Ray Mercer Vs Musashi

Former WBO Heavyweight champ Ray Mercer's first kickboxing match, June 2004.

[@DEBO5]

Ray Mercer is an absolute legend for this. So many boxers talk shit about other fighting disciplines but don't have the balls to step into the ring/cage, but Ray is an animal and he took his chances.

[@mohammadmehmood3405]

Name the boxers that talk smack, its only you mma fan boys that say boxers talk about you guys. Its actually the other way around. Why multi millionaire boxers change their sports for a mere 500000

[@DEBO5]

@@mohammadmehmood3405 what are you even saying? Boxers are always talking down on mma when in reality they're just self concious because they know in a real fight they'd be in serious trouble. How many times you heard a boxer call wrestling "gay" or kicking "gay"? They're just self concious because they know how limited their fighting style is. I'd put my money on a high school wrestler beating up a pro adult boxer any day of the week. That's why I like Bud Crawford too because he can wrestle on top of being an elite boxer. Stop being so close minded and check out some other fighting styles boxing is just one aspect of an infinite combination of amazing fighting styles.

[@mohammadmehmood3405]

@@DEBO5 like I said name me boxers, you are just jealous of them and running with a false narrative. You have zero logic, so you oy like bud because he knows wrestling, so you wouldn't like him if he didn't even though he is a generation talent. Also go look at what Ray mercer did to ufc champ tim in a mma match. Boxing is a real fight, I guarantee your favorite ufc fighter favorite fighter is a boxer

[@DEBO5]

@@mohammadmehmood3405 you’re just typing words with no purpose lmfao. You are exactly the person I am describing in my previous comment. And why do I have to name someone? I am speaking from personal experience talking about boxers I’ve met in real life. And I’m making a point about boxers who care about other martial arts and aren’t just one track minded simpletons like yourself. And please don’t bring up fat steroid abuser Tim Sylvia who became champ in the UFC during the worst heavyweight division of all time. MMA had only been a thing for like 10 years, whereas boxing has been a sport for literally hundreds of years. I can tell you’re just butt hurt because Rey got his ass handed to him in this fight and you’re a boxing fan girl who is close minded. I would smack you around. One leg kick would have your soft ass crying.

[@PartyCrasher04]

@@DEBO5 i can literally think of ONE boxer who has publicly talked shit about mma and its gayweather, most boxers are humble asf talking about other martial arts. I have also never heard of a boxer calling wrestling or kicking gay lmaoo, maybe some keyboard warriors online but not a boxer.

[@ポケカ大好き-e4g]

今日のムサマサから来た人✋

[@bigboris5774]

Mercer gave Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield some of their toughest fights He gave Musashi a strangely competitive fight And finished Sylvia in 8 seconds. He fought some of the best in boxing, kickboxing and UFC and gave all them a challenge.

[@Kbax3614]

This wasn’t competitive buddy. Musashi kicked the shi out of him. Sylvia agreed to have a stand up with him. Kimbo Slice submitted him in round one. He quit against Bonjasky after one high kick.

[@Random-yw6rt]

​@@Kbax3614 not Competive? Musashi literally got rocked in the fight and the fight went to decision obviously it was competive and the thing with kimbo is kimbo can also box he has a very impressive career for losing very few times in mma and boxing and the high kick yeah idk he just gave up pretty weird cause he couldve won or atleast went to decision.

[@conor7179]

​​@@Kbax3614 it was competetive, it went to decision and both guys got rocked. Sylvia kicked him straight away in that fight, it was an mma bout, not stand up. And Kimbo started as a bare knuckle boxer. You're full of s***

[@gonchi2610]

​@@Kbax3614 Sylvia's first attack was a leg kick

[@mohammadmehmood3405]

​@@Kbax3614you are dumb, tim broke the agreement and fought mma rules and then got smocked

[@cujo9]

ray mercer was an old school badass . respect to merciless mercer

[@PronounceGaming]

4:15 - Mercer did not enjoy that leg kick and proceeded to turn the fight into a MMA bout with a suplex lol

[@LooseCan88]

Both very tough guys. Ray eating those kicks was amazing and still going forward.

[@Trentberkeley86]

Holy shit, Mercer is a tough dude

[@DW01]

I agree with the first part of your comment. Boxing is nearly always looked down upon by MMAers, when in fact there is a lot of boxing principles in many martial arts.

[@esquizofrenico24]

Por lo que he visto antes es al contrario

[@StraightLogic-ij5nj]

It must be understood that Mercer was 43 years old in this match, 12 years older than Musashi, who was a K1 and Muay Thai champion. In all this, Mercer didn't check a single kick or even throw one, and he had his chances to close out the match despite the countless kicks he received. So boxing has excellent possibilities against kickboxing or muay thai disciplines

[@POLITICAL7ASSASSIN]

Wow, much respect for Mercer. Someone else here talked about him moving in to a midrang kick then hitting him with a cross. Musashi really went into him last round and it was too much. Great fight, K1 was the best.

[@emp0rizzle]

Musashi was 32 at the time and Mercer was 43.

[@martinaubut9208]

Musashi is smaler.

[@bladebrown8261]

Shows how much of a badass Ray Mercer was

[@PatkaBoy831]

@@bladebrown8261 Yeah, getting his ass kicked and everything.

[@bladebrown8261]

@@PatkaBoy831 let’s see you do better dipship bet Rey here beats the shit out of you

[@alexismedor6182]

@@PatkaBoy831 Imagine going that long while getting kicked nonstop barely able to get in range

[@gio7796]

Notice Musashi almost does not punch. Blocking punchis is the obly thing he used those gloves for. His mission was to keep Ray on distance and destroy him with low kicks.

[@reynoldtv3154]

Japanese best🥊🏅

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Musashi it's Smart he doesn't need play enemy game to win.

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Musashi Really make Karate looks good and Mercer it's a Tough Guy he survive against a Pro Kicker, Mercer have more courage that all the modern boxers today.

[@Carmine124]

no fair. Ray is a great boxer. Musashi a great kickboxer. And they both gotta eat. damn man Ray was beautyful in his prime.

[@masterj4777]

Ray was always an underrated beast 🥊

[@dragonbut]

got to give credit to Ray, he took so many leg kicks and was able to last all rounds.

[@littlehendrix3]

Exactly....he quit. Regardless of the Kick's effect on him. If he would have lost his equilibrium, we would notice. He would have immediately lost his balance--and would've dropped or been on rubber legs. He was obviously not severely injured, he simply quit, This is coming from a long time Merciless Ray Mercer Fan.

[@shasha6989]

mercer respect

[@LooseCan88]

Fair play to Ray who took his best shots and kept moving forward the whole fight.

[@LooseCan88]

@Tren Kokoko bigger as in more people know him or in upperbody wise?

[@Gaur1983]

You do know that Mercer has been suffering from liver disease since 1997.He never had a great fighting brain or the application to technical adapt himself to a new fighting style ,but in his boxing prime he had a great chin and was a rock hard puncher .He just needs these fights to pay his bills and MMA wants his name to be in the winning records of their most marketable fighters.BTW the kick that Bojansky landed in their fight was right on target on Mercer's temple.

[@thedarkknight646]

Lol mercer said fuck this kicking shit and dumped his ass on the ground 😂

[@einc70]

I give Mercer's credits for wanting to continue fighting toward more Art Martilistic disciplines and toward younger guys. He stood up against the best in boxing. He whacked Morrison bad back then!!!

[@littlehendrix3]

This isn't Boxing...This is Kickboxing.

[@ru7suke34channels7]

レイ・マーサーはこの後ティム・シルビアをKOしたから凄い。

[@MarshalNey13]

This is hard to watch. I gotta give it to Mercer though, even past his prime he doesn't give up. I'm not a huge boxing fan but when it comes to going the distance these guys are really tough.

[@capitaodoleste1414]

Ray fought with tough guys. Musashi never was a champion but he always was cool fighter.

[@usedx115x]

@Michael Seahorn WAKO Muay Thai world championship is about as valuable as winning a regional title. Back then K-1 allowed clinching so K-1 was just Muay Thai without elbows.

[@bladebrown8261]

Tren Kokoko funny how KZbin tough guys like you, talk down on fighters, Ray Mercer was as tough as they come takes some balls for an older former HW Boxing champ to cross over to kickboxing, he also was a former marine and I bet you wouldn’t last 1 min in Rays world

[@TheGILBERTnetwork]

It's funny how all other combat sports tend to take pride in beating a boxer. They take it to the bank even when the boxer is old and WAY past his prime. I guess that just shows who they look up to

[@anjet148]

Enjoy the show guys! It was more entertaining than Ali vs inoki

[@martinaubut9208]

Inoki would kill Ali if he was permitted To use grabbing.

[@Pankrat1973]

Mercer 42 year in this mathc

[@louduva9849]

43.

[@Pankrat1973]

@Tren Kokoko i know , in 45

[@bladebrown8261]

Tren Kokoko yeah but it’s more impressive competing at 43 in his first kick boxing match against a world class fighter

[@destedone5634]

Mercers a beast!

[@187jacktheripper]

Id like to see a boxer in a K1 style fight with mma gloves. Had Mercer been wearing mma gloves he'd have been very dangerous in a stand-up fight

[@jtmjtm-fn1eb]

187jacktheripper there a k1 fight where a boxer fights a kick boxer and the boxer rushes him in the first couple of seconds and knocks him out

[@jb9006]

187jacktheripper What would it matter? He barely touched him, he couldn’t get past the kicks. Kicks > Punches.

[@DrOctatonic]

His offense and defense are dependent on those puffy gloves. He was getting tagged with kicks. If he didn’t have any puffy gloves, those shins to the dome wouldn’t been lights out.

[@thecarlitosshow7687]

Ray M knocked out Tim Sylvia ufc champ cold in 9 sec first rd

[@Nomadunlimited]

I've seen a lot of pro boxers cross train to MMA and are doing well locally.What more if an elite boxer trains to defend himself from a kick and kick in return to setup a boxer's lethal punch?That's why I believe that an elite boxer would win.

[@drebodollaz3504]

There’s Thai guys with elite boxing and elite Muay Thai if you search around

[@randomuruk7230]

Delusional

[@awilliamk]

Theres a lot of snobbery around these days from people who have watched a few ufc fights and jump on the dana white bandwagon, but without boxing where would those fighters be, every mma fight starts off with boxing so the snobs who want to say boxing is dead really should learn to appreciate the higher level of that art, one day someone in mma might have good boxing skills, oneday!

[@randomuruk7230]

Boxing is a sport, not combat

[@double42]

This was a disaster and does anyone know if it was a special rules match with boxer against kickboxer? Mercer wore shoes and never threw a sigle kick.

[@karabouzouklis]

give some respect to mercer he deserves it

[@neemshunter6951]

Heart and durability seen that fat old man through the fight,changing styles at his age is very impressive.

[@Zer0nite]

He's like the only person who's ever done that after being thrown to the ground like that.

[@TheBlueRage]

4:15 MMA fans and Conor said in a street fight I would leg kick you and win. Judge for yourself, if this was a street fight who would have won?

[@ashflexem5937]

TheBlueRage lol what? The Boxer took a Karate guy down- lol so what? An Collegiate Wrestler would've taken Mercer down at the first bell and it would have been over. The fact that the Boxer resorted to takedowns in a kickboxing match is hilairous IMO- let alone MMA...

[@purplekush6484]

TheBlueRage so your telling me at 26 seconds that asain boy couldn't of easily stomped Mercer out and finish him if it was a street fight ha got you there Mercer was out for a few seconds could've easily been finished

[@TheBlueRage]

Imagine what a Young Ray mercer would've done. However, a Kick boxer just won a boxing title at 140 lbs. So, today's kick boxer don't really need to kick.

[@MrX-wd8cm]

Very interesting fight, thank you.

[@undeadpresident]

Lol 4:13 Mercer takes a bad leg kick he's like fuck it and just slams the mofo to the ground hahaha. Mercer isn't using his legs at all, why fight a kickboxing match if you haven't trained your legs?

[@FreekyDeeky21]

See people are not getting it. It's not about the "rules", it's about being a fighter and fighting anyone who has a style different than yours.

[@vincentfisher1603]

What a victory. Beating up a wornout boxer.

[@Gauntlets]

Musashi's actually a stance switcher.

[@MysticNinjaJay]

I don't think Anderson Silva keeps up with the politics of MMA the way fans of combat sports like us do. Perhaps he was a bit naive in that regard but in an interview he clearly expressed his surprise that Dana would not let the fight happen. I know that there are alot of variables to consider in Boxing and I would not expect Silva to be successful against the top contender but I wouldn't mind watching him give it a try.

[@たこやき-f8y]

武蔵格好いいな！

[@amjan]

He didn't "just" walk away. The kick messed up his inner ear and he wasn't able to fight.

[@Steve406SBC]

In the end, Ray got dominated, period.

[@bladebrown8261]

Bet you don’t the balls to compete like Ray did

[@randomuruk7230]

​@@bladebrown8261 boxers aren't real fighters so yea he does indeed have balls.

[@Tavarith]

he continued to box after this and pulled through decisions.....never got knocked down in the first round

[@junmafia]

mercer in Kickboxing K-1 was a disaster ...

[@Nomadunlimited]

You did'nt get my point in the first place.I'm implying that if a washed up,slow,old Mercer can do fairly well against names in kickboxing and some in MMA.What more if an elite boxer in his prime?

[@awilliamk]

He i smore accomplishe dthan any mma guy, they are jacks of all trades and masters in none!

[@awilliamk]

Things slow down in the body by 46, things start to ache, recovery times are longer, weight doesnt fall off anymore, hell im 32 and my legs are gone, its like soccer players, they just cant keep the intensity at that same level, they are probably just as strong but stamina and recovery is harder, Ray can get to a level of fitness but not explosive quickness or durability, there is no doubt his chin is more of a weakened iron than in the past.

[@Shorinjikan]

It makes the Remy fight even sadder. 'cause he really makes a fight out of it here, even though Musashi dominates.

[@karabouzouklis]

of course man mercer is 50+ years old and he is the holder of the most brutal knockout ever.see the the ray mercer tommy morisson ko.

[@MysticNinjaJay]

I doubt that Anderson Silva issued the challenge for publicity. He didn't realize that Dana would play politics and prevent the fight from happening. He has announced that he will retire early and pursue this fight with Jones. I see no reason to doubt him. As far as him competing against top Boxers conventional wisdom would suggest that he cannot but it would be interesting to see him try. That would be a true test to see if an MMA striker can develop the hands of a Boxer.

[@lpoolfc4879]

Mike Tyson would have defeated any kickboxer in history in k1 rules. Francois Botha beat a few top kickboxers, shannon briggs won a k1 match. Tyson would have put the fear of god in them.

[@PronounceGaming]

Shannon Briggs opponent was Tom Erikson, a wrestler who happened to try kickboxing and whose final record was 1-4. Briggs said on Joe Rogan's podcast that he couldn't handle the leg kicks which is why he never fought in kickboxing again. Francois Botha was 4-13 in kickboxing; his win against Le Banner was due to forfeit, his win against Aerts was due to injury, he knocked out an unknown kickboxer by the name of Espedito Da Silva, and had a decision win over Kaoklai Kaennorsing (who was 85 lbs lighter than Botha). Botha got knocked out by Mighty Mo (20-21 record).

[@lpoolfc4879]

he could not handle the leg kicks because his legs have not been conditioned to handle them. even if botha';s wins against those guys were for this or that reason I have seen all his fights including the ones against bonjasky. He more than handled his own against the best kickboxers in the world. He arguably beat bonjasky. He got KOd once and against actual kickboxers. He was able to go to decision and handled himself well for a non-kickboxer.

[@sc6304]

Steve Reeves looks like old ray Mercer took them well

[@satori-in-life]

Not a chance buddy.

[@louduva9849]

I've noticed kickboxing people are very touchy about the ease with which boxers (even at the club-fighter level) are able to handle kickboxers (including those at an elite level). It seems the insecurity of kickboxing fans--much as with MMA--is so intense it incentivises promoters to set up freak-show contests in which washed-up, shot-to-shit journeymen-type boxers (and, in the case of Riddick Bowe, neurodegenerative disease-afflicted) are offered a paycheck to take a beating from one of the promotion's superstars in a pitiful effort to gain the sport mainstream acceptance. I remember K-1 poster-boy Masato being fed a fair few scrub 'boxers' to beat up. Christ, back in the day Benny 'The Jet' was stalking Sugar Ray Leonard (of all people) desperate to get a fight and draw some attention to his sport--as if Leonard would lower himself to such a thing. Your comments caught my eye because of how stunningly, pathetically defensive they are, most obviously with respect to your dismissal of Botha's win over Le Banner as being 'due to forfeit'. I mean, really? Botha beat Le Banner up; Le Banner couldn't come out for the extra round, so Botha won. That's it. You make it sound as if it were a disqualification or somehow when one beats one's opponent until that opponent is no longer able (or willing) to continue, it doesn't count as a legitimate victory. Nonsense. It only gets worse when you talk about the Aerts fight. Yes, Aerts retired (in the first round) because of injury. And? Let me ask you: if Botha had retired due to injury sustained in blocking a kick from Aerts, would you consider it a victory for Aerts? Obviously, you would, and with good reason: when you sustain an injury and are unable (or unwilling) to continue, provided the injury was sustained within the rules, your opponent wins. That's it. Let's be serious about Botha. I respect the man as I respect anyone with the balls to compete; I always enjoyed watching Botha and really admire the guy's character. That said, a realistic appraisal finds him outside the top 20 heavyweights (in boxing) in his generation. And I don't think it was a particularly strong generation. When he was in his prime, he lost (by stoppage) to every world-class opponent he faced. Of course there's no shame in that. When he was shot to pieces with a history of knockout losses, overweight, and no longer bothering to train for fights--essentially just there for the cheque--not only was he competitive with first-tier kickboxers, but he earned victories (and was robbed of others--more on that below) against consensus-view all-time-greats in kickboxing. What does that tell you? In his prime he was starched by Lennox Lewis; well past-prime he beat Jérôme Le Banner. Furthermore, Botha's official record in kickboxing is very deceiving, as he was flagrantly robbed on numerous occasions--something that occurred commonly in K-1 for the benefit of the marquee fighters. Let's review, briefly. His first fight, with Abidi, should have been a NC, not a DQ-loss. Botha deserved the decision in the rematch by clearly outworking Abidi. He earned (but wasn't awarded) decision wins over Fujimoto and Khattou. And if you don't think he beat Remy Bonjasky (twice!), you're either severely biased or utterly incompetent (perhaps both). Even very anti-Botha kickboxing types begrudgingly concede that he got the better of Bonjasky. Botha then officially beat Le Banner and Aerts. He WAS then blasted out by Mighty Mo of all people (ironically, largely because Botha abandoned his boxing in favour of kicks and was caught squared-up and off-balance). Botha was robbed against Musashi and Kruth, but did lose a decision (through inactivity) to Sefo. He beat Da Silva and Kaoklai (whom you're right to point out was undersized), and deserved the win over Tony. I haven't seen the 2015 fight with Asihati. So, of the 15 fights I've seen he earned a record of 12-2 (1 NC). That's not bad. Objectively, he beat a high calibre of kickboxers when he was in far worse condition than when he was losing to elite boxers. Give the man his credit. (Of note: Botha's boxing record since his foray into kickboxing is 4-7-1--with all wins coming against tomato cans, and a fair few of the losses, too.) And re: Briggs. Isn't it funny that when kickboxers lose to boxers, you suddenly care whether the kickboxer wasn't any good, but when boxers lose to kickboxers, they appear to represent boxing itself, no matter low-class they are? Briggs only went to K-1 because he was washed-up (why else?!) and he was never world-class, anyway. Virgil Kalakoda was a South African clubfighter who lost by knockout to a guy with a record of 17-20-1, and he earned a victory over Sato and impressed in losing efforts to elite talents like Buakaw. Give him his credit, too. Like Botha, he objectively earned more impressive wins in kickboxing.

[@Spencerjones_music3]

Ray a legend

[@Steve406SBC]

If a pro boxer wants to become as good as a pro kickboxer, they're going to have to put in an almost identical amount time as the pro kickboxers have put in. Your statement of "A sweep" , after 1-2 years, was ridiculous. Not only would they have to almost completely relearn their boxing, but they'd have learn all the other aspects from scratch. Sorry, but you're absolutely wrong. Had Mercer trained 1-2 years in kickboxing prior to this fight, it would have still played out almost identically.

[@izvn]

Mercer never intended to throw kicks. He is wearing his boxing shoes. Man alot of you guys are ignorant.

[@XionComrade]

The thing is though, kicks and knees are harder to see coming which means you are unprepared, and they are bare footed and bare kneed!

[@awilliamk]

The commentary is hilarious and i dont know what they are saying but its great lol.

[@SteveSbc406]

And remember, it was you who first called me dumb, and sorry... I'm just returning the favor.

[@pearcemark2]

@SugerRaySaunderz Which is the problem with boxing. It's not about the competition, the glory, the honor, loving the battle. It's all about "GOTTA GET DAT PAPER YO"

[@Nomadunlimited]

Imagine how an elite boxer in his prime,trains for a year or two to kick and fights in kickboxing.A sweep.

[@ceionteperry4764]

Mercer was a all time great who trained over 5 years lop in mma which involves Kicks and he became champion and he trained kick boxing lol

[@awilliamk]

youve got to hand it to Ray he went straight in against 2 champions Mushashi and Bonjasky, he could have fought a much lower opponent as his first match, he toughed it out but at 43 he did as well as you could expect. Makes you wonder why at 46 he is gonna fight under mma rules versus Kimbo, if it was boxing rules he would win easy.

[@jb9006]

He made Ray look like he had never fought before in his life.

[@martinaubut9208]

I think that the kicks in the legs hurt him badly. Probably, that s the reason that he had difficulty ro move fast.

[@DW01]

@rrtodd95 I agree with you and this is what i've been saying for years... boxing and kickboxing and mma are all different disciplines, it's pointless saying one is better than the other as each has it's own strengths under their own rules... Common sense says Mercer would destroy Musashi in Boxing, and Musashi would destroy Mercer under k1/kickboxing.

[@awilliamk]

we are talking about accomplished in their own fields, Ray won Gold and you mentioned a silver medallist and a master. The world is bigger than a desert called abi dabi, Ray was world champion.

[@littlehendrix3]

Ray Mercer was a Boxer who just happened to Compete in 2 K-1 Kickboxing bouts--And lost both of them. Remy Bonjasky hit him with a High Kick in 22 seconds of the first round, and Mercer Quit. He just turned and walked away after One kick.

[@Macmittens411]

The main reason why Ray lost also was that he was not able to kick or Block (check) kicks with his Legs. So all he was doing was taking kicked to the Legs, Knees and thighs.

[@pearcemark2]

@Megain5pounds It's not UFC and K1's fault that the prime boxers are too scared to step up. If Pac or Mayweather want to step up, I'm sure either league would be happy to give them a shot.

[@normandunnaganjr.5034]

I can't believe mercer got up from that first roundhouse.

[@jb9006]

He wouldn’t have

[@drebodollaz3504]

Ray Mercer is a gangster. The only boxer willing to test his boxing skills against other styles

[@kevthegoat8774]

Francois Botha did and actually adapted to it much better

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

​@@kevthegoat8774Botha Kick sometimes but Ray it's using only his hands what a badass.

[@learntoargue]

mercer's about 43 here. perhaps a more interesting match would have been sefo or hunt since they'd stand and slug it out, but this is kickboxing. musashi wisely avoids trading, and why shouldn't he. who knows what kind of freak show the kimbo match will be :)

[@shoto520]

Boxing is a great sports but when you add kicks like thai kicks it's a whole different ball game..kickboxers don't get the credit they deserve!

[@periechontology]

True but this is a Boxer WAY past his prime, and one who didn't bother to train a lick in K1 fighting. Francois Botha was a past prime Boxer (he was defeated by Tyson, Lewis and Klitchko during his pro career) who devoted himself a little more to K1 and beat two icons in the sport (Jerome Le Banner, Peter Aerts) . Shows you something about how how caliber Boxers are as athletes. Even the fact that an untrained Mercer survived this fight is telling. Did you see what happened to Ray Sefo when he tried to step into a Boxing ring and take on an absolute no name (Chester Hughes)? It didn't last three minutes.

[@cornelishenk4569]

periechontology He lost 11 kickboxing matches and he won 4... Over peter aerts was because of an leg injury.... He won vs Jerome le banner because Jerome is more of a boxing kickboxer and he was more boxing then kickboxing in that match against Francois.

[@WisdomTooth1987]

Cornelis Henk The thing is most kick boxers have sloppy records like francois botha.Most of the winnings in a kick boxer's record came before they fought in k1.But you'll find that most of the best k1 kick boxers barely break even records because of the amount of fights they do per year.

[@SD78]

Cornelis Henk Botha only won against Le Banner after Le Banner re-broke his arm and couldn't come out for a fourth round.

[@periechontology]

Cornelis Henk Ray Sefo had a Boxing match, was Koed in a little over 2 minutes by a no name and quit the sport. Botha beat two legends, regardless of the circumstances of one of the fights ( fighters frequently have injuries) . I think you see exactly what my point is, and it wasn't that Botha became a great kickboxer.

[@Five5six]

Good throw @4:20

[@Steve406SBC]

It wasn't a high kick that initiated that throw, it was a low kick. How successful a high kick is, whether it be in a street fight or not, is dependent on the quality of the two fighters, the height of the two fighters, and many other factors. Depending on the specific circumstances, high kicks can easily be just as effective on the street as they are in a controlled envirnonment.

[@eltubster14]

Ray was at least 8 years past his peak by this time, nothing for Musashi to really write home about.

[@pedrohernandez4520]

Mercer is older and officially retired from boxing, yet he still looks like he won this fight

[@ajmjl9102]

Are you crazy?

[@kingstaffy]

@MickyWard1 this isnt mma. this is k-1. he actually won one of his mma fights, ko'd tim sylvia in round 1. he lost both his k-1 fights, this fight and the other one against remy bonjasky. but he is obviously well passed his prime

[@MysticNinjaJay]

You are aware that Anderson Silva intends to fight Roy Jones Jr after he retires aren't you? If he wins maybe he will attempt to challenge the Top 10 Boxers in his weight class. I think the elite MMA strikers would get picked apart in Boxing. It's not their primary discipline and they'd be fighting Pros in their own sport. But a Boxer has 100% use of his skills in MMA or Kickboxing which is why we always point out that Boxing is a limited combat sport.

[@Dancefusion]

If Musashi threw his legs in combinations and used side and thrust kicks to control distance like a jab....it would have been the mother of all beatdowns. Mercer just ate so many kicks if that was Serkan Yilmaz, cro cop, or vera he wouldn't have been able to walk past the second round.

[@jimbles666]

There's no problem here. This isn't a boxing match and Mercer knew that going into the fight. He knew he only had 3 rounds to finish it just like Musashi did. If this WAS a boxing match of course Mercer would win. It would be odd to think otherwise.

[@Gaur1983]

Mike Tyson prime 1986-1988

[@taekwon3000]

LOL. Musashi got ground and pounded by a 7 foot Brazilian, hammerfisted in the back of the head by Sapp, and tossed around by Mercer. I don't like laughing at other people's pain, but everytime I see Musashi fighting, I can't help but to crack up. Lol.

[@違うその穴じゃない]

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[@Gaur1983]

Is there any particular reason why Musashi would want to go the distance with Mercer ?

[@greggsloate4677]

I don't understand why Ray wasn't declared the winner by knockout when he threw that guy down in the middle of the fight for the first time, and the ref was sitting there massaging the guy's back or something. Isn't that a knockout? If Ray had jumped on top of him and started punching him in the head, he would have killed the guy. Odd rules.

[@CommanderYuan]

As a matter of fact, it does. Granted, most of the time I want to see an awesome match between two strikers (thus a boxing match is always great to watch), but I personally also want to see adaptation - an overlap/transition between the different areas of fighting. Don't tell me that a slam like Rampage's isn't awesome to see, or a flying submission hold by Genki Sudo. With MMA, more awesome stuff is possible

[@Rankor]

No you don't, he didn't choose his opponents in K1 and was just doing it for the money. He gave up after taking one love tap from Bonjasky. Why's he fighting Kimbo in mma? Because he's getting payed and there's no way Kimbo would ever fight him in MMA, let alone have the boxing comission allow it.

[@zolisab]

did Ray shit on himself after the kicks to the stomach?? he kept toudhing on his butt after each kick around 2:30

[@Chuschannel]

LOL.

[@SD78]

Yeah, K1 barely brings in 40,000+ crowds in Japan. ...and there's nothing quite as exciting as watching two boxing heavyweights poke and paw their way to a 12 round decision.

[@redscorpion113]

I still cannot believe this 47 year old chap won over the 13 year younger Richel Hersisia. Father Crab

[@Nomadunlimited]

Why is grandpa fighting a kid?Got to love boxing.

[@TreyMMA]

@SeanOMatic exact, same in mixed martial arts, manny pacquiao isn't going to outstrike the guys standind that primarly use their hands too because its just not the same kind of boxing. Sameway olympic wrestlers get throw around by guys who didn't even wrestle in highschool, or guys without a belt in jiu jitsu submit guys with third degree black belts. But in their own respects, they will almost undoubtidly dominate.

[@xiugap]

I've read the interviews with Kimbo and Mercer about the fight, Kimbo is a nice guy that respect his opponent and Mercer is an asshole who's telling everyone that he will win with one punch, before I read the interviews I was hoping Kimbo to have his ass kicked, now I hope Mercer to get a gigantic ass whoop

[@derrickholmes2024]

Ray made enough money 💰 in Boxing to be fighting some kicking karate man.

[@SuperPeterok]

It's called kickboxing you twat

[@awilliamk]

I think Rays legs were about to go by the end, thats got to hurt, he took some pounding. He manage dto get a breather by throwing him down. They should of put him against Botha.

[@kingstaffy]

@tizza07 well it depends on the fighter. this was a k-1 fight. k-1 fighters ONLY specialise in stand up. not all mma fighters are stand up fighters. therefore, u cant compare the striking ability of mma fighters to k-1 fighters/muay thai fighters

[@awilliamk]

Ray is an Olympic gold medallist and World champion,not just champion of a bedwuin tent! So like i said, more accomplished in his field than the examples you posted lol. Gold beats silver!