Mike McCallum - Defensive Slips & Counters

[@hanzagod]

One of the best boxers of the 1980's and early 90's!

[@MrLukedanger]

Also one of the top 3 most underrated fighters of the last 50 years mccallum, Holmes and Hopkins

[@andijw79]

MrLukedanger I'd stick both Vicente Saldivar and Eder Jofre on the underrated list too

[@DeeWunnHybrid]

He was my hero when I was a child 👊👊🔥🔥

[@elijaheternity9668]

haNZAgod very underrated

[@christiandesouza1750]

Probably the most underrated fighter ever imo he would of been a serious threat to Hagler and what a fight that would of been

[@Scottie2850]

He was a complete fighter! James Toney says to this day that Mike was the best fighter he ever faced and that says a lot!

[@hanzagod]

Those fights are so technical. I love them!

[@siergiej882kowaliow3]

It's even more. Toney says that McCallum is the only fighter he trully respect. And that is from the guy who calls a bum almost everyone.

[@procioneintubato]

Scott C and he fought s washed up mccallum.. go figure what if he fought a prime body snatched.

[@wutang5503]

Procioneintubato not a lot more. Dude got beat by kalambay twice who nunn floored in one round. you act like Toney was in his prime the first time they fought. He was very significantly undeveloped and he still landed ten times the significant shots mccallum landed. By the end of the fight Toney was smacking mike around. Just stop

[@wutang5503]

Not to mention mike absolutely dismantled watson only a year before. I like mike and think highly of his skills but let's stop acting like mike is superior to Toney or something

[@BrandonReyes-vi4rm]

Had an old school style , an all around master with a granite chin .A True professional .

[@cesarflores9974]

He wasn't the fastest or most powerful, but his timing was unreal. Gave a prime Toney all he could handle and his destruction of Jackson is a masterpiece, weathered the storm and stayed cool headed and focused. He'd crush 154 division today.

[@VibeinATLien]

@ludlow 889 nowhere near floyd

[@colorado2455]

@ludlow 889 dont forget nicolino locche.

[@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7]

@@VibeinATLien 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🖕🖕🖕

[@determinetothrive]

Crushes middle , welter super welter .. McCallum wasn't flashy or fancy but he's legit and strong foundation He gave lightsout a lot of problems luckily JT Was at his prime and best shape

[@siergiej882kowaliow3]

Love McCallum. Extremly underrated boxer. Master craft, old school. Guy knew how to fight and was exciting and abnormally skilled at the same time. You have to admire Eddie Futch, one of the greatest coaches off all time.

[@serenityinside1]

NOT ''one of'' ... BY FAR the GOAT. Who better pray tell ?!!

[@irvinmorales1409]

@@serenityinside1 One can make a strong case for Emmanuel Steward being the GOAT.

[@lefez9015]

@@irvinmorales1409 A very strong case indeed.

[@colorado2455]

You can make a case for cus d amato and angelo dundee too.

[@luanmantilla3575]

Naeem Islam if that is the case then what better cornerman could they ask for?

[@moneymakerandrew5171]

mike mccallum is one of the most skilled fighters ive ever seen.

[@ronmc1887]

Eddie Futch was one of the best defensive & offensive trainer's ever who could expose flaws & weaknesses in a boxer who's facing one of his fighters, that's when you know you have the greatest boxing trainer in your corner when he trained fighters to pull off upset wins over ALI & ROY JONES JR., & that alone speaks for it self on how great Eddie Futch was to the boxer's he trained.👊😠

[@wobeybryant]

RON MC I have cus damato ahead of him because he took fighters from scratch and made them champions

[@SuperAttitudeera]

@@wobeybryant No way, Cus's fighter always had padded records. Look at Pattersons title defenses - no names, it was only after they parted ways did Patterson face the top fighters. Cus heavily protected all his fighters, Futch didn't and they were still champions.

[@crazykocounters4741]

@@wobeybryant Cus is a joke even Patterson fired him

[@clarkkent8286]

Eddie Futch is good, but George Benton laid the foundation

[@hamanl.7706]

A pure boxer, a noble

[@romanlarribas1696]

Mike had experience with 3 of the greatest trainers (Futch, Steward, and Benton). It's no wonder he was one of the best technicians in the ring. To bad he didn't get the the chance to face the Fab Four.

[@HaraDuran]

He came too late

[@freddy8479]

Him, along with Toney, RJJ and B-HOP would have become A NEW FAB FOUR.

[@clarkkent8286]

Stewart did him dirty

[@muder0989]

How is this man not considered one of the greatest of all time? Wow

[@naeemislam1105]

who said he isn't?

[@sethbennett1239]

I love watching Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum vs James "Lights Out" Toneys fights in slow motion, you always see something new.

[@demarkusjones9725]

one of my favorites and the most underappreciated boxers ever

[@desmondscoby1943]

Mike McCallum, Azumah Nelson and Larry Holmes the forgotten warriors

[@jayvb8466]

Desmond Scoby Gerald Mccellan

[@serenityinside1]

Jay Vb you are i trust joking. only two distance fights he lost in - didn't have rematch with either did he ? ! first serious test he faced [ jackson well past his best ] ie Benn...well we know the consequence

[@urielvalenzuela2369]

You forgot Charlie Zelenoff

[@zoro_3054]

His fight with Toney was a Technical Masterpiece

[@joaquindominguezramirez5488]

I agree!!!

[@Genesis-fy3cp]

Instrumental Choice is straight heat!!

[@thami7044]

I come here almost every day just to see the body snatcher being in sync with the beat it's sick 🔥

[@samuelvanetten4324]

Damn I discoverd this channel 4 days ago and I love it!! this is all the things l wanna see about boxing

[@culio544]

Super underrated fighter , this dude had serious skills and only the true purest will remember him

[@THOROBREDZ72]

Eddie Futch, Georgie Benton, Manny Stewart... Grandmasters in teaching the finer points of how to hit, and not get hit!

[@victorl416]

Wow haNZAgod! Such an amazing compilation of the master Mike McCallum schooling other amazing fighters. Absolutely fantastic! RESPECT and many awesome thanks for all your quality work and ongoing diligence for the great champs of our sport.

[@abudujana13]

EXCELLENT video and an ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY understated fighter!

[@tahirmaqsood1696]

Mike McCallum was the best light middleweight world champion in the 1980s and gained world championships at Middleweight and Light heavyweight. Technically brilliant with a beautiful jab and excellent defence. He was such an underrated boxer and avoided by Hearns, Duran, Leaonard and Hagler.

[@Grudeman408]

What you are watching here is ART!! make no mistake about it, its as high level and complex boxing as their has ever been in the history of civilization, McCallum is just spectacular.

[@Garrett1240]

I think Wilfred Benitez and Mike McCallum are the two most underrated fighters ever!

[@figotlatenby588]

would love to see them fight, though i didnt know mccallum was under my fav trainer

[@naeemislam1105]

@@figotlatenby588 eddie futch was an amazing trainer

[@tevitalolohea3045]

The mike McCallum of his prime was a great technical boxer his fight with toney would be one of the best boxing matches i ever seen a veteran of the art of boxing young toney just accumulated in his fundamental in posing rolling with the punches to becoming the master of defensive boxing not heroic fighting but intelligent bravery a lost art you dont see in this modern day of boxing .

[@DaDominicanDawg]

Yup 100% fax

[@determinetothrive]

Those slips and counters , roll and rigjt uppercut to the body.. McCallum's boxing was a lost art ! Beautiful to watch

[@Grudeman408]

I could cry every time i watch McCallum fight its just too beautiful! The best showcase of skills in the history of any sport is McCallum vs Toney 1. Utterly breathtaking boxing we will never ever ever see a contest like that again.

[@vector8310]

didn't get his due and was ducked like no one's business

[@bagzhansadvakassov1093]

Class fighter right there. Can't remember anyone similar.

[@sexxmode3197]

The Body Snatcher Mike McCallum

[@stevebowness9435]

Mike McCallum was such a wonderful boxer with all the old school skills great defence a beast of a body puncher very very underrated he was avoided by a lot of the big names when he was in his prime James Toney said that McCallum was his toughest opponent

[@aymenwahbi6054]

thank you hanzagod much appreciated

[@kevintwine2315]

Massively underrated fighter

[@frenchgoldenboyfan]

That's a craft you can master only when you're not affraid to be punched and after a few years of intense training.. Beautiful

[@trin08201]

what a brilliant boxer

[@19ama3a9]

Such a big variety of defensive techniques

[@vuquanghuy4584]

perfect example of textbook boxing

[@christiandesouza1750]

This dude was so underrated, he would've beaten Duran, Hearns and Leonard & maybe even Hagler

[@jimmymcguire8217]

Steady on there fella

[@albertroundtree8546]

@@jimmymcguire8217 All at the same time no doubt and all before lunch.

[@khaliler7635]

Ok boomer

[@thami7044]

They should have given him a chance but they ducked him

[@saihemebillings2820]

@@khaliler7635 they ducked him like like Spence been 🦆 Crawford for the last 4 years. None of the 4 fought him.

[@blaisehanon]

pure talent ,that's what the expression "noble art" means,a legitimate craft that takes years and years to master,not a 2c bully like most boxers nowadays that have 0 defensive skills...

[@clarkkent8286]

It’s no small wonder Toney has declared McCallum the best he ever faced in his career (it’s easy to see)

[@robertg305]

Body Snatcher

[@tris87don16]

Severely underrated Body Snatcher 🥊

[@darealone2520]

Hopefully you upload mccallums highlights and knockouts. Love your channel man btw

[@hanzagod]

Already got a routes to the body vid up as well mate

[@Kev80ification]

Beautiful movement! !!

[@seanmagee1]

Great video. Please do Ike Quartey soon.

[@Eisa2104]

Great video bro!

[@carsonjamesiv2512]

Impressive!!!

[@PeekaPeep]

Best Jamaican-born fighter of all time???

[@stevex8409]

Id say so. Jamaica's first world champion also.

[@willphipps4820]

PeekaPeep u said it that's why he didn't get a break

[@chrisb1906]

Lennox Lewis maybe

[@chuckemeade]

@@stevex8409 Bunny Grant was Jamaica's first world champion in the 1960's.

[@mr.t658]

mccalum gave toney a tough fight. those fights are classic

[@MB-fo2sk]

Yellow Man Two tough fights*.

[@damipeddie5134]

Mike at times did not get the credit that he deserves and he was really better than most of the other boxers of his time

[@alidaygo619]

Mike was a beast

[@mider-spanman5577]

He reminds me of Black Panther because he has the grace of a cat.

[@Ffeoli1039]

Mider-Span Man and because he's black

[@kondelsdunami1177]

Wuaooooooooooo want of the best defense I've ever seen

[@Xmerciless682]

More McCallum!

[@nuke1upgames]

I would love to just shake this guys hand. I love watching his fights it makes me so mad hos underrated he was. another thing not sure if it's true I've heard in videos that he was a lot older in age then what it was on paper???? not sure if that's true.

[@camronthompson9629]

🔥🔥

[@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7]

Toney was the complete 2.0 version of most old school fighters incl Mike MCcullum.

[@daeroncolder8142]

McCallum is even more skilled than Toney. He outboxed Toney in their 2nd fight and got robbed

[@nobbytang]

Very very good fighter .....probably 4 or 5 in the best middleweights ever ...1 obviously Hagler .....

[@jeankande2873]

Love watching his highlights before, I go spar

[@joaquindominguezramirez5488]

McCallum was a great defensive boxer just like James Toney and Nicolino locche

[@bobbythespaceghost51]

Woah...I see where Floyd Mayweather may have gotten that "dodge then throw the straight right" move from. 0:36-0:37

[@pauloskidane2819]

Space Ghost Skaduwee's Perspective That move been around before mike

[@VersatyleTV1]

That's the "pull counter".

[@AfrikaanKingviews]

Now I see where mayweather got his counter style from

[@metalshadowthehedgehog3006]

Hey hanza have you ever thought of a bennie briscoe highlight? I requested it a video or two ago and it saw some support just thought I would make sure you knew I posted it. I feel he deserves some respect and I am a tad lacking at making videos so yeah.

[@hanzagod]

Got one already bud: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnmUeH2LjpaXftk

[@metalshadowthehedgehog3006]

thanks sorry. I looked up bad bennie briscoe highlight but nothing came up

[@thewisetzar5363]

Body Snatcher was great fighter

[@MjahedTV]

video suggetion: david tua defense

[@michaelwilson939]

When boxers were the truth and fought each other....then again they wasn't making 6,7,8 figures a fight either....THE HUNGER

[@naeemislam1105]

cos of inflation

[@miyangchannel6655]

#donr tamsak sir! Thankyou!

[@freddy8479]

Since Mike was trained by the legends, "Eddie Futch, Georgie Benton and Manny Steward" and he's now a Trainer... He should be in HIGH DEMAND and ERROL SPENCE JR. should reach out to him and hire him as HIS TRAINER!!!

[@chrisjonson3820]

Yeah lets be fair mike was very dangerous with little reward at the time definitely no one wanted him underrated fighter really.

[@colorado2455]

Who is he punching on the thumbnail?

[@hanzagod]

Donald Curry I think

[@colorado2455]

@@hanzagod thanks.

[@ktk2008]

Donald Curry, who at one time was the undisputed welter champ, Curry was a terrific amateur, and professional Champion....he moved up in weight to challenge McCallum for McCallum's WBA Jr Middle title, Curry got destroyed, knocked out cold

[@christianchristian3059]

0:38

[@sonofapollo5892]

Slip counter all night

[@anthonyolid866]

Errol Spence would make Mike McCallum proud

[@aleksandrivanov8688]

First fight won James second fight Mike

[@ACE-po1gk]

Prime McCallum v Canelo would be a great fight at 154 no dirty trick or cheating from golden boy. Canelo loses Easily by 9th round

[@SBroconis522]

Canelo is roided up, cant knock him out easily.

[@juniorlloyd3209]

Mike McCallum career suffered primarily as a result of him speaking out against The alleged corrupted Don King, Back then,Don King was regarded as" Boxing" himself,he calls the shots,if a boxer was bold enough to disagreed with him,then that boxer can be expected to be penalized, especially financially through the influence of Don King, he was untouchable, hence everyone involved in the sport avoided the boxer like a plague, including Mike McCallum which was not immune to such wicked and selfish treatment,Mike was a boxer with maximum skills and minimum money supported by the many hypocrites in the sport No mo talking 😷😡

[@Steven_Shelton]

Looks like Toney a bit.

[@char-lee212]

He should've moved up to fight Hagler and Hearns.

[@sxc673]

Unlike Mayweather, McCallum would slip, counter and STAY IN THERE. No running. Great to watch. Mayweather is the worst pay per view boxer EVER.

[@chrisjonson3820]

It's the same thing with Arron Pryor he was as good as hearns and ray but just never was a tv superstar kind of same thing with mike never a house hold name.

[@giatayna2]

Mike, the definition of a complete boxing fighter, with granite chin, smart, stamina, heavy hands, slick, and real warrior!🥊