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Mike McCallum

1956 - 2025

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Michael McKenzie McCallum (7 December 1956 – 31 May 2025) was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1997. He held world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight title from 1984 to 1988, the WBA middleweight title from 1989 to 1991, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title from 1994 to 1995. A slick, hard-hitting technician in the ring, McCallum was known for his exceptionally durable chin and toughness, and was never stopped in any of his five losses. He earned his nickname of "The Bodysnatcher" due to his ability to land vicious body punches in fights. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike McCallum is the 209th most popular boxer (up from 278th in 2024), the 67th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 86th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Jamaican Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Mike McCallum ranks 209 out of 496. Before him are Aziz Salihu, Hasim Rahman, Horace Gwynne, Miguel Cotto, Albert Ireton, and Roberto Balado. After him are Tyrell Biggs, Ruslan Chagaev, Wilfred Benítez, Payao Poontarat, Naoya Inoue, and Terence Crawford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Mike McCallum ranks 549. Before him are Dinah Manoff, Peter David, Bruno Tshibala, Augusto Santos Silva, Lise-Marie Morerod, and Daniel Willems. After him are Yodrak Salakjai, Tim Paterson, Georgi Bliznashki, Hou Yu-ih, Viv Anderson, and Vera Zozulya. Among people deceased in 2025, Mike McCallum ranks 418. Before him are Kamini Kaushal, Aaron Boupendza, Viktor Shustikov, Andrejs Prohorenkovs, Peter David, and Jules Feiffer. After him are Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, Ian Watkins, Yoshiharu Horii, Jim Bolger, Jerry Adler, and Raúl Grijalva.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Mike McCallum ranks 67 out of 189. Before him are Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Coxsone Dodd (1932), Kenneth O. Hall (1941), Andrew Holness (1972), Donovan Bailey (1967), and Keith Gardner (1929). After him are Alexander Bustamante (1884), Herb McKenley (1922), Bruce Golding (1947), Roger Cross (1969), John Holt (1947), and Yohan Blake (1989).

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Among BOXERS In Jamaica

Among boxers born in Jamaica, Mike McCallum ranks 2. Before him are Trevor Berbick (1954). After him are O'Neil Bell (1974), and Cheavon Clarke (1990).

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