Wladimir Klitschko vs Ray Mercer # Highlights

[@kevinmunday5782]

The klitchkos were great ambassadors for the sport. wether you like their fighting style or not. They were hard to beat, but most important they were great role models, no clowning or controversy, totally focused.

[@a.wyattmann4370]

I agree, always business only in the ring. I am sick of the WWE antics that Boxing and MMA have adopted trying to push these circus sideshow fights and cherry picking instead of the best fighting the best.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

They were inactive boring and abused steroids

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Samuel Young www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/2389404/Boxing-Klitschko-admits-steroid-abuse.html

[@FKtdyvan]

Yes, I whole-heartedly agree that the Klitschko brothers were disciplined fighters and true ambassadors of boxing without the typical personal shenanigans that many otherwise good boxers and champions bring to their boxing careers.

[@JamiePiller]

@@nonyobussiness3440 Wrong Klitschko brother. That article was about Vitali.

[@quovadis7119]

Mercer's plan was to break Klitchko's fists with his face.

[@ckobo84]

That was how Hagler defeated Hearns.

[@mellowman1020]

ah yes the old homer simpson stratergy

[@liquidswords5918]

@Lss30 Exactly. He shouldn't have taken this fight. Mercer is hard to knockout but Klitschko picked em apart.

[@scott1713]

Bad plan

[@hakan3773]

🤣🤣

[@Mkrmnxn]

I like how Mercer wanted to taunt him and play like the punches weren't getting to him, but it was so half-hearted because he was getting smacked around and he couldn't even pretend. Dude was tough as hell, but those shots were brutal.

[@Bartleby1892]

Mercer was lucky it was a different ref than in his Morrison fight.

[@edwardjames1369]

Yes he would have been really hurt.

[@shaiksajid8675]

wlad was lucky mercer was in old stage

[@chrisdonahue4205]

2 beasts in the ring taking punches like what was that a kiss lol

[@armyofninjas9055]

@@shaiksajid8675 Mercer in his prime would still lose

[@dannyboswell7188]

@@armyofninjas9055 I think ray loses as well. Prime to prime. But he definitely had a chance vs this version/ age of him. The one who fought and yea lost to Holyfield and Lennox would’ve definitely made for a better fight here. Sorry man lol. I just always thought Mercer was underrated by the majority of boxing fans.

[@alouiciousjackson5812]

Klitschko was such a powerful puncher

[@minobg79]

He was KOd in his early days, but he was far more exciting then later. :)

[@Lawrentz82]

@@minobg79 I say that all the time I moss young Wladimir. I understand why Emmanuel changed his style up, but young Wladimir was different!

[@MarcelPolman]

Consistency in the power is impressive

[@tonya1425]

Lawrentz82 Wlad had the fire power to be one of the most exciting fighters of all time, of course his change of styles allowed him to stay in the game much longer, but like you said young Wlad was different

[@jhonfamo8412]

All the way out there too

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

Wladimir has been retired so long ive forgotten how powerful he was. He truly was a hard puncher.

[@johnnyesponge9218]

Wlad doesn't care what the haters say he's living a very comfortable life

[@thewaynes3390]

UMBRELLA CORPORATION not his fault mercer stayed longer than he should

[@bobrowers]

109-7 with 94 KAYOS agree.

[@MrGuitars8]

The Klitschko's were good Champions . they had size and with Emanuel Steward in their corner they made a Fantastic Team.

[@knockup100]

Vitali was never trained by Emanuel

[@bladebrown8261]

Klitchcho was over rated he was just all size

[@kingofillyria601]

Not good but the best

[@JP-dw1fp]

Mercer got hit with two or three hundred lucky punches.

[@joeb2588]

Man, you can see how old Mercer got.

[@robmichael8136]

@@joeb2588 Styles make fights and even a prime Mercer is tailor made for someone like Wlad. Tall, strong, great reach and jab with good movement. Mercer is a flat-footed, in your face phone booth orthodox boxer. Klitschko had this matchup any year or day of the week.

[@PP-op4no]

@@robmichael8136 dude ofc theres an age advantage. At this time mercer is almost as old as klitschko is today.

[@kevdean9967]

Yeah, Klitchko was only landing about 85% of his punches!

[@robmichael8136]

@@PP-op4no I get it, but hang it up then. Floyd could get in shape and still dominate or at least compete at the highest level. This fight wasn't competitive, and even if they were the same age back then, I would pick a prime Wlad over a prime Mercer any day of the week based on their styles. Don't get me wrong, I love Mercer, I just think it's a bad matchup for him in most categories.

[@H.K.5]

One of the best chins of all time, Ray Mercer.

[@jcanelas01]

I never saw a guy that could take so much punishment as Mercer. He was a Rock! Vladimir was so powerfull and for me the best man in this business! Thanks to both!!!💪

[@dmj1419]

I remember watching this live in awe of how Mercer took those shots. I've never seen someone take punches that hard over and over again like it's nothing. Klitschko was actually getting tired from hammering him in the face.

[@monkeyb1820]

Mercer probably has the best chin I've seen. I guess Ali had a good chin, but Ali was great at catching the punch and pulling back his head. If mercer had been like 2 or 3" taller, with a natural 15-20 additional lbs, he would be among the best ever. Still a really good career. Fortunately, he still has his brains.

[@teddee9938]

So let’s stop the fight before Klitschko does get tired then KTFO by Mercer in the championship rounds; Mercer had an amazing chin and Stamina

[@kevinmunday6263]

Randy Cobb and George chuvalo had granite chins

[@e.c.9468]

Old Foreman ate Holyfield, prime Briggs and Morrison's best combinations like it was gentle slaps

[@bobrowers]

Mercer's chin had a chin. First time dude was floored in his entire career. Got the shiznit schTOMPED out of him by KLITSCHKO. This wasn't even fair tbh.

[@shingouki5285]

The young Wladimir Klitschko was a very good fighter exciting to watch.

[@TruthSurge]

Lots of fighters are smart. They fight with their head. Mercer really did in this one.

[@bobbybrown5196]

Klitschko’s jab was lethal

[@PhflyDan1]

One of Wlads best imo. Good distance, aggressive, accurate, powerful, hurtful. Even if Mercer was past his peak, he got handled like bad luggage at an airport!

[@kberlin85]

@Chris Warren Klitschko gased out late in the fight against purity but beat him up the whole fight

[@Hugh_Morris]

Chris Warren it doesn’t matter if he handled Purrity because he certainly handled Mercer

[@liquidswords5918]

@@Hugh_Morris Larry Holmes handled Mercer too. Even though it was a tough fight.

[@Hugh_Morris]

Bobbi Hill he did, schooled him

[@MajorTom6]

@Chris Warren Mercer 41, Klitschko 26. Exactly the same age difference as when he lost to a 26 year old Joshua, yet all the Joshua fanboys say age wasn't an issue ;-)

[@icelandiccubicle3418]

Mercer said Wlad was the hardest puncher he ever face bar none, respect!

[@cquilty1]

What a granite chin Mercer has.

[@nmor30]

Until he met this Russian white God.

[@FirstLast-yc9lq]

@@cquilty1 In the early 90s, Mercer lost to a 120 year old Larry Holmes.

[@cquilty1]

@@FirstLast-yc9lq Yes, I'm aware of that - Mercer lost this fight on points, but it alters not what I said. That Mercer has a granite chin.

[@8fz3mm13]

@@FirstLast-yc9lq Holmes is a baaaad mother fucker, the hell are you talking about?

[@8fz3mm13]

And even at this age he still got up from being knocked down, and that knockdown was brutal, Mercer was a savage in his prime, too bad he never got to win a championship, just goes to show you how dominant the hw division was back then.

[@stamy74]

When Wlad was still young, mobile and with killer instinct. Hope he doesn't come back, he doesn't have it anymore at almost 43.

[@leodavies9383]

I want him to have one more match and try to beat George foreman record

[@stamy74]

@@leodavies9383 Don't think it would be a wise idea. He's 50 now. And quite involved in politics.

[@bobbyg433]

@@stamy74 you're talking about vitali

[@stamy74]

@@bobbyg433 Yes you are right.

[@niyojobert2151]

Merciless is being shown no mercy.....

[@jeromebychowski122]

Well, the referee showed him mercy, by stopping the fight too soon. The referee should have waited for the knock out.

[@fraser_mr2009]

Klitschko is a similar fighter he just keeps coming... But he's much younger than Mercer. Although cruising he doesn't mess around... He reminded me of George Foreman actually.

[@juliomiguel6597]

@@jeromebychowski122 in the same way the referre Tony Perez waited till he destroyed Morrisson when Morrisonn was already out.

[@RPM11111]

Mercer had one of the best chins in the game.

[@FKtdyvan]

That was the time when Wladimir Klitschko was at his best with those strong and accurate left jab and right hand.

[@FKtdyvan]

@randy johnson Being white or not has nothing to do with the comment that I made about this fight. If Mercer was older and passed his prime years in this fight, then that is his problem not mine. He fought Wlad who was in his prime years and at his best, and that was one the reasons why Mercer who was an otherwise great boxer got beaten like that in this fight. To be fair to him, this problem is not unique to Mercer. Even the great fighters of all times and my heroes such as Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Sugar Ray Leonard, and others continued to fight until they were older and have passed their best and prime years in boxing. I never wanted them to continue doing that. Anyway, they continued to fight until they got beaten badly by younger fighters in their prime years. In those cases, it doesn’t prove anything for us the fans to say, “oh, if my favorite boxer fought this younger fighter during his prime years he would have destroyed him.” I am not white, and so stop telling me that I am white. This is just unnecessary and sheer nonsense of trying to bring into discussions about boxing irrelevant racial issues and stuff like. Again, I don't care if Mercer is old or young. The fact is Wlad beat him convincingly.

[@FKtdyvan]

@randy johnson You are so pathetic about your preoccupation with the race of people. Even if I were white or anything else I would not care about your so-called racial accusations. Not all of us around the world are preoccupied with race as some of you are in parts of the world and in countries like the United States and South Africa where race has been a major preoccupation of people and rulers for several centuries up to now. From now on I will take on the new racial identity that you have given me of being white just based on a disagree with you on a boxing issue. When you see me in real life you will then realize that you don't know what you mean by someone being white. Wladimir Klitschko has had a more productive and superb boxing career than Mercer. Just accept and get over this. This has nothing to do with the false racial identities that you want to assign to people who disagree with you.

[@Richard61200]

randy johnson if you want to talk about race no black man could knock Vitali Klitschko over ! What do you have to say about that ? What African country ever defeated a European army in battle ? The Russians are the strongest people on the planet your racist arsehole get that chip of your shoulder .

[@Richard61200]

randy johnson I suppose you never made the same observation when a 41 year old Wladimir Klitschko almost beat a young Anthony Joshua. Wladimir would have won that fight had he swarmed Joshua after the knockdown the ref would have had to stop it .

[@jketcham9004]

@@FKtdyvan Larry Holmes did not get beaten badly by younger fighters . Only Tyson and he had very short notice. Been retired 2 years. Sugar Ray Leonard came back 40 beat Hagler. Reading his book he had cocaine problem. And came back fought injured. When getting stopped. Foreman came back 45.

[@nobbytang]

That's a hard jab of Wladimir ...and left hook !!

[@grayalun]

Mercer was so tough even when he was older, his conditioning was awful though. He'd have been more effective throughout his career if he'd kept in shape.

[@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226]

Alun Gray fuck are you talking about? He was a gold medalist, a U.S. soldier and known for being in great shape. He made a bad call and tried a comeback when he wasn’t in shape. But he was a beast at training for his career over all. Check yo’ facts mane!

[@Hugh_Morris]

Blood Time Maximus Full Throttle Productions yeah he was a gold medalist and a soldier, he might have had that dedication at the beginning of his career but over the fights he got fatter and fatter, got more reliant on taking a beating. Look at the tape

[@grayalun]

@@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226 Do you think Mercer is in the best shape he could be in for this fight?

[@grayalun]

@@Hugh_Morris Yeah definitely, I checked his earlier fights he was never in amazing shape. Not saying the guy wasn't fit but small margins matter in elite sport and he wasn't optimum for a large part of his career.

[@337Brian]

True

[@donellhowell6954]

Great performance from waldimir klitcho

[@richdouche8253]

Mercer's head was steel. That's why he'd never been knocked down before. Klitschko was thumping him. Impressive!

[@fililbiondo1911]

Damn wlad in his prime hit hard

[@andreberetta8565]

That first KO was ridiculous

[@JohnnyButtons]

I’ve always said Mercer was the most underrated fighter of the ‘90s. On his best days he had the style and ability to beat Riddick Bowe and Mike Tyson. The guy took shots like no one else. His neck was a shock absorber lol. Seriously though. Ray was as durable as they come. Watch his war with Evander Holyfield. I experienced that match ringside in Atlantic City and was probably my greatest live boxing experience, and I’ve attended more than I can count on my fingers and toes lol.

[@ocnbxng5038]

Love Wlad's combos

[@doublem1975x]

It's one-dimensional headhunting. The guy can't even throw a proper uppercut.

[@doublem1975x]

You don't know what you're talking about, Liston was a great body puncher. Wlad didnt go to the body for the same reason he didn't throw uppercuts, or fight ,on the inside. He simply couldn't. His lack of punch variety and predicabilty cost him against Fury and Joshua.

[@fistoftulkas7335]

Being 39 and 41 is what cost Wladimir vs Fury and Joshua... When you're 6'5, mastering distance and straight-punching like Wlad did, dominating a division for almost 10 years, knocking out more than 50 people, not being amazing on the inside is basically a non-issue...

[@davinthetoothgamer4872]

He does have some good combos and rotation. Mercer best stamina and chin on the business especially at that age fighting

[@nedaCFilms]

Mercer was one of the toughest most underrated boxers of the '90s. Mercer and Bowe would've been Tyson's hardest fights, aside from Holyfield.

[@mr.d9989]

This is slightly off subject but Mercer has got an extremely likeable personality.

[@bview6212]

Poor Ray. He was too tough for his own good. Legend

[@PoppysGuitar]

It's kind of unbelievable to see Ray knocked around like this. He was always so unstoppable but time is the avenger. Ray always had a great chin with tremendous power in both hands. Not a great "boxer" and he admittedly drank and partied way too much but in his prime I never saw anyone take a shot like he did.

[@beaviskornholio2754]

Ray mercer was potential gone down the drain. For someone who was former military he sure wasn't disciplined.

[@xpertbrewer]

wow wladamir looked awesome here!

[@raybugz9275]

Th3 result will be d same if a prime Mercer fought a prime Wlad

[@kevinthomson2691]

A prime mercer would have performed 50x better than this.

[@jketcham9004]

The3 results where he got knocked out.

[@Jamesmax22]

Some of those shots were thunderous...

[@Biblicalgiants]

Wladi's a head hunter. And Mercer has an iron chin and maybe some brain damage after this fight.

[@TheOperant]

shinukism shnuck because he’s trying to do the same

[@liquidswords5918]

Plus all those shots he took from Tommy Morrison. Even though Tommy lost real bad. Ray said in an interview, Tommy was the hardest puncher, he ever fought.

[@朱富貴-w4x]

@@liquidswords5918 /

[@Shovelhook]

@@liquidswords5918 No, the hardest Puncher for Mercer was Wladimir

[@ti994apc]

This ref was good. Knowing when to say enough is enough.

[@brandonbeard8638]

I like seeing Mercer take this beating. It's a little taste of Karma for the unnecessary punches he threw at Tommy Morrison after the Duke was knocked out.

[@michaelcooper583]

Hardest puncher I have ever seen.

[@johnnyreed8537]

Merciless Ray Mercer is another of those fighters who fought way too long..

[@delahalleadam7662]

The commentator said : " where does this guy come from??!?" What the hell !!!

[@thenobleone-3384]

Ray Mercer started his Boxing career in his mid 20s which is interesting.

[@kenw.simpson1007]

This was never a contest. It was a massacre. Ray Mercer was well past it and should not have been allowed to fight.

[@jeffreychavey4161]

Ken W. Simpson he fought 3 times this past year.

[@IvanLendl87]

So much fun watching Klitschko beat the living daylights out of Mercer.

[@hamzahmuzurih7668]

This is a total devastation amounting to inhalations.... Kudos Klit

[@NowPitching]

Yes, Mercer was 41 when this fight happened - something that was used often to kind of discredit or downplay this Wladimir Klitschko win at the time. I even remember a number of ridiculous 'a YoUnG mErCeR dEsTrOyS kLiTsChKo' comments, as if a young Ray Mercer was ever a Sugar Ray Leonard who depended on speed and footwork (he always fought like he was 40). Yet, Wlad was 41 when he lost a very competitive fight to Anthony Joshua and yet few such fans seemed to cite Wlad being 41 as a factor at all, or used it to discredit AJ's victory. Strange, the complete resistance sometimes displayed (especially on this side of the Atlantic) to ever give Wladimir Klitschko any credit for an outstanding career.

[@shadowboxin6012]

@what. nbba Tyson fury is a clown.

[@martinaubut9208]

A clown ? Dis you see the fights against Wilder ?

[@benyah3390]

Joshua, Wlad, Fury, and Wilder are all *trash!!!*

[@noor-bn9fd]

Mercer , Past his prime in this fight and had no defence

[@mahmoudelfannan81]

A sad Moment for Mercer, respect for that guy he was out of his prime and his physical body form and lost his spirit after his match with Lennox Lewis

[@TheMrHarman]

Mercer was done in this fight. Old and nothing to compare with the Mercer from Lewis Fight!

[@LifeWellLived7]

Loved it!

[@silverhorder1969]

Mercer was like Tyson later in his career. He just lost his fire and drive. Almost like he forgot he was a fighter.

[@Nooraksi]

Stop making excuses, Klitcho was 41 when he lost to Joshua but at least he fought great, Mercer was totally outclassed in his fight, age only matters when you see a boxer losing because of age but still fighting good, in this fight he was a punching back, class is permanent, but this guy would get beaten with ease by Klitcho even in his prime!!!

[@xxdatrichboixx]

@@Nooraksi that win was gifted to Joshua. Second Mercer is way past his prime here. What do you expect.

[@xxdatrichboixx]

@@Nooraksi & no mercer would be Klitschko in his prime

[@FirstLast-yc9lq]

@@xxdatrichboixx No he wouldn't. He couldn't even beat Larry Holmes. Dude had a hard head, compared to other pros, he was lacking.

[@xxdatrichboixx]

@@FirstLast-yc9lq Larry Holmes isn't a nobody. Larry Holmes wouldve beat mike tyson if he survived to the later rounds.

[@alexanderkuczyk7391]

You can say whatever you want about Wladimir, yes when he got hit hard and flush , he got floored and looked like a deer in headlights. One thing about that is he never got knocked out , he was on queer street a few times, TKO'D and all that ....But he was an Offensive Machine. He had some of the Fastest Hands ever in the Heavyweight Division. Especially for a man his size. Maybe thats why he had such a large ratio of wins to losses. Too bad he didn't have a Chin like his brother. We'd be talking about top 5 easy

[@Richard61200]

Alexander Kuczyk I think Vitali Klitschko is the no 1 all time .

[@renesalcido7522]

Corrie sanders kicked his ass while in his prime.

[@jermainemartin6630]

Mercer had the greatest chin of all time!!!

[@vernonhill7438]

Young Klitschko vs an OLD AS F Ray Mercer

[@AndresFnt]

This version of Klitschko looks like he could still be champion til this day! Looks precise, fast, no telegraphs, and STRONG! Would prob beat Wilder and Joshua no problem- dunno about Fury but I rarely have seen Klitschko box and this version looks like a perfect version!

[@therealc.t.7085]

This version would have likely knocked out Fury, although he didn’t have a great chin himself.

[@maximloos3739]

@@therealc.t.7085 Bro don't forget he ate that massive perfect uppercut from Aj and was still standimg after that and he was 42 years old at that time.

[@АлександрЛоскутов-й4у]

Джеб у Владимира отличный, и бьёт как гвозди вбивает.

[@andreberetta8565]

Mercer was impressed, for a second I taught he was going to ask for a autograph

[@jaywinters2483]

I would love to see Cassius Clay in his prime vs Klitchko in his prime. I am quite certain that nobody could ever beat Mike Tyson when he was in his prime.

[@beepbeep5153]

Again the old era outclassed by modern era fighters.

[@johnsuits6885]

Vlad saw that clip of Mercer ko'n Morrison and decided to bomb him from long rang all night. I think the stoppage was overdue... Mercer was eating that 1-2 and 3-2 all night. Kinda sad to watch.

[@marks8988]

Yeah,the ref stopped too early.

[@shadowboxin6012]

Ray Mercer deserved alot worse. When Ray Ko'd Tommy Morrison and almost killed em, no one cared. I say the ref should have let Klitschko have at least 6 to 8 more clean power shots on Ray's ass.

[@j.j.guerrieri8121]

Klitschko was lucky it wasn’t the Mercer of 5 years earlier

[@bobrowers]

LEWIS retired before fighting him lolololol. LENNOX was losing versus Vitali as well, before the fixed ref stopped it on a cut.

[@luwakkopipaswordnya3770]

Lenox is smart, he know vladimir hit stamina and footwork

[@davidverdugo6266]

Klitschko hit so hard hes literally moving mercer around with his punches and mercer had legendary durability. Tommy morrison in his prime on roids teed off on mercer for 4rds and mercer ate those punches like nothing. Klitschkos biggest weakness was a weak chin and lack of head movement.

[@atheistleopard8644]

his chin wasn't THAT bad/weak. he took plenty of punches. both brothers did. 109-7 with 94 kayos agrees.

[@maximloos3739]

@@atheistleopard8644 yeah he even ate that massive perfect uppercut from Aj and was still standing after that and he was 42 years old. They always wanted to talk them klitschkos down, that's how dominant they were.

[@PoppysGuitar]

You know give Ray a break, he is 41 years old here and way past his prime. Ray was a bad ass who asked for and gave no quarter.

[@johnnyrye5779]

This was for Tommy

[@shadowboxin6012]

💪

[@haitianmaniac74]

This version of Klitschko was hurting dudes.

Mercer is one tough guy but, Wladimir showed us just how good he is by simply taking him apart.

[@miusukamadoto6805]

Most of those shots Mercer absorbed would knock-down or even knock-out most people. How did he manage to stay up is beyond me...

[@gringotate]

Klitschko would have defeated Joshua at this age

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Mercer hung around too long. He was a good fighter, at one time.

[@reneep9972]

True but that can be said about many once great fighters. Holyfield is a great example. Lewis was smart and went out before his skills declined.

[@nicholasgakuu5223]

fighting at 41 aint good.

[@nathanbosley76]

Ray looks so old here.

[@alexandrecestari6489]

Ray mercer ,isso é para você Si lembrar do Morrison , e foi pouco,parabéns Wladimir .👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@danniragu7194]

Mercer had chin damn vlad was beast

[@roxyobrien504]

Ray Mercer was way past his prime.

[@leodavies9383]

Tough man and dominant performance by wladimir

[@edsonthiago63]

Economia e Boxe esse canal é perfeito pra mim kkk +1 inscrito

[@РусланГусейнов-д5е]

Мерсер-легенда! Он вышел на ринг..против Владимира когда ему уже было 42! и до боя с Кличко нокаутом никому НЕ проигрывал !

[@스페로우-b7y]

how old was Ray at that time?

[@ckobo84]

Mercer with his usual elusive head movement I see.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

LMAO

[@salmonkill7]

What the HELL why did MERCER get saved the damage, when they fed MORRISON to the WOLVES. The fight GAME is incredibly CROOKED!!

[@starhawck]

Is this thw white boy that Mercer was talkin about

[@maxv6837]

This was not the best Ray Mercer. Something was wrong with him. He looks out of shape and without any kind of motivation. I would love to know what caused Mercer's poor performance. At his best, Ray Mercer would have been an extremely dangerous opponent for Klitschko.

[@solarisaint1]

Mercer was 8 years too late for this fight .Mercer was one of only boxers who went punch for punch 12 rounds with Lewis in his prime

[@pavlos307]

It was 10 rounds actually.

[@mikaanddarkozagorov7104]

I think Golata should have fought the Kkitchkos,When he was on range and dialed in dangerous but extremely unpredictable that guy.

[@thehealthychefri]

Ray was a big puncher with power to knock anybody out. That being said he is not in the same class as Vlad!

[@xxdatrichboixx]

Here no. Back then yes. Hes old here

[@TruthSurge]

Mercer took a MERCILESS beating. Flabby, out of shape thinking his experience will do something. Not this time.

[@the_alchemy_method]

So who held the other belts at the time when klitchco was WBO champ?

[@JP-dw1fp]

If Mercer could have lasted one more round the Ref would have had to have the doctor check Klitschko's knuckles. They were taking too much abuse from Mercer's face. The doc would have stopped it.

[@danielshaw8049]

Never seen Mercer taking a step back before this fight.

[@servetu0131m]

Hey Ray Mercer was old, a prime Ray Mercer would still lose

[@jketcham9004]

Klitschko got knocked out Ross Purity 1998. Aged 23, Corrie Sanders 2003. Age 29 Lamon Brewster 2004 aged 30. This is first knock down Mercer career aged 41. Been out for 2 years with neck injury. He's got power but he's not getting hit back.

[@walterburch2341]

I like Wlad's aggressive style here alot better than the jab and grab style he adopted later

[@pens8766]

Mercer was a meat bag in this fight loved it!

[@jerandkendrickcalumpang8836]

Way past his prime bud

[@gopstench1883]

Wasn't long after this fight, Manny Steward became Klitschko's trainer. Klitschko dominated the HW division for close to a decade with Manny as his trainer.

[@427bullis]

Mercer was done by then

[@sophiasplayroom]

Should have hired the same ref that was there for the Morrison fight!!!!! This guy stepped in a bit early!!!!!

[@nordicwarking3707]

This was when Wladimir's boxing style wasn't that boring. The older and more experienced he got, the more boring and one-sided his boxing style became. When I saw the Klitschko's in the late 90's, I was hoping that they would dominate the heavyweight division. They did, but they also killed the heavyweight division. Now, with Fury and Wilder, we have some promising champs who can change boxing again.

[@bobshenix]

Having a good chin can work against a fighter in instances like this. Taking all those hard shots has a long term effect.

[@bobshenix]

@Naeem Islam Point stands.

[@bobshenix]

@Naeem Islam Lol yea if u say so. Shoulda coulda woulda....

[@jketcham9004]

@@bobshenix its probably getting knocked out by Corrie Sanders and then Brewster that prevented him being in mix for fighting Lennox Lewis. I feel Lewis would have knocked him out. He developed style to protect chin. Jab move back. Mercer in comparison would stand and fight. Klitschko could not do that really.

[@minobg79]

Man those left hooks in round one...

[@nobbytang]

I don't think anyone's done that to mercer before in a ring ( not octagon )

[@vena180]

Mercer was old. People really defend Tyson when he isn't in his prime but don't acknowledge other fighters he was old