Interesting interview post Wlad-Mercer, 2002 (video)

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Klitschko talks about Mercers chin and toughness, something he had never faced before. Mercer compares Klitschko to Lewis and makes some interesting comments, among others that Lewis hit him harder. Hard to tell because Klitschko did floor & stop him although he fought a much older version of Mercer. And fighters do have a natural tendency to give fighters they (nearly) beat a lot of credit to enhance their own legacies. Anyway, here it is:


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  2. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Post-fight interviews can be revealing, but also sometimes a guy can be upset at his opponent for having been stopped. I think he was talking a bit of trash there about the power, but then calmed down.
     
  3. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    Yeah but the joke was on Mercer...................
     
  4. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mercer was coming off a couple wins coming into that against stale opposition, Mercer was well past his prime at that point and was a shell of his former self. Mercer took good punches from Wlad in that fight but Wlad proved to much for him in the end.