BATTLE OF THE AGES
Boxer who KO’d Lennox Lewis gets back in the ring at 59 vs 54-year-old in pro fight days after Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson
The boxing hero is one year older than Mike Tyson
BOXING hero Oliver McCall returns to the ring at the age of 59, THIRTY YEARS after knocking the legendary Lennox Lewis out.
Former heavyweight world champion McCall will be facing 54-year-old Stacy Frazier tonight in Nashville.
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And it will be an officially sanctioned professional fight between the two boxing veterans in Tennessee.
The fight takes place just four days after the controversial bout between the ageing Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
Tyson, 58, returned to the ring against a much younger Paul, 27, and the heavyweight legend was defeated by the YouTuber via unanimous decision at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.
The fight received immense criticism as Iron Mike's advanced age and ring rust were both exposed.
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But that hasn't stopped McCall getting back in the ring despite being OLDER than Tyson.
The American picked up a famous victory over Lewis in 1994 as he knocked the British-Canadian star out and became WBC heavyweight champion.
The Atomic Bull currently holds an impressive record of 59 wins and only 14 losses in 75 fights.
But some fans were not too pleased about his return to the ring after the disappointment they witnessed between Tyson and Paul.
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One boxing enthusiast tweeted: "Jake Paul will fight the winner."
Another commented: "What the hell is happening to the sport??"
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And that one wrote: "Such a shame all this."
Paul vs Tyson shocking punch stats
THE punch stats from Mike Tyson's defeat to Jake Paul made for "sad" reading.
Veteran Iron Mike, 58, started strongly enough in his Netflix boxing fight with the former YouTuber.
But he simply ran out of gas within the first few minutes of the eight-round contest.
In the 16 minutes of action, the former undisputed heavyweight world champion landed just 18 punches - averaging just 2.25 successful hits per round.
In total, he only attempted 97, meaning he made contact with just 18 per cent.
By comparison, Paul, 27, threw a whopping 278 punches - nearly 200 more than his ageing opponent - but still only landed 78 for a success rate of 28 per cent despite his opponent barely moving.
His most explosive round came in the third when the victorious Problem Child attempted 44 punches and connected with 16 of them.
However, a woeful fifth round saw just four punches landed between the pair as the quality failed to live up to the hype and Paul refused to go for the knockout.
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