I didn't know that. That's probably why Tyson signed to fight him. It was announced about a month after Tyson-Nielsen and it was scheduled for January 19, 2002. At the time, I thought it far too risky as a "tune-up" for Lewis, but I was unaware of Mercer's bad outing on the Nielsen undercard.
Exactly, he was just all round tough guy with a good chin who could give u some rounds and thats about it