The good old days of heavyweight boxing. There’s absolutely nothing like this today.

@LIONTAMER3D

4 ай бұрын

The days of televised attempted homicide, remember Tyson vs Frazier? Mur-dur.

@shellsbignumber2

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, the 90's was incredible in the Heavyweights. Nothing like it today.

@BlackWolf-el3gu

2 ай бұрын

@@shellsbignumber2that exactly what they said in the 90s. “Heavyweights are nothing like the 70s”.

@bababuwibutler256

2 ай бұрын

Overrated ass shit lol

@anthonydavella8350

2 ай бұрын

So many full bore shots wedged against the ropes, brootal

90s heavyweight boxing gave us some hard hitters and these two are amongst them.

@CalicoVaSouthside

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but 1 is natural and the other is on drugs, give them both drugs and see what happens or none at all but you right, I miss 90s boxing

@Boygonebad

Жыл бұрын

@@CalicoVaSouthside trust me they all was juiced up in the 90s.

@soleswankthealchemist1997

3 ай бұрын

@@Boygonebadyou slow asl

@BrooklynRival7718

3 ай бұрын

The 70s was worse

@Dingoplexor

16 күн бұрын

To me the deepest take t pool in heavyweight history

Damn Mercer beat him like he disrespected his mama or didn’t pay him his money😂

@LobotomyMeat

2 ай бұрын

Morrison was trying to headbutt him all night. He had it coming.

@SCORP1ONF1RE

Ай бұрын

@@LobotomyMeat BS

@dek1u851

Ай бұрын

si no le ganaba por noqueo ganaba morrison por la fama del momento tu entiendes

@maliant16

17 күн бұрын

His mom was a crack-ho that Tommy drunkenly picked up one night. When she asked to be paid Tommy laughed at her, “you funny ho,” and kicked her to the curb.

@EliasYurquina

14 күн бұрын

​@@dek1u851La clásica esperanza blanca, aún si ganaba 10 rounds Mercer. Darían empate o victoria 115/113 a favor de Morrison

Ref be like: "If he dies,... he dies..."

@larrydynamiteiii

11 ай бұрын

😂

@BlaneNostalgia

3 ай бұрын

This ref I swear... amateur hour...

@dwcushman1

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely terrible reffing. Morrison could have died.

@jjrdavidson81

15 күн бұрын

☠️

@chrisgreen177

13 күн бұрын

Three more seconds, and Tommy would have.

One of the most brutal KOs ever

@peacefulwarrior1987

2 жыл бұрын

I preferred Tyson vs Berbick

@phixion9956

2 жыл бұрын

@@peacefulwarrior1987 ok I didn't ask what u care Abt for comment on Tyson and berbick then bruh. Not everything Abt u

@peacefulwarrior1987

2 жыл бұрын

@@phixion9956 🤔🤌🤫

@harryheath9928

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you could thank the ref for Morrison and Norton two of the most violent knockouts of history along with others

@wolverine4ever38

2 жыл бұрын

​@@phixion9956 Wow someone must of pissed in your wheaties Bro. WTF is bruh. Learn English

Mercer said in an interview that at the weigh in his bodyguard who was a power lifter told him that Morrison was definitely on steroids and that he just had to make Morrison work for a few rds and he would be completely exhausted. Exactly what happened

@leightonlawrence8832

2 жыл бұрын

Shit sure does look like hes on steroids

@ComaToast1

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly heard the same

@Jeroensgambling

2 жыл бұрын

Steroids where also the reason Morrison got HIV.

@frank-ko6de

2 жыл бұрын

Steroids severely impact your cardiovascular system and affect your breathing. Boxers have no business taking it as boxing is a very cardiovascular demanding sport.

@ramtron9314

2 жыл бұрын

Morrison also had a weak chin. But he got my respect he did good. Like him too

The most impressive thing about this is that Morrison was coherent after a couple minutes.

@alfredbrooks6551

6 ай бұрын

I agree, I thought he would have to be carried out and then taken to the hospital.

@joehouses5097

6 ай бұрын

Dude was gassed by the time the beat down came. Just didn't have thr stamina to defend himself. Mercer took some heavy shots like nothing. Idk how these heavy weight absorb those monster shots

@hit.me.at.911

6 ай бұрын

@@joehouses5097think about it, why would bigger guys be able to eat shots from bigger guys? They’re both big, that’s the answer.

@1968spikey

3 ай бұрын

Concussion kicks in afterwards as does brain damage

@christophermcmihelk6231

3 ай бұрын

Morrison was throwing punches while sitting on the stool. After being knocked out

Mercer was smart in this fight. He let Morrison get tired and went in for the kill. People forgot Mercer was an Olympic gold medalist.

@donjohnson3888

22 күн бұрын

Also helped that he had one of the hardest jaws ever as well. Morrison was so sure he could KO Ray that he never stopped to consider what would happen if Ray was still there after a few rounds. Mercer took some BOMBS in the first 3 rounds but he just wasnt going away like most anyone else would have.

@DeadGirl-oz3vl

5 күн бұрын

All that late night partying got Tommy's stamina low af🫣 He was definitely a one pump chump😂

Ray Mercer was probably the most underrated heavyweight over the last 30 years. He had the best chin I’ve ever seen. Those shots he took from Tommy through the first 4 rounds would have put almost any other boxer out for the night.

@FirstLast-yc9lq

Жыл бұрын

He's not underrated. He went from this to losing to over the hill Holmes and then to a few scrubs. He was too inconsistent.

@higherpurpose1212

Жыл бұрын

Mercer is actually a moving punching bag, literally.

@MadX8

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he was underrated. The truth is, he's been lucky mother nature gave him such a good chin (this is not something you can improve with training, at least not that much). Tommy was a better fighter and that's what you can see for the first 3 rounds imo. But Tommy needed the fights to be short. If you can survive his shots for 3/4 rounds (and not many could), well, you had your chance because stamina was not his thing. In a way, Tyson was the same. Bell => Hyper shot in the face as soon as the fight start => Ko.

@AhmedA-me7nu

Жыл бұрын

@@MadX8 thats some seriously good insight. Mercer wasn’t willing to improve on his footwork and head movement and relied too heavily on his chin.

@visionnaire4203

11 ай бұрын

@@MadX8Tyson was not the same. Morrison was on steroids Tyson never gassed out by 4 rounds. They’re not the same

Oh god that replay was brutal. I think he took 8 really hard punches after he was basically knocked out

@mohamedsulaman831

Жыл бұрын

Ref at fault he too freaking old n slow the man was out took afew punch while in lala land

@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692

Жыл бұрын

@@mohamedsulaman831 Wasn't because he was old and slow, he was a shit ref long before that. It's Tony Perez, same ref who let Gerry Cooney tee off on Kenny Norton, as Kenny Norton was basically out on his feet hanging/sitting in the bottom rope. Like Norton was just sitting there, arms hanging down, all stiff and WIDE EYED (shell shocked/knocked out with his eyes open), and Cooney was able to really load up on his punches, Cooney was already a fearsome puncher as it.. Watch that knockout, it's imo even worse than this one, but this knockout is also one of the most brutal ones.

@donjohnson3888

22 күн бұрын

Also the same ref that let David Tua take John Ruiz's head off with a totally free left hook after Ruiz was already out cold. Tua literally lifted all 230ish pounds of Ruiz off the canvas with that last shot cause Tony Perez just can't be bothered to get between the fighters. I swear he was just scared to get too close when reffing heavyweights.

@SuperRobertoClemente

13 күн бұрын

And when the neck is just loose like that it compounds the concussion-- makes it MUCH worse, because the skull is swiveling freely and the brain is knocking around in there. Horrible stoppage.

@SuperRobertoClemente

13 күн бұрын

@@donjohnson3888 Wow, I didn't realize that-- so the guy really allowed a lot of dangerous shots. That should be a crime. It takes many years off these fighters' lives. CTE is no joke-- and they knew about it then, called it "dementia pugilistica."

Mercer took some of Morrison's biggest punches. Great combo by Tommy at 2:17, 3:26 and others and none of them faded Mercer.

@Kevin-gb8gb

Жыл бұрын

How he just ate that uppercut and left hook, i would have been sleeping.

@lukedeconcini

Жыл бұрын

that was clearly the difference between the two in this fight, mercer lasted three rounds of battering from tommy, and the first round mercer poured it on tommy went down

@Omertahun

Жыл бұрын

Mercer said it felt like he was hit by the bus, to be fair. Some people just dont go down.

@Ve-suvius

Жыл бұрын

@@Omertahun George Chuvalo to name one.

@obama7828

Жыл бұрын

@Tony Alai Mercer was like 400 years old in that fight

I can see why a lot of people during this time were constantly comparing him to Mike. No he didn’t use the peek a boo style but he was excellent at landing those body-head combinations. Especially the right to the body followed by a right uppercut. He gets credit for his left hook a lot but not enough for his right upper. Also I love how he sets up with his double jabs.

@king-xerxus7040

Жыл бұрын

If only Ray trained more seriously he might have become even better and more dangerous than Mike was. Ray did not train very well.

@jesuspernia8031

Жыл бұрын

@@juliansearcie1758 You’re blindly sucking Tyson off instead of fairly comparing

@mitchjames9350

Жыл бұрын

@@king-xerxus7040 apparently Morrison would also take training not as serious as he would party all the time.

@Ultizer

Жыл бұрын

@@juliansearcie1758 Mike would have lost to Mercer if he went for the KO as well, Mercer's chin was too good and Mike also gassed early like Tommy did. Mike ducked some good fighters in his time and Mercer was one of em for a reason.

@Mar_real

Жыл бұрын

@@king-xerxus7040 no

I read an interview by Mercer who was told by his trainer that Morrison was using oil based steroids and would gas out after 4 rounds. His trained somehow knew this after seeing Morrison at the weigh in. Mercer moved and waited out the 4 rounds then tee'd off, it totally worked.

@archie7288

2 жыл бұрын

what is source?

@kasheem1747

2 жыл бұрын

How do you use that on yourself ?

@ericjones4776

2 жыл бұрын

BS

@percyvaughan

2 жыл бұрын

BS or not. 2 things are true. 1. Morrison by his own admission took PEDS and other illegal drugs. 2. Morrison got AIDS and had much longer before it was revealed.

@coolbreeze2291

2 жыл бұрын

His body guard told him that. He said he was farting every time Tommy hit him in the stomach

the most savage knock out in boxing history

@stefanoferroni7778

7 күн бұрын

Si !

Amazing that Morrison got up so quickly afterwards. Most people would have been out for minutes.

@king-xerxus7040

Жыл бұрын

He was out for minutes. Right after the second punch.

@king-xerxus7040

Жыл бұрын

@@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS sorry son I don’t box.

@geovaniraffaelli4508

Жыл бұрын

Most people would have been out forever

@king-xerxus7040

Жыл бұрын

@@geovaniraffaelli4508 many other boxers wouldn’t take the fight in the first place.

@user-wh8mb7tm2g

Жыл бұрын

Facts he was up after a few seconds

This was a huge leap for Tommy Morrison, from only going 6 rounds to a tough and durable guy like Mercer who takes a great shot and has good power. It's a decision Bill Cayton regretted for a long time afterwards.

@schivonellis4594

Жыл бұрын

No regret on Morrison's part first off they fought as Amateurs..And Ray edged him then this is PPV their by far their 1st million Dollars purse but thing is Tommy was a Sprinter and Ray he was a marathon runner..Tommy didn't pace himself He still had a long way to go even at the KO point...But he showed he belonged.

@usmh

16 күн бұрын

Tommy never had a good chin. One's chin doesn't exactly improve with age. It would've been exposed no matter when he stepped up in quality of competition.

@dwcushman1

10 күн бұрын

Yup. Those unintended consequences that let you know just how poor a decision was. He was a bad matchup for Tommy, the worst possible at that time. Tommy was never quite the same after this fight.

Damn Ray you ain’t have to kill him lol.

@Orange6921

Жыл бұрын

Mostly the ref fault for not stepping in sooner.

@reycesarcarino4653

Жыл бұрын

Merciless

@nomdeguerre8926

Жыл бұрын

It was the ref that almost got him killed.

@dreg8679

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@Rajon-stoolie

Жыл бұрын

AIDS done that for him

I just realized Morrison was only 22 when he took this fight. Mike Tyson was a rare breed, they were looking for another great white hope and didn't allow Morrison to develop his skills naturally

@boxingdialogue4676

2 жыл бұрын

It was normal for boxers to have big fights that young back then

@Jeroensgambling

2 жыл бұрын

Did'nt allow him in what exactly?

@frank-ko6de

2 жыл бұрын

He had no skills to develop. Would have been better of playing football where they could hide him on the defensive line. He just got exposed.

@jameswalsh3976

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't it...

@xxcrump3575

2 жыл бұрын

Always an excuse when the bum you're rooting for loses

WOW This is FREE!!! awesome. Thanks Top Rank Channel for letting me know this 30 year oldfight is free in CAPS!!! awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those punches sound like bombs. The sheer power generated by both Ray and Tommy was nothing more than astonishing.

People dont understand the impact of Mercers attack in the 4th round. Moorison got softened up in the 4th. He was still loopy when Mercer caught him on the ropes.

@terryeverson9820

Жыл бұрын

@Tom coward

@jesuspernia8031

Жыл бұрын

Yep I gave the 4th round to Mercer

@travzimmerman1340

Жыл бұрын

Everyone understands it.

@ScoobaSteveNC

9 ай бұрын

Tommy was tired too

Tommy Morrison era um grande lutador, começou bem atacando Mercer, mas falhou de forma fatal naquele round. Mercer lutava muito concentrado e absorvia bem os golpes e já tinha experiência. Estava bem condicionado.

Great fight!!! Classic knockout!!! Awesome 👍👍👍👍👍,!!!

That punch on 14:46 got Tommy. Mercer had a gameplan already at the start. You could see it as he was just waiting for Morrison to gas out.

@frank-ko6de

2 жыл бұрын

Dude kept holding and leaning forward and impacting his own breathing airway even though he was the taller guy!!!😯😯😯😯

@tyronevaldez-kruger5313

2 жыл бұрын

@@frank-ko6de Morisson gassed himself out. If a boxer keeps holding you should have a second strategy, 100% attack vs a cocky boxer like Mercer isn't enough. Btw Morisson i 6'1,5' Mercer 6'2'. Height difference not that big

@frank-ko6de

2 жыл бұрын

@@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 he was probably already gassed to begin with. You hold when you don't trust your skills or your ability to move. Morrison seemed to have the longer reach and height but all that was nullified when he kept crouching down, which is a no no against uppercut and bodyshots. It just showed how incompetent Virgets was as a trainer in deploying that strategy.

@tyronevaldez-kruger5313

2 жыл бұрын

@@frank-ko6de Yeah. I would even argue that his trainer is to blame that Morrison was in the terrible situation at the end. Before the referee took a nap...

@mikeallan5940

Жыл бұрын

Same with connor mcgregor, 2 round fighter

RIP Tommy... this was a good fight and truly a merciless KO in the end 🥊

Masterful performance by Ray Mercer!!! One of the best knockouts ever

@MMmmmmBobbert

Жыл бұрын

I was going to say one of the dirtiest but ok.

@pump1768

Жыл бұрын

@@MMmmmmBobbert How was it dirty? It wasn’t any low blows thrown or he wasn’t hit after the bell so how was it dirty?

@dominique9898

Жыл бұрын

@@pump1768because he knew Tommy was out cold and defenseless and he kept punching

@Mayan_88694

Жыл бұрын

@@MMmmmmBobbertseethe, ray Mercer beat him fair and square

@henryqjr2001

11 ай бұрын

Mercer had an incredible chin. Like other comments I thought he beat Lennox. Yo

I always thought Ray Mercer could take some incredible shots, and keep going. I remember watching this on TV

This was a Brutal Heavyweight Fight! Damn Mercer was tough as Nails.R.I.P. Tommy Morrison. 1love

fire that referee... Jesus

@dantesinferno9648

Жыл бұрын

PARA PONERLE UNA VERGUIZA PEOR A ESE REFERE , DEBIO DETENER LA PELEA ANTES DE QUE LASTIMARAN A TOMMY .

@xxcrump3575

Жыл бұрын

Fights should not be watched by the emotionally sensitive.

@jonahlogan7234

Жыл бұрын

Jesus would never fire the ref. Jesus is for his people aka African Americans native Americans, Hispanics and Seminole Indians on their father's side, Numbers 1:18🤔

@mrpappageorgio8311

Жыл бұрын

Why should the ref stop it ? When all it takes is some self control he knew he was unconscious continuing to punch is a dog

@bozzigmupp510

Жыл бұрын

@@jonahlogan7234 wtf you mean??

Thank you for posting this fight!!! Morrison was so in over his head with this fight. Meanest fighter (Mercer)to think you could beat.

One of the great heavyweight fights....Tommy exciting and boxing well, Ray tough as old boots and turned the fight around with a devesting Knockout.

I forgot that Tommy was winning this fight until...Merciless! 😬 😳 😱

@georgexanthopoulos3003

2 жыл бұрын

That 4th round set up the 5th round KO. Mercer beat the shit out of Tommy in the 4th, while having clearly lost the first 3 rounds. The way Tommy fought showed lack of planning on his team's part. Mercer was never going to fall as easily as the guys Tommy had faced up until then, he left himself way too open too often for a savvy, strong puncher like Mercer.

@jaayeee24

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgexanthopoulos3003 I agree. It was a perfect storm ⛈...Tommy with low stamina and knockout power against Mercer who had never been knocked down and knockout power.

@mariusloveless7880

Жыл бұрын

@@georgexanthopoulos3003 Lmfao everything you just wrote is a sports writer-style fancy way of saying Tommy Morrison was an overrated fighter who was fed cans and get beat up the moment he got in with real competition. "Lack of planning", that's some sports writer BS lol Like Tyson said, everybody, has a plan until they get punched in the mouth lol

@erichirsch5009

Жыл бұрын

Mercer was a fn thug

@genestringini8215

Жыл бұрын

@@mariusloveless7880 Morrison did beat Foreman though.

I thought Mercer would beat Holmes easily. Instead Holmes gave one of the greatest boxing performances ever. Mercer got schooled!

@somah1470

2 жыл бұрын

Mercer didn't take those fights against Holmes and Ferguson seriously. He was small heavyweight, therefore he should prepare for every opponents more accurate, because he couldn't win fights with his height

@jackdavenport3247

2 жыл бұрын

Holmes did a lot of schooling in his day. !

@JomoDaMusicMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@somah1470 did u honestly say, he didn't take The EAstern Assassin serious, r u crazy,

@jb-vb8un

2 жыл бұрын

Holmes schooled Oscar Ocasio and " mr " snipes

@TheRmm1976

2 жыл бұрын

Like someone else said, Holmes schooled many a fighter. Mercer was a great one but Holmes was elite.

Love ❤ Boxing 45yrs+ It's the dedication, skill & determination inside the ring 🥊whilst having ones character tested outside of it, all via never dwindling self control : ))

Mercer really fucced Morrison up in that corner.. WOW 😲

@darryllittle7705

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yea he fukd him up,down,left,right, coming,going lol fukd him up every witcha way

I Rewinded This combination of blows at least 20 times.. Just pummeled the guy precisely & accurately.. GOTDAMN..

That was ABSOLUTELY criminal!!!

One of the most Vicious KNOCKOUTS I've ever seen.

Apesar do Tommy Morrison ser mais veloz e técnico, prevaleceu a incrível força física do Ray Mercer. Ótima luta, dois guerreiros!!!

@henriquegarcia6734

2 жыл бұрын

Além do queixo de pedra também, kkkkkk. O disgrama não caía com nada.

@aprigio64

Жыл бұрын

Concordo. Morrison atacou muito mais e no 3° round chegou até a abalar Mercer, mas o queixo deste parecia ser de aço. Mercer estava bem condicionado e esperou o momento certo para contragolpear. Ele também ganhava tempo e fôlego com o jogo de pernas. Fiz alguns comentários também sobre essa grande luta.

@tyronevaldez-kruger5313

Жыл бұрын

@@henriquegarcia6734 ¿Eres alemán? 🇩🇪 👍🏿

@BRaggles

Жыл бұрын

Morrison didn't have a jab, his biggest structural flaw.

@42much1

Жыл бұрын

O Morrison cansou, já no terceiro round fugiu do game plan de atacar o abdômen. E ficou de boca aberta o tempo todo. Não era o dia dele. No 5o round não tinha mais nenhuma estratégia, estava derrotado. E o Mercer comprovou depois quão duro ele era, aguentava muita pancada, basta ver as lutas com Holyfield e Holmes. Agora esses caras peso pesado sofrem muito, da’ até pena, ganhando ou perdendo, tem muitos neurônios sofrendo danos ali. É um dinheiro suado pra cacete.

Morrison looks scared near the end of the 1st round. He hit Mercer with his best shot and it barely fazed him.

@josephrobinson5452

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Ray Mercer have the best chin I've ever seen in boxing.

@georgexanthopoulos3003

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephrobinson5452 Well maybe not the best but certainly one of the best. His chin literally saved him in the first 3 rounds of this particular fight.

@jimred5700

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephrobinson5452 I recall the shots he took from Lennox......incredible.

@georgevincent1834

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephrobinson5452 Mercer, Chuvalo, and Cobb.

@samchezthomasino2331

2 жыл бұрын

Mercer said it was Tommy hit him harder than ANY other HW he had faced e.g. Lewis, Klitchko etc.. he says it in 2 interviews. In fact all shared opponents with Tyson and Morrison said Tommy hit harder. I didn’t make this up all documented. However Mercer had an iron jaw and Tyson would have most likely mauled Morrison.

That was brutal 💀💯💯🥊

Tony Perez, thank you. Whenever I feel down, I watch this fight.

Win or lose, Tommy was a badazz. watch some of his 1st 10 pro fights. R.I.P. Duke.

@whodat787

Жыл бұрын

Nothing "badazz" about the way he got whooped in this video

@user-uh6lm5wv6n

6 сағат бұрын

Average boxer, no shoulder or body into his punches, it's all just arm

I remember when this fight was being made. There was quite mixed opinion on who would win. The knock against Mercer was that he was old at 30 and had started pro too late. Morrison was felt to be talented but fed only tomato cans up to that point.

@Danny-bd1ch

3 ай бұрын

Me too. It was the same night that Holyfield vs Tyson was cancelled due to the rape allegations. I still have a poster of the fight that did not happen.

Ray Mercer such a scary and great heavyweight What a fighter 🔥

By far the best boxing match ive ever seen in my life

this is life changing damage and could've affected him in all sorts of ways.

@rodolfohilliard1656

Жыл бұрын

You do know that Morrison passed away some years back? HIV and AIDS related complications.

@yumyab256

Жыл бұрын

he didn't leave long enough to see the consequences of the beatings he took, symptoms of boxing related brain damage can take decades to show up and basically destroy your chances of living peacefully in your old age, but morrison never got "old" old, not really

I will never forget this KNOCKOUT, was one of the best seen.

@ZaydDepaor

Жыл бұрын

what are you talking about, it was due to Morrison's arm getting stuck on ropes and bad refereeing!

@whodat787

Жыл бұрын

@@ZaydDepaor no. It was due to Mercer knocking dude out. You trying to give credit to everything except the man who actually performed the knock out. "It was the ropes! It was the referee!" 😂😂 pathetic

@paulclark4616

2 ай бұрын

First shot was borderline back of the head.

I've been watching boxing since the early 70's. Maybe I missed it somewhere but this is the absolute most brutal knockout I have ever seen in my life. I am seriously amazing he didn't kill Tommy. Foreman/Norton and Cooney/Norton were another two...

Yes: I'll have a 10 piece bucket - extra crispy, please. Dang that was a helluva ferocious series to end the fight! RIP Brother Tommy - you were here.

Tommy was a very intense fighter, who threw everything into almost every punch. There wasn't much of a feeling out process nor any boxing for points. It was a race to knock out every opponent in as little time as possible. This takes a lot out of a fighter very quickly, and though Tommy was better than most at this particular strategy, it didn't always work out in his favor. Mercer had a wrecking ball for a head, and therefore Tommy should have saved some energy and fought for the decision, just like he would go on to do against Foreman.

@jesuspernia8031

Жыл бұрын

Well, it doesn’t help that Ray kept leaning on him taking away his energy. I think it was a general stamina issue too. Tommy Morrison’s combinations were excellent. Those rights to the body then right uppers were amazing.

@ralphcantrell3214

Жыл бұрын

@@jesuspernia8031 If the ref hadn't been asleep on the job, and Tommy had been afforded his standing 8-count after being rattled instead of 8 or 9 undefended, "tee-off" punches to the face, he might have recovered and gone on to win this fight just as he would later do against Carl Williams and Razor Ruddock.

@IsaacAsimov1992

Жыл бұрын

@@ralphcantrell3214 Good point!

@surfshack2

9 ай бұрын

I agree. The top boxers can figure this out and use it against a fighter like Tommy (especially him being a young 22 yrs old and undefeated). Ray waited patiently and then turned it on after the 3rd.

@leeandramurphy5903

8 ай бұрын

But Mercer was methodical in this fight. Mercer was the better conditioned of the two and smarter. He let Morrison tired himself out and proceeded to beat the everloving shit out of him. I can't watch that beatdown without flinching.

Tommy had a good plan and carried out that plan well. Just that Mercer was tough enough to survive those hard shots to the head and body until he could catch Tommy and he sure did.

Goosen is a good analyst. I like the way he does fights.

🤘🏾 Merciless Ray Mercer

Super clever fight plan by Ray Mercer and exellent execution!

That's what comes with experience right there. He let him punch himself out and then he started pouring it on. Mad respect for Mercer

@chaddrake9241

10 ай бұрын

Tommy lost... but this ain't Rocky, he never punched himself out... lmfao>>

@colebeans3145

10 ай бұрын

It comes down to who’s on the juice 💉

@user-uh6lm5wv6n

6 сағат бұрын

​@@chaddrake9241are you blind? Morrison had a gaping mouth open in the last rounds searching for oxygen..he was stuffed and his punches probably felt like a fly hitting Mercer

Ray Mercer was one of the most underrated (but feared) heavyweights of this era. He was robbed of a win over Lennox Lewis and this fight against Morrison is arguably the most brutal knockout in history. From 14:48 on I counted 9 power punches that were square to the head. Joe Cortes should have jumped in by 14:52 but inexplicably let the beating continue. EDIT: Ref was Tony Perez, not Joe Cortes. Sorry about that.

@dasmith1207

2 жыл бұрын

Earlier you would note at 6:20 (Round 2) the ref was threatened by Tommy with a possible power left (to the facial area)at close proximity during a separation of the two fighters. This was the only threatening occurrence, (wouldn't have to tell me twice).

@TheRmm1976

2 жыл бұрын

@@dasmith1207 That was after Mercer forearmed Morrison to the face... Tommy a little upset there.

@dasmith1207

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRmm1976 now or later I really wouldn't wanna have to take any one of those elbowing/forearms any damn where, so whattaya wanna du, Petition ?

@yahudah6239

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good thing👍🏽

@ikene9821

2 жыл бұрын

It was Tony Perez, same ref who let Gerry Cooney tee off on Ken Norton while the latter sat helpless on the second rope.

The best knockout ever!!!

Brilliant insight by Joe Goosen in the first round noticing that Morrison was very tight and Mercer was relaxed even though Morrison was winning.

@debsmith7861

2 ай бұрын

Agree. Joe Goosen - fantastic trainer and expert announcer. Really miss the great days of boxing. I saw every fight during the late 70s, the entire 80s and 90s. Those fighters make today's MMA fighters look like slow motion sh-t.

@user-uh6lm5wv6n

6 сағат бұрын

It's obvious though not hard to see it at all. Morrison is bouncing around and looks stiff and constantly goes into Mercer as if he's anxious or keen to just get it over with. Mercer playing it cool, proper boxing game wait and suss out your opponent, then unloaded on him when it was time

Mercer one of the most underrated punchers in the Heavyweight division all time.

@SJM6791

Жыл бұрын

He also had a granite chin.

@johnpowers3316

Жыл бұрын

Yea His Chin was granite

@gregpettis1113

Жыл бұрын

Klitschko knocked him out

@LLV1915

Жыл бұрын

@@gregpettis1113 Ray mercer was 40 and Klitschko was 26 so fighting a old man in the sport doesn't seem all that great

@gregpettis1113

Жыл бұрын

@@LLV1915 I agree mercer was a very good fighter. That jab was devastating.

The 90s and early 2000s produced some dangerous heavyweights. I believe that era had the most quality heavyweight fighters like Tommy Morrison, Ray Mercer, Lennox Lewis, Tyson, Evander, Ruddock, David Tua, Ike Ibeabuchi, Oliver McCall etc etc. I compare those heavyweights to today's and today's just feel so sluggish. They don't have the footwork and the combos today unlike the 90s where they had decent power AND speed.

@donatta1857

Жыл бұрын

Razor Roddick, Frank Bruno, Henry Akiwande, Herbie Hide, Riddick Bowe, Andrew Golota, Corrie Sanders, Hasim Rahman, Oleg Maskaev, Shannon Briggs. The greatest era of heavyweight talent.

@johnmiller2444

Жыл бұрын

Steroids weren't regulated as heavily back then, kiddo.

@samsami607

Жыл бұрын

1980s stars

@nedkelly8495

Жыл бұрын

Yeah u right. Today's boxers (if that's the right word) r no better than yesterday's tuna bake. Mushy & smelly.

@user-uh6lm5wv6n

6 сағат бұрын

There are no heavyweight boxers today just internet clowns with boxing gloves on

Ferocious, brutal KO

Mercer was in control from the moment the 1st bell rang..smooth and calm approach

I replayed that vicious beatdown @13:52 about twenty times, what a sight to behold, Tommy thought his name was Tammy after that mauling.

@t1aod0606

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!! Ohhhh weeeee! Tommy got rocked!

@kwamekhnum9907

2 жыл бұрын

You re-wrote the exact same comment somebody else already said too.. Lol.. Try being original it actually works..

@atvbass10

2 жыл бұрын

After the satisfying beating that Ray got from Klitschko, Ray thought he may have been gay after the good ‘ol butt fuckin’ he got from big bad Wlad ✊🏻

@whatelse6393

2 жыл бұрын

Timmy ^^

@AceThunder234

Жыл бұрын

@@kwamekhnum9907 Ever since Tommy Sotomayor had haters people turn that name into Tammy.

That was an incredible performance by Ray Mercer.

@Lyricistnz

Жыл бұрын

Sure was

@PEDRELVIS

Жыл бұрын

@@Lyricistnz What, try to kill the guy?

@Lyricistnz

Жыл бұрын

@@PEDRELVIS Bruh it's boxing not farking ballet. The referees job is to stop unnecessary punishment, up until that point you keep mother fucking punching until told otherwise

@Corinthians--xx7br

Жыл бұрын

@@PEDRELVIS welcome to boxing

@PEDRELVIS

Жыл бұрын

@@Corinthians--xx7br Yeah, coward boxing.

I remember this fight. It was interesting learning about Tommy's life style in the 30 for 30. He was not ready for this fight at all. I always rooted for Ray.

The slide out from the corner was legendary

Over 30-years ago, but I remember watching Morrison leading with his head for those first few rounds, and thinking "it's only a matter of time." As for what some called a late stoppage...well, Morrison had fought well, so Cortez held off until it was a foregone conclusion. But Morrison did get beat up bad in those final seconds before Cortez stepped in. It was ugly.

@ckobo84

Жыл бұрын

"Perez held off", lol. He was a complete wimp and a complete coward. He was just too scared and not physically strong enough to do anything.

@bluesmoke9309

8 ай бұрын

It was beautiful!!!!

2:17 What a great combination!!

@usmh

2 ай бұрын

Right hook to the body, right uppercut! Wonder where he got that from... ;)

@donjohnson3888

22 күн бұрын

Anyone but Mercer would have been on the ground after that. His chin was outrageously good.

crazy. tommy was tired at the end of the first round. Mercer played him like a fiddle. waiting him out until he was dead tired. Then just slaughtered him. entertaining fight for sure.

Great 11 hit combo Boom 🔥

Thank you Mr. Ray Mercer for delivering this modicum of justice. I'll take it.

Ray mercer celebrated at the end of the 4th as he returned to his corner .. he knew it was game set and match .

My fave fight in the history of combat sports

@MrEgofreak

Жыл бұрын

One of the most brutal for sure! They were throwing some Atom BOMBS.

@goodnightmunchie

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if Tommy was a African fella 🚬🤨

@3beamdreams

Жыл бұрын

⁠​⁠@@goodnightmunchie imagine living in reality 😂

@Discipleofthelordandjesus

Жыл бұрын

Brutal

@Discipleofthelordandjesus

Жыл бұрын

@@goodnightmunchie grow up. You’re life has to have more meaning than making bait comments.

I always remember how late Mercer got into boxing. I think he was like 27 or something! And look what he was able to accomplish. Inspirational.

@DonVintaggio

4 ай бұрын

and Morrison thought: I can beat this old guy with one of my hands tied; I don't even know why the heck they call him merciless Mercer. Well, Morrison discovered it the hard, hard, way.

Ray Mercer fought dirty and that ref was in love with him.

Morrison atacou muito mais, no 3° round conseguiu até abalar Mercer, mas no box tudo pode acontecer. Um contragolpe pode mudar tudo e mudou. Mercer calculou bem o momento. Tommy ficou aprisionado no corner e não conseguiu esquivar-se e sair rápido.

@weirdo4653

Жыл бұрын

Não é sobre o quanto vc consegue bater, mas o quanto vc aguenta apanhar 👍

@aprigio64

Жыл бұрын

@@weirdo4653 Mercer tinha muita resistência, ficava bem plantado e absorvia bem os golpes.

It's so crazy how a guy like Tommy played in a movie about a boxer over coming the odds. Yet...Tommy could have had his own real life story about his life that would have been even more interesting!

@blankblank1257

10 ай бұрын

he tried man, he came out the gate too strong.

It’s the man you deliver knockout blows and he doesn’t fall that you got to be wary about.

Thanks for sharing ! 🤛👍🙏

Rip to the duke remember this fight like yesterday

One of the best knock outs in heavy weight history. In my eyes.

That was brutal

Give that ref a raise! That was great 👍

Rest up Tommy

Ironically this was the best Morrison ever looked imo. He was such a fucking animal in those early rounds. His punches were so fast and precise, with nasty power. If you asked me to create a Heavyweight boxer, everything from his look to his abilities/attributes, to his fighting style, I would draw up something close to Morrison. He was a hell of a specimen. But his downfall was and always had been his lack of stamina and his chin. A lot of fellow Morrison fans argue that he had a solid chin, but it wasn't very good. There were times where he would take a decent punch and keep on kicking, but he also had a tendency to get caught with 1 solid punch and completely lose his legs. Having your gas tank drained doesn't help matters, and his defense seemed to get worse the more gassed he got, but plenty of times he would get caught and dropped or hurt badly at the least in the first round. Can't blame him being gassed on all of them. All in all, I give Morrison a B+ rating. When I think of Morrison I think of a guy who had the power and offense to be able to bang with and KO anybody, but in the back of my mind I was always waiting on and expecting him to gas out and to eventually get caught with a solid shot that would get him in serious trouble and in jeopardy of being taken out. But when you think about his virus, and his partying and lack of discipline in his personal life, what he accomplished is fuckin AMAZING. if you look up symptoms of HIV, lack of energy and fatigue are your top few symptoms. He mom has reported he knew about the virus since 1989, he turned pro in 1988.

@IsaacAsimov1992

Жыл бұрын

Great post. Thanks!

@adadeutsch9593

Жыл бұрын

B+? how generous of you...

@aframaco9491

Жыл бұрын

Excuses excuses... they've been testing boxers and athletes since the 1980's. One needed clean bill of health to be given a licence to box in many parts of the world! There was no the boxing commissions would not have known of his hiv status in 1988/89!

@yumyab256

Жыл бұрын

nah I dont think it was HIV that had him like that, Morrison was known to have zero discipline, his conditioning was simply not good enough for the top dog leagues

@soundwavesuperior28

Жыл бұрын

Morrison just never had the dedication any of the other greats had. He never wanted to give his heart to the sport. He could’ve been an all time great, but he never wanted to put in the effort to discipline himself.

Perfect knockout 👏👏👏👏😁

That was violent....

If you wanna show people the most vicious knockout of all time, you show them this.

@youtoo2233

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Cooney vs Norton

@shiningphantasy1393

2 жыл бұрын

This is definitely one of them as is Cooney vs. Norton. Another really scary one, even though it is not as much of a barrage is Ruddock vs. Dokes, especially during the slow-motion replay.

@georgexanthopoulos3003

2 жыл бұрын

@@shiningphantasy1393 Good call sir. Ruddock vs Dokes is often overlooked, Dokes could have been seriously damaged by that last punch.

@shiningphantasy1393

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgexanthopoulos3003 What was nuts about that knockout was the referee actually counting at Dokes while he was pretty much lying there motionless.

@georgexanthopoulos3003

2 жыл бұрын

@@shiningphantasy1393 Indeed. Talk about utter incompetence.

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Mercer saw everything that could be fished out in the first. Cool as can be. That was the tell that Ray was going to take the fight.

Doesn't matter what Era of Boxing, FANS have Always cheered for the Non-Black fighter and still do to this day.

@anthonylove821

Жыл бұрын

Can u be any more racist? I always rooted for Tyson and I’m a white man….. gee wonder what color you are? Not hard to guess

@andrewb2548

12 күн бұрын

Do black people cheer for the non-black fighter? Lol. Just no.

“..he does know what’s hitting him at that point..”. Understatement……

@DrLoverLover

Жыл бұрын

how is that an understatement?

That was sick

Very good boxing !!!

I remember watching this fight back in the day . That knockout was so bad I thought Ray had killed him . Morrison was a good fighter but never impressed me as a great fighter . He was a Gerry Cooney ( Great White Hope ) type fighter until he ran into Larry Holmes .

@Orange6921

Жыл бұрын

It was really Mercers granite chin that won the fight. Almost anyone else would have been KO'd in the early round by Morrison's bombs had they landed that clean.

@gregpettis1113

Жыл бұрын

The last 5 heavyweight champions have been white. Maybe you should start looking for a great black hope 🤔

@manuginobilisbaldspot424

Жыл бұрын

@@Orange6921 That's always the excuse...Morrison fought this exact way and got bombed out by Michael Bentt. He got outclassed by Lennox Lewis. It was HIS weak chin that did him in. The way he fought against George Foreman should've been his blueprint.

@Orange6921

Жыл бұрын

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 I missed the part where an "excuse" was given. Tommy got knocked out cold and clean by Mercer. Mercer had a great chin, Tommy had a weak chin. Where is this "excuse" you are talking about? Funny how some people see all this stuff that was never said.

@arthurseymorejr.3606

Жыл бұрын

@@gregpettis1113 Sorry if the term offended you but that's what they were called . It's nice to see some White guys make it back to the top . Just shows that the Heavyweight division has become weak and the talent lackluster . I hope you can fin solace in that .

Tommy Morrison looked spectacular when he was in his youth. Great power, explosive, fast hands, angles, and great movement. He was one of those big men that maintained athleticism even at heavy weight. ...then the world learned that he used steroids to achieve his success.

@MRIDDLE72

Жыл бұрын

When was he in his prime? He was 20yo right here.

@User-uk6rk

Жыл бұрын

@@MRIDDLE72 True. That makes it even more impressive. I remember thinking he was a future of the heavyweight boxing after Tyson's reign. He looked amazing as a "pre-prime" 20-year-old... you got to admit that.

@AceThunder234

Жыл бұрын

@@User-uk6rk Damn it must be hard being a racist and trying to get over this.

@SeedOfJakeSonOfZion5582

Жыл бұрын

@@77peacock77, The same shit as Tommy maybe more the dudes head doubled in size.🤣🤣🤣🤣

@user-wh8mb7tm2g

Жыл бұрын

Lmao everyone was using steroids back then my guy

Wonderful

Devastating punches by the military 🪖 powerhouse Sargeant. Ray Mercer

To his credit when asked if he hit Mercer hard, Tommy replied, "I hit him so hard my hands hurt". Tommy was gassed by the 4th round and he was shot. Ray was a great fighter with a steel jaw. Tommy at this point in his career was a bomber with little in the way of defense. Ray crushed him.

@teastrainer3604

6 ай бұрын

Tommy's people said he never put in the work to develop his defense and instead relied on his power to win fights. That's exactly what you see in his losses.

@PoppysGuitar

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I thought Tommy's win over Foreman was a demonstration, when he worked at it, how good he could be.@@teastrainer3604