Who really won Mercer vs Lewis?

Close fight but I think Lewis edged it pretty clearly.

 

I'm gonna have to score this!

 

As I recall, I had it a draw. People I was with had it for Mercer. That's a fight I should revisit. Keep in mind folks that a 40 year old comebacking Larry Holmes beat Mercer just with his jab and made it easy. That's something Lewis couldn't do.

 

I think I had it as a draw the last time I tried to score it. Was a really, really close fight.

 

My file says the last time I had a look at this fight was in 2011:

Mercer: 2, 4, 5, 9
Lewis: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10

96-94 to Lewis

 

Looking back at that period for Mercer, I had Holyfield winning 95-94, with the knockdown making the difference.

I also thought Witherspoon's early success edged Mercer 96-94, for what that's worth.

 

I scored it 95-95. Great fight that could have gone either way. Better fight than Lewis vs Vitali in my opinion

 

Yep Mercer did better than Vitali in my opinion.

 

This. It was inactive and overweight version of Mercer, but motivated one.

Still, active, unbeaten, 5 years younger and 10 lbs lighter Mercer that fought Holmes was better in my opinion. It just shows how skilled and smart Larry Holmes was it even at 42 he beat better version of Mercer much easier than Lewis did

 

And overall better quality fight

 

I had Lewis by 2 points.