One of the finest technical boxers of the last thirty years, Mike McCallum sat down with setantasports.com's Spencer Fearon for an explosive interview where he spoke about his achievements in the ring and feelings towards those who did not face him.

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The Bodysnatcher won world titles at light middleweight, middleweight and light heavyweight during an illustrious career that saw him beat fighters of the quality of Donald Curry, Herol Graham and Julian Jackson.

As featured in a recent edition of Boxing News, McCallum spoke about the bitterness he retains about being avoided by the Fabulous Four of the 1980s, particularly Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns.

Watch him explain his reaction to Hagler when the Marvellous one told him he respected him during his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.

Hearns and Kronk boss Emmanuel Steward are spoken of in similarly disparaging terms. Insiders say McCallum had the better of the "Hit-man" in sparring when they were both members of the Kronk Gym.

When Steward got then WBC light middleweight champion Hearns a fight with WBA titlist Roberto Duran rather than the number one contender (for both governing bodies), McCallum left the camp.

He beat other Kronk fighters Milton McCrory and David Braxton, but Steward turned him down in a unique manner when he demanded a fight with Hearns.

Despite harbouring resentment about the fights he could have had and money he could have earned, he is rightfully proud of his career and here talks in detail about how he found a way to knock Curry out with that spectacular left hook.

Let us know how highly you rated The Bodysnatcher, who let's not forget James Toney, credits with making him develop into a better fighter, after their first two meetings in 1991 and 1992.

How would McCallum have got on against Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran?

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Paul 'The Punisher' Williams is the latest fighter to be mooted as Oscar De La Hoya's last fight opponent, in what appears to be a warning to Manny Pacquiao's team to take the 30 percent share offered to them for a meeting with the Golden Boy on December 6.

Williams (34-1, 25 KOs) is the WBO welterweight champion and holds a victory over Antonio Margarito, who after his punishing stoppage of Miguel Angel Cotto is many fans' choice to meet De La Hoya.

Margarito is not being considered but, according to Golden Boy Vice President Eric Gomez, Williams is in the frame.

"Paul Williams name has come up and we’re definitely thinking of a match between him and Oscar,” Gomez told the Sweet Science website. "He’s definitely an alternative.

"If Sergio Mora wins [against Vernon Forrest on September 13] he’s another possibility."

With his 6ft 1in frame, Williams would have no problem meeting De La Hoya at light middleweight, rather than 7 lbs lower which the six-time world champion would have to get weigh in at to fight Pacquiao.

Although Williams' capability as a challenger should not be questioned with his punching power, awkward southpaw style and lack of marketability it would be a surprise if he does get the fight, although the fact that, unlike Pacquiao, Cotto and Margarito, he is not represented by Top Rank may stand in his favour.

His promoter Dan Goosen is understandably angling for a De La Hoya-Williams meeting.

"Oscar has said before that he wants to fight the best welterweight and that’s Paul Williams," said Goossen. "Williams beat Margarito so it makes sense. Oscar is the biggest name in boxing without a doubt. Williams is the most feared fighter."

British boxing's golden boy James Degale insists he has only shown 60% of his ability and warned the Amateur Boxing Association and UK Sport that they will have to make it worth if they do not want him to turn professional.

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Degale who earned selection in Britain's middleweight division ahead of two-time ABA champion George Groves, battled to a 16-14 victory over Cuban Emilio Correa in the final, despite claiming he was bitten by his experienced opponent in the final.

The 22-year-old boxer from Harlesden is set to receive a slew of offers from professional promoters now and seems certain to join the paid ranks.

"In my fights I've shown bits of what I can do but there's probably 40 per cent left," Degale said. "I did it the hard way. When I saw the draw I thought it would be hard but I got better and better and I believed.

"In my first fights I didn't really get out of first gear, but I just wanted to get it over and done with because of the pressure. If it had been anything else, I could have relaxed a bit more.

"I didn't do this for money because I love my country, but if they want me to stay amateur I want more.

"I've been on £1500 per month since I qualified and a year and a half ago I was on £750 a month.

"The Amateur Boxing Association promise everything from kit to bonuses and it never happens. When I get back I should get a £20,000 bonus and if not I'm going to be right on their case about it."

Frankie Gavin was expected to be Britain's gold medallist from the games and his team-mate had a little dig at his team-mate who had to pull out after failing to make the lightweight division weight limit.

"I haven't heard from Frankie but I bet he's jealous," Degale added. "He's a silly boy because James Degale's here now. He could have come here and got a gold medal and been world and Olympic champion.

"If the Olympic Games can't motivate you to lose that last pound, you're in trouble, and Frankie knows that. I'm pretty close with Frankie and I know he was watching at home. I bet he wishes he'd made the weight now."

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James DeGale won gold for Britain in the middleweight boxing division with an impressive showing against Cuban Emilio Correa.

DeGale won 16-14 and led from the start, although Correa made up a big points gap to get within striking distance towards the end.

DeGale was thought of as an outside medal hope before the games but a series of powerful displays have seen him claim an unexpected gold.

Correa bit DeGale on the shoulder towards the end of the first round, which resulted in a two-point penalty. In the third round, Correa began to turn the fight into more of a scrap and he took it 6-3.

But DeGale held firm in the final moments, and hung on for the top prize.

"It was not that good, but I was strong," he said afterwards. "I just wanted to win. He was pretending that I was holding on to him - and then he bit me in the first round.

"He was tough, horrible and strong throughout the bout. But I'm Olympic champion, it's unbelievable."

The victory earned the host nation its 50th gold medal of the games.

Zou had a 1-0 lead after a tentative first round Sunday, but the Mongolian coach literally threw in the towel just 19 seconds into the second. Purevdorj had been fighting with his right arm handing limply at his side, though he was able to throw some punches with it.

Zou's victory fulfills four years of high expectations for the two-time world champion, whose bronze medal in Athens was China's first in a sport long banned by Mao.

Roberto Cammarelle of Italy has won the super heavyweight boxing gold medal in the final Olympic bout, stopping China's Zhang Zhilei in the final round.

Cammarelle is the defending world champion and a bronze winner in Athens. He picked apart the larger Zhang with combinations and sharp hooks Sunday before staggering him to the canvas early in the fourth round.

The referee stopped the bout 19 seconds into the round because of the serious head blow.

Cammarelle emphatically prevented China from winning its third boxing gold of the day. China and Russia paced the overall Beijing tournament with two gold medals apiece, while Cuba led with eight total medals -- but no golds.

Light Heavyweight

Light heavyweight Zhang Xiaoping won China's second boxing gold medal, beating Kenny Egan of Ireland 11-7.

About two hours after light flyweight favorite Zou Shiming made history Sunday with China's first gold medal in a sport long banned by Mao, Zhang added a more surprising title in his best international result to date.

Zhang upset two medal favorites on his way to the title bout. He took an early lead and held it in a good-looking fight against Egan, who repeatedly struggled to land scoring punches despite an active attack.

Bakhyt Sarsekbayev of Kazakhstan has won the welterweight boxing gold medal, upsetting Cuban favorite Carlos Banteaux 18-9.

Sarsekbayev had little international success before the Olympics, but he was quicker and more accurate than Banteaux on Sunday. Sarsekbayev controlled the bout to win Kazakhstan's fifth boxing gold.

Banteaux's loss means amateur powerhouse Cuba failed to win a boxing gold medal in a games it didn't boycott for the first time since 1968. After traveling to Beijing without any of its five defending gold medalists, the young Cuban team will win four silver medals and four bronze medals.

Alexey Tishchenko of Russia has won his second Olympic boxing gold medal, surviving a tight bout against Daouda Sow of France for an 11-9 victory in the lightweight competition.

Tishchenko won the featherweight gold medal in Athens and a world championship in 2005 before moving up in weight. His victory Sunday gave Russia only its second boxing gold in Beijing, a disappointing showing for the 11-man team.

Tishchenko hung on to a narrow lead against Sow, the surprising silver medalist. Tishchenko got the decisive point with 13 seconds left, sending Sow's coaches into a demonstrative protest.

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Lomachenko beat his five opponents by an astonishing 58-13 on the way to his first gold medal, battering every foe with quick hands and relentless aggression.

The referee mercifully stopped his title bout Saturday against the overmatched Djelkhir with nine seconds left in the opening round. Djelkhir already had endured three standing-eight counts after getting stunned by repeated head blows.

Flyweight
Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand won the first boxing gold medal of the Olympics, beating Cuba's Andris Laffita 8-2 to claim the flyweight title.

Somjit is a 33-year-old former world champion fighting in his last Olympics. He used his experience for a surprisingly easy win Saturday over Laffita, the 30-year-old in his first Games for the deep Cuban team.

Four years ago in Athens, Somjit lost an early-round bout to Cuba's Yuriorkis Gamboa, who went on to win gold before defecting.

Light Welterweight
Felix Diaz won the first gold medal in Olympic boxing for the Dominican Republic with a 12-4 battering of defending champion Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand.

In a brawling four rounds, Diaz continuously beat the Thai to the punch, scoring heavily with rights to the head and a series of body blows. Diaz pulled away in the third round and Boonjumnong never rallied.

The bronze medals went to Roniel Iglesias of Cuba, and Alexis Vastine of France.

Middleweight
James Degale of Britain won the middleweight boxing gold medal, upsetting Cuba's Emilio Correa 16-14 in a sloppy bout filled with wrestling.

Both Degale and Correa were assessed two-point penalties while spending much of the bout Saturday in each other's arms. Degale clinged to an early lead by landing just enough punches to stay ahead of Correa, who failed to emulate his father's gold-medal performance for Cuba in 1972.

Degale, 22, has no real international success, but he made a surprise run to the title fight while the top middleweight contenders were eliminated by others.

Heavyweight
Rakhim Chakhkiev of Russia won the heavyweight boxing gold medal, avenging a loss to Italy's Clemente Russo at last year's world championships with a 4-2 victory.

Chakhkiev is the only Russian to win gold so far from a touted 11-man boxing team that had an awful Olympics. He got the decisive points late in his gritty bout Saturday with Russo, the world champion after beating Chakhkiev last fall.

Chakhkiev is the first non-Cuban to win the Olympic heavyweight title since 1988 and just the third non-Cuban to win it since George Foreman's victory in 1968. Cuba's heavyweight, Osmai Acosta, lost to Chakhkiev in the semifinals.

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The title fight will be Klitschko's first since he announced his comeback from injuries last year.

The venue and the date were announced Friday by RTL television, the broadcaster of the fight in Germany. It will take place in the new 02 World arena, with a capacity of 13,000.

The two fighters' camps reached a deal on the fight in May.

Klitschko, the 37-year-old older brother of IBF and WBO heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko, was entitled to a fight with Peter because the WBC selected him its "interim champion" nearly four years ago when he first left the sport with a series of injuries.

"Samuel Peter is an exceptionally dangerous puncher who has already beaten some worthy opponents," Klitschko said in a statement. "I know that it will be a very tough fight, I will reach my dream of winning the world championship for the third time and being champion at the same time with my brother."

Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs), who lost his WBC title to Lennox Lewis by knockout in June 2003, hasn't fought since reclaiming the WBC title by knocking out Danny Williams in December 2004.

Peter (30-1, 23 KOs), a native of Nigeria who lives in Las Vegas, claimed the title with a sixth-round knockout of Oleg Maskaev in March in Cancun, Mexico.

Wladimir Klitschko handed Peter his only defeat in September 2005.

"For me there is no doubt at all. I will defend my title. Klitschko is an experienced and very difficult opponent but I am younger and better," Peter said. "I will beat him and then his brother Wladimir -- I have an old account to settle."

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Deontay Wilder was the lone recipient. It was his consolation prize after being outclassed and outpointed by amateur heavyweight world champion Clemente Russo of Italy in the semifinals.

"To be here and win a medal is great," Wilder said. "I'm not a guy to complain. I'll get back in the gym to work and get better."

The Americans won only one medal in 1948, too, but that was a silver.

Russo will meet Rakhim Chakhkiev of Russia. He beat Cuba's Osmai Acosta Duarte in the other semifinal.

Three Chinese fighters and four Cubans advanced to the finals.

For China, Zou Shiming beat Paddy Barnes of Ireland to earn a finals berth opposite Serdamba Purevdorj of Mongolia. He beat Yampier Hernandez of Cuba in the light flyweight class (48 kg).

Light heavyweight (81 kg) Zhang Xiaoping of China beat Yerkebulan Shynaliyev of Kazakhstan in one semifinal. He'll face Kenny Egan of Ireland, who beat Tony Jeffries of Great Britain.

Zhang Zhilei of China moved into the super heavyweight title bout, beating Vyacheslav Glazkov of Ukraine. His opponent? Roberto Cammarelle of Italy, who beat Great Britain's David Price.

Flyweight (51 kg) Andris Laffita Hernandez of Cuba beat Russia's Georgy Balakshin in the semifinals. He'll meet Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor, who outpointed Vincenzo Picardi of italy.

In the bantamweight (54 kg) class, Cuba's Yankiel Leon Alarcon outpointed Bruno Julie of Mauritius. He'll face Badar-Uugan Enkhbat of Mongolia in the gold-medal match. Enkhbat defeated Veaceslav Gojan of Moldova.

Cuba's Carlos Banteaux Suarez outpointed Hanati Silamu of China in one welterweight (69 kg) semifinals. His gold-medal round opponent is Bakhyt Sarsekbayev of Kazakhstan, who beat South Korea's Kim Jungjoo.

And Cuban middleweight (75kg class) Emilio Correa Bayeaux, who beat Vijender Kumar of India, will face James Degale of Great Britain in the final. Degale beat Ireland's John Sutherland.

Other gold medal bouts include Alexey Tishchenko of Russia against Daouda Sow of France (lightweight -- 60 kg); Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand against Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic (light welterweight -- 64 kg); and Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine against Khedafi Djelkhir of France (featherweight -- 57 kg).

Also, the International Boxing Association will investigate claims made by a now-suspended official who alleges improprieties in the process used to give refereeing and judging assignments at the Beijing Olympics.

Rudi Obreja, a Romanian boxing executive who served as a technical delegate to the games, made a litany of lurid allegations against AIBA and its officials during an impromptu interview between sessions in Friday's semifinal bouts.

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In the light-flyweight class, China moved tantalizingly close to its first Olympic boxing title when Zou Shiming outclassed Ireland's Paddy Barnes in the Beijing semifinals on Friday.

China's top prospect, Zou counter-punched efficiently to roars of delight from a partisan crowd on his way to an impressive 15-0 points win.

Zou, who gave China its first Olympic medal with a bronze in 2004 in Athens and went on to become its first world champion last year in Chicago, goes on to meet Mongolia's Serdamba Purevdorj in Sunday's final.