Who do you think won? Ray Mercer or Lennox Lewis

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Who won?

Poll closed Sep 7, 2018.

  1. Lennox Lewis

    35 vote(s)
    64.8%

  2. Ray Mercer

    19 vote(s)
    35.2%
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  1. BrainyBoxer

    BrainyBoxer Active Member Full Member

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    Pretty close fight and great effort by Mercer. Who did you have winning? I do think Lennox would have beat him more decisively in a rematch.
     
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  2. markclow

    markclow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lenox won, edged him.
     
    markclow, Jun 29, 2018
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  3. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Always score it for Lewis by 2 rounds every time I watched it. Mercer did very well but he simply didn't throw enough punches to win enough rounds. He never had Lewis hurt and Lewis usually responded to a Mercer assualt by returning fire, often in combination.
     
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    good fight but I never scored it

    He also fought evander tight on the cards around the same time too I believe
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Don't remember my scorecard but it was really good fight. I'd pick Mercer to spark out the current champs at HW, especially that lanky windmilling bum from Tuscaloosa.
     
    Serge, Jun 29, 2018
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  6. travolt

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    Mercer emptied his tank after 3 rds, and just toughed it out to the finish while getting hurt in each rd afterwards.. Never did enough to win.
    6-4 Lewis giving Mercer every possible close rd.
    7-3 a reasonable score.
     
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  7. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mercer won rounds more clearly, but I thought Lewis did enough to bag six and earn a legit decision.
     
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  8. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

    Lewis never even came close to hurting Mercer. Even remotedly
     
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  9. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Didn't Holy drop him and pull away after that??
     
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  10. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Who's that mate ??
     
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  11. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Professor Donkeypotamus Wilder
     
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  12. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wanted mercer to win. Always been a huge fan of the Merciless one. Not always a lewis fan. Something about big giants fighting in a safety first manner never appealed to me. Don't ge me wrong, I appreciated Lewis' skillset. But still, not my cup o English Jamaican Canadian tea. But he eaked out a close win.

    The Mercer he fought, and who brutalized Morrison, would be an undisputed Champ today though. Shows how much the division has regressed.
     
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    I remember Lewis landing a very hard low blow and Mercer didn't even flinch. It was like the guy's whole body was made of iron.
     
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    I agree . What do you think wlad from 2011 vs mercer.
     
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    I know mate, my poor attempt of pretending he's a nobody;)
     
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