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Oliver McCall

1965 - Today

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Oliver McCall (born April 21, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2019. A veteran of the sport for over three decades, he is best known for winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1994 by scoring an upset knockout victory over Lennox Lewis. The next year he defended the title against Larry Holmes before losing it to Frank Bruno. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oliver McCall has received more than 1,842,088 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver McCall is the 203rd most popular boxer (down from 162nd in 2019), the 12,102nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,653rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Boxer.

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  • 1.8M

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  • 37.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Oliver McCall ranks 203 out of 326Before him are Arthur Abraham, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Zou Shiming, Patrizio Oliva, Gabriel Elorde, and Jackie Fields. After him are Tomasz Adamek, Roberto Cammarelle, Clemente Russo, Ivailo Marinov, Shannon Briggs, and Alan Minter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Oliver McCall ranks 504Before him are Ginger Fish, Carrot Top, Rica Reinisch, Takumi Horiike, Fei Junlong, and José Perdomo. After him are Matjaž Debelak, Iryna Yatchenko, Illeana Douglas, Evelyn Glennie, D. J. Caruso, and Sigrun Wodars.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oliver McCall ranks 12,102 out of 18,182Before him are Chris Chelios (1962), Rudy Youngblood (1982), Zachary Scott (1914), Tom Daschle (1947), Kiele Sanchez (1977), and D. B. Sweeney (1961). After him are Agnes de Mille (1905), Dick Barnett (1936), Dawn Olivieri (1981), James LeGros (1962), Bill Mulliken (1939), and Tom Carper (1947).

Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Oliver McCall ranks 74Before him are Chris Byrd (1970), Virgil Hill (1964), John Ruiz (1972), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), James Toney (1968), and Jackie Fields (1908). After him are Shannon Briggs (1971), Diego Corrales (1977), Howard Davis Jr. (1956), Terence Crawford (1987), Antonio Margarito (1978), and Andre Ward (1984).