[9] At the USA vs. Cuba match-up, Mercer twice staggered Félix Savón, but was impeded from doing further damage by questionable intervention by the Cuban referee, Alfredo Toledo. Owner of one of the most durable chins in the division, as well as fight ending power, he was capable of giving the very best a tough outing. But then it became a challenge. By: Brian KnappBellator MMA has uncovered a number of hidden gems in its 11-year existence, but few have shined brighter than its current women’s flyweight... By: Brian KnappHis career largely overshadowed by contemporaries like Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin, “Nate the Great” figures to be remembered as one of... By: Brian KnappThe former Ray Mercer during the press conference at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, in Atlantic City, Thursday June 21, 2007. Affiliate Disclosure: Evolve Media LLC, and its owned and operated websites may receive a small, Olympic, Brazilian World Judo Champion Rafaela Silva Moves to MMA, This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Celebrates No. [2] He became 1985 U.S. Army and inter-service heavyweight champion, along with Wesley Watson, who was inter-service superheavyweight champion[6] (Mercer later beat Watson in professionals). That banner really picked me up. The maturity is there. For two months I got pounded. Under the deal, he was to be trained in Las Vegas, Nevada, under Hank Johnson of Fort Bragg, who was the All-Army Coach, and the assistant Olympic coach. showdown with Jimmy Rivera having won 15 of his past 16 bouts. Once famed for his incredible iron chin, Mercer looked his age and was knocked down in the first and stopped in the 6th. fight for Yugoslavian Željko Mavrović. When asked if he thought he needed to stop the South Korean in order to win the gold medal, he replied: "Definitely. has moved to MMA. Ray Mercer is a former Olympic Gold medalist in boxing as well as the former NABF Heavyweight Champion and WBO heavyweight champion. Ngannou low-key admitting his birthday is not the real date in After graduating from Richmond County Military Academy in Augusta, Georgia, he coasted for a year before enlisting in the Army. Mercer would try his hand at MMA with an exhibition match against street fighter Kimbo Slice in 2007. 115: Ray Loh - Teaneck 125: John Teicher - Somerville 135: Robert Moone - Teaneck 145: Robert Adams - Union 155: Jonathan Campbell - Teaneck 165: Tom Roselli - Newton 175: Peter Kassack - Union Hwt: Robert Newman - Roselle Park. Or I'll make him wish he was knocked out. He would lose the match in the first round via guillotine choke from Slice. The problem that I see is MMA guys are great at martial arts, wrestling & submission. It wasn't your typical fight; Mercer took the head kick and then quit the fight.. As Mercer put it, "I got the shit kicked out of me". With my father, I was fishing by the age of nine and hunting by fourteen. My father tried to get me to play some kind of sports. 23, 30, UFC 260 ‘Miocic vs. Ngannou 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round By: J.R. VenturaRonda said Mercer. [2] He first boxed in organized competition in 1983 at Schweinfurt, West Germany. MMA’s Past, Present & Future Podcast: Miguel Torres, Eddie Alvarez... Bellator 255 Highlight Video: Patricio Freire Guillotine Chokes... UFC 259 was headlined by a trio of title fights. On March 19, 2005, he had one more K-1 bout against Remy Bonjasky, to whom he lost via verbal submission. [18], Upon winning the 1988 Olympics he was named Armed Forces Athlete of the Year in November 1988 (which was quite an achievement, considering that the Army branch alone produced 19 Olympians in 1988. My plans are to stay healthy, and I need to do well in international competition prior to the Olympics to build confidence. I told Hank, you won't see me until the Olympics", he said. We'd go for deer, rabbit and squirrel at Fort Benning. NEW YORK - Ray Mercer, a former WBO heavyweight boxing champ and gold medalist in the 1988 Olympics, will take on no-knuckle boxing and Internet legend Kimbo Slice in a three-round exhibition bout utilizing professional MMA rules at the Cage Fury Fighting Championship 5 show, said … Also the gloves used for MMA are nothing compared to the gloves boxers use. The press conference was promoting the Ray Mercer … I had a tough time in school until my father, Raymond, he was a mechanic in the military, got me straight. Best known for his boxing career, Mercer won a heavyweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics as an amateur, and later held the WBO heavyweight title from 1991 to 1992 as a professional. The training was not a sacrifice I wanted to make. When he was in the field, whether at Fort Benning, Georgia, or in Germany, I'd take advantage of my mother and act up. Learn how and when to remove this template message, United States amateur heavyweight championship, "BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals", "Neither Mercer Nor Morrison Set Out to Make His Living in the Ring", "Mercer Just May Be Sowing the Seeds for a High-Paying Career", RAY MERCER and RIDDICK BOWE HAD VIOLENT SPARRING SESSIONS- KELVIN “BIG DAWG” RICHARDSON, "Freak Show or Convert? Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. “Everything was … 30, This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Nate Marquardt Turns 40, This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Marlon Moraes Turns 30, The Hit List: Olympic Medalists Who Have Competed in MMA, By The Numbers: Adriano Moraes vs. Demetrious Johnson, By The Numbers: Eddie Alvarez vs. Iuri Lapicus. Team sports wasn't in my blood. He later recalled: As a kid I was a little hardheaded. I figured the other guy learned the moves, so could I." His opponent would be former Olympic gold medalist and one-time WBO heavyweight champion Ray Mercer. Give him 10 fights as a pro and he'd be ready to start moving up," Dundee said on Mercer's potential as a pro. [12] Of all the U.S. 1988 Olympians, Angelo Dundee, a legendary trainer, chose Ray Mercer and Andrew Maynard, as the most likely to develop into world champions after they would have turned into professionals: "Mercer's 27, but that's not too old. By: Nolan King. By: Marcelo AlonsoKayla He won a battalion box-off and then won the brigade championship. Here are your news and notes for the evening of February 25, 2009. [22], American boxer, kickboxer and MMA fighter, (Neyer was given a standing eight count twice in the 2nd rd), (one point deducted from Morrison twice in the 2nd rd for holding), (Bentt was given a standing eight count at 2:39 of the 2nd rd; one point deducted from Bentt in the 2nd rd for low blows, and in the 3rd rd for hitting after the break), (Bentt had his mouthpiece knocked off at 1:54 of the 1st rd; took 0:15 to replace), (Bernard was given a standing eight count at 1:07 of the 1st rd; the bout was halted by referee at 2:46 of the 1st rd due to Bernard's allegedly damaged headgear, which took 1:16 to replace; Bernard was given a standing eight count at 0:22 of the 2nd rd; Bernard's corner threw the towel at 0:36 of the 2nd rd). [1], After a series of scheduled boxing matchups fell through (including a proposed bout against former champion Hasim Rahman), Mercer decided to try mixed martial arts (MMA) and approached Felix Martinez, co-founder of Cage Fury Fighting Championships, about working with the promotion. In February 2001 a 39-year-old Mercer launched a final comeback, knocking out four journeymen before being matched with WBO title holder Wladimir Klitschko in a high-profile bout on HBO. [14], Before one of Maynard's fights, Mercer and Anthony Hembrick took off with their flags and good-naturedly dodged the people who tried to get in their way. Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren Press Conference Highlights. Later that year he beat undefeated puncher Tommy Morrison in five, and with a major world title fight on the horizon vacated his WBO belt and fought 42-year-old legend Larry Holmes rather than mandatory challenger Michael Moorer. A brief dalliance in the mixed martial arts nixed a 2004 bout with DaVarryl Williamson. But in 1985, when Army Coach Hank Johnson sought to recruit Mercer for a stateside training camp for the 1988 Olympics, Mercer turned down the offer. [15], Mercer knocked out all four of his Olympic opponents, winning Gold of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul as a heavyweight. [8] His next step was to apply for the all-Army boxing trial camp and win a spot on the Army team. "[3], He won the 1988 United States amateur heavyweight championship. "[16] He was the oldest member of the United States Olympic Boxing Team at 27.[17]. I don't think we connected, so I just kept on going." Tim Sylvia vs Ray Mercer was suppossed to be a main event boxing match but it ruled illegal by the faggot's commission so it was turned into an MMA cage match. MMA Fighter Georges St-Pierre Talks the Hustle, Coming out of Retirement, and Dream Match Against Khabib Nurmagomedov ... and the Feelies’ Glenn Mercer and … One of the two. [1] As a mixed martial artist, he scored a notable first-round knockout win over former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in 2009. [4], Mercer started boxing at the age of 23 while serving in the U.S. Army in West Germany. He returned February 1998 with a 2-round KO of Leo Loiacono, but contracted Hepatitis B and was again inactive, this time for 20 months. "He didn't speak English, and I don't speak Korean, so he talked his stuff and I talked mine. I wanted to go back to Germany. Mercer later stated in the press conference at Adrenaline III: Bragging Rights, when he was scheduled to fight Tim Sylvia under MMA rules instead of Boxing rules, that he had expected Kimbo Slice to box with him, and said that he did not really train in any other aspect of MMA and was unprepared for the guillotine choke. On March 21, 2007, Cage Fury announced that Mercer had signed to face underground street fighter and Internet legend Kimbo Slice at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on June 23, 2007, as part of Cage Fury Fighting Ch… Raymond Anthony Mercer (born April 4, 1961) is a retired American professional boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial artist who competed from 1989 to 2009. Soldiers from his unit back in Germany was rooting for him. I'm not a quitter. The first and only strike of the night, a head kick, landed square on the head of Mercer. On March 21, 2007, Cage Fury announced that Mercer had signed to face underground street fighter and Internet legend Kimbo Slice at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on June 23, 2007, as part of Cage Fury Fighting Championship 5. Adrenaline MMA figurehead Monte Cox has confirmed that his client, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia, will face former Olympic boxing gold medalist Ray Mercer in a boxing match that will headline Adrenaline MMA’s third showing on May 30 at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 108-173) allows Medicare Advantage (MA) managed care plans to specialize in serving Medi-care beneficiaries who are dually enrolled in state Medicaid programs, are residents of nursing Tim Sylvia was booked in the main event of Adrenaline MMA III, in a boxing match, of all things. He won the fight via knockout in 9 seconds with a huge right hand to the chin, becoming the first man to ever defeat Sylvia by knockout. I'd come home and play Go-Karts or shoot BB guns or ride choppers. Ray Mercer … And the punch. Right before the Olympics they made a large banner with everyone's signature on it and shipped it overnight to Seoul. Does Muay Thai have the most destructive kicks among all martial Ray Mercer is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 1 wins, 0 losses and 0 draws Rousey, Yoel Romero, Mercer would have none of it. Upon winning the Olympic Gold Medal, Mercer was approached by boxing promoter Bob Arum, to whom he signed a contract to turn professional. Mercer held a reasonable account of himself, but his age and inability to successfully defend kicks was evident as he went on to lose the bout via unanimous decision. Mercer was born in Jacksonville, Florida on April 4, 1961. I'm 26 years old and relatively unknown. My father had a good life in the military. Mercer turned pro in January 1989 and debuted with a 3rd TKO of Jesse Hughes. [3] In summer of 1988 he again won the inter-service heavyweight championship. Cameroonian... Is this the first time we have 3 asian champions in the ufc? Ray Mercer, the man who was submitted by the awesome power of Kimbo Slice, pulls off possibly the greatest upset in MMA history. Cherant, UFC 260 ‘Miocic vs. Ngannou 2’ Post-Fight Press Conference, Rizin Unveils 16-Man Bantamweight Tournament; Opening Rounds on May His father was in the military and served in Vietnam. "They've been a big part of my support, and a gold medal would mean almost as much to them as it would to me. USAREUR Boxing Championships (heavyweight), Darmstadt, West Germany, May 1985: USA–USSR Duals (heavyweight), Troy, New York, October 1985: United States Armed Forces Championships (heavyweight), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, November 1985: Stockholm Box Open (heavyweight), Stockholm, Sweden, January 1986: USA–FRG Duals (heavyweight), West Berlin, West Germany, July 1987: USA–FRG Duals (heavyweight), Peissenberg, West Germany, July 1987: USA–FRG & Austria Duals (heavyweight), Neuhausen, West Germany, July 1987: Copenhagen Cup (heavyweight), Copenhagen, Denmark, December 1987: United States Armed Forces Championships (heavyweight), Naval Air Station San Diego, San Diego, California, March 1988: United States National Championships (heavyweight), Colorado Springs, Colorado, March–April 1988: USA–Cuba Duals (heavyweight), Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 1988: USA–Europe Duals (heavyweight), Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 1988: Olympic Trials (heavyweight), Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, July 1988: Olympic Box-offs (heavyweight), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 1988: USA–Canada Duals (heavyweight), Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, August 1988: Summer Olympics (heavyweight), Seoul, South Korea, September–October 1988: Mercer had a total of 70 fights as an amateur, competing all his amateur career in the 201-pound class, and compiling an amateur record of 64 wins, 6 losses (no stoppages.) Kimbo Slice Interview", "Ray Mercer Returns to Fight Undefeated Ron Sparks", Olympic boxing champions – men's heavyweight, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ray_Mercer&oldid=1011718884, Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers, Olympic gold medalists for the United States in boxing, BLP articles lacking sources from September 2017, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Defeated Renat Trishev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 2–1, Defeated Andre Hoth (West Germany) by unanimous decision, 3–0, Defeated Peter Neyer (Austria) by decision, Finals: Defeated Jerry Goff by unanimous decision, 5–0, 1/2: Defeated Carlton Hollis by unanimous decision, 5–0, This page was last edited on 12 March 2021, at 12:54. [19]) In January 1989, being honorary discharged, Mercer left the Army to pursue a professional boxing career.[20]. arts. Harrison will not be the only female Olympic judo champ that After a series of scheduled boxing matchups fell through (including a proposed bout against former champion Hasim Rahman), Mercer decided to try mixed martial arts (MMA) and approached Felix Martinez, co-founder of Cage Fury Fighting Championships, about working with the promotion. On June 13, 2009, Mercer made a big splash when he defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia at Adrenaline III: Bragging Rights. It proved an unwise decision, as the crafty Holmes conned Mercer out of the fight, outjabbing the puzzled Mercer and gaining both the points decision, and Mercer's world title fight with heavyweight king Evander Holyfield. The fight took place on June 13, 2009 at Adrenaline MMA 3: Bragging Rights in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Ray Mercer official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the Heavyweight fighter from United States. 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Having split fights with dangerous veteran Jesse Ferguson (Mercer was investigated for allegedly asking Ferguson to "throw the fight" during their first encounter), labored when overweight to a draw with trialhorse Marion Wilson, and saw a proposed 1994 bout in Hong Kong with Frank Bruno fall through, Mercer enjoyed an unexpected run of form in major fights, losing on points in a thrilling brawl with Holyfield in May 1995, losing a controversial decision in another wild punch up, this time with Lennox Lewis, in June 1996, and scoring a controversial points win over ex-champ Tim Witherspoon in yet another high action bout in December 1996. In the frame for a bout with Andrew Golota in 1997, Mercer suffered a neck injury and was out of action for 14 months. A few tried to trip the pair, another tried to tackle the heavyweight Mercer, and one security guard even stopped him and tried to steer him back to his seat. Henry "I was in my prime at partying. After a series of scheduled boxing matchups fell through (including a proposed bout against former champion Hasim Rahman), Mercer decided to try mixed martial arts (MMA) and approached Felix Martinez, co-founder of Cage Fury Fighting Championships, about working with the promotion. [7]) As he served with USAREUR, for that reason in 1986—1987 Mercer had several international bouts in Germany, he also competed internationally at Western Europe open tournaments. Francis Ngannou Flattens Stipe Miocic, Claims Heavyweight Crown in Ray Mercer Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia was apparently TKO'd by former WBO heavyweight world champion boxer Ray Mercer in the opening seconds of … [10] At the USA vs. Europe match-up, Mercer with a hard right to the nose turned it into a "No mas!" Sure, Mercer is an Olympic gold medalist and a former boxing champion, but nearly all aspects of the fight should have favored in a fight under MMA rules … Also under the deal, Arum got the rights to promote a certain number of televised bouts, leaving the boxer free to fight for others. monitoring_string = "5eb5a0f65cbe346d74f978e14db1b00d" In the early 1990s, Ray Mercer was regarded as one of the best heavyweights in the world. Cejudo and Sara McMann I have yet to see a guy that can box. arts? Even writing that out, it’s easy to see why no one would sanction the fight, not in a … [13] According to Kelvin Richardson of the '88 All-Army Team, Mercer was such a hard puncher, that even 16-ounce gloves weren't of much help for his sparring partners from being knocked off the ring, and his superheavyweight Olympic teammate, Riddick Bowe, didn't want to spar with Mercer for that reason. He learned quickly enough, winning military titles and a United States Amateur Boxing Federation title. [11], Going to the Olympic Team, he was one of the most highly regarded American Olympic boxers. Former boxing world heavyweight champion Ray Mercer shocked the MMA world when he brutally knocked out ex-UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in an MMA fight. are among the Olympians who have crossed over to mixed martial I was negative. Kimbo Slice won the fight in the first round with a guillotine choke submission. [3] His latest military rank was sergeant. In March 2010, it was announced that Mercer had signed with the King of the Cage organization, although no bouts would materialize. [2], Mercer served with the USAREUR, V Corps, infantry, he was stationed with Company D, 1st Battalion, 39th Infantry, in Baumholder, West Germany. Ray Rodriguez weighed in this morning and will serve as … [5] While he had street fights as a youth, it wasn't until he was offered a chance to avoid a 30-day field exercise by serving as a sparring partner for the post's heavyweight champion, which in winter of 1984, with the wind-chill factor driving temperatures below zero, was quite an opportunity, that he found a sanctioned way to use his aggression. World Series of Fighting champion heads into his June 1 Mercer said he had never even put on a pair of gloves until after he enlisted, "The Army taught me everything I know about boxing," explained Mercer. Ray Mercer knocked out former UFC Heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia in a strange MMA fight in 2009. The beginnings were tough, "I came back from that first day of sparring with a bleeding nose and my lips swollen. UFC... UFC 260 Prelims: Alonzo Menifield Shoulder Choke Submits Fabio monitoring_string = "5eb5a0f65cbe346d74f978e14db1b00d". I liked it over there. Born Aisha Jamila Hinds on the 13th November 1975, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, she is a stage, television and film actress, best known to the world as Carolyn Hill in the TV sci-fi drama series “Under the Dome” (2013-2015), and as Miss Jeanette in the fantasy drama series “True Blood” from 2008 to 2010, among many other differing roles she has secured so far in her career. Tim Sylvia vs Ray Mercer was suppossed to be a main event boxing match but it ruled illegal by the faggot's commission so it was turned into an MMA cage match. Ray Mercer would represent boxing, while former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia would represent MMA. Latest on Ray Mercer including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Mercer, being a son of a retired Army NCO Raymond Mercer Sr., grew up as a military brat in Fort Benning, Georgia, and later in Hanau, West Germany. Shoop that Incredulous Cormier / Drug Wars. [5] "Right now, I want to be the 'woodwork' man. The bout was a non-sanctioned exhibition under the New Jersey Unified MMA rules.[21]. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 (P.L. Mercer played linebacker at high school in Hanau, didn't plan to go for a college education. When he was reassigned to Baumholder, he won three USAREUR crowns while carrying the banner for V Corps[3] (he won the USAREUR Championship less than a year after his first amateur fight. 2 Although both had impressive Name Ray Mercer Nickname Merciless Association N/A Weight Class Heavyweight Height N/A Style Boxing Birth Date April 4, 1961 Fighting Out Of Jacksonville, Florida Country USA Ray Mercer Pictures Official Website ”'”Merciless” Ray Mercer”’ is an American professional Boxer, mixed martial artist and former WBO World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist who resides … On March 21, 2007, Cage Fury announced that Mercer had signed to face underground street fighter and Internet legend Kimbo Slice at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on June 23, 2007, as part of Cage Fury Fighting C… I'm fighting for the people of the United States, but especially for the ones back in my unit," he told his audience during one of his post-fight interviews. On February 25, 2009, Sylvia's manager (and Adrenaline MMA CEO) Monte Cox announced that Sylvia would face former boxing world heavyweight champion and 1988 Olympic gold medalist Ray Mercer in a boxing main event at Adrenaline MMA III on May 30, 2009, at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in … In January 1991 he challenged undefeated Francesco Damiani for the WBO heavyweight title, scoring a one punch knockout victory in the 9th when behind on points. Nikki Beach Concert Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. He scored a series of knockouts and in August 1990 knocked down and outpointed big punching Smokin' Bert Cooper in a spectacular 12 round brawl that earned him Cooper's NABF title. He was ranked as the world's No.9 heavyweight by BoxRec at the conclusion of 1990. However, Mercer did return to boxing in 2005, now aged 44, but he was stopped in seven rounds by Shannon Briggs. The Worst Day In MMA History The fight took place on June 13, 2009 at Adrenaline MMA 3: Bragging Rights in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. 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