Lennox Lewis Vs Ray Mercer 1996

[@norfolkronin6307]

Ray Mercer was a monster of a man. Sergeant in the military, Olympic champion and some of the deadliest combinations in heavy weight boxing. Bless you and takecare from U.K.

[@coilstreeservice9398]

Mercer was a very underrated fighter. VERY good fighter!

[@Shovelhook]

Defensive skills nonexistent!

@@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]

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[@muhammaaddjuarta6759]

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[@bobwells3184]

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]

Ruddock ?

[@mallokribi3326]

@Your Neighbor yes. Moorer and David Tua too.

[@illahknigge2567]

@@Astrongsoverignman yeah

[@keithmitchell8479]

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]

Bu ia o

[@ronburgundy8423]

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]

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

[@vernellstarnes9775]

AND THE RAHMAN SHOWED HE DIDN'T 😂😂😂😂

[@charleslowe522]

I never agreed that Lennox had a "weak" chin. He stood up to the viscous assault of Shannon Briggs a year later. Being a victim of a one punch KO by fighters who can punch, doesn't imply weak chin. Pinklon Thomas was KO'ed by Mike Tyson, yet he ate 7 or 8 rounds of big right hands from Riddick Bowe before quitting. Yes, he quit against Morrison after 1 round, but Thomas was completely shot by that point and Morrison did not drop him either.

[@bubufubu]

Lewis, in fact, showed his suspect chin a couple of occasions. His early Round 2 loss to McCall (one punch KO) and then his Round 5 loss to Rahman (another one punch KO). You don't get to have those two marks on your record and then also claim you have a good chin. Not how it works.

[@rmclaren83]

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

[@shropsiberian]

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHbcc6yYi9ynhM0 ahem. Do your homework. Mercer was his toughest fight, due to the conditions.

[@shropsiberian]

He certainly did 👍🏻

[@ModestoCruz-co3ul]

Nos

[@lawrencespencer6309]

@@ModestoCruz-co3ul ko

[@bubufubu]

@@shropsiberian Yeah, we can't exactly trust Lewis, though. He had a big mouth on him. He claimed Tyson was in his prime when they fought.

[@shockwave6473]

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

[@abdulrahim-ns7ml]

Lp0

[@herbertgarcia4609]

God is good 👍😊

[@usaisgood8433]

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]

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]

Tyson avoided him like many others.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot2]

Your mom is a fraud for not swallowing the load that burdened us with you. Oxygen thief.

[@FFMM7]

@@shaunbat5097 Tyson destroyed Holmes and Ferguson also.These beat the overrated Mercer.The 42 years old Holmes beat Mercer easier than the overrated Lennox Lewis.

[@therub2191]

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]

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

[@johniga21]

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

[@bloodfluke7530]

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]

@@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]

I think Lennox kept getting better as time went on

[@rylrene5101]

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

[@throwball2248]

Ray was a beast never got the credit he deserved,

[@shuntavaisjohnson345]

True

[@vinceyoung5912]

33 wins 16 kos? That’s a beast

[@PetreDancila]

😊​@@shuntavaisjohnson345

[@pullv5227]

Same as Lewis

[@piodappollonio8289]

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[@christopherkahn6522]

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]

Yes

[@grobpote]

Mercer was a tough SOB! Very enjoyable to watch!

[@dgmobbdeep]

Oh yes

[@charleslowe522]

I remember watching Mercer in his first big test. 08/05/1990 vs the late Bert Cooper. I missed most of the first round because the telecast was interrupt with a news report of Iraq invading Kuwait. Although, I did see the replay of the uppercut that split Mercer's bottom lip and then where Mercer dropped Cooper. Years later I finally got to see the first round in it's entirety and Mercer ate those looping right hands from Cooper like they were nothing. I did not have to see the first round to see how damn good Mercer's chin and his will to win. By the end of the fight, Mercer's jaw was grapefruit sized.

[@charleslowe522]

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]

3

[@richardwhite9745]

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

[@blazewarTV]

Holyfield was knocking people out just with his conditioning

[@djemarin]

@@blazewarTV ni mo cdr Vi U

[@donavonhoward114]

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.

[@makaliwanu]

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]

Mercer could ko lennox if he was 6' 6"

[@lendhykurniawan8612]

@@zackzulu951 B

[@katimanaisya9324]

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[@m-cra1370]

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

[@dylanburston7453]

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

[@jasonspringer2983]

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

[@NewYorkCityBoxing]

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

[@robertoaquino3531]

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[@mallokribi3326]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 So true!!!!!!

[@briananderson8204]

Mercer vs. Tyson would have been great

[@anz2441]

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

[@malikx5204]

@@robertoaquino3531 A

[@anitabingham279]

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.

[@johncalbeck935]

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]

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

[@johncalbeck935]

@@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]

@@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]

​@@johncalbeck935 Somewhere on KZbin 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]

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'

[@Cefdfsacq]

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]

Cefcecdfs Nah

[@C_R_O_M________]

100% with you on that

[@mallokribi3326]

Totaly agree with you

[@herekoko4562]

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[@herekoko4562]

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[@spywhale]

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.

[@SirDerp909]

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]

Mercer would be champion if he was boxing today

[@SirDerp909]

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

[@Terrible-Ted]

@@SirDerp909 I don't see anyone but possibly usyk giving him any trouble

[@theentertainmentnation4694]

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

[@josephk4310]

Ray Mercer put pain on LL, like LL never felt in his entire life. Merciless Mercer the Manglerm

[@aldm1967]

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.

[@tom11zz884]

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]

A

[@ModinikiLuli-m5n]

Lennox had stamina issues too. This was a draw.

[@herbertmische8660]

Great Ray Mercer!!! Respect!!!

[@sayangkusay4356]

Rp.

[@heathstansfield3440]

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 .

[@thatguyoverthere11]

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]

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[@Roddo08]

Mercer was Lewis's defining fight.

[@shuntavaisjohnson86]

True

[@apihganda6913]

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[@vicrattlehead6386]

Mercer in his mid 30's and almost beat prime Lennox. In fact I think he won this one by one round.

[@truthmanifestingtruth]

Vic Rattlehead just like an old tillis almost beat a prime Tyson.✌🏾

[@jeremytucker8853]

@@truthmanifestingtruth Tillis held on the whole time. Very little action from him.

[@siergiej882kowaliow3]

Did beat him.

[@bruh_1627]

@@truthmanifestingtruth Almost bruh chill out he did better than most but it would have been a terrible decision if he had gotten it

[@bangkemal2037]

@@siergiej882kowaliow3 in97

[@razorraysolarsavings72]

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]

True!!!!

[@The_Ex_Boxing_Nerd]

Close fights aren’t robberies

[@shuntavaisjohnson86]

True

[@j-rox8551]

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

[@shuntavaisjohnson86]

True

[@rockabye_baby187]

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

[@Goldstar1113]

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]

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

[@bobfrombcII]

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.

[@FFMM7]

No.He didn't fight Ibeabuchi,Byrd,Ruiz,Valuev,Bowe and wladimir Klitschko. He looked good against shot leftovers.

[@Busterpeek21]

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

[@macsenplays]

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]

You're right.

[@osfaldomartines]

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

[@DizGuys]

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

[@rodsimpson518]

Ray Mercer never even tried to dodge a punch, just took it to the head and kept coming. A chin of granite.

[@giuseppe397]

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

[@giuliogima]

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

[@jac9963]

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]

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]

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

[@mallokribi3326]

@@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]

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]

@@chrisslaughter5552 true. I heard of that story

[@grrr.9998]

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

[@SirDerp909]

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.

[@martinnomura5530]

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

[@coxout3541]

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

[@hotwheel6663]

Mercilous Ray!

[@aldm1967]

No question that Mercer one this fight! They wanted Lewis for the bigger fights, but he didn't win this.

[@richardharrison859]

"won"

[@jamoy2066]

Mercer absorb punches and hit with vicious punches that makes damages

[@dalewilson5613]

it was a very close one but I can see why Lennox got the win he landed more cleaner shots better combos and got hit alot less than mercer did. simple Lennox was the better boxer 👊

[@cocotimbo]

Dale Wilson Looking at their faces it seems it was the opposite

[@dalewilson5613]

cocotimbo just because there faces are busted up doesn't mean it was close? stupid statement... even the commentator said it was close and it was a spilt desicion so it was close

[@cocotimbo]

Dale Wilson That's why I wrote "it seems...". BTW the stupid comment was yours! Do you really know the difference between a split decision and a majority decision? Have you ever stepped into a ring? So again, "it seems" you never have since you don't even know how to score a boxing match.

[@dalewilson5613]

cocotimbo Muppet!!

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

I agree with you. I had to watch it again, Lennox did win despite what i thought the firzt time i watched it

[@taekwondotime]

The official punch stats: *Lewis: 531 thrown, 235 landed, 44%* *Mercer: 381 thrown, 223 landed, 59%* Lewis was the more active fighter, and despite landing at a lower connect rate, he landed more punches on Mercer as well. As a *general rule of thumb* , when a fighter throws more punches AND lands more punches, they win the fight. The punch stats show why the best Mercer could hope for in this fight was a draw, but the right decision was giving a slight edge to Lewis, which the judges did. The result was the correct result.

[@taekwondotime]

The HBO broadcast of this fight is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHOTaHyOpqt_hcU Harold Lederman scored it 95-95 (a draw).

[@bernardtyler2835]

You a boxing analyst or wtf

[@C_R_O_M________]

@@taekwondotime Lederman even gave round 4 to Mercer! He was watching a different fight that day.

[@C_R_O_M________]

@Visio correct

[@kdberry1997]

Throwing and landing more punches means nothing. Compubox doesn’t score fights. Ring generalship and effective aggressiveness win rounds. One guy can land more punches, but the other guy’s punches can be more effective, thus making them more eye catching. Compubox doesn’t always tell the story of the fight.

[@taekwondotime]

Close fight but Lewis won.

[@shuntavaisjohnson86]

Agree

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

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

[@sveles30]

Lennox should have Newer won this fight.Mercer was the victor here.

[@kangpeter5961]

Hahaha

[@muzikmon2267]

sveles30 100% right

[@muzikmon2267]

sveles30 The people who thought Lennox Lewis won don't know boxing!! they gave it to Lennox because he's the bigger name that makes the most money and the bigger draw!!! Lennox lost the 12th round which would have determined the fight in my opinion he lost!!!

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

@@muzikmon2267 i disagree... Lewis won that fight. And he won the last round as well

[@robertg305]

Should’ve been a Draw

[@TeofiloGarcia-k7o]

22:43

[@ACOUSTIC_4LOVE]

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]

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

[@snudge9626]

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

[@dansomman1896]

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

[@mr.min.mercer9605]

Two Great Boxers.🥊🥊🥊

[@shuntavaisjohnson345]

Yes

[@zasxxsxaz6375]

Imagine if they had a rematch

[@richardharrison859]

I had Mercer winning rounds 1,2,3,5,6,9. Lewis 4,7,8,10 96-94 MERCER

[@FFMM7]

The 42 years old Holmes beat Mercer easier.

[@keithbentley6081]

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

[@m-cra1370]

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

[@dirkwhite2678]

I have 50 years in the boxing business as a fighter, and trainer. Ray Mercer won this fight early. Ray won 7 rounds to 3 for Lewis. There were some close rounds in this fight the worse it could have was a draw if I gave Lewis two of those rounds. Great fightercer was a real Dawg in the ring. Great fight.

[@presence5426]

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.

[@speedkills7710]

Yall do know ray mercer landed more jabs clearly he won the fight more jab dominant

[@brenthill5596]

2 of the best.

[@ninikdwi3760]

Ararr3a6

[@vinceyoung5912]

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

[@Aristotelezz]

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]

Añ

[@oldmanJ]

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.

[@sveles30]

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

[@istvandejesus]

Fight starts at 5:00 mark.

[@kdberry1997]

I scored this fight 96-94 Mercer, but I don’t disagree with this decision going to Lennox Lewis at all. This was a slugfest and almost all the rounds could’ve gone either way. Here’s how I scored it: Round 1: 10/9 Lewis Round 2: 9/10 Mercer (19-19) Round 3: 10/9 Lewis (29-28) Round 4: 10/9 Lewis (39-37) Round 5: 9/10 Mercer (48-47) Round 6: 9/10 Mercer (57-57) Round 7: 10/9 Lewis (67-66) Round 8: 9/10 Mercer (76-76) Round 9: 9/10 Mercer (85-86) Round 10: 9/10 Mercer (94-96) Mercer was tough as hell!!! He ate those big right hands from Lennox Lewis, most Lewis opponents can’t say they’ve done that. Mercer out jabbed him too! Who would’ve expected that??? Lewis did a better job at going to the body than Mercer did, which was also unexpected. Both guys, in many ways, did what they wanted in this fight. Great fight.

[@ad2164]

Ray mercer troublesome man ! And crazy good boxer !

[@josephk4310]

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

[@commentingfromjail8568]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@FinessedAnalyzer]

Lennox won this bout convincingly and I too have it 7 - 3 in favor of him.

[@shuntavaisjohnson86]

Agree

[@willright6203]

Put down the CRACK pipe

[@user-oz3ps5mp6v]

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

[@shuntavaisjohnson86]

Yes he do

[@EarthSkyPVideos]

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

[@christopherkahn6522]

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]

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

[@saeedabdullah3670]

مارسر شجاع لكنه لايحمي نفسه كثيرا وانه بطل حقيقي وغير موفق

[@adekunledavies7708]

I love Ray Mercer

[@ToadsAndFrogs12]

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.

[@giuseppe397]

One of the commentators is off Fight Night Champion!

[@SpontaneousSubstance.]

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]

Gatekeeper is an insult to a champ like Mercer.

[@chiefsmokesalot6196]

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]

Unfortunately for Mercer that is not how boxing is scored.

[@richardwhite9745]

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

[@garywalsh9798]

Lennox , hit and hold , Lewis again

[@bradenharris76]

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

[@markgroves4167]

Lennox lewis all time great 👍

[@georgeibrahim5447]

Mercer is the winner a bulldozer

[@MrToband]

If Tommy Morrison would have lived a clean life,he'd have been one of the greatest.

[@ieyraatam532]

wtf....he got a glass chin..xD

[@josephk4310]

Merciless Mercer is The Mangler

[@philiplevins6702]

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________]

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

[@mallokribi3326]

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

[@graemehuia5964]

You're joking right

[@martinnomura5530]

Lennox Lewis is the greatest heavyweight boxing champion of all time

[@therealdeal8277]

Mike Tyson is greater

[@mattcurtis8209]

​@@therealdeal8277Lewis bet him though

[@fritzthecat8830]

@@therealdeal8277 There is only one Greatest: ALI!!

[@therealdeal8277]

@@mattcurtis8209 Wishful thinking

[@therealdeal8277]

@@fritzthecat8830 Absolutely he is the GOAT

[@j1bc]

For me Ray Mercer won this fight

[@JesusAntonioNajarEspinal-tn8wt]

Muy buena pelea

[@sparetimetofilm]

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

[@theexpert1825]

Lewis was surprised he won.

[@yanacoverbali8740]

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[@DavidBlair-nt9xh]

​@@yanacoverbali8740😮😮😮😮

[@FinessedAnalyzer]

I'm real biased with officiating as I regard Lennox as the best Heavyweight of all time, but I think he deserved that wide-a-margin decision. Mercer's round wins were certainly more punctuated, but the seven rounds I handed to Lewis were either draws or wins towards Lewis, as Mercer certainly didn't do enough to be rewarded with those rounds.

[@narrowlopezrodriguez6636]

Z ez,,

[@JF-yr8ip]

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

[@philiplevins6702]

Mercer...the sort of guy you'd want on your shoulder in a scrape...gladiator

[@salehkamalrudin9127]

Ì 5

[@raphaelandrews3617]

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

[@2003sammijo]

Lewis won Olympic super-heavyweight gold for Canada in the 1988 games, not Great Britain!

[@dogw9848]

He was born in ENGLAND so really he should of been representing G.B. not Canada but who cares lol he still the best heavy weight at his time by far in my eyes now A.J will take his place.....

[@annatarable]

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

[@tomquinn607]

Both were under rated heavyweights. Lennox was better.

[@nataliecarlin9088]

Lewis' combo of right body -right uppercut-left cross and right hook was tasty. Credit to Ray though.

[@williamweir2744]

Mercer was clearly the winner