Mike McCallum
Career, Record, Stats
Mike McCallum (The Bodysnatcher) is a 69-year-old retired Jamaican professional boxer. He is a three-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 1 month, and 8 days, McCallum amassed a record of 49-5-1, which includes 36 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2003.
Mike McCallum's Boxing Career
Mike McCallum was born in Kingston, Jamaica on December 7, 1955. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on January 14, 1981 against Rigoberto Lopez. McCallum defeated Lopez via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
McCallum became a world champion at the age of 28 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Sean Mannion for the vacant WBA super-welterweight title and defeated Mannion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the middleweight (WBA) and light-heavyweight (WBC) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
McCallum's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to James Toney at age 41, on February 22, 1997.
Some of Mike McCallum's best fights have been against James Toney (HOFer), Herol Graham, Julian Jackson (HOFer), Michael Watson, Sumbu Kalambay, Donald Curry (HOFer), and Steve Collins. For a complete list of McCallum's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Mike McCallum".
McCallum has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Mike McCallum Losses".
Mike McCallum's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | Feb 22, 1997 | 41 | 
James Toney 28 53-3-2 | loss | UD 12 |
54 | Nov 22, 1996 | 40 | 
Roy Jones Jr. 27 33-0 | loss | UD 12 |
53 | Jun 22, 1996 | 40 |  Ali Saidi | win | UD 10 |
52 | Jun 16, 1995 | 39 | 
Fabrice Tiozzo 26 31-1 | loss | UD 12 |
51 | Feb 25, 1995 | 39 | Carl Jones | win | TKO 7 |
50 | Jul 23, 1994 | 38 | Jeff Harding | win | UD 12 |
49 | Mar 04, 1994 | 38 | Randall Yonker | win | TKO 5 |
48 | Aug 14, 1993 | 37 | Glenn Thomas | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Mar 25, 1993 | 37 | Ramzi Hassan | win | UD 10 |
46 | Aug 29, 1992 | 36 |
James Toney 24 31-0-2 | loss | MD 12 |
45 | May 21, 1992 | 36 | Fermin Chirino | win | UD 10 |
44 | Dec 13, 1991 | 36 |
James Toney 23 28-0-1 | draw | SD 12 |
43 | Oct 10, 1991 | 35 | Nicky Walker | win | RTD 5 |
42 | Aug 29, 1991 | 35 | Carlos Cruzat | win | UD 10 |
41 | Apr 01, 1991 | 35 | 
Sumbu Kalambay 34 51-4-1 | win | SD 12 |
40 | Feb 19, 1991 | 35 | Frank Minton | win | TKO 4 |
39 | Apr 14, 1990 | 34 | 
Michael Watson 25 22-1-1 | win | KO 11 |
38 | Feb 03, 1990 | 34 | 
Steve Collins 25 16-0 | win | UD 12 |
37 | May 10, 1989 | 33 | 
Herol Graham 29 41-1 | win | SD 12 |
36 | Jan 09, 1989 | 33 | Ralph Moncrief | win | TKO 5 |
35 | Dec 22, 1988 | 33 | Randy Smith | win | UD 10 |
34 | Jun 27, 1988 | 32 | David McCluskey | win | TKO 2 |
33 | Mar 05, 1988 | 32 |
Sumbu Kalambay 31 43-3-1 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Jul 18, 1987 | 31 | 
Donald Curry 25 27-1 | win | KO 5 |
31 | Apr 19, 1987 | 31 | Milton McCrory | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Mar 21, 1987 | 31 | Leroy Hester | win | KO 1 |
29 | Oct 25, 1986 | 30 | Said Skouma | win | TKO 9 |
28 | Sep 15, 1986 | 30 | Irving Hines | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Aug 23, 1986 | 30 | 
Julian Jackson 25 29-0 | win | TKO 2 |
26 | May 02, 1986 | 30 | Jimmy Shavers | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Jul 28, 1985 | 29 | David Braxton | win | TKO 8 |
24 | Jun 15, 1985 | 29 | Marcos Martinez | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Dec 01, 1984 | 28 | Luigi Minchillo | win | TKO 13 |
22 | Oct 19, 1984 | 28 | Sean Mannion | win | UD 15 |
21 | Mar 10, 1984 | 28 | Hasim Razzaq | win | KO 1 |
20 | Oct 25, 1983 | 27 | Manuel Jiminez | win | UD 10 |
19 | Aug 31, 1983 | 27 | Jose Vallejo | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Apr 26, 1983 | 27 | Tony Suero | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Nov 13, 1982 | 26 | 
Ayub Kalule 28 40-2 | win | RTD 7 |
16 | Oct 22, 1982 | 26 | Carlos Betancourt | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Jun 11, 1982 | 26 | Kevin Perry | win | UD 10 |
14 | Apr 30, 1982 | 26 | Reggie Ford | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Mar 26, 1982 | 26 | Gilberto Almonte | win | KO 1 |
12 | Jan 22, 1982 | 26 | Greg Young | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Oct 08, 1981 | 25 | Jimmy Heair | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Sep 08, 1981 | 25 | Ed Harris | win | KO 1 |
9 | Aug 27, 1981 | 25 | Tirso Roque | win | KO 3 |
8 | Jul 19, 1981 | 25 | Bruce Strauss | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Jun 10, 1981 | 25 | Freddie Creech | win | KO 3 |
6 | Apr 30, 1981 | 25 | Charles Smith | win | KO 3 |
5 | Apr 24, 1981 | 25 | Danny Chapman | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Apr 02, 1981 | 25 | Shelby Wilkerson | win | KO 5 |
3 | Mar 19, 1981 | 25 | Ricky Sheppard | win | KO 5 |
2 | Mar 03, 1981 | 25 | Rocky Fabrizio | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jan 14, 1981 | 25 | Rigoberto Lopez | win | KO 4 |