Zwei richtig gute Boxer waren das!!! Solche Qualität gibt's heute nicht mehr. 😢

Mercer was a very underrated fighter. VERY good fighter!

@Shovelhook

4 жыл бұрын

Defensive skills nonexistent!

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shovelhook He must've felt he didn't need defense with a chin and body that resistant to damage. The dude was one of the most brutal fighters of all time.

@muhammaaddjuarta6759

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shovelhook @@aAAA

@muhammaaddjuarta6759

3 жыл бұрын

111

@muhammaaddjuarta6759

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shovelhook L)

Ray was a beast never got the credit he deserved,

@shuntavaisjohnson345

2 жыл бұрын

True

@vinceyoung5912

17 күн бұрын

33 wins 16 kos? That’s a beast

@PetreDancila

14 күн бұрын

😊​@@shuntavaisjohnson345

I remember watching this live in thinking Ray Mercer had won the fight. It was a great fight, but now that I re-watch it it looks like Lennox won 6 or 7 rounds. This was a great time in boxing with a lot of Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Ray Mercer, Tommy Morrison, Razer Ruddock, and Riddick Bowe. Miss those days...

@Astrongsoverignman

3 жыл бұрын

Ruddock ?

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

@Your Neighbor yes. Moorer and David Tua too.

@illahknigge2567

3 жыл бұрын

@@Astrongsoverignman yeah

@keithmitchell8479

3 жыл бұрын

Bob I completely agree with you I remember watching this fight back in the day thinking Mercer maybe not won but did a lot better then he really did lol

@danarmulyono5597

2 жыл бұрын

Bu ia o

lewis would have got rid of most heavies with what he landed this night but Mercer ate it all up great effort from him. Lennox also showed he didn't have a weak chin himself took some big ones and stood firm.in another era no doubt Mercer would have been a champion.

@theinformationbomber7102

2 жыл бұрын

He did hold the WBO belt and beat some good guys and also gave a few ATGs a run for their money

@vernellstarnes9775

12 күн бұрын

AND THE RAHMAN SHOWED HE DIDN'T 😂😂😂😂

Best Fight I've ever seen.The unbeatable willpower & conditioning of a soldier VS skilled boxer who learns fast

@abdulrahim-ns7ml

3 жыл бұрын

Lp0

@herbertgarcia4609

Жыл бұрын

God is good 👍😊

Mercer was a tough SOB! Very enjoyable to watch!

I know alot of people don't like Lewis, personally I think he had a good style, precise and effective, and plenty of power too. Mercer was also a good fighter and his chin is unbelievable, but Lewis had too much skill for him, and everyone else for that matter.

@rubenaerts7284

9 жыл бұрын

The Rub Mercer almost made it a draw, Lewis certainly didn't dominate this one.

@johniga21

7 жыл бұрын

Yap,the truth about Lewis is "he is talented "To me,he has a good timing unexpectedly.

@bloodfluke7530

6 жыл бұрын

Lewis was a great fighter when he respected, truly respected his opponent, and didn't allow his arrogance to just assume that his 'greater talent and ability' would automatically make him superior, and therefore, the victor... Honestly think Bowe missed a trick not fighting Lewis... Yeah, Lewis beat Bowe in the Olympics, which of course is amateur boxing, and doesn't mean shit when it comes to Professional Boxing... Must remember that Gonzalez battered both Lewis and Bowe in the amateur game, and teased Bowe about when he beat him rather convincingly...and look what happened when Gonzalez faced Riddick Bowe as a professional...Bowe gave Gonzalez a boxing lesson, and a beating, and made him look like he was still an amateur... In all professional sport, and most definitely in boxing, one's talent, or natural ability, and skill, they can only take the boxer so far. If the boxer doesn't have 'discipline' and 'commitment' then they may as well not have the fucking talent because they'll get found out by those that treat boxing, the training, and their bodies with respect...and that was Bowe's trouble, his discipline. He'd spend 75% of the time between fights sitting in fucking Mcdonalds...such a waste. When he was disciplined, like preparing for the first and the third Holyfield fights, he was great. Bowe had so much natural ability, but was a lazy fucker. Same goes for Tommy Morrison, but instead of gorging on burgers, he gorged on booze and cocaine. People talk about Morrison's susceptible chin, but when he was passionate and focused, his chin was fine. He got up against Ruddock to win, and losing to Mercer, well, Mercer was hardly a weak puncher, and how can people say his chin was weak after going 12 rounds with George Foreman, and Tommy lasted as long with Lewis as Vitaly Klitscho did, 6 rounds, and wasn't as battered, and Lewis was younger and fitter, and 6 rounds was longer than Golota, Ruddock, Rahman, McCall, Shannon Briggs, Tyrell Biggs, and Francis Botha lasted...yet he had a 'dodgy chin'...12 rounds with Foreman?....What I'm saying is, when a fighter is disciplined and passionate about the fight, even their chin acts differently and can withstand more, no doubt cause of will power...honestly believe if Bowe had trained hard, he could've beaten Lewis.... Miss these heavyweight days

@Dante-vf4sd

3 жыл бұрын

@@bloodfluke7530 There's always a possibility, but you f Lewis is on his game no one gets the majority of ten fights against him, he's the best ever

@ji5340

3 жыл бұрын

I think Lennox kept getting better as time went on

Mercer might have the strongest chin I’ve ever seen! It doesn’t budge! Kinda like holyfraud...And one of the hardest punchers! Would’ve loved to see Mercer vs Tyson! Young mike!

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Mike Tyson vs Ray Mercer would be a crazy fight. Ray Mercer against the 1986 to 1988 Mike Tyson, i see Mike Tyson win by TKO in the end of the fight or Unanimous Decision. Ray Mercer against the 1990 to 1992 Mike Tyson, i see Mike Tyson win by Semi Decision in a harder fight for him than the second Ruddock fight. Ray Mercer against the post jail Mike Tyson, i see Ray Mercer win by TKO in later rounds (9 to 12).

@shaunbat5097

2 ай бұрын

Tyson avoided him like many others.

Terrific fight. Still enjoy it as much as the first 3 times I watched it.

Mercer was probably the best gatekeeper during that era. He made it a nightmare for fighters trying to get past him.

@robertoaquino3531

3 жыл бұрын

1

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 So true!!!!!!

@briananderson8204

2 жыл бұрын

Mercer vs. Tyson would have been great

@anz2441

2 жыл бұрын

Mercer shoulda been more than a wbo champ ! He is unfulfilled talent, but he was indeed a beast.

@malikx5204

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertoaquino3531 A

Lewis came out and said the Ray Mercer match was his toughest fight. Though he did say Holyfield was his toughest opponent.

@shropsiberian

2 жыл бұрын

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHmtpNubhtrafs4.html ahem. Do your homework. Mercer was his toughest fight, due to the conditions.

@shropsiberian

2 жыл бұрын

He certainly did 👍🏻

@ModestoCruz-co3ul

Жыл бұрын

Nos

@lawrencespencer6309

Жыл бұрын

@@ModestoCruz-co3ul ko

Heavyweight boxing ruled by the British & Ukrainian, ain’t nothing nobody can do about it!

Mercer's success in this fight is part the fact that he is a tank and can walk through the missiles of Lewis. Lewis being such a big puncher and Mercer walking through every punch Lewis threw, shows how special Evander Holyfield is. Holyfield, not considered anywhere near the puncher as Morrison or Lewis, was able through sheer intensity able to drop Mercer by forcing Mercer to take a knee.

@jemtzy6184

2 жыл бұрын

3

@richardwhite9745

Жыл бұрын

Then hooking him in the back of the head while he took a knee buy a good point all the same

@blazewarTV

Жыл бұрын

Holyfield was knocking people out just with his conditioning

@djemarin

Жыл бұрын

@@blazewarTV ni mo cdr Vi U

@donavonhoward114

Жыл бұрын

Holyfield was an animal in the ring, no doubt about it. Lewis was too. I think Mercer gave Lewis the toughest 12 rounds of his life. The difference in this fight was razor thin. Just imagine how dominant guys like Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, Tyson, Mercer, Moorer, Morrison, and so many others could have been if they weren't all beating up on each other? That's not even considering what Holmes, and Foreman did in the 40's. I don't know when we will ever see another era of heavyweights like that again.

I am surprised that Lewis was given this fight. I had it 96-94 Mercer, and that is giving Lennox round four, which I actually thought was extremely close. Lewis was relatively passive much of the time and Mercer was consistently the aggressor . He landed many more jabs and numerous hard right hands and combinations throughout the fight , winning rounds 1,2,3,5,6 and 9. I thought one of Lewis' uppercuts might do him in, but he managed to brush them off and landed a few of his own. The older fighter fought through exhaustion to take the 9th round and win the fight.

@taekwondotime

5 жыл бұрын

Just no. Look at the punch stats. Lewis won. It was close, but Lewis won.

@johncalbeck935

5 жыл бұрын

@@taekwondotime I agree that the fight was close, but I still think that Ray should have won. Busy doesn't win fights; winning rounds does. I thought Mercer won more rounds (the ones I listed). But I do respect your opinion. There is a reason this bout has remained controversial for all these years. By the way, Mercer landed a higher percentage of his punches (nearly 10%), Lewis landed a few more punches overall, but only a very few.

@johncalbeck935

5 жыл бұрын

@@taekwondotime Mercer was able to land 60% percent of his jabs to Lewis' 33%. Mercer also landed a higher percentage of power punches, 59% to Lewis' 44%. Lewis, however, was able to narrowly land more total punches, having landed 235 punches to Mercer's 223.[NY Times}

@taekwondotime

5 жыл бұрын

​@@johncalbeck935 Somewhere on KZread I scored this fight round by round (hard to keep track of which video I watched since so many versions exist). In any event, Mercer lost rounds because he went long periods of time without doing anything. One flurry here or there doesn't offset being picked apart by Lewis's jab for 2:45 of every round. This became more noticeable in the later rounds as Mercer's early lead evaporated and Lewis took control of the fight. Kudos to Mercer for doing what nobody else had the courage to do: he went right after Lewis. That being said, he ate a lot of punches (that would have dropped most other heavyweights) and he faded down the stretch. The best you can say is that the fight was a draw, but Lewis winning was the right decision. You can't go by the crowd reaction because it's a pro-Mercer crowd.

@duncanporter1047

5 жыл бұрын

so your a qualified judge ?? or maybe just American??? Mercer had 3 good rounds, sometimes lewis is lazy and takes awhile to warm up, be he won the fight. Not even close to a 'bad decision'

Not the borderline-robbery that some (and only some) sources built me up for. In fact, the punch count - which still came out in Lewis's favor - is one of the things reining me in on that, saying Lewis only landed 1 or 2 more punches in rounds I thought he mostly controlled. (Either Mercer was getting credit for a lot of glancing blows or he was blocking Lennox more than it might have appeared.) So "only" a close match, between two champs fighting one of the best heavyweight fights of the 90s.

@antoniorodrigues3341

Жыл бұрын

Ñ

Lewis became a three time world champ he beat a three time world champ on the way. He beat everybody that mattered and he is only the second HW champ in history to defeat everyone he faced.

Great Ray Mercer!!! Respect!!!

@sayangkusay4356

2 жыл бұрын

Rp.

Ray Mercer was a True Monsters! He always came to Fight. L. Lewis just had a little more Skill, He truly was a Top Ten Heavyweight Champ of all time.

What a fight! Imagine watching it LIVE back in the day!

He was busier, but the far more effective punches were thrown by Mercer. It's subjective for sure, but it was clearly given to him because of bigger fights and money.

6' 5",--- 247 pounds, and all power, reach, footwork, weight, and technical skill and knowhow.... What a hectic heavyweight fighter Lennox must have been, in person, in the ring, for those individuals actually pitted against him in professional prize fighting...(!!)...

@chrisslaughter5552

3 жыл бұрын

I gotta give Lewis alot of credit also..He got knocked slick out a couple times early...But he didnt let it discourage him...He didnt lose any confidence..He gained some somehow..And Riddick Bowe ran from Lewis...He wanted no part of Lewis..Which i think Big Daddy was right there with him at one time as a Professional But the Amateur defeat by Lewis crushed Bowe's make up...would have been one of the greatest battles...Id liked to seen Lewis vs Golota earlier...And he didnt dodge no one.

@sterling7178

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisslaughter5552 Lewis did fight Golota. He knocked him down instantly.

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisslaughter5552 Lennox Lewis fought Golota and finished him in 1 minute. And agree about what you said on Lennox Lewis. He was scared of nobody. He fought the best of his area. Since the middle of the 80s him, Holyfield, David Tua (a lot of fighters were scared to fight him) and Ike Ibeabuchi (he said after his fight against David Tua that he wanted Tyson or Holyfield. Shame that he had some mental issues and his career was stopped too early) duck nobodies. Don king made Mike Tyson not fighting the best after jail because he wanted easy money with Mike. Mike Tyson said at the time that he wanted 5 or 6 fights that he knew he could win to be at 100% and after that, fight the best

@chrisslaughter5552

3 жыл бұрын

Yep he destroyed him but he was damaged good by then but not that’s Lewis wouldn’t have anyway but Golota done gave up way before that fight Golota didn’t want to fight he wanted to be a truck Driver..True Story..Dude was nuts

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisslaughter5552 true. I heard of that story

Imagine if they had a rematch

Epic blast from the past battle! I remember watching it live on TV. I was never his biggest fan, but I still feel Lennox did just enough to win it. It was the right verdict. Both guys showed real heart in there.

@zackzulu951

2 жыл бұрын

Mercer could ko lennox if he was 6' 6"

@lendhykurniawan8612

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackzulu951 B

@katimanaisya9324

2 жыл бұрын

H

@m-cra1370

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackzulu951 boxing don’t work like that, rays style of a shorter pressure fighter is what gave Lennox so much trouble

@dylanburston7453

Жыл бұрын

@@zackzulu951 Yeah, and i could be the worlds tallest man if was 10ft. what a stupid comment

Lennox Lewis' face when the ring announcer said Lennox "represented GB at super heavy weight at the 1988 Olympics". Hahahahahah.

Close fights aren’t robberies

@shuntavaisjohnson86

4 жыл бұрын

True

@j-rox8551

4 жыл бұрын

Xavier the Boxing Nerd it wasn't a Robbery but i did have Mercer winning

@shuntavaisjohnson86

4 жыл бұрын

True

I love Ray Mercer. What a tough man and such an exciting boxer to watch. Lennox is a legend now but Mercer really carried the hopes of the USA here for good reason.

@shuntavaisjohnson345

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Mercer absorb punches and hit with vicious punches that makes damages

I had it 5-5 on first viewing but when I watched with a judge's eye and paid closer attention to total quality shots landed, Lennox was busier. Ray 's action was intermittent . 6-3-1; 97-94 Lewis

@marshallmathers2740

4 жыл бұрын

Cefcecdfs Nah

@C_R_O_M________

3 жыл бұрын

100% with you on that

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

Totaly agree with you

@herekoko4562

2 жыл бұрын

L

@herekoko4562

2 жыл бұрын

L

Mercer problem was his stamina was bad and he never threw enough punches. If he could have solved his stamina issues, he could have been a world champion easily

@nisrinaarinnilhaq8876

Жыл бұрын

A

My favourite heavyweight boxer Lennox lewis. Respect to Ray Mercer he was just born at the wrong time. A another era he would have achieved more. 👏. Bowe ;Tyson ,Lewis ,Holyfield. Loved them all. All had different weakness and strengths. Lewis definitely improved under manny Steward. His skill set. Just lacked motivation at times .

That was a tough fight for both Lewis and Mercer. Personally I would not have been surprised if it was called a draw.

One of the commentators is off Fight Night Champion!

That's not a split decision, that's a majority decision. Split decision is 2 cards to one fighter, 1 for the other. Majority decision is 2 cards to one fighter, 1 a draw.

@stevex8409

2 жыл бұрын

You're right.

@osfaldomartines

8 ай бұрын

Lewis es una máquina de tirar golpes con precisión el otro boxeador se le agradece su aguanté

Sometimes the hardest hitting boxer is not the most dangerous but the one that can take the most punishment while punching back. That was Merciless Ray Mercer.

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

True!!!!

Mercer was Lewis's defining fight.

@shuntavaisjohnson86

4 жыл бұрын

True

@apihganda6913

3 жыл бұрын

eassssrasaaaea

Lewis was already a much improved fighter by this stage, and by god did he need to be.

I think Lewis got that right to the body/right uppercut from Cus D'Amato. A lot of people don't know, but Lewis spent time up in the Catskills early in his career.

Two Great Boxers.🥊🥊🥊

@shuntavaisjohnson345

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Mercilous Ray!

mercer by very close decision ...I'm a Lewis fan but he lost this fight...and I've watched this fight numerous times...can never give it to Lennox...Edit# Mention for Mercer's chin....wow

@C_R_O_M________

3 жыл бұрын

If I were you I'd check with my ophthalmologist.

@mallokribi3326

3 жыл бұрын

Lennox Lewis was busier, more constant and have a better boxing skilled that's why he won the fight

@graemehuia5964

Жыл бұрын

You're joking right

2 of the best.

@ninikdwi3760

2 жыл бұрын

Ararr3a6

How anybody could score for Lewis is beyond me landed more but got hurt way more often and one punch that visibly hurts an opponent can erase what good work Lewis did do and that's the tale of this fight a lot of what Lewis did was erased by one good punch from Mercer clear robbery and Lewis never wanted a rematch which says it all

@Kaiserbill99

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately for Mercer that is not how boxing is scored.

@richardwhite9745

Жыл бұрын

Nobody knows for sure how boxing is scored at the best of times .

@garywalsh9798

11 ай бұрын

Lennox , hit and hold , Lewis again

@bradenharris76

8 ай бұрын

​@garywalsh9798 so you didn't see mercer holding at all? Just Lewis?

@markgroves4167

5 ай бұрын

Lennox lewis all time great 👍

Lennox was one of the best heavyweights ever he would fight at his own pace sometimes making him look less then spectacular think there should have been a rematch

One of the very best chins ive ever seen in boxing ray mercer

This was an awesome fight and Lewis showed he could take a punch. I expected more from Mercers career but this was a tough boxing era.

@Da_Publick

8 ай бұрын

Mercer didn't like to train, period. He didn't like to train, and he didn't like to drill when he _did_ train. That's what keeps you in-shape, and what keeps you sharp.

@Terrible-Ted

7 ай бұрын

Mercer would be champion if he was boxing today

@Da_Publick

7 ай бұрын

@@Terrible-Ted He'd have had a belt, certainly. I don't think he'd be the Lineal Champion, though.

@Terrible-Ted

7 ай бұрын

@@Da_Publick I don't see anyone but possibly usyk giving him any trouble

@theentertainmentnation4694

26 күн бұрын

@@Terrible-Ted Mercer would not even pass round 5 against Tyson Fury or Wilder...too small for the modern era

Muy buena pelea

Awesome job by Mercer - he looked better going against Louis than many other contender hopefuls of the time

Any other boxer with 33 wins and 16 kos would be defined as having suspect power. Mercer is considered as a beast. Cmon

Different calibur of fighters in those days.

Should’ve been a Draw

@user-ed6ty2ml1o

2 ай бұрын

22:43

Old Ray Mercer was a tough customer. Deceptively athletic and fast-handed. He should have roughed Lewis up more in the clinches. Rapid body shots, elbows, stiff arms, whatever. He wanted a slugfest; getting Lewis riled up and trading shots with Mercer would have benefited Ray. And he definitely should have hit Lewis low in return, in the 6th.

I’m a Lewis fan! He’s the best in my opinion, but Mercer is no joke. Mercer is tuff af!

Ty!

Mercer was a lot better than people give him credit for. Dude was absolutely fearless and had a helluva punch.

Great fight and a close fight but Lennox won and deserved the win

@shuntavaisjohnson86

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he do

Great fight, Ray Mercer started boxing at age 23 👏👏👏 Lewis is an all-time great, but hats off to Mercer. 🥊💯💫

If you see a fight like this again you somehow hope the discussion is reversed. Lewis is probably the rightful winner but Mercer deserved it just as much.

@ramonaristidesvillaltamont6335

2 жыл бұрын

Añ

@oldmanJ

11 ай бұрын

A draw in my book,it was a hard good fight.Everyone has an opinion,that's all it is,an opinion from armchair trainers.

Boa luta manda mais

Fight starts at 5:00 mark.

Bob, you said Lewis was only the second heavyweight champion to beat everyone he faced well Rocky Marciano also Riddick Bowe.

Wow, competent judges? This is a throw back

fighting mercer is like fighting a tree trunk that punches back LOL

@anthonymcken6050

10 ай бұрын

An oak tree trunk at that.

Lennox! Du bist einer vom die ganze Größe boxser der Welt sehr starke ♥️👍👍👍

I hate to see judges ruining a great fight with their scoring. Lennox both eyes are almost closing up. I only believe in KO because some judges are just too sentimental and stupid#Mercer made great fight and deserved a draw

@blankblank1257

10 ай бұрын

naw he jabbed and weaved alot of mercers shots in those last round. everytime mercer clinch he caught an uppercut.

@robnhood1416

7 ай бұрын

Mercer was in his mid 30s and he never had popularity of guys like Lennox, Tyson, Holyfield or even Bowe. They just wont let him win if its goes to decision.

@speedkills7710

4 ай бұрын

​@@robnhood1416 he was robbed vs holyfield that 10th round knockdown was bullshit the stopped the fight because holyfield was bleeding and messed up mercer rhythm

Mercer fought the perfect fight against Lennox. All shorter fighters can learn a lot from this fight on how to attack and defeat taller fighters. But you MUST have a skills and a chin!

Wow, didn't know Tessitore was announcing fights way back in 1996.

Mercer is a Tank at age 35 taking all those hits from Lewis. Lewis is a tank buster shooting well timed projectiles at Mercer.

En mi opinión está pelea era Empate pero Lenox ganó porque peso sobre nombre.

This is one of those fights that should have had a rematch, to me I thought Mercer beat him. Ray Mercer is a very good fighter, he is quite underrated to be honest.

Mercer straight up class act boxer. Great fight. Lennox won, but Lennox should have put more effort in those last 3 rounds! Lennox at times seems to be content to coast. Pretty darn close fight. Mercer was outta gas & so was Lewis

@sidneyrash9718

11 ай бұрын

lennox lewis does coast at times or you can look at it he pace his self hell i lyinin to myself the man just get lazy fights win he feel like it hell his trainer steward was always on his ass fight man fight yes no effort

Ray Mercer did not have a neck at all, like Sasquatch. Head goes directly in to the body.

Lewis had this. But it was possibly his toughest fight.

Ray the gatekeeper Mercer. He’s the monster u gotta beat before going to top 5-7 contenders and he was usually are more brutal fight. Mad respect for Ray. Very underestimated fighter!!

@apex_prowler95

2 ай бұрын

Gatekeeper is an insult to a champ like Mercer.

Lennox Lewis is still the last undisputed heavyweight champion people back then under he was un appropriated Lewis never ducked nobody his mum Violet always used to watch his fights there wasn’t a boxer that could match Lennox he was one of the few that could of fought and won in any era in his spare time he liked playing chess

mercer is a beast he's head is basically attached directly to the shoulders without a neck... but In my opionion the decision was correct lennox won he throw much more punches and was more precise... the fact that mercer was more aggressive doesn't mean he was the winner

La pelea de Mercer es adentro y cuando lo hace no tira lo que hace es agarrar, y Lewis igual no trabaja con el jac y no saca los brazos.

Great fight but regretfully I had to give the edge to Lewis.

by the way,I'm can't wait to see fury vs Wilder....like if u with me!!!!!!!lol

The guy said Lennox won 7 rounds to 3. What fight was he watching? Mercer definitely won this fight. The crowd booing was a lot more accurate here. The other commentator, you could tell, didn't agree that Lennox won.

@omgorangelollipop8184

Жыл бұрын

Ray ran out of steam after 4 rounds. I score my card against him

Great fight between two of the all time greats. This is reminescent of the slugfests between Sonny LIston and Cleveland Williams back in the late 50's except it went the distance. Lewis using his jab to create distance but also fighting on the inside against a fearless opponent ala The Bear versuse Big Cat.What a war!!!!!!!!!!

One of the hardest fights in mercers home town Lewis ever had

Did Anthony Joshua really call Lennox Lewis a clown? He doesn't look like a clown here. AJ should reevaluate that statement. He wouldn't last a minute against Mercer's onslaught.

@ieyraatam532

4 жыл бұрын

no Joshua will kill Lewis......(in parallel universe)lolllllll

مارسر شجاع لكنه لايحمي نفسه كثيرا وانه بطل حقيقي وغير موفق

They seemed scared of each other.....Respect😂😂

Ray Mercer won that but, it was a great fight either way.

Lennox Lewis won. Lewis fought 3 minutes of every round. Mercer fought in flurries once or twice a round. You can't win a fight by flurrying, not unless you're Ray Leonard. Lewis won.

@silviacarbajo4780

6 жыл бұрын

Commenting From Jail I did not really have it close. 98-92 Lewis. Maybe if I score it more then I'll have it closer.

@bloodfluke7530

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree, not unless you're Ray Leonard, and you're flurrying against a fighter (Hagler) that you've ducked and avoided for FOUR years...Leonard gets away with murder...Duran fought Hagler in 1983, didn't hesitate, moved up to middleweight to fight Hagler at his natural / comfortable weight, so comfortable that Hagler never fought at any other weight...so Duran steps up to middleweight, goes 15 rounds with arguably the greatest middleweight ever, and goes these 15 rounds four years before Sugar Ray Leonard had the balls to fight Hagler...Leonard finally agreed to fight Hagler in 1987...1987!!!!... and people have the temerity to call Duran 'a quitter' for his behaviour in his second fight with Leonard... I repeat, their second fight, the fight where Leonard has admitted he made sure the date for their second fight was close enough for Duran to make the weight, therefore, Duran would get the payday he desperately needed, but made sure Duran wasn't ring-sharp, because he didn't have much time...Leonard made sure Duran was too exhausted from slimming down etc...I respect Leonard for admitting this...and admitting that he had to make sure he had an advantage over Duran because look what happened when they were both 100% fit in their first fight...Leonard lost, Duran beat him... Ray Leonard was very crafty... out of the fab four he's seen as the best...never heard such bollocks. He bottled Hagler for four years, fighting Hagler in 1987...remember Hagler was calling out Leonard in 1983/4, but Leonard made his excuses and waited til he knew he could win, and therefore not have his ego battered like it got battered when he lost to Duran...and he's admitted that the second Hearns fight, the draw, he's admitted that Tommy won that fight...look at Leonard's reaction at the end of the fight, he knows he's lost, but the media-friendly, enormously lucrative Sugar Ray was given a draw...very convenient...sets up another Leonard / Hearns, crowd-pulling, lucrative fight...So really Leonard only beat Hearns when Hearns was fit...His wins against Hagler and Duran were both against opponents that were not in their prime (Hagler), or not fit (Duran)....apologies for the moan, fella, just any mention of Ray Leonard's greatness, it bugs me...he ducked Hagler cause he knew he'd get a beating... it's easy to throw attractive flurries against a tiring fighter that's lost his will and spark, a fighter you should've faced FOUR years before...Look at the difference in Manny Pacquiao, in 2 years...Mayweather waited as long as possible and it worked...still think he actually would've beaten Pacquiao anyway, but it wouldn't have been as easy...cheers

@E-D-E2704

5 жыл бұрын

+Silvia Carbajo ...don't let bubba know ya using his phone for fuck sake !

You have only 50 years in boxing, i surpased you with a record of 65 years in the boxing world with a record of 206 wins, 8 losses, 185 KO.

Lennox lewis beautiful boxing hes d best 👌 ali 2 style 🤴

Great box of both! It's not like the the lards of Fury.

This joint was on espn2 😮😮

Buena pelea Merci digno rival Lewis Champions

Lewis showed poor defence and lacked offence. Mercer had more hart than skill.

You have to remember that Morrisson almost beat Balboa, so that makes Lewis's achievements all the more remarkable.

@m-cra1370

2 жыл бұрын

Balboa was over the hill when Morrison fought him, got beat by an old man

Lewis got a gift victory here.That's a wide known fact!

Got to give credit to lewis because everyone was scared to fight mercer even kimbo slice was scared when he fought mercer ........

Americans hated Lennox's ass.. Dude got booed in every single fight he had.. fucking embarrasing

Great fight. Shows how good a fighter old Larry Holmes was. Outboxed Ray Mercer.

This Ray Mercer would be the undisputed HW king if he was around today imho. He would destroy Fury and AJ at least.

And one of the talentless athlete ever.Read his results on a "The Superstars" contest in 1998! These are ridicolous.

@ramlitsm1869

3 жыл бұрын

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