team fighting title and prize money. Anyone that has fought Raymond can relate to this. Yes, I won the PKA Grand championship, but I was swept a total of 8 times in 3 rounds. You will receive mail with link to set new password. Advertisement It was a meeting between two decisive finishers, with fifty knockouts between them out of a combined fifty-five fights. Copyright 2000 20XX USAdojo.com MAE, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Martial Arts & Action Entertainment Website. In 2011, The Ring magazine ranked him as tenth on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years." Ray McCallum Sr. was a collegiate star at Ball State University. WebRay McCallum attended Detroit Country Day in Beverly Hills, Michigan and Detroit Mercy. Raymond was the first one to pick me up on his shoulder and walk me around the arena while the crowd clapped over the speaker announcing my retirement. When Julian The Hawk Jackson challenged Mike The Body Snatcher McCallum on this day in 1986 for the latters WBA junior middleweight strap, it was more than just a match-up of unbeaten, elite-level prizefighters. All Rights Reserved. Raymond actually made me a better fighter by forcing me to adapt; train much harder just to stay on top. A left hook-right hand combination forced Jackson to the ropes, where the champ unleashed a vicious assault. The momentum continued to swing in favour of the champion, his focus on defense being the main reason. The stinking judges saw his and not my technique and he won. WATCH: Basketball Player Slips, Ball Improbably Bounces Into Hoop. Sports reports. Howard E. Jackson (June 27, 1951 March 7, 2006) was a former World Kickboxing Champion (W.K.A), a World Muay Thai Champion (W.K.B.A), a world rated Karate point fighter, and a world rated boxing contender.[1]. He was incredibly electric in the ring and I was one of his greatest fans. Don't expect either player to be a rotation regular unless Jackson or Smith succumb to an injury. Mr. Lee is as proud as any man could be of his Texas
It was Raymond who visited my studio in Atlanta to teach me advanced sweeps and take downs that soon I was incorporating into my own fighting regime. I don't believe people realize how long Mr. Lee has been around and
He looked at the crowd and then towards me and said, Keith I appreciate the invitation, but if you dont mind, Ill just wait for you in the final round, but thanks anyway. Then he smiled at me and went back to his own business. In 10 games with the organization, McCallum is averaging 13.0 points, 3.2 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals. He's provided a spark for the team's offense, averaging 8.4 points and 4.2 assists over 22.8 minutes per game. I replied, {Raymond, you have been talking a lot of crap about me and the same goes for what Ive being saying about you in the magazines. He just smiled and said, Yep. The first time I fought Raymond McCallum, I had defeated him at the PKA Nationals for the Grand Champion title. 
He was one of the finest practitioners of the last 40 years. I walked away not believing what had just happened. Raymond, congratulations are being inducted into the Legends. If you want to see an absolutely masterful clinic of boxing watch his fight with Michael Watson. WebRay McCallum Twitter : RayMac3 Position: Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-3 , 190lb (190cm, 86kg) Born: June 12 , 1991 (Age: 31-265d) in Madison, Wisconsin us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 3 3 5 SUMMARY Career G 154 PTS 6.0 TRB 2.0 AST 2.4 FG% 40.8 FG3% 33.5 FT% 71.1 eFG% 44.7 PER 11.0 WS 2.1 Ray McCallum Overview Game Logs Lets fight right now and not wait for the Grand Championship bout. Lost your password? The beating was only getting worse and no one needed to see the challenger pummeled into total helplessness. Jackson immediately raised his arms in protest, but it was the right move. McCallum would also claim a light heavyweight title, and give the great James Toney all he could handle over the course of their trilogy before all was said and done. He was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2002, and died March 7, 2006, at 11:36am at the City of Hope hospital in Duarte, California. The list of who's who is so long I would not even attempt to
Please enter your email address. The decision was so controversial that it prompted United States Senator William Roth of Delaware to call for an investigation into possible corruption in the sport. Toney handled many top fighters from the middleweight and heavyweight class like Mike McCallum, Iran Barkley, and Evander Holyfield. McCallum moved to the bench on Friday while Jordan Farmar took his spot in the starting lineup and saw 23 minutes. SAID, TROY DORSEY POUND FOR POUND WAS THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE WORLD. In 10 appearances with the Grizzlies, including three starts, McCallum finished with averages of 6.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists over 22 minutes per game. Perhaps McCallum's luck can be attributed to good karma. The McCallum fight would be Toney's last as a middleweight. MR.BILL YE JACKSON, A GREAT WARRIOR AND MARTIAL ARTIST,UNSTOPABLE,
In 1980 he won the WKA full-contact welterweight title, and would later become the sixth-ranked WBA boxer in his class. Toney was supposedly involved in an altercation with future Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders while at a Michigan training camp.Toney had a brief but relatively successful amateur career, compiling a record of 33 wins (32 KOs) and 2 losses.citation needed Toney had his first professional fight on October 26, 1988, beating Stephen Lee by a technical knockout in the second round. Fighting Raymond for 3 rounds is no fun because at the end of all of his sweeps, theyre usually followed by a series of punches as well. I remember it like it was yesterday. McCallum posted 14 points (5-11 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), four rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block over 18 minutes in Wednesday's 120-118 win over the Blue. McCallum (groin) registered 16 points (4-10 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 8-8 FT), two rebounds, one assist and one steal in the 115-105 win Tuesday over the Swarm. I felt I could defeat Raymond much easier, if I fought him in the semi finals, a one round fight rather than the 3-round title match. One of the better pure point guards we saw this summer. With the challenger keeping his guard up in an effort to protect his head, the champion wisely focused his efforts on the rib cage, on which he detonated a series of crushing hooks. Aug. 23, 1986: McCallum vs Jackson. emotional competition anyone has ever witnessed,they kicked butt and cried
In 1981, Jackson went to Tokyo, Japan and knocked out Masayo Chiba to win the WKBA World Muay Thai Championship. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Montreal is The Fight City. Note, this is done in an automated way, so we McCallum, who went to college at Detroit, saw time with the Spurs and Grizzlies last season, averaging 3.3 points, 1.5 assists and 1.1 rebounds across 11.6 minutes per game. think of no other martial artist that Havanas respected more sitting next
A TRUE AND PROVEN REAL WORLD CHAMPION. They dont make them like that anymore. Although Jackson would rebound well from the loss, beating Baek In Chul for the WBA title that McCallum had vacated and making three impressive defenses, he would lose the two biggest fights of his career, suffering stoppages on both occasions to Gerald McClellan. Toney also lost a significant amount of weight to begin his boxing career, having weighed 205 lbs. 80's. For example, Raymond was quoted saying that I wasnt a powerful fighter and I was quoted saying that Raymond couldnt spell, Powerful and was not a very smart fighter at that. (1978-1980). During his tenure, McCallum rebuilt the Titans from the bottom of the Horizon League when he took over, to title contenders and a Horizon League championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. His son, Ray McCallum Jr., got his start spotlighting as a dribbling phenom during halftime at Ball State games. Ray Michael McCallum Sr. (born March 6, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for Tulane. USA. together to honor the memory of the GREEK, Nineteen years ago just two
All of the top fighters would stand by his ring every chance we got just to watch him execute some incredible move that would have all of us, his own peers, literally going wild over. to Mr. Hwang was none other than MR. ALLEN STEEN, the father of TEXAS
The score was tied 5 to 5. Mike was criminally underrated throughout his career and after. McCallum didn't see the floor over the course of his first 10-day contract, but the team is still willing to keep him around for at least another week and a half. Following a 1974 knee injury that sidelined him for two years, he returned in 1976, now as a full-contact fighter. Following that defeat, he regrouped and beat Herol Graham for a middleweight belt and defended against solid opposition in Steve Collins, Michael Watson, and Kalambay in a rematch. Yes, I won the PKA Grand championship, but I was swept a total of 8 times in 3 rounds. Raymond looked up and saw about 40 people standing in front of him and I was leading the pack. For his first dunk, he passed the ball to himself perfectly--like only a point guard could--caught it off the bounce before bringing it way all the way down between his legs, and then two-hand reverse slammed it home. Raymond McCallum was the most spectacular fighter on our circuit; much more exciting to watch than any of the rest of us. All of the top fighters would stand by his ring every chance we got just to watch him execute some incredible move that would have all of us, his own peers, literally going wild over. It was without question,the most
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Drafted: Round 2 (#36 overall), 2013 College: Detroit Agent(s): George David (Wasserman) Toney, who entered as a 20-to-1 underdog, was down on all three judges' scorecards, but landed a left hook that put Nunn on the canvas in the eleventh round, and eventually scored a stoppage victory. With Briante Weber having struggled to provide much offense during his brief tenure with the first unit, McCallum may well be in line for additional starts after Saturday's performance. In 1973 he won every major tournament on the karate circuit making him the sport's biggest money-winner on record at that time, as well as being the first African-American fighter to be ranked number one in the United States. I went on. Raymond was the first one to pick me up on his shoulder and walk me around the arena while the crowd clapped over the speaker announcing my retirement. Although The Hawk rose immediately, the champion moved in with bad intentions. I gathered a group of my friends and the editor of KI Illustrated at the time and had them follow me over towards Raymond who was just sitting and resting for his next fight. Before he was done, Keith was named World Karate Champion one time, and US National Karate point Champion 3 consecutive years. great friend, his tragic death will never be forgotten. WebAll the latest stats, news, highlights and more about Ray McCallum on TSN Ray McCallum Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN Holm to fight Kunitskaya at UFC Fight It was Raymond who visited my studio in Atlanta to teach me advanced sweeps and take downs that soon I was incorporating into my own fighting regime. I remember it like it was yesterday. BLACKBELTS AND PROFESSINAL BOXERS HAVE
He has appeared on more than a dozen Covers of other National Martial Arts Magazines. He displayed his full arsenal and dissected the ox strong Watson with a truly special performance. Draft: Indiana Pacers, 8th round (2nd pick, 164th In 1974, The California Flash, as Jackson was nicknamed, was invited to participate in the first PKA world Full-contact championship promoted by Mike Anderson and Don and Judy Quine. McCallum has a son, Ray McCallum, Jr., who played basketball for the University of Detroit Mercy for three seasons. He was considered a blue chip prospect in high school and had offers to play for more prestigious institutions, but decided to play for his father. Has excellent body control overall Can be a good scoring point guard (18.7 PPG last season) Very good ball handler A good floor general and a coachs son Draws a lot of contact and gets to the line at a high rate Underrated athlete who has a 40 inch vertical and deceptive explosiveness Solid, if not spectacular passing ability and floor vision Good at finding teammates cutting to the basket Quick hands (1.9 SPG) last season and good lateral quickness make him a solid defender Plays well without the ball, making sharp cuts to get good looks in the lane Rebounds well for a point guard (5.1 RPG last season) Despite playing in the Horizon League, performed well against good competition McCallum is a very durable player, as evidenced by 37 or more minutes in each of the last 14 games of the season Weaknesses: Doesnt do any one thing particularly well, as there are several more talented shooters, playmakers, defenders, and athletes among this point guard class Needs to improve his shooting ability, as he shot only 32% from behind the 3pt line last season Shot low percentages on all jump shots Doesnt have great length or physical tools, which will limit him at the next level Has an awkward shooting motion and releases the ball somewhat slowly Is too prone to taking pull-up jumpers early in the shot clock, especially when he is not a particularly efficient spot-up shooter Needs to become a better free throw shooter. 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He was one of the finest practitioners of the last 40 years. I walked away not believing what had just happened. Raymond, congratulations are being inducted into the Legends. If you want to see an absolutely masterful clinic of boxing watch his fight with Michael Watson. WebRay McCallum Twitter : RayMac3 Position: Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-3 , 190lb (190cm, 86kg) Born: June 12 , 1991 (Age: 31-265d) in Madison, Wisconsin us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 3 3 5 SUMMARY Career G 154 PTS 6.0 TRB 2.0 AST 2.4 FG% 40.8 FG3% 33.5 FT% 71.1 eFG% 44.7 PER 11.0 WS 2.1 Ray McCallum Overview Game Logs Lets fight right now and not wait for the Grand Championship bout. Lost your password? The beating was only getting worse and no one needed to see the challenger pummeled into total helplessness. Jackson immediately raised his arms in protest, but it was the right move. McCallum would also claim a light heavyweight title, and give the great James Toney all he could handle over the course of their trilogy before all was said and done. He was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2002, and died March 7, 2006, at 11:36am at the City of Hope hospital in Duarte, California. The list of who's who is so long I would not even attempt to
Please enter your email address. The decision was so controversial that it prompted United States Senator William Roth of Delaware to call for an investigation into possible corruption in the sport. Toney handled many top fighters from the middleweight and heavyweight class like Mike McCallum, Iran Barkley, and Evander Holyfield. McCallum moved to the bench on Friday while Jordan Farmar took his spot in the starting lineup and saw 23 minutes. SAID, TROY DORSEY POUND FOR POUND WAS THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE WORLD. In 10 appearances with the Grizzlies, including three starts, McCallum finished with averages of 6.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists over 22 minutes per game. Perhaps McCallum's luck can be attributed to good karma. The McCallum fight would be Toney's last as a middleweight. MR.BILL YE JACKSON, A GREAT WARRIOR AND MARTIAL ARTIST,UNSTOPABLE,
In 1980 he won the WKA full-contact welterweight title, and would later become the sixth-ranked WBA boxer in his class. Toney was supposedly involved in an altercation with future Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders while at a Michigan training camp.Toney had a brief but relatively successful amateur career, compiling a record of 33 wins (32 KOs) and 2 losses.citation needed Toney had his first professional fight on October 26, 1988, beating Stephen Lee by a technical knockout in the second round. Fighting Raymond for 3 rounds is no fun because at the end of all of his sweeps, theyre usually followed by a series of punches as well. I remember it like it was yesterday. McCallum posted 14 points (5-11 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), four rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block over 18 minutes in Wednesday's 120-118 win over the Blue. McCallum (groin) registered 16 points (4-10 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 8-8 FT), two rebounds, one assist and one steal in the 115-105 win Tuesday over the Swarm. I felt I could defeat Raymond much easier, if I fought him in the semi finals, a one round fight rather than the 3-round title match. One of the better pure point guards we saw this summer. With the challenger keeping his guard up in an effort to protect his head, the champion wisely focused his efforts on the rib cage, on which he detonated a series of crushing hooks. Aug. 23, 1986: McCallum vs Jackson. emotional competition anyone has ever witnessed,they kicked butt and cried
In 1981, Jackson went to Tokyo, Japan and knocked out Masayo Chiba to win the WKBA World Muay Thai Championship. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Montreal is The Fight City. Note, this is done in an automated way, so we McCallum, who went to college at Detroit, saw time with the Spurs and Grizzlies last season, averaging 3.3 points, 1.5 assists and 1.1 rebounds across 11.6 minutes per game. think of no other martial artist that Havanas respected more sitting next
A TRUE AND PROVEN REAL WORLD CHAMPION. They dont make them like that anymore. Although Jackson would rebound well from the loss, beating Baek In Chul for the WBA title that McCallum had vacated and making three impressive defenses, he would lose the two biggest fights of his career, suffering stoppages on both occasions to Gerald McClellan. Toney also lost a significant amount of weight to begin his boxing career, having weighed 205 lbs. 80's. For example, Raymond was quoted saying that I wasnt a powerful fighter and I was quoted saying that Raymond couldnt spell, Powerful and was not a very smart fighter at that. (1978-1980). During his tenure, McCallum rebuilt the Titans from the bottom of the Horizon League when he took over, to title contenders and a Horizon League championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. His son, Ray McCallum Jr., got his start spotlighting as a dribbling phenom during halftime at Ball State games. Ray Michael McCallum Sr. (born March 6, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for Tulane. USA. together to honor the memory of the GREEK, Nineteen years ago just two
All of the top fighters would stand by his ring every chance we got just to watch him execute some incredible move that would have all of us, his own peers, literally going wild over. to Mr. Hwang was none other than MR. ALLEN STEEN, the father of TEXAS
The score was tied 5 to 5. Mike was criminally underrated throughout his career and after. McCallum didn't see the floor over the course of his first 10-day contract, but the team is still willing to keep him around for at least another week and a half. Following a 1974 knee injury that sidelined him for two years, he returned in 1976, now as a full-contact fighter. Following that defeat, he regrouped and beat Herol Graham for a middleweight belt and defended against solid opposition in Steve Collins, Michael Watson, and Kalambay in a rematch. Yes, I won the PKA Grand championship, but I was swept a total of 8 times in 3 rounds. Raymond looked up and saw about 40 people standing in front of him and I was leading the pack. For his first dunk, he passed the ball to himself perfectly--like only a point guard could--caught it off the bounce before bringing it way all the way down between his legs, and then two-hand reverse slammed it home. Raymond McCallum was the most spectacular fighter on our circuit; much more exciting to watch than any of the rest of us. All of the top fighters would stand by his ring every chance we got just to watch him execute some incredible move that would have all of us, his own peers, literally going wild over. It was without question,the most
Gary Lee came through again with his incredible knack for promoting
Drafted: Round 2 (#36 overall), 2013 College: Detroit Agent(s): George David (Wasserman) Toney, who entered as a 20-to-1 underdog, was down on all three judges' scorecards, but landed a left hook that put Nunn on the canvas in the eleventh round, and eventually scored a stoppage victory. With Briante Weber having struggled to provide much offense during his brief tenure with the first unit, McCallum may well be in line for additional starts after Saturday's performance. In 1973 he won every major tournament on the karate circuit making him the sport's biggest money-winner on record at that time, as well as being the first African-American fighter to be ranked number one in the United States. I went on. Raymond was the first one to pick me up on his shoulder and walk me around the arena while the crowd clapped over the speaker announcing my retirement. Although The Hawk rose immediately, the champion moved in with bad intentions. I gathered a group of my friends and the editor of KI Illustrated at the time and had them follow me over towards Raymond who was just sitting and resting for his next fight. Before he was done, Keith was named World Karate Champion one time, and US National Karate point Champion 3 consecutive years. great friend, his tragic death will never be forgotten. WebAll the latest stats, news, highlights and more about Ray McCallum on TSN Ray McCallum Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN Holm to fight Kunitskaya at UFC Fight It was Raymond who visited my studio in Atlanta to teach me advanced sweeps and take downs that soon I was incorporating into my own fighting regime. I remember it like it was yesterday. BLACKBELTS AND PROFESSINAL BOXERS HAVE
He has appeared on more than a dozen Covers of other National Martial Arts Magazines. He displayed his full arsenal and dissected the ox strong Watson with a truly special performance. Draft: Indiana Pacers, 8th round (2nd pick, 164th In 1974, The California Flash, as Jackson was nicknamed, was invited to participate in the first PKA world Full-contact championship promoted by Mike Anderson and Don and Judy Quine. McCallum has a son, Ray McCallum, Jr., who played basketball for the University of Detroit Mercy for three seasons. He was considered a blue chip prospect in high school and had offers to play for more prestigious institutions, but decided to play for his father. Has excellent body control overall Can be a good scoring point guard (18.7 PPG last season) Very good ball handler A good floor general and a coachs son Draws a lot of contact and gets to the line at a high rate Underrated athlete who has a 40 inch vertical and deceptive explosiveness Solid, if not spectacular passing ability and floor vision Good at finding teammates cutting to the basket Quick hands (1.9 SPG) last season and good lateral quickness make him a solid defender Plays well without the ball, making sharp cuts to get good looks in the lane Rebounds well for a point guard (5.1 RPG last season) Despite playing in the Horizon League, performed well against good competition McCallum is a very durable player, as evidenced by 37 or more minutes in each of the last 14 games of the season Weaknesses: Doesnt do any one thing particularly well, as there are several more talented shooters, playmakers, defenders, and athletes among this point guard class Needs to improve his shooting ability, as he shot only 32% from behind the 3pt line last season Shot low percentages on all jump shots Doesnt have great length or physical tools, which will limit him at the next level Has an awkward shooting motion and releases the ball somewhat slowly Is too prone to taking pull-up jumpers early in the shot clock, especially when he is not a particularly efficient spot-up shooter Needs to become a better free throw shooter. 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