@@billduffe4472 20 pounds my ass. The weight cutting stories are just more myths that add to his mystique. Why did he never weigh more than 170 for any non title bout in his entire career? Why would he drain himself for fights he didn’t need to make weight for? Here’s the answer: he didn’t. He probably never weighed much more than that 170 in the ring.
@@billduffe4472 Yes, this is what I have always thought. I bet Gerald was a light heavyweight in those fights, definitely the second one. On the other hand, I've heard Jackson say he had to keep eating just to stay at middleweight and towards the end of his career actually went back down in weight. Never understood how fighters could make the weight, then add 10 or 20 pounds overnight. I mean they are already supposed to be in shape to begin with and train daily, so I never understood it.
one of the most consistent fighter in his era.. some fighters are just gifted, but mike mccallum doesnt need to be flashy.. he just keeps practicing the same thing over and over again... eventually it became his instinct..as he fought more and more champions.. it just became his ring IQ. that's it
Mike McCallum was an all time great. Very underrated then and now. One of my childhood idols, his agility to work the body was a thingb of beauty. I salute you
Julian Jackson was a game fighter hes never out of a fight he could land a big shot at anytime. Mike McCallum could just systematically beat you down his technical skills and instincts was just scary. this guy was a beast
I rewatch this at least once a year. Master-class fight, of course, but maybe my favorite thing is . . . no ringside commentary. I wish all fights on RUclips had a no-commentary option, where you can still hear the punches and the noise of the crowd.
Mike was a great counter puncher as well as body puncher. I was very lucky, early in my career as a trainer, to work with him. I learned a lot from him, probably more than watching a number of big name BS artist trainers. for the record I never trained Mike, just ran with him, worked the pads and watched him train/spar in the early 1980's.
@@sidhu139 So I'm a liar asshole? You must be one of those scumbags that rob old people by telling them there is an arrest warrant from the IRS out for them.
This fight always had a Hagler vs Hearns feel to me. Both featured all time heavy handed punchers engaging in a brawl & landing bombs that didn't matter because their opponent was utterly invincible, then succumbing under relentless pressure in the early rounds. Neither Hagler or McCallum were ever stopped in 111 combined fights. 2 top 5 all time chins holding up vs 2 all time top 5 middleweight punchers.
That was a elite performance. Courage under heavy fire. Great counter punches to the body. Even when he got wobbled he stayed to the game plan and got the Hawk out of there. Great scalp to have
Those body punches by McCallum in the 1st round didn't appear to be doing any damage - BUT they were sapping Jackson's strength (and probably breaking his ribs). By the 2nd, Jackson was so much weaker and slower. THIS is textbook bodypunching 101 by a Master.
100%. Was no coincidence Jackson tried to make his belt line look so high! You know it's elite body punching when the competition is wearing their trunks like a turtleneck 🤣
McCallum was made of steel, the way he ate those early power punches from Jackson. Love the way he lived up to the Bodysnatcher nickname too; he really broke Jackson's spirit early on with those body shots and a few low blows too. Great stuff!
Having been there myself, you can appear lucid and have your wits about you immediately after a stoppage, but that is only because the intense pressure of having someone beating down on you has been halted. After taking a good shot or shots your reaction time is not the same and you can't see the punches coming and you know you are in trouble when don't feel them. Look at Jackson he was all of the above. Big respect to both fighters but that stoppage had to happen when it did.
Man I don't know. I boxed amateur a Loooong time ago and fortunately was never buzzed that bad (head gear and big gloves) but that stoppage looked a little quick for me. It was a title fight and allot was on the line for both of these guys.
@@padrat88 he was done. no chance at all, anymore. why wait, till he´s serious hurt too, 5-10 seconds later? Mike took him into pieces and whould have done it further, without a doubt. and.. Julian knew it.
@@Alexander-11.11. there was a small chance that jullian could have thrown a clean punch and hurt McCallum with that nuclear punching power but he definitely wasnt responding enough towards the end. i'm glad the fight was stopped either way cause i would never want to see jackson to get seriously hurt.
@@jonbathurst953 You wouldn't consider Jackson a KO artist? 49 of his 55 wins are by KO. That's a very high percentage, so yeah I'd say he was a KO artist. McCallum and McClellan took the power but, in his prime, nearly everyone else fell. I think only 3 opponents lasted the distance before McClellan beat him in 1993.
A myth. This win did not put McCallum on the map, it was his win over Donald Curry that did. Jackson was not a name at this point in time. By the time of his win over Curry in 1987 the big fights between the four had been pretty well done and dusted, Hagler was finished, Leonard only fighting occasionally. The only one of the four who genuinely dodged McCallum was Duran, who took the fight with Hearns instead of defending against McCallum. Mike complains about being avoided but he really only has himself to blame. Had he turned pro after the Montreal Olympics instead of 1981 he would have had the chance of being in there with them. You want to check McCallum's fight record as well and have a look at all the title opportunities he got, for someone that 'everybody' dodged.
@ComaToast1 I disagree. Mike got multiple fights as challenger for world titles in 3 divisions for someone who 'everybody' supposedly dodged. His issue in more recent times is he didn't get a big payday fight against one of the four which he's recently been vocal about. He never campaigned in Hagler's division while Hagler was still in the sport to get himself into position as the mandatory, he moved up once Hagler was done and retired but strangely Mike has accused Hagler of dodging him? Also noting Hagler's no longer around to defend himself either. A good reference for the facts is Mike Culbert who fought Roberto Duran and trained with Hagler and his people for years. He says 'fab four dodged McCallum' is a fairytale concocted by McCallum, he says McCallum's name never came up at the Petrnelli's gym before Hagler retired, was never on the radar. Just a myth.
@@joeblow2069 yes I know, but the rematch is a split decision with one judge awarding it to Kalambay, and I agree with that judge and Kalambay himself that Kalambay deserved to win the rematch as well, so as far as I am concerned, Kalambay beat McCallum twice.
It's only seen as an early stoppage because Jackson wasn't totally out on his feet yet, but he was taking massive unanswered damage and had no way back into the fight. I would have thrown in the towel if I was in his corner and the referee didn't wave it off. No sense leaving it all out there for a fight you're not going to win - the technical edge was just a level above. Better to train hard and come back then to lose brain cells that you're never gonna get back.
Always appreciate a person who has a good concept for boxing. Everyone thinks big punchers always has that “punchers chance” but you can tell when another technical boxing either diminishes his power or is able to take his punch.
very true. the fight was done. Julian didn´t have much chance, when he was fresh and he had no chance to stand more 10 seconds, or come back in this fight. it clearly was over and only serious injury was on it´s way to Julian.
100% a good stoppage. Look closely, JJ had to use the ropes to get back to his own corner! He appeals the refs decision straight away, but he was ready to fall over right there. Ref saved him from serious harm.
Name 1 thing that Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran have in common? They all ducked Mike "the Body Snatcher" McCallum!
TBF weren't they wise ducking him? He'd have beaten Sugar Ray and Tommy after 1985/6. Possibly the Marvelous one too though it would have been some fight. Mike certainly could hit hard as well as being technically very very good.
Mr. Mack style was deceptive many thought he was old and slow but found him to be a hard hitter that some of the best avoided in his prime. One of the best champion.
I always remembered this being an early stoppage but watching it again now I see that after Jackson was dropped, he was getting caught with a bunch of hard, neck snapping punches for a minute and a half straight, was hurt a few times and never landing anything clean in return. Now I can't argue much with the ref waiving it off.
@Prince Tyruss Hearns and McCallum sparred ad infinitum at Kronk, and Mike seemed to have the upper hand. Just like Hagler, McCallum has never been stopped.
@Prince Tyruss But how can you say that the Hitman would knock out McCallum, who has never been knocked out. He has taken the best shots from Julian Jackson!! Hearns has been knocket out twice .
@Prince Tyruss Mccallum was a much better boxer than hearns,not even close,i'd have put my money on mike all day long•..he's one of the most underated boxer of all time ,phenomenal defense,counters and top 5 bodywork and ring IQ ever pfp.. he'd have destroyed hearns to the body thenn ko him just like he did to Jackson..
Mike in his prime was one of the best if not the best. I believe he beats Hagler, Hearns and so on. He was a complete fighter. When he fought James Toney and Roy Jones, he was already past his prime. Those body shots were ferocious. It really hurt jackson.
For someone who seems to be taking on legendary status as the most avoided fighter known to mankind in the history of the universe who beats everyone if given the chance he was actually beaten by Sumbu Kalambay at his first outing at middleweight. And he was also given multiple world title opportunities during his career, for someone who was supposedly avoided like the plague. If he can't decisively beat Kalambay, how is he going to beat Hagler?
Very very impressive how Mike was able to remain cool underfire, especially after that pensive star that Julian gave him during the referee's instructions! Great fight, both fighters came out firing away. Very rarely do you see that today in boxing.
The only reason Macullum won this match is because he kept working towards Jackson throughout the duration of the fight. He kept applying pressure to land those bodyshots and the less experienced Jackson couldn't handle Macullum not being afraid of his power. God bless
Jackson up until this point in his career had never been touched. Not even close, so when he goes down he gets up immediately but is in shock, shook more psychologically & not bieng in that situation before showed. He never once tried to move, hold or BOX, just to get through the round & m.m. never let up.
Mike was so relaxed and smooth, he did so many subtle things to hit and not get hit it’s hard to appreciate without knowing what your looking at! He was a master of his craft!
Love how McCallum went in for the kill but managed to stay composed and made his punches count. Mixed in some big body shots and remained heady enough to dodge Jackson's counters. Absolute thing of beauty.
@@davidcole6568 that's what McCallum says. On the other hand having seen comments from Mike Culbert who trained with Hagler for the last 7 years of Hagler's career and fought Roberto Duran himself he calls it as BS, he says McCallum's name never came up at the Petronelli's gym, this 'I was dodged by the fab four' a fairytale concocted by McCallum himself.
McCallum made this look simple against one of the hardest punchers around. Mike's jab was o good and he was such an underrated fighter, would have whooped Mr Hype SRL.
The thing is that at the stoppage jullian didn't go down but wasn't punching back and even if he did he was missing with his punches, great effort by both fighters, thanks 😎
What impressed me is how McCallum was taking big shots in the first round, but still had the courage and awareness to attack the body. He was getting hit with hard shots but not the first one in a combo, usually the 3rd or 4th which wasn't as hard. Then he clipped Jackson and it was pretty much over.
Jackson was young, ref gave him a chance to re-group and fight another day. Rmember how angrey some fight fans got with Howard Foster? (first Froch V Groves)
If you watch McCallum vs James Toney and McCallum vs Jackson back to back, you really get a good idea of the monster chin that McCallum had. Ate some vicious shots from both guys who were destructive punchers. Plus the overall skills and body punching was top notch. Complete fighter.
Mike McCallum was a very good fighter it's a pity that he didn't get the opportunity fight the Thomas Hearns Ray Leonard and those guys that would been very interesting I guess we would never know now
@@garrizelpinnock2692 I agree with iceface original comment but to say they were scared of him is shite. He was just not a big enough name at the time. Brilliant fighter though and he could have been competitive and might have beaten Hearns and Duran. Not so sure about Hagler. He would have had a chance against the older slower Hagler that Leonard fought.
Mike should be up there with the four king's easily, he was ducked alot. He's fight at 37 against a 24yo James Toney is a Masterpiece of boxing witch went to a draw . Mike is very underrated today ,& his fight at 38 against a prime Roy Jones jr & Mike went 12 rounds with Roy ,Roy has said Mike was the best boxer he ever fought. Mike was the embodiment of the sweet science.
Mike got multiple world title opportunities in several divisions so he was hardly ducked a lot. His problem was he just wasn't a drawcard or big star at any stage during his career. Had he been a household name like they were and brought big money to the table I have no doubt they all would have fought him, but he didn't. At the end of the day it is prizefighting, a business, not a charity for Mike provided by the four, which going by his crying on social media he seems to believe it was, in his mind that they somehow owed him something.
McCallum will always be kept in the shadow of the Fab4 because they all ducked him. He would beat up Duran, KO Hearns and probably outpoint Sugar Ray. Hagler might have unpicked him, but we'll never know. A truly great fighter.
Hagler and Leonard had a chance, he definitely would have knocked out duran and hearns EASILY but with duran it's not a bragging right cause your talking about the greatest jr middle of all time against probably the greatest lightweight of all time. I don't mean to blow too much smoke but there is a possibility that he might have beat all of them, McCallum is a beast an all around great fighter and people can easily see it when they know their boxing. Either way Leonard and Hagler were the only ones with a chance along with terry norris and Benitez who would have been fun challenges also
Best Jr. Middleweight of all time vs. the best P4P puncher of all time. 154 was a weight class designed for McCallum. I don't think anybody could hang with him at that weight.
Jackson was one of the hardest puncher of his division but he was not a technician in any meaningful way. He basically relied on his [devastating] punch--with both hands. And this is why, in this fight with McCallum, he went after McCallum right away, because McCallum is a boxer.
I'm a very big fan of Jackson but he relied too much on his power punches, didn't even try to jab his way in and tired himself with big misses. McCallum on the other hand fought properly, jabbed ducked punches and prepared his power punches better.
Such an underrated fighter. If he was from the US he would have gotten far more recognition and glory. I would have loved to seen him step up and fight a prime Marvin Hagler. Hagler would have probably beaten him (similar to Mugabi) but Mike would have given him a hell of a fight. Thanks so much for posting! "The winner and new middleweight Champion of the world, Julian Jackson, Jackson!" Damn, was that a sound bit from another fight? McCallum won and he was defending the WBA super-welterweight title. Weird.
That's just terrible. You just win up to that point possibly the biggest fight of your career only for some bozo to announce you as another man's name...
I think it shouldn't have been stopped. Yeah Jackson was taking punishment, but he was still swinging. And anyone who followed boxing at that time knew that it only takes ONE shot from Jackson to turn things around, or end it.
Ive been fascinated with McCallum since i first seen him fight, he was just pure class. McCallum and james Toney are the best boxers ive ever seen, the fight they had in 1991 is the highest level of boxing skills ever displayed.
On paper McCallum was vulnerable to a guy like Jackson. He was not the type of fighter who can just stay away and box he liked to stay inside and mix it up so he was going to get hit especially with right hands. Also a guy who throws a lot to the body is opening up his head to get hit. McCallum just had the better chin. He got stunned a couple of times but took those punches and then when he had Jackson hurt he poured it on and got him out of there.
people don't fight like this anymore. I mean they do but its rare to come out blazing like this form the start. but old school fighters always used to start fast even if they were scheduled for 15. any thoughts on why ? and when did this shift happen ?
man if you wanna see a dog fight for real watch errol spence vs shawn porter. 12 rounds of mayhem with errol being one of the best body punchers right now
Jackson was suitably menacing, and probably would have steamrolled 99% of junior-middleweights that night, but McCallum was brilliant, as usual: cool, controlled, granite chin, adaptive, slamming the body, then unleashing that first lightning 1-2, then those sustained body-head combinations--beautiful.
They say it was controversial stoppages, for me the ref do his job right. Jackson is not responding anymore and he got hit multiple tines while on defense.. Good call for ref
@@stikndip Jackson just protested to save face, but notice how he held the rope to help him self back into the corner after the stoppage. He took some searing body shots; just look how macullm's feet were spread apart and the leverage he was getting on those punches
McCallum stood in front of p4p one of the heaviest punchers in history and beat him , what a badass
Its important to note that Gerald McClellan had about a 20 lb weight advantage in those fights. That's very unfair
@@billduffe4472 yeah. Severe weight cutting made the benn punches so much worse than it should've been.
Probably helped that Jackson’s chin was mediocre.
@@billduffe4472 20 pounds my ass. The weight cutting stories are just more myths that add to his mystique.
Why did he never weigh more than 170 for any non title bout in his entire career? Why would he drain himself for fights he didn’t need to make weight for? Here’s the answer: he didn’t. He probably never weighed much more than that 170 in the ring.
@@billduffe4472 Yes, this is what I have always thought. I bet Gerald was a light heavyweight in those fights, definitely the second one. On the other hand, I've heard Jackson say he had to keep eating just to stay at middleweight and towards the end of his career actually went back down in weight. Never understood how fighters could make the weight, then add 10 or 20 pounds overnight. I mean they are already supposed to be in shape to begin with and train daily, so I never understood it.
Mike McCallum one of the most underrated fighters ever.
Best Jmw of all time!
Him and James Toney both are. Such great fighters so was Julian Jackson
And Gerald McClellan the 90s middleweight division was full of killers
Mike McCallum is not underrated by anybody
Julian Jackson was no slouch either. Amazing power
The way McCallum rolls and counters lethal bombs....pure art👨🏿🎨
yep, that & his radar jab to control the distance... it don't get better. the older i get the more i think mike's the most complete boxer i ever saw.
@@papalegba6759 relax
@@dree35 what makes you think he isn't relaxed?
@@sidhu139 are you special ed? I said “relax” AS IN chill, thats a wild statement
@@sidhu139 old fat bald headed man 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mike McCallum was an outstanding technician and a superb defensive fighter.
Mike McCallum didn’t need to be flash, his skills made him one of the finest fighters to ever walk the planet.
Indeed so well said 👍
idk bro he was definitely flashy.
imo, McCallum vs Toney was the most skill ever in a boxing ring.
@@uncletony6210 100%
one of the most consistent fighter in his era.. some fighters are just gifted, but mike mccallum doesnt need to be flashy.. he just keeps practicing the same thing over and over again... eventually it became his instinct..as he fought more and more champions.. it just became his ring IQ. that's it
Mike McCallum was an all time great. Very underrated then and now. One of my childhood idols, his agility to work the body was a thingb of beauty. I salute you
Julian Jackson was a game fighter hes never out of a fight he could land a big shot at anytime. Mike McCallum could just systematically beat you down his technical skills and instincts was just scary. this guy was a beast
Spot on..Underrated Great fighter if there is such a thing
McCallum was a BAD MAN.
McCallum was a BAD MAN
McCallum was a BAD MAN
I rewatch this at least once a year. Master-class fight, of course, but maybe my favorite thing is . . . no ringside commentary. I wish all fights on RUclips had a no-commentary option, where you can still hear the punches and the noise of the crowd.
masterclass from mccallum. complete fighter, had it all.
Mike was a great counter puncher as well as body puncher. I was very lucky, early in my career as a trainer, to work with him. I learned a lot from him, probably more than watching a number of big name BS artist trainers. for the record I never trained Mike, just ran with him, worked the pads and watched him train/spar in the early 1980's.
I don't believe you.
@@sidhu139 So I'm a liar asshole? You must be one of those scumbags that rob old people by telling them there is an arrest warrant from the IRS out for them.
Train me then
@@dree35 Ha been retired since 1998.
@@frankromano9064 so come out for me
Mike was as close to perfect fundamentally as you could ask of a boxer..
this is true. mike was the original steppin razor; dangerous every which way.
FACTS.
Ricardo Lopez would like to have a word 😂
@@acetrey8018McCallum fought better competition and had a somewhat better longetivity,he was also good in roughhousing tactics.
@@HaraDuranMccallum was more accomplished but he’s correct when it comes to fundamentals I don’t think anyone matches Lopez
Impressive work by McCallum. He stared down the barrel of a shotgun and threw smart punches with some amazing body work
This fight always had a Hagler vs Hearns feel to me. Both featured all time heavy handed punchers engaging in a brawl & landing bombs that didn't matter because their opponent was utterly invincible, then succumbing under relentless pressure in the early rounds.
Neither Hagler or McCallum were ever stopped in 111 combined fights. 2 top 5 all time chins holding up vs 2 all time top 5 middleweight punchers.
Hearns nor Leonard wanted any of McCallum or Jackson back then😮
Hagler-McCallum would’ve been a 15 round war from beginning to end
That was a elite performance. Courage under heavy fire. Great counter punches to the body. Even when he got wobbled he stayed to the game plan and got the Hawk out of there. Great scalp to have
Man the hawk was trying to knock Mike's head off with every punch he threw. lol
@@boogsybrooks Yea he was. That was some heavy leather flying. The hawk learned from this and got better
Those body punches by McCallum in the 1st round didn't appear to be doing any damage - BUT they were sapping Jackson's strength (and probably breaking his ribs).
By the 2nd, Jackson was so much weaker and slower.
THIS is textbook bodypunching 101 by a Master.
He's the Bodysnatcher for a reason 🔥
Yeah
Absolutely.
@@boogsybrooks you aren't a casual fan . Good enough for me sir
100%. Was no coincidence Jackson tried to make his belt line look so high! You know it's elite body punching when the competition is wearing their trunks like a turtleneck 🤣
McCallum was made of steel, the way he ate those early power punches from Jackson. Love the way he lived up to the Bodysnatcher nickname too; he really broke Jackson's spirit early on with those body shots and a few low blows too. Great stuff!
Having been there myself, you can appear lucid and have your wits about you immediately after a stoppage, but that is only because the intense pressure of having someone beating down on you has been halted. After taking a good shot or shots your reaction time is not the same and you can't see the punches coming and you know you are in trouble when don't feel them. Look at Jackson he was all of the above. Big respect to both fighters but that stoppage had to happen when it did.
Man I don't know. I boxed amateur a Loooong time ago and fortunately was never buzzed that bad (head gear and big gloves) but that stoppage looked a little quick for me. It was a title fight and allot was on the line for both of these guys.
@@padrat88 he was done. no chance at all, anymore. why wait, till he´s serious hurt too, 5-10 seconds later? Mike took him into pieces and whould have done it further, without a doubt. and.. Julian knew it.
@@Alexander-11.11. there was a small chance that jullian could have thrown a clean punch and hurt McCallum with that nuclear punching power but he definitely wasnt responding enough towards the end. i'm glad the fight was stopped either way cause i would never want to see jackson to get seriously hurt.
He had his hands up and throwing back. The ref just panicked. I appreciate your experience but thats not happened here.
That was a standing 8 count. The only problem is that many of the rules dictate a "No standing 8 count" in professional boxing. Why is that?
Mike MacCallum Hall of fame 2003, ring magazine accolade 2011 one of the best at the science of boxing. Jamaica Mike Big up!!!
The body snatcher looked so relax before the fight started....incredible knowing he was facing one of the top 10 ko artist in the history of the game
I don't think he knew how hard Julian hit prior to the bout.
Top 10 puncher not top 10 ko artist. Mcallum was a lot more skillful
It also helped him knowing he had one of the most granite chins in the history of the sport
@@jonbathurst953 You wouldn't consider Jackson a KO artist? 49 of his 55 wins are by KO. That's a very high percentage, so yeah I'd say he was a KO artist. McCallum and McClellan took the power but, in his prime, nearly everyone else fell. I think only 3 opponents lasted the distance before McClellan beat him in 1993.
No doubt about it. Jackson is the pound for pound hardest puncher in boxing history
Mike McCallum, what a superb fighter!!
Thanks for the video, T
The placement, and power of those body shots is a thing of beauty!
Ref saved him from the inevitable,there was no coming back from that body attack!
After that everybody dodged McCallum...he was that dangerous.
A myth. This win did not put McCallum on the map, it was his win over Donald Curry that did. Jackson was not a name at this point in time. By the time of his win over Curry in 1987 the big fights between the four had been pretty well done and dusted, Hagler was finished, Leonard only fighting occasionally. The only one of the four who genuinely dodged McCallum was Duran, who took the fight with Hearns instead of defending against McCallum. Mike complains about being avoided but he really only has himself to blame. Had he turned pro after the Montreal Olympics instead of 1981 he would have had the chance of being in there with them. You want to check McCallum's fight record as well and have a look at all the title opportunities he got, for someone that 'everybody' dodged.
Mike Tyson said something along the lines of this as-well no one really was trying to offer McCallum out
@ComaToast1 I disagree. Mike got multiple fights as challenger for world titles in 3 divisions for someone who 'everybody' supposedly dodged. His issue in more recent times is he didn't get a big payday fight against one of the four which he's recently been vocal about. He never campaigned in Hagler's division while Hagler was still in the sport to get himself into position as the mandatory, he moved up once Hagler was done and retired but strangely Mike has accused Hagler of dodging him? Also noting Hagler's no longer around to defend himself either. A good reference for the facts is Mike Culbert who fought Roberto Duran and trained with Hagler and his people for years. He says 'fab four dodged McCallum' is a fairytale concocted by McCallum, he says McCallum's name never came up at the Petrnelli's gym before Hagler retired, was never on the radar. Just a myth.
I feel that Jackson could have won if only he could have pulled his shorts up higher.
why?
@@rb9888 so he wouldn't have gotten those body blows
Haha
lmaoo
They were already up to his damn lungs
Hard to imagine a better overall fighter than MM. His wins over Steve Collins and Michael Watson back to back were exceptional.
herol graham gave him holy hell too, but mike pulled thru, & his KO of don curry was an all time classic. an exceptional talent.
Sumbu Kalambay beat Mccallum twice I think, he deserve the decision the second time as well in my opinion, Mccallum was very good, but still not great
@@Cychopath99 McCallum lost one time to Kalambay and won the rematch.
@@joeblow2069 yes I know, but the rematch is a split decision with one judge awarding it to Kalambay, and I agree with that judge and Kalambay himself that Kalambay deserved to win the rematch as well, so as far as I am concerned, Kalambay beat McCallum twice.
@@Cychopath99 Ok.
McCallum ever the smooth pro, never lost his cool, kept his head, then took it to JJ in the second.
That body assault before the finish was unbelievable. I think I might have broken a rib watching it.
I was wincing watching that too
It's only seen as an early stoppage because Jackson wasn't totally out on his feet yet, but he was taking massive unanswered damage and had no way back into the fight. I would have thrown in the towel if I was in his corner and the referee didn't wave it off. No sense leaving it all out there for a fight you're not going to win - the technical edge was just a level above. Better to train hard and come back then to lose brain cells that you're never gonna get back.
Always appreciate a person who has a good concept for boxing. Everyone thinks big punchers always has that “punchers chance” but you can tell when another technical boxing either diminishes his power or is able to take his punch.
very true. the fight was done. Julian didn´t have much chance, when he was fresh and he had no chance to stand more 10 seconds, or come back in this fight. it clearly was over and only serious injury was on it´s way to Julian.
mike was merciless, jackson had no way back. ref did the right thing.
Thats sustained body assault for the final minute was brutal.
100% a good stoppage. Look closely, JJ had to use the ropes to get back to his own corner! He appeals the refs decision straight away, but he was ready to fall over right there. Ref saved him from serious harm.
Look at the top quality body shots McCallum bangs into Jackson’s mid section just brilliant. No wonder he was called the body~snatcher.
Relentless punches by Mike Mccalum
👊🇹🇿🇯🇲
Mike “The Body Squirsher” McCallum
WAS A BEAST
Amazing quality for such an old fight.I watched on a old tube tv.
Name 1 thing that Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran have in common? They all ducked Mike "the Body Snatcher" McCallum!
Duran was the only possible fight on the table. Duran chose Hearns over McCallum.
TBF weren't they wise ducking him? He'd have beaten Sugar Ray and Tommy after 1985/6. Possibly the Marvelous one too though it would have been some fight. Mike certainly could hit hard as well as being technically very very good.
con mike no habia dinero no vendia no era muy conocido ni famoso con Heers Duran se gano 3 millones
no big money,,,,just trouble .
@@bakgammon How'd that turn out ? 🤣😂🤣
Mike beat his ass in that second round... damn. Masterclass. Nothing controversial about it.
except the early stoppage
Mr. Mack style was deceptive many thought he was old and slow but found him to be a hard hitter that some of the best avoided in his prime. One of the best champion.
I always remembered this being an early stoppage but watching it again now I see that after Jackson was dropped, he was getting caught with a bunch of hard, neck snapping punches for a minute and a half straight, was hurt a few times and never landing anything clean in return. Now I can't argue much with the ref waiving it off.
Also, after he protested to the referee, he could barely get back to his corner. He used the ropes to keep from falling down.
Fight starts at 4:44, great upload, thank you!
Jackson's shorts are sitting just below the solar plexus. Sneaky way to try to stem the body attack. Didn't matter in the end, of course
What an unexpected pleasure to watch this fight without the distracting commentary. It feels more like I’m actually at the fight.
Lol Jackson had his trunks pulled up to his neck!
Mike was thinking "hell naw, you hit too hard you need to go" 😆
Jackson sterain at Mcallum to Intimidate him and Mcallum looking like : I got Your Number Baby , they dont call me the Body Snatcher for Nothing.
The Fab four wanted no part of Mike McCallum. He was fantastic.
@Prince Tyruss Hearns and McCallum sparred ad infinitum at Kronk, and Mike seemed to have the upper hand. Just like Hagler, McCallum has never been stopped.
@Prince Tyruss But how can you say that the Hitman would knock out McCallum, who has never been knocked out. He has taken the best shots from Julian Jackson!! Hearns has been knocket out twice .
@Prince Tyruss you would belong to a minority with that opinion
@Prince Tyruss no, and I didn't say that. But you said, that hearn's would have knocked iron chinned McCallum out.
@Prince Tyruss Mccallum was a much better boxer than hearns,not even close,i'd have put my money on mike all day long•..he's one of the most underated boxer of all time ,phenomenal defense,counters and top 5 bodywork and ring IQ ever pfp..
he'd have destroyed hearns to the body thenn ko him just like he did to Jackson..
Bruh Jackson's shorts were so high the belt line was at his pecs
Extremely impressive for McCallum to stop unbeaten Jackson in 2 rounds.. Thank you for uploading it.
Mike in his prime was one of the best if not the best. I believe he beats Hagler, Hearns and so on. He was a complete fighter. When he fought James Toney and Roy Jones, he was already past his prime. Those body shots were ferocious. It really hurt jackson.
Hard no on beating Hagler. If he could take Hearns shots he could most likely beat him. MMH by either late TKO or convincing decision.
Hagler nk a maike
I hear you. But Hagler was an other worldly talent. What a fight that would have been!
For someone who seems to be taking on legendary status as the most avoided fighter known to mankind in the history of the universe who beats everyone if given the chance he was actually beaten by Sumbu Kalambay at his first outing at middleweight. And he was also given multiple world title opportunities during his career, for someone who was supposedly avoided like the plague. If he can't decisively beat Kalambay, how is he going to beat Hagler?
Very very impressive how Mike was able to remain cool underfire, especially after that pensive star that Julian gave him during the referee's instructions! Great fight, both fighters came out firing away. Very rarely do you see that today in boxing.
Jackson protesting to the referee was hilarious 😂 Getting his ass pounded! He should have been thankful 😂
The only reason Macullum won this match is because he kept working towards Jackson throughout the duration of the fight. He kept applying pressure to land those bodyshots and the less experienced Jackson couldn't handle Macullum not being afraid of his power. God bless
Two great boxers
Jackson up until this point in his career had never been touched. Not even close, so when he goes down he gets up immediately but is in shock, shook more psychologically & not bieng in that situation before showed. He never once tried to move, hold or BOX, just to get through the round & m.m. never let up.
13:10 - he had one job !
@@salaudeenilyas3680 unbelievable isn’t it
Mike was so relaxed and smooth, he did so many subtle things to hit and not get hit it’s hard to appreciate without knowing what your looking at! He was a master of his craft!
Love how McCallum went in for the kill but managed to stay composed and made his punches count. Mixed in some big body shots and remained heady enough to dodge Jackson's counters. Absolute thing of beauty.
When the best fought the best
No-one worried about getting a " L" on their record..
that's an overused statement..... apparently, the top guys were avoiding MM like the plague
@@davidcole6568 that's what McCallum says. On the other hand having seen comments from Mike Culbert who trained with Hagler for the last 7 years of Hagler's career and fought Roberto Duran himself he calls it as BS, he says McCallum's name never came up at the Petronelli's gym, this 'I was dodged by the fab four' a fairytale concocted by McCallum himself.
Stopped prematurely, but Jackson was going to lose anyway. McCallum had him figured out.
McCallum made this look simple against one of the hardest punchers around. Mike's jab was o good and he was such an underrated fighter, would have whooped Mr Hype SRL.
The thing is that at the stoppage jullian didn't go down but wasn't punching back and even if he did he was missing with his punches, great effort by both fighters, thanks 😎
If you could have combined Julian's power with Mike's skills you would basically have the perfect fighter.
What impressed me is how McCallum was taking big shots in the first round, but still had the courage and awareness to attack the body. He was getting hit with hard shots but not the first one in a combo, usually the 3rd or 4th which wasn't as hard. Then he clipped Jackson and it was pretty much over.
I thought Jackson would blow Mike away.. McCallum was a very underrated fighter.
Did anyone think this stoppage was premature?
Oats Carter Not really, Jackson was falling apart so I think it was necessary to prevent lasting damage
Jackson was young, ref gave him a chance to re-group and fight another day. Rmember how angrey some fight fans got with Howard Foster? (first Froch V Groves)
@Oaks Carter - 💯‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Absolutely premature, not saying Jackson can comeback to win this fight though
True legends.
If you watch McCallum vs James Toney and McCallum vs Jackson back to back, you really get a good idea of the monster chin that McCallum had. Ate some vicious shots from both guys who were destructive punchers. Plus the overall skills and body punching was top notch. Complete fighter.
Mike McCallum was a very good fighter it's a pity that he didn't get the opportunity fight the Thomas Hearns Ray Leonard and those guys that would been very interesting I guess we would never know now
mike wanted to fight them but they were too afraid to fight him
@@kingpro5857 Garbage
hagler may've beat mike thru sheer brute force, but hearns, duran & leonard woulda struggled.
@@georgegreig8054 true then true now
@@garrizelpinnock2692 I agree with iceface original comment but to say they were scared of him is shite. He was just not a big enough name at the time. Brilliant fighter though and he could have been competitive and might have beaten Hearns and Duran. Not so sure about Hagler. He would have had a chance against the older slower Hagler that Leonard fought.
You can see the body punches starting to tighten up Julian Jackson
Mike should be up there with the four king's easily, he was ducked alot. He's fight at 37 against a 24yo James Toney is a Masterpiece of boxing witch went to a draw . Mike is very underrated today ,& his fight at 38 against a prime Roy Jones jr & Mike went 12 rounds with Roy ,Roy has said Mike was the best boxer he ever fought. Mike was the embodiment of the sweet science.
He was like old wine!
Age didn't count for that much we could say
He was a smart boxer and preserved his body well
I believe James Toney said the same of him.
Mike got multiple world title opportunities in several divisions so he was hardly ducked a lot. His problem was he just wasn't a drawcard or big star at any stage during his career. Had he been a household name like they were and brought big money to the table I have no doubt they all would have fought him, but he didn't. At the end of the day it is prizefighting, a business, not a charity for Mike provided by the four, which going by his crying on social media he seems to believe it was, in his mind that they somehow owed him something.
Fantastic fight, and Great ref awareness to save Julian from taking any more Power Punches!!!!
Maccallum is criminally underrated even today. The man was slaying monsters everyday and got no credit for it. The man had balls the size of Africa
Wow, balls the size of Africa and slaying monsters everyday. The legend continues to grow.
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Incredible win.. well done. 👏🏼 👏🏼
McCallum will always be kept in the shadow of the Fab4 because they all ducked him. He would beat up Duran, KO Hearns and probably outpoint Sugar Ray. Hagler might have unpicked him, but we'll never know. A truly great fighter.
Hagler never ducked him.
Hagler and Leonard had a chance, he definitely would have knocked out duran and hearns EASILY but with duran it's not a bragging right cause your talking about the greatest jr middle of all time against probably the greatest lightweight of all time. I don't mean to blow too much smoke but there is a possibility that he might have beat all of them, McCallum is a beast an all around great fighter and people can easily see it when they know their boxing. Either way Leonard and Hagler were the only ones with a chance along with terry norris and Benitez who would have been fun challenges also
@@Omar-if1cu hagler the only 1 who'd start as favourite imo. a motivated benitez would be epic tho, loved el radar.
remember that mike pretty much ended don curry's career too. and curry was proper class.
Mike Maccallum LOST to Sumbu Kalambay in his middleweight debut lol
Best Jr. Middleweight of all time vs. the best P4P puncher of all time.
154 was a weight class designed for McCallum. I don't think anybody could hang with him at that weight.
Jackson was one of the hardest puncher of his division but he was not a technician in any meaningful way. He basically relied on his [devastating] punch--with both hands. And this is why, in this fight with McCallum, he went after McCallum right away, because McCallum is a boxer.
I'm a very big fan of Jackson but he relied too much on his power punches, didn't even try to jab his way in and tired himself with big misses. McCallum on the other hand fought properly, jabbed ducked punches and prepared his power punches better.
Exactly, this comment brought Wilder in to mind....
@@DiegoVillaOntiveros don't ever mention that clown wilder alongside mike & julian. disrespectful.
The ref did Jackson a favour stopping it when he did...
This is Spence vs Crawford
Such an underrated fighter. If he was from the US he would have gotten far more recognition and glory. I would have loved to seen him step up and fight a prime Marvin Hagler. Hagler would have probably beaten him (similar to Mugabi) but Mike would have given him a hell of a fight. Thanks so much for posting! "The winner and new middleweight Champion of the world, Julian Jackson, Jackson!" Damn, was that a sound bit from another fight? McCallum won and he was defending the WBA super-welterweight title. Weird.
Fight stopped too early . McCallum was no longer hurting Jackson.
No credit to Mike McCallum!! He was a great fighter. Took JJs 0 before Nate got him. Didn't panic..and those body shots! Damn!!!
Ring announcer announced the wrong fighter as the winner.
That's just terrible. You just win up to that point possibly the biggest fight of your career only for some bozo to announce you as another man's name...
i know he must of been high on something.
@@antoineemory6772 everybody was hahahah
Haven’t seen much of him but he was very good 👍
I think it shouldn't have been stopped. Yeah Jackson was taking punishment, but he was still swinging. And anyone who followed boxing at that time knew that it only takes ONE shot from Jackson to turn things around, or end it.
Ive been fascinated with McCallum since i first seen him fight, he was just pure class. McCallum and james Toney are the best boxers ive ever seen, the fight they had in 1991 is the highest level of boxing skills ever displayed.
despite this flawless performance by Mike the judges colluded to give the decision to Jackson
This fight should have more views. And do yall see how high jackson shorts was…he wAs askin for it
On paper McCallum was vulnerable to a guy like Jackson. He was not the type of fighter who can just stay away and box he liked to stay inside and mix it up so he was going to get hit especially with right hands. Also a guy who throws a lot to the body is opening up his head to get hit.
McCallum just had the better chin. He got stunned a couple of times but took those punches and then when he had Jackson hurt he poured it on and got him out of there.
If you look up the word CLASS in the dictionary it says : Mike McCallum.
Imagine stopping JULIAN JACKSON and not getting any real recognition until your 39 years old🤨
what a great fight jackson threw 200 bombs and mccallum dodged them with ease and counterpunched his way to victory absolutely brilliant
people don't fight like this anymore. I mean they do but its rare to come out blazing like this form the start. but old school fighters always used to start fast even if they were scheduled for 15. any thoughts on why ? and when did this shift happen ?
man if you wanna see a dog fight for real watch errol spence vs shawn porter. 12 rounds of mayhem with errol being one of the best body punchers right now
Jackson was suitably menacing, and probably would have steamrolled 99% of junior-middleweights that night, but McCallum was brilliant, as usual: cool, controlled, granite chin, adaptive, slamming the body, then unleashing that first lightning 1-2, then those sustained body-head combinations--beautiful.
damn they really announced Julian Jackson as the winner at the end way to ruin the moment lmao
The bodywork by McCallum... hook/uppercut to the solar plexus. Most underappreciated punch in boxing.
Was the announcer asleep?
People don’t realise how dangerous the middleweight era was back then.
The body snatcher!! Now I know where errol spence got his style
Definitely see the influence
They say it was controversial stoppages, for me the ref do his job right. Jackson is not responding anymore and he got hit multiple tines while on defense.. Good call for ref
Its now 2021 and if the ref hadnt stopped it macullum would still be whipping jackson like he was his son
He’d be beating him like a ginger stepchild. 😊
@@stikndip Jackson just protested to save face, but notice how he held the rope to help him self back into the corner after the stoppage. He took some searing body shots; just look how macullm's feet were spread apart and the leverage he was getting on those punches
What!!! No commentary.
Mike was very underrated he definitely deserved a shot at the big boys