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}} Mike McCallum (born December 7, 1956) is a Jamaican former professional boxer. He held the WBA light middleweight and middleweight titles, as well as the WBC light heavyweight title. A slick, hard hitting, iron-chinned technician in the ring, McCallum is regarded by many fans and critics alike to be one of the most underrated fighters in history, and also one of the best of all time. He earned his nickname of "The Bodysnatcher" due to his ability to land vicious body punches in fights. His final fight was against old nemesis and three-weight world champion James Toney, against whom he lost by unanimous decision after twelve rounds. McCallum retired in February 1997 after a professional career spanning sixteen years, three world titles and four weight divisions. He defeated seven champions in Ayub Kalule, Julian Jackson, Milton McCrory, Donald Curry, Steve Collins, Sumbu Kalambay and Jeff Harding. McCallum currently resides in New York City. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. ==Amateur career== Claimed an amateur record of 240–10 *1974 - Competed as a welterweight in the World Championships in Havana, losing by a 3rd round TKO to Clint Jackson of the United States. *1976 - Represented Jamaica as a welterweight at Montreal Olympic Games. Results were: * *Defeated Damdinjav Bandi (Mongolia) points * *Defeated Robert Dauer (Austria) points * *Lost to Reinhard Skricek (West Germany) points *1977 - National AAU Welterweight Champion, defeating Marlon Starling in semifinals and Roger Leonard of the Air Force in the final. *1977 - National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion *1978 - Welterweight Gold Medalist at Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. *1979 - National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion, defeating Doug DeWitt and Robbie Sims. *1979 - Welterweight Silver Medalist at Pan-American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Results were: * *Defeated Claudio Pereira (Brazil) * *Defeated Edward Green (United States) TKO 2 * *Defeated Javier Colin (Mexico) TKO * *Lost to Andrés Aldama (Cuba) KO by 2 *1979 - National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion. *1980 - Lost to Alex Ramos in New York Golden Gloves.() 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike McCallum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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