters he didn’t know or like.
Funny you have to make Jones stand up tall, have fast hands and swarm him on the inside but have the footwork so you don't smother your work. It is interesting how Mike is able to work him with the jab and then body and maintain distance, just like Kovalev would do, maintain that space, keep him against the ropes.
Love to see prime Kovalev vs prime Jones at 175. Kovalev might not have fought anyone on Jones' level but by the same token Jones never fought anyone who could crack like Kovalev at 175 or below. So the risk of Jones getting chinned would always be there for as long as it lasted.
Yeah that would have been a great fight, both guys are at their best at range, so they would have been lighting eachother up. Yeah he didn't have much of a chin, so very real possibility.
The fact that Mike McCallum fought prime Roy Jones and prime James Toney in the twilight of his career and gave them both competitive fights without getting knocked out is absolutely incredible.
U aint ever lied
It kind of defies the laws of boxing 40 years old and gave two all time greats a run is absolutely insane and you are right I don’t think this gets enough “shine”
“Competitive” 🤣😂 it was a 120-107 or 119-108 fight a complete blow out
All three Florida officials scored the fight 120-107 for Roy he won every round I just don’t see how that is competitive
Thats because he himself was an incredible fighter
Mike mc callum is the most underated fighter ever...
perfect distance control,no waste of energy,amazing technique and deadly body punches.
b zanon fact
Also the most ducked fighter. At middleweight no one wanted to unify the belts against him.
Imagine if he had fought RJJ when he was in his prime.
Stupid comment from the commentator"This is a Derby winner against a "Cart horse".Sometimes they really should just STFU,if they can't think of anything sensible to say!
@@Crussman499 dont need to he beat him as a 40 year old
The more l watch these old fights of McCallum the more l admire him .His defence was underrated. Definitely this underrated champion was the most avoided boxer since l fell in love with boxing fifty years ago. An all timegreat no doubt.
The light heavyweights of the early 80s were a good group.
Mike McCallum is one of the smoothest operators in the ring. His brilliance is so unfairly overlooked. Truly on the same level as any of the greats. Legend.
Is interesting, I remember watching this fight right when it came out. I didn't really know who McCallum was as I knew more of the guys in the mid 90's and then the few big names everyone knew. I saw him fight here and thought he wasn't much. The last couple of months I saw some of his fights from the 80's and the guy was a lot better than I'd realized. Other than James Toney he didn't fight many big names. Maybe Julien Jackson who was a heavy hitter. Would be nice to have a time machine to put guys in the ring together from different eras just to see who would win.
@@Redhotlugnut He didn't fight many big names apart from Toney?? He beat Donald Curry, Milton McCrory, Julian Jackson, Herol Graham, Steve Collins, Sumbu Kalambay, Michael Watson, Ayub Kalule, Jeff Harding, David Braxton,... Btw he beat Toney in both fights, specially in the 2nd one, and got blatantly robbed. That's a pretty stacked resume
@@daeroncolder8142 Jackson sure, but those other guys are not what you would call household names. Jeff Harding: 23-1 when he fought Mike then retired after? Cmon. But a few others had pretty decent records. So I guess I was loose with my wording about 'big names' I think I shoulda used a different way to describe his opponents.
@@Redhotlugnut those guys were the elite of the 80s era asides from the 4 fabs. Not only that but mccallum sparred with thomas hearns.
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Just the fact that any human being at all both beat jackson and gave toney one of the hardest fights of his career 2 times (think McCallum was downhill by the 3rd fight) is fucking incredible. You can count with less then 10 fingers the amount of great fighters in history from 154 to 160 that would be able to accomplish that, hell we could even include the greats at 147, very few would be able to do so well against those 2 monsters. McCallum hands down is the greatest 154 pounder of all time, only canelo can compare but winky Wright would get beat the hell up and fernando vargas would get toyed with and terry norris would get taught about respect and self control.
Roy said: I thought I was a good body puncher but after this fight Mike taught me how to be a great body puncher.
Ha yep...then 2 fights later he knocked out Virgil Hill with a body shot.
6uai8 hayang pir
His nickname was "the Bodysnatcher"
Mike McCallum was 40 here and still gave Roy a tough fight. Prime McCallum was a nightmare for anyone brave enough to fight him.
Great points there, he was an animal , 1 of the most underrated and avoided fighters of the late 80s, early 90s.
Roy woulda still did the same thing!
@@DopeBoysofAtlanta A 27 year old Jones v Mc Callum 27, is a totally different fight, especially at MW, to say Jones beats him the same way is way off the mark.
Roy wasn’t trying to hurt him
do you think a prime McCallum beats Roy at 160? I think no unless Roy doesn't have his roids
INCREDIBLE, Mike was 40 while fighting Roy Jones Jr. who was 13 years old younger then him ! Amazing.
McCallum got robbed
Yeah, and fighting at Light-Heavy...a good stone, or more, above his ideal weight division...What a fighter he was!
Big up Mike McCallum!! Jamaica’s finest! 🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Best boxer from Jamaica 🇯🇲 no doubt!
McCallum is a class man, fighter. Much respect.
Roy Jones Jr is One of the most talented boxers to step in the Ring
I always enjoy to watch his fights
❤🇹🇿🇺🇸🇯🇲
This missed each other’s prime by a few years, would have been great in their primes
Roy hand speed too much for any Maccullm at 168
When Roy is on form its like watching a symphony unfold before your eyes.
Louis and 7th grade 6 are the most
@@louisburns6241and I hope u mother leaves earth tomorrow
ROY JONES JR, TRUE LEGEND 🥊🥊
I love both of the guys but to Mr Mike Mc Callum one love me brother from you Jamaican brother Jah bless....
Roy had his own style of fighting. Fighters have attempted to emulate it but it’s strictly his.
Solaris. Thanks for the upload, but the audio is only on the right speaker?
The glove touches after rounds was such killer sportsmanship between these two greats.
It's no doubt that Mike M cCallum is an all time great , but on this night he was too old , too slow , and out classed by a young Roy Jones .
Best fight I even seen. Great boxer!
That left hook was keeping Roy honest. Good fight
McCallum won a whole bunch of rounds here; I never understood how people saw this as a wash-out for Jones.
Lou Duva because Roy carried Mike through the whole fight out of respect for the fighter Mike once was.
LOL Roy did Mike a solid by giving him the fight. Roy was chilling the entire fight. Didn’t want to hurt Mike
RIP Lou Duva!!!!
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Absolute bullshit. Anyone who really understands what they're looking at can see that Jones was being pushed all the way by McCallum in this fight. He was not taking it easy, he was being made to work. McCallum was nearly 40 too.
McCallum was the more complete fighter. Jones relied on his lightening speed.
@@lucasm3879 LOL, OK. Believe what you want, but those in the know understand it was a sparring session for Roy.
Unfortunately, in this fight, Mike McCallum wasn’t only fighting Roy Jones; he was also fighting Father Time. (Who’s undefeated.) I hate to see great fighters’ skills diminish, but it happens to all the greats. He was still respectable in this one though. Respect due.
George Foreman beat father time.
Father time got outboxed by Walcott, knocked out of the ring by Foreman, and had to go to the hospital against Robinson.
Bernard Hopkins whooped father time
Very few beats father time the comments here should not have been made.Mike definitely lost to father time.
@@Uuyrijies1123 The Old Mongoose uppercut father time into space!
When Mc Callum was WBA MW Champion 89-91, he was imo, the best MW on the Planet who was avoided like the Plaque, and therefore, denied the chance to Unify the Division and be Undisputed. Leonard, Hearns, Benn and Eubank are just a few, in a long line of Guys, who avoided him with good reason. I reckon if he was British or American and had a more exciting style and had more Charisma, would have been much more highly regarded. As for RJJ, at MW, he only held 1 of 4 Belts available while in his mid 20s for 18 months and had ample opportunities to Unify the Division, which he never did, imo, he can't and never should be compared to Monzon and Hagler, who were both Undisputed MW Champions for 7 years each.
Mccallum was soundly beat by Kalambay. Another great fighter.
@@cheetoyeeto1232 Ah Sumbu Kalambay , great points mate , excellent fighter , another non American who is criminally underated but not by the people who matter most , the real fans , take care , all the best 🥊🥊
I think Leonard would have won on points, Hearns would either have won on points or lost by knockout. Hagler and Duran don't know, but most likely Duran would have lost, he's too small
I've always thought Marvin Hagler was a better middleweight than Roy Jones Jr .
Roy was a great boxer but his time at middleweight was too short to compare him with Monzon Hagler GGG and Bhop.When you specify a division you can only judge a boxer on his performance in that division plain and simple.
i dont know what fight the commentator was watching but he clearly has the hots for jones
Roy didn't want to hurt McCallum you can see it all through the fight. Great Champion 🏆 🥇 🥊
This was an intelligent brawl
There we no help. This was a high level boxing match in every way.
Roy Jones gloves making swoosh noises but he is mostly hitting air
That’s not his gloves making noise it’s Roy.
McCallum very underrated. I enjoyed watching him during his career. The Body Snatcher
7:09 McCallum`s right glove is positioned nearer his chin than Roy`s gloves protecting him from Roy`s brilliant hooks, his left glove is further from his chin maybe this is how Jones landed so many lead rights.
It is a real shame that Mike McCallum is a totally forgotten and under appreciated boxer………… unless you know your boxing history that is 🥊🥊💥💥🥊🥊
Michael was an older fighter way past his prime and fighting above his weight class. Some say Roy fought him to help Michael put some food on Mike's table, and there is a possibility of truthfulness to this rumor. Having said that, it would have been interesting to see McCallum in his prime fight Roy. Both were superbly talented boxers, but in my opinion, McCallum was more technically sound and cerebral than Jones, but by a very small margin. They both have hearts full of bravery. It would have been a super fight; Jones's blinding speed, talent, and creativity vs McCallum and his impeccable boxing technique, chess player mentality, and plain old doggedness.
Very good points , Mike in his prime when MW WBA Champ ,actively pursued other Strap holders like Hearns , Leonard , De Witt , Barkley , Benn and Eubank, and others , who didnt want to know and was robbed of the chance to Unify the MW Diavision.
That creativity part is very true for boxing, many people dont realize how creative certain fighters' offense is. Its usually the guys that rely a lot on natural reflex and an always lucky hunch for when to swing certain shots and even in combinations sometimes.
I agree with everything but the cerebral part Jones had a very high ring IQ the way he would set traps baiting his opponent the way he would set up his left hook with the jab mike was a good fighter but Roy Jones was different
For many years Mike "The body snatcher" McCallum fought out of the Kronk gym and was one of the best fighters in that gym. Sparred many rounds with Thomas Hearns. Very crafty, smart & effective fighter. Truly underrated. Roy may have stepped off the gas a bit because I noticed he had a ton of respect for McCallum as he should - McCallum was an excellent fighter in his prime. Roy Was always in excellent shape
Roy was just to fast for Mike at this point. I think the score was not an accurate. Was closer then that, but it was Roy’s night. Roy one of the few guys to put Mike on the canvas. No small feat, even though Mike was 40 at the time.
I agree mike had an amazing chin and even at 40 for Roy to knock him down.. I mean look at Mikes fight with James Toney at 160 he took ridiculous clean shots and brushed them off
McCallum stayed in great shape and has great chin. This is the reason he could still fight at age 40. He wanted the smoke from everyone!!
my right ear enjoyed this
I thought my hearing had gone!
How did I end up here, was watching videos about the theory of the earth being flat
I dont think its flat bruh
UA-cam probably assumed you've been hit in the head too many times
Flat earth theory requires brain damage to accept, boxing can result in the requisite damage... A tenuous link 🤣 but who knows 😄
@@tomjc147 🧐It's not flat, fuck
@@stefancarafelli444 😄😅
Muy bien Jones muy inteligente tu pelea bastante móvil en el ring felicitaciones campeón . Josem .
Never seen a prime Roy Jones take a fight so seriously. This was a very close even fight. Jones was a bit faster but he was much younger and that was expected. McCallum knew how and when to attack Jones without leaving himself open. Only taking what was given.
Jeez what a match up what brutal exchanges. Jones for GOAT
You put McCallum in his prime and he is one of the best ever at his weight. But this was not his prime and was not his weight class. Let the JAMACIAN BLACK MAN GET A PAY DAY........
He would’ve got clapped either way
One of the most strategycal and carefull figths of Jones. Definitelly a proof for himself. Against an old Mccallum should be said, but experience, maybe in his prime Mccallum really could win
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that's my dad in maccallum corner.
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I'll go down to my grave stating the RJJ took it easy on the old Body Snatcher.
maccullum was just that tough...in their prime it was a 50/50 figjt!
At this stage, the Body Snatcher is on his way out the door but Roy would had a lot problems with prime Mike.
Roy was a great technical fighter and quick as hell but it helped that he was the media darling. Just remember this was after the judging in pro boxing went amateur type and a touch was scored as a punch landed. Holding was no longer penalized as before and dirty boxing against the ropes was quickly broken up by the ref. The age of the pretty boy boxers is in full bloom. Flashy quick love taps while backing up, holding every chance they get, all the while praised by the commentators.
I take nothing away from Mike, he is a champion and an elite fighter. Many of the comments talk about his age but watching the fight he didn’t look like he had lost much if anything. He has a granite chin. He took a lot of punches that would have put others down for the count. His problem this fight was Roy. His defense had to be frustrating because most of Mike’s punches were blocked, even with Roy on the ropes, and Roy slipped Mike’s counters in the middle of the ring. Mike got countered off the ropes too. Roy hand speed was blistering. At this point in his career I’m not sure who could have beaten Roy Jones. Much respect to McCallum.
Roy hitting a lot of air in first three rounds but making it sound good.
Roy don't want to heart him
Jones actually throwing some jabs, so you know this guy was good.
My favorite Roy Jones Jr Outfit. Hopefully if Roy Jones Jr has his own (Boxing Game) If theirs more than 1 version of him hopefully this Jones, is 1 of them
I like the one he wore against Tony Thornton, I believe it was some type of turquoise green with those high white on black Nike shoes.
When the old master met the new master
8:28 Triple jabs from Mike and know counter jab from Roy, he always had problems with a good jab.
Those didn’t touch him tho
Watch the fight against Virgill Hill with a good jab)
But somehow roy's jab is much faster than jabbers jab...
Griffin in the first fight gave him serious problems using the jab.
This is the fight that Roy disappointed me in. He fought a 40 year old Mike McCallum but refused to fight Tommy " The Hit Man" Hearns who was younger than Mike and wanted to fight Roy.
Tommy hearns was basically brain damaged by this time.
He didn’t refuse to fight tommy! He woulda fought anybody anywhere! It was on Tommy’s end they didn’t fight. Not Roy. Roy didn’t dodge nobody!
@@DopeBoysofAtlanta Roy ducked B hop for years and he wouldn't fight James Toney at 168 when everyone knew he had trouble making weight at 160. Roy was talented but he made his living fighting hand picked bums.
@@DopeBoysofAtlanta If Roy would have fought anyone, anywhere, how come he never fought outside the US. He also never fought Mc Clellan, at MW, Benn, Eubank, Liles, Collins at SMW, and Michalczewski, LHW. All these Guys are Class A, and all held Straps, in these Divisions, when he did, so how come he never fought them? I understand his reluctance to leave the US, because of his Injustice in the Olympics and I also don't blame him to a degree , but please don't be trying to say he'd fight anyone anywhere, because he didn't, it's just not true.
@@wendellballew943 Roy fought Toney at 168 😒.
7:04 McCallum`s right protecting from Roy`s famous hook. 7:08 McCallum throws a second jab to Jones body, Calzaghe used this punch against Roy only faster.
no roy not trying hard because he respect old legend
Roy was also 39 when he fought Joe & was losing his skills. Was KO’ed twice before fighting Joe. His legs that he depended on to get away from punches & set up his own punches were gone. Roy became very much a flat footed fighter that was easier to hit. RJJ in his prime beats JC in his prime anytime. I’m not a RJJ fan, btw
A young colt versus an old warhorse. The most reflexive puncher ever versus a consummate professional.
Yeah lets pretend Roy was moving as quick as he could and missing on purpose. Both Roy and Toney in "The Best I Faced" said Mike was the most skilled fighter they ever fought. Lets pretend they were all in cahoots to make Mike seem better than he was.
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Mike was way past his best wen he fought a prime Roy a young Mike would of beaten Roy
Gary Warner idk
Many people don't remember that Roy didn't want to fight his all time favorite fighter Mike "the body snatcher" McCallum in the first place and did just enough to win and not blow him out. Mike needed the fight for money and Roy gave Mike money as well. That's why Roy has my respect despite his over the top braggadocio third person bragging. Mike was way past his prime and in truth had nothing left.
I mean did anyone peep when Roy stated he didn't mean to drop McCallum. That's true respect for your idol versus how Larry Holmes disgraced Muhammad Ali who clearly didn't have anything left but Larry was a bitch about it. That's why I am glad Mike Tyson kept his promise to Muhammad that he would crush Larry when they fought.
As much as i love roy jones i genuinely dont think he'd have coped with the Mccallum of old as he did here, mike 10 or more years before this was truly frightening to face, not only did he have a strong jaw he had a beautiful array of devastating punches, i think it would have been a tremendous fight at mikes peak...i think he probably would have beaten roy as he did with so many of the greats..but its a tough call because roy is just another one of the REAL greats
Can we please appreciate that McCallum is 42 years old here and he’s in there with the PRIME Roy Jones Jr and he does a good job of it. Grossly underrated fighter. I got him in my top ten. One of the most ducked fighters in the history of boxing. Look at how he picked apart Julian Jackson if you don’t believe me.
I got him in my top 20 all time, top 10 is hard for anyone to fit into, would say he is number 11 or 12 pound for pound.
@@Omar-if1cu I think the same way. It’s really hard to rank anyone in the top 10. But he is definitely in the same room with all the greats.
He was never K Oed also
@@greglewis1084 Exactly. And he was in there with some monsters.
2 legends , great fight ! But all of Jones's punches have a Rocky sounding woosh compared to Mikes . Has tv enhanced the sound ,or was he just so fast ?
33.30 in . Listen to the sound of Mikes thudding body shot compared to all of Jones's punches . Don't get me wrong, Jones's is fighting beautifully , im just very curious ! please help
Roy Jones making sound effects from his mouth to appear more menacing!
I always wanted to see Jones fight Nigel Benn, who was a competitive beast, when he was in his division, rather than many of the unknown fighters he faced later. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
Roy had a lot of respect for McCallum but McCallum was to old and slow to be in the ring with Roy. Roy has a heart and even with the crowd booing looking for blood he did not really set down on his punches looking to hurt McCallum. He did take the steam out of McCallum's punches early with hard body shots and it simply turned into a boxing exhibition. Roy was pound for pound one of the best and his hometown loved him. If you met him on the streets of Pensacola you would never know he was rich and famous. He ate at a Waffle House occasionally and everyone loved him.
Mike Mcallum. Never been knocked out what made you think Roy could McCallum
@@williamdrayton7352 Roy almost put him away but never kept the pressure on him and let the fight go for 12 rounds. If McCallum had challenged him more Roy may have knocked him out. He did hurt him a few times. I like Roy as a middle weight better then Light heavy. That is his natural class and he certainly put away a lot of good middle weights with many not making it past the early rounds.
Listen man, I read a lot of comments and all I have to say is BE FOR REAL! This was an easy fight for Roy. Was Mike McCallum a great fighter is his prime HELL YEAH!!! Would Mike McCallum in his prime be a good fight for Roy Jones his prime HELL YEAH! But any body that has watched Roy Jones knows he could have knocked Mike McCallum out!!! Its just like when Sugar Ray fought Hector Camacho, When Sugar Ray was in his prime he probably he would have a good chance at beating Camacho but when they fought Leanord was old. What's fucked up is that Mike McCallum didn't fight Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard or Marvin Hagler. Mike McCallun should have gotten an opportunity to show case his skills with one of those guys. Both of these men were great fighters in their day but in this fight Roy was still in his day but McCallum's day was gone.
What make your think Roy Jones too it easy on Mike(Body Snatcher)? I heard an excuse when he couldn't stop Bernard(Excutioner) Hopkins in their first fight
same as his fight with Trinidad
Mike mc Callum was good fighters in his prime..but he is in his 40" now & we can see clearly he already washed out he has no more of that speed and power ..but he was a good fighters in those old days..
Roy a GOAT but the Bodysnatcher was a great fighter too...
Iron Chin Bodysnatcher McCallum
12th round they both just put on a sparring session for the fans, no hard punches. They both knew that RJ was going to win.
Roy always looks like he's doin time
Me parece que un empate era lo justo ambos se dieron los golpes bueno así fue la cosa y no hay más que decir felicitaciones a los dos . Es lo justo más no las decisiones .
That body blow did damage at the end of 6 going into 7
Macho Man Randy Savage at 44:08.
Why is the reference keeps breaking them up when they are fighting and is usually when MCALLEN has jones against the ropes?
if two fight at the same age, McCallum show amazing skills , Roy Jones do not forget manners to the senior.
RJ had that full body feinting game.
Boxing of the best Roy jone
The commentator was giving Roy back handed complements. Roy doesn't plant his feet. Then Roy sends Mike to the canvas. Good fight considering Mike is 40. A shell of his body snatcher days .
Why wasn't Mike attacking Roy's body?
Roy es para mi uno de los mas grande del boxeo.
Macallan is the best middle and light heavy weight boxer ever, yet still the most under rated, Mike in his prime could have easily beaten Roy Jones Jr.
Would love to have seen Roy and Mike fight, around the time that Mike fought James Toney the first couple of times. Not sure who I would pick in that fight.
This guy made undefeated Julian Jackson look soft
Roy tapped his leg at 26:35 & countered with the same hand playing with his food 🙀
That was in fuckin credible
40 year old McCallum no match for best of the 90s 27 year old Jones Jr., but 53 year old McCullum probably beats 40 year old Jones Jr.
As crazy as it sounds you right
40 year old Mike beats the Roy who fought Calzaghe.
Jones defense is superb. AJ need to learn from him
I feel Roy was quicker the Floyd Paterson but if they met at a mythical cruiser weight during both primes Roy would be sluggish enough for Floyd`s lead hand to score often and his counter jab would work well if Roy jabbed at him like he did here at times, I don`t think Roy used a counter jab as often.
Watching Cryin' Mike is worst than watching paint dry.
Roy Jones had respect 4 Mike ..this is the reason he did not hit him too much.
fuck off and shout up
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Did I just watch an exhibition bout ?
My name Justin luckett e one of the best of all time
Perhaps the only prime RJJ fight where I watched it and thought if his opponent was younger he’d have won. McCallum was that special; Father Time was beating him by this point, but he still did very well to keep up, and was still only a whisker away from clipping Jones.
Roy was to fast for lightening
He was old when Roy fought him.
im confused what did roy do so special
@@tgh223 he didn't do anything special. Mike was old but Roy respected his skill and body work. The crazy thing is I asked Roy about that fight and he said Mike was still dangerous and he didn't want tongey caught with any body shots.
40 year old McCallum going up in weight class....tbh he was better than Jones Jr and arguably won this...McCallium unfortunately isn't as well.remembered
Zak Quinn how tf he win this ?
Im only at round 3 and the bias by the commentator is really pissing me off. The ref keps puling apart any clinches. Also Jones was rocked in the 1st,and no mention of it.
Roy fought Mike McCallum as a favor, as the latter was in financial distress; hence, Jones' restrained performance, and the effusive praise McCallum had after the fight, calling him the best fighter ever. McCallum don't even talk like that, y'all.
B. N. Willis EXACTLY!!!!
B. N. Willis
What the fuck?? Jones fans are as bad as Tyson fans with an excuse for everything.
McCallum and Jones were ordered to fight by the WBC for the interim title as the two best contenders. Jones didn't choose to fight him!
Fucking crock of deluded shit as usual from Jones fans.
@@lucasm3879 i was going to say the same thing, it was the wbc that ordered this fight.
@@lucasm3879 😂 cmon man, take it easy on the fanboys!
This actually true ask the body snatcher.
115-112 Roy Jones Jr.
I thought that McCallum was winning the first four rounds tbh. He was the aggressor while Jones basically sat there on the ropes. As a 40 year old, it’s no surprise that he gassed after 4.
Not Roy’s best performance but a win nonetheless. No idea why everyone seemed to score it as such a blowout when the guy spends half the fight with his back on the ropes.
Jones Mccallum
1 9 10
2 9 10
3 9 10
4 9 10
5 10 9
6 10 9
7 10 9
8 9 10
9 10 9
10 10 8
11 10 9
12 10 9
Naaaa I disagree rounds 1-2 go to Roy Jones, while he was being backed up McCallum wasn’t able to land clean 3 I agree Mike outworked him, now round 4 I m fine with it going to either Roy or Mike
@@Robbert-ek5zm Roy was backing away sitting on the ropes so we disagree
@@jasonbantle alright snm
He is from st Elizabeth Jamaican Mike McCallum
Okay people, understand that this was a gift fight from Roy. He didn’t want to hurt Mike but he wanted Mike to have a payday. Roy was chilling The whole fight. He could have KO’d Old Mike at any time.
Mark my Pringle; same as the Trinidad Fight-obviously holding back/pretending to breath hard, letting him recover.
Right? Lol people are crazy.
Yeah thats why at the end of his career, both he and Toney said Mike was the most skilled they ever fought. They were just getting punched and missing as a joke.
Mike seriously was a very good fighter in his prime zone.
Mark Pringle
Roy didn't choose to fight McCallum. This fight was mandated by the WBC for the vacant interim title, while Tiozo still held the full title.
Another thought, after Roy’s first loss he became quite ordinary. He also avoided several worthy opponents.
He was 50 fights in before he got his first real loss
lol who?
I hope you enjoyed it ski jumping next.....lol lol lol
Roy Jones carried Mike from the start of this fight. No disrespect to Mr. McCallum, yet he was WAY past his prime. Loved the fact Roy didn’t knock him out, fought a good fight but certainly didn’t press him like he did fighters he didn’t know or like.
What make you people think he carry Mike
the public seem to be not much happy
Funny you have to make Jones stand up tall, have fast hands and swarm him on the inside but have the footwork so you don't smother your work. It is interesting how Mike is able to work him with the jab and then body and maintain distance, just like Kovalev would do, maintain that space, keep him against the ropes.
Love to see prime Kovalev vs prime Jones at 175. Kovalev might not have fought anyone on Jones' level but by the same token Jones never fought anyone who could crack like Kovalev at 175 or below. So the risk of Jones getting chinned would always be there for as long as it lasted.
Yeah that would have been a great fight, both guys are at their best at range, so they would have been lighting eachother up. Yeah he didn't have much of a chin, so very real possibility.
Roy beats kov...and probably easy...kov was always too slow and not very athletic...roy would have peppered him.
McCallun threw powder puff punches.