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Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall II
Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall II was a professional boxing match contested on February 7, 1997, for the vacant WBC Heavyweight Championship.
==Background==
Lewis and McCall had previously fought each other two and a half years earlier. At the time, Lewis was the undefeated WBC Heavyweight Champion and had successfully defended his title three times before being challenged by the virtually unknown number one contender Oliver McCall. After a close first round, McCall was able to catch Lewis with a short right hand that dropped Lewis to the canvas. Lewis was able to get back up, but was on wobbly knees. Deciding Lewis could not continue, referee Jose Guadalupe Garcia stopped the fight and awarded the victory to McCall by way of second round technical knockout.〔(McCall Stuns Lewis In 2nd For WBC Title ), Seattle Times article, 1994-09-25, Retrieved on 2013-06-03〕 Lewis called McCall's victory "lucky" and offered $10 million for a rematch, but McCall refused the offer claiming that Lewis had disrespected him with his post-fight comments and instead chose to make the first defense of his newly won title against 45–year old ex-heavyweight champ Larry Holmes.〔(McCall to Lewis: 'Keep Your Money' ), N.Y. Times article, 1994-10-07, Retrieved on 2013-06-03〕 As a result, Lewis was forced to go down the comeback trail, defeating two little-known journeymen before facing former WBO Heavyweight Champions Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer, defeating both men by technical knockout and majority decision respectively.
Meanwhile, McCall successfully defended his WBC title against Holmes in a close unanimous decision victory. Following that victory, McCall was challenged by another British fighter in Frank Bruno. Bruno was able to build a big lead on the judge's scorecards and withstood a late McCall rally to capture the WBC Heavyweight Championship. Bruno would then move on to defend his new title against the returning Mike Tyson, who easily dispatched Bruno in three rounds to become the new WBC champion. After Tyson's victory over Bruno, Lewis became the WBC's number one contender and mandatory challenger to Tyson's title. Rather than face Lewis, Tyson paid him $4 million to step aside and allow Tyson to challenge Bruce Seldon for the WBA Heavyweight title. After Tyson defeated Seldon to capture the WBA title, he opted not to face Lewis and officially vacated his WBC title.〔(Tyson Criticized for Vacating Crown ), Las Vegas Sun article, 1996-09-25, Retrieved on 2013-06-03〕 As such, the WBC scheduled a bout between their two top-ranked heavyweights, Lewis and McCall, to determine who would be the next WBC Heavyweight Champion.〔(Lewis-McCall Bout Set ), N.Y. Times article, 1996-11-26, Retrieved on 2013-06-03〕 However, prior to the official announcement, McCall was arrested on charges of vandalism, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and was subsequently sent back to rehab in hopes that he would kick his drug addiction. Though Lewis, his manager Frank Maloney and promoter Dino Duva expressed concern over McCall's antics, McCall's promoter Don King insisted that McCall would be ready by the time of the fight.〔(Fingers Point to Don King ), Las Vegas Sun article, 1996-12-19, Retrieved on 2013-06-03〕
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