Olympic gold medallist and former WBO heavyweight world champion, 'Merciless' Ray Mercer celebrates

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Olympic gold medallist and former WBO heavyweight world champion, 'Merciless' Ray Mercer celebrates his 61st birthday today.

    'The first time I put on a pair of gloves, I was 23 years old and had been asked to be a sparring partner in Germany. That’s when I really caught onto it, that I liked it. I asked the trainer to show me how to defend myself without getting beat up every day. He showed me and in about two months, I made the guy I was sparring quit.' - Ray Mercer
     
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  2. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    Happy Birthday to the champ.

    His KO over Tommy will go down in history.
     
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  3. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chin like a block of steel!
     
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  4. channy

    channy 4.7.33 banned Full Member

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    Great fighter, as tough as they come with a chin to match.

    Other than that, his birthday was the 4th April...
     
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  5. Turnip mk3

    Turnip mk3 Active Member Full Member

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    Hard as nails. Fight with Tyson would of been a cracker
     
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  6. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    First fight I ever saw live was Mercer obliterating Morrisons will to live.

    Happy Birthday Champ.
     
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  7. highlander

    highlander Active Member Full Member

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    was working security at a manufacturing plant when he fought lewis. fight was on the radio. fellow security guard and i were both listening and talking about how these two were beating the crap out of each other! great fight!
    and morrison's chin was NEVER the same after running into his fist.
     
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  8. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    I remember being well impressed with him in the 88 Olympics: the one you had to KO the South Korean to get the draw. Was fast and heavy handed. No shock to me he went on to have a sterling pro career.
     
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  9. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    One of my favorite HWs ever, merciless was a beast
     
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  10. Ilesey

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    Ray was a formidable fighter in his time and has featured in some entertaining slugfests. Great chin, decent power and came to fight. He inevitably went on too long and latter fights in his career were questionable but in his pomp he was a good fighter to watch. Many happy returns, Ray.
     
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  11. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wow, didn't know he fought 6 more years after the "offense is defense" version of Vlad klobbered him. Very entertaining fighter.
     
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  12. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Makes for interesting fantasy matchups with fighters like Fury, AJ, Usyk and Wilder.
     
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  13. Abysswalker

    Abysswalker Member Full Member

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    Mercer did beat a prime-near prime Lewis. Prime Mercer would steamroll AJ and Wilder in same night and Fury next day.
     
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