Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant?

Asterion · 06-03-2012, 01:06 PM

His win in 2002 over Mercer, was it an important "event" and is it a significant win in his resume?

I mean...Mercer was a contender until 1998 and this was in 2002.

DrMo · 06-03-2012, 01:08 PM

silenc · 06-03-2012, 01:09 PM

If so then Holmes win over Mercer should have been one of the TOP 5 victories in HW division.

Ilesey · 06-03-2012, 01:10 PM

Lulz

WiDDoW_MaKeR · 06-03-2012, 01:11 PM

Mercer was in very good shape and still was a very dangerous fighter. Wlad's offense that night was absolutely amazing. It wasn't a "great win" on his resume, but it was a good win, and a very impressive performance.

Bazooka · 06-03-2012, 01:16 PM

Thats a four year gap and I am going to be real Mercer wasnt live since the mid 90s

Slyk · 06-03-2012, 01:27 PM

Good display of his arsenal at least. One of the best arsenals HW boxing has ever seen.

exocet76 · 06-03-2012, 01:40 PM

That's some funny shit your smoking, Mercer was a corpse by then, 10 years before he was tough mofo who was difficult to beat, go ask Lennox.

Boxing Gloves · 06-03-2012, 01:42 PM

At the time I was impressed that he managed to stop an iron chinned Mercer but with hindsite I look at it a lot less impressivly. He was 41 and had not fought a live body since 1996. He also got knocked out by Briggs 18 months after the fight.

Momus · 06-03-2012, 02:25 PM

Impressive? Yes.

Significant? Hell no.

Whipdatass · 06-03-2012, 02:43 PM

Hell no. Wlad almost ran out of gas, and his face was swelling up too. AND that was a shot Mercer at that.

kenmore · 06-03-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Asterion

His win in 2002 over Mercer, was it an important "event" and is it a significant win in his resume?

I mean...Mercer was a contender until 1998 and this was in 2002.

The win was not significant in terms of impacting the world ratings. The victory did not establish or build upon Vlad's credentials as a world-beater, either. Vlad had already made his mark by whipping top rated Chris Byrd in 2001, and he would build upon that win by KO'ing top contender Jameel McCline later in 2002. Mercer was deeply faded, aging, and no longer world ranked when he fought Vlad.

However, the fight was significant because of the decisiveness of Vlad's victory. Although no longer a contender, Mercer was still durable, and had not yet been stopped by anyone. Vlad got the job done in exciting, devastating fashion, blasting Mercer into oblivion in six rounds.

The Mercer win supplemented, but didn't match, the cred Vlad established by clobbering Byrd and McCline.

kenmore · 06-03-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Whipdatass

Hell no. Wlad almost ran out of gas, and his face was swelling up too. AND that was a shot Mercer at that.

Exaggerations.

StillWill · 06-03-2012, 03:15 PM

Wlad was supposed to win this fight, but the way he won it was superb - he looked absolutely devastating. Hence why nobody wanted to fight him after that, except a certain Corrie Sanders !

SugarShane_24 · 06-03-2012, 03:16 PM

That Mercer was still able to stop Tim Silvia by one-punch even at 50 was awesome.

Wlad's win over Mercer was nonetheless impressive.

I know, it's unrelated bullshit.

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WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member East Side VIP Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 23,983 vCash: 1000	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? Mercer was in very good shape and still was a very dangerous fighter. Wlad's offense that night was absolutely amazing. It wasn't a "great win" on his resume, but it was a good win, and a very impressive performance.
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Bazooka Full Fledged Flomo hater East Side VIP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 30,405 vCash: 157	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? Thats a four year gap and I am going to be real Mercer wasnt live since the mid 90s
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Slyk Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,187 vCash: 255	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? Good display of his arsenal at least. One of the best arsenals HW boxing has ever seen.
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exocet76 Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 1,151 vCash: 75	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? That's some funny shit your smoking, Mercer was a corpse by then, 10 years before he was tough mofo who was difficult to beat, go ask Lennox.
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Boxing Gloves Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Doncaster, England Posts: 1,374 vCash: 1000	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? At the time I was impressed that he managed to stop an iron chinned Mercer but with hindsite I look at it a lot less impressivly. He was 41 and had not fought a live body since 1996. He also got knocked out by Briggs 18 months after the fight.
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Momus Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 708 vCash: 500	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? Impressive? Yes. Significant? Hell no.
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Whipdatass Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 4,798 vCash: 500	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? Hell no. Wlad almost ran out of gas, and his face was swelling up too. AND that was a shot Mercer at that.
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StillWill Dr. Eisenfaust ESB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 1,903 vCash: 174	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? Wlad was supposed to win this fight, but the way he won it was superb - he looked absolutely devastating. Hence why nobody wanted to fight him after that, except a certain Corrie Sanders !
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SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member ESB Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the few, the proud, the Philippines Posts: 4,776 vCash: 449	Re: Was Wlad's win over Mercer significant? That Mercer was still able to stop Tim Silvia by one-punch even at 50 was awesome. Wlad's win over Mercer was nonetheless impressive. I know, it's unrelated bullshit.
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