Mercer's best performance in a while

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  1. Sweden

    Sweden Member Full Member

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    That won't happen again. It could actually be a good fight since both are decent fighters.
     
    Sweden, Sep 5, 2008
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  2. Odo

    Odo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Props to the old geezer.Hersisa is a decent fighter.

    Mercer ' s next opponent should be Riddick Bowe.The fight of the living zombies:D
     
    Odo, Sep 5, 2008
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  3. HauntingTheHoly

    HauntingTheHoly Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mercer is still alive? Wow. Wasn't his last opponent KIMBO SLICE and didn't he lose? lol
     
    HauntingTheHoly, Sep 5, 2008
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  4. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Strange considering Mercer weighed 250 pounds. Career high for him.
     
    Russell, Sep 5, 2008
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  5. DamonD

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    Wasn't this a majority decision? Anyone got the scores?
     
    DamonD, Sep 6, 2008
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  6. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    Sweden seems to be a nice comfortable place for old American heavyweights to go and carve out a niche and actually believe that they should still be fighting. I'm not being sarcastic either. Rather than fight a contender like Johnson, Bruce Seldon should have gone to Sweden and faced a journeyman or something. Keep winning and keep getting paydays. Not to mention meet some nice Swedish women. :ibutt
     
    Cruiser1, Sep 6, 2008
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  7. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    Why I put that little smiley in there I have no idea. Just looks funny I guess.
     
    Cruiser1, Sep 6, 2008
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  8. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It looks very angry. I wouldn't go near it if I were you.
     
    DamonD, Sep 6, 2008
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  9. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    From that website about Boxing that knows the Scene :

    By Per Ake Persson

    Former heavyweight champ "Merciless" Ray Mercer had enough left to beat "the Dutch Sonny Liston" Richel Hersisia on a majority decision over six two-minute rounds. It was scored 59-55 for Mercer from two Swedish judges while Belgian Daniel Van de Wiele came up with 57-57. Mercer controlled the action behind a heavy jab in the first rounds and seemed to shake Hersisia in the second. The Dutchman had good spells in the fourth and fifth when Mercer looked every bit a faded 47-year old. In the final round Ray went for the body and Hersisa didn´t like that one bit and with the strong finish Mercer won 58-56 on my card.


    If that truly was Mercer's best performance in a while, I think that says it all about how far Ray has fallen over the years.
     
    DamonD, Sep 6, 2008
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  10. EpsilonAxis

    EpsilonAxis HNIC Full Member

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    Ray Mercer in his prime had one of the greatest HW chins of all time, maybe even the best.
     
    EpsilonAxis, Sep 6, 2008
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  11. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Mercer would knock out Fraudley. One tap on that china chin and GOODNIGHT! :nod
     
    Zakman, Sep 6, 2008
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  12. Ilesey

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    Yes, an arguement can be made for Mercer, although in my opinion he comes a close second to McCall.
     
    Ilesey, Sep 6, 2008
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  13. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, Fraudley wouldn't get up anytime soon if Mercer tapped him, let alone hit him with something huge. :smoke
     
    MrMagic, Sep 6, 2008
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