Ray Mercer
Career, Record, Stats
Ray Mercer is a 63-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 19 years, 6 months, and 12 days, Mercer amassed a record of 36-7-1, which includes 26 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Ray Mercer's Boxing Career
Ray Mercer was born in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. on April 4, 1961. He made his professional debut at the age of 27 years on February 24, 1989 against Jesse McGhee. Mercer defeated McGhee via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Mercer became a world champion at the age of 29 after 16 professional fights. He challenged Francesco Damiani for the WBO heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 9th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Mercer's last fight was a majority decision victory over Richel Hersisia at age 47, on September 5, 2008.
Some of Ray Mercer's best fights have been against Tim Witherspoon, Bert Cooper, Tommy Morrison, and Ossie Ocasio. For a complete list of Mercer's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ray Mercer".
Mercer has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ray Mercer Losses".
Ray Mercer's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | Sep 05, 2008 | 47 |  Richel Hersisia | win | MD 6 |
43 | Jan 26, 2008 | 46 | Derric Rossy | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Sep 15, 2007 | 46 | Mikael Lindblad | win | KO 1 |
41 | Aug 26, 2005 | 44 | 
Shannon Briggs 33 42-4-1  | loss | KO 7 |
40 | Jun 24, 2005 | 44 | Darroll Wilson | win | UD 10 |
39 | Feb 28, 2004 | 42 | Steve Pannell | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Nov 11, 2003 | 42 | Shawn Robinson | win | TKO 3 |
37 | Aug 23, 2003 | 42 | Mario Cawley | win | KO 3 |
36 | Jun 29, 2002 | 41 | 
Wladimir Klitschko 26 38-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
35 | Feb 23, 2002 | 40 | Troy Weida | win | TKO 1 |
34 | Oct 13, 2001 | 40 | Brian Scott | win | KO 2 |
33 | Mar 17, 2001 | 39 | Don Steele | win | KO 5 |
32 | Feb 11, 2001 | 39 | Jeff Pegues | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Dec 18, 1999 | 38 | Jimmy Haynes | win | KO 1 |
30 | Feb 21, 1998 | 36 | Leo Loiacono | win | KO 2 |
29 | Dec 14, 1996 | 35 | 
Tim Witherspoon 38 45-4 | win | UD 10 |
28 | May 10, 1996 | 35 | 
Lennox Lewis 30 28-1 | loss | MD 10 |
27 | May 20, 1995 | 34 | 
Evander Holyfield 32 30-2 | loss | UD 10 |
26 | Jul 28, 1994 | 33 | Marion Wilson | draw | SD 10 |
25 | Nov 19, 1993 | 32 | Jesse Ferguson | win | SD 10 |
24 | Oct 06, 1993 | 32 | Mark Wills | win | UD 10 |
23 | Aug 12, 1993 | 32 | Tony Willis | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Feb 06, 1993 | 31 | Jesse Ferguson | loss | UD 10 |
21 | Dec 10, 1992 | 31 | Jerry Halstead | win | RTD 2 |
20 | Oct 07, 1992 | 31 | Mike Dixon | win | RTD 7 |
19 | Feb 07, 1992 | 30 | 
Larry Holmes 42 53-3 | loss | UD 12 |
18 | Oct 18, 1991 | 30 | 
Tommy Morrison 22 28-0 | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Jan 11, 1991 | 29 | Francesco Damiani | win | KO 9 |
16 | Aug 05, 1990 | 29 | 
Bert Cooper 24 22-5 | win | UD 12 |
15 | May 31, 1990 | 29 | Lionel Washington | win | TKO 4 |
14 | Mar 02, 1990 | 28 | Kimmuel Odum | win | UD 12 |
13 | Jan 15, 1990 | 28 | Wesley Watson | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Dec 07, 1989 | 28 | 
Ossie Ocasio 34 22-6-1 | win | SD 8 |
11 | Nov 14, 1989 | 28 | Jerry Jones | win | UD 8 |
10 | Oct 17, 1989 | 28 | Eddie Richardson | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Sep 19, 1989 | 28 | Arthel Lawhorne | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Sep 05, 1989 | 28 | Dino Homsey | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Aug 15, 1989 | 28 | Tracy Thomas | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jul 15, 1989 | 28 | Al Evans | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Jun 12, 1989 | 28 | Ken Crosby | win | KO 1 |
4 | May 16, 1989 | 28 | David Hopkins | win | KO 1 |
3 | Mar 28, 1989 | 27 | Garing Lane | win | UD 4 |
2 | Mar 04, 1989 | 27 | Luis Walford | win | KO 1 |
1 | Feb 24, 1989 | 27 | Jesse McGhee | win | TKO 3 |