On January 26, 2008, a 46-year-old Ray Mercer (35-6-1, 26 KOs) and Derric Rossy met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Mercer came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
Ray Mercer lost to Derric Rossy via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 35-7-1.
On August 26, 2005, a 44-year-old Ray Mercer (34-5-1, 25 KOs) and a 33-year-old Shannon Briggs (42-4-1, 36 KOs) met in the ring.
Mercer came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days. Briggs was on a 6-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Shannon Briggs stopped Ray Mercer via KO in the 7th round. Briggs improves his record to 43-4-1 (37 KOs), while Mercer adds a loss to his record at 34-6-1.
On June 29, 2002, a 41-year-old Ray Mercer (30-4-1, 22 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBO title held by 26-year-old Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko (38-1, 34 KOs).
Mercer came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. Klitschko was on a 14-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Ray Mercer via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO heavyweight title. Klitschko improves his record to 39-1 (35 KOs), while Mercer adds a loss to his record at 30-5-1.
On May 10, 1996, a 35-year-old Ray Mercer (23-3-1, 16 KOs) and a 30-year-old British boxer Lennox Lewis (28-1, 24 KOs) met in the ring.
Mercer came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 20 days. Lewis was on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 3 days.
Lennox Lewis defeated Ray Mercer via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Lewis improves his record to 29-1, while Mercer adds a loss to his record at 23-4-1.
On May 20, 1995, a 34-year-old Ray Mercer (23-2-1, 16 KOs) and a 32-year-old Evander Holyfield (30-2, 22 KOs) met in the ring.
Mercer came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 22 days. Holyfield was on a -1-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 28 days.
Evander Holyfield defeated Ray Mercer via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Holyfield improves his record to 31-2, while Mercer adds a loss to his record at 23-3-1.
On February 6, 1993, a 31-year-old Ray Mercer (20-1, 15 KOs) and Jesse Ferguson met in the ring.
Mercer came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days.
Ray Mercer lost to Jesse Ferguson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On February 7, 1992, a 30-year-old Ray Mercer (18-0, 13 KOs) and a 42-year-old Larry Holmes (53-3, 37 KOs) met in the ring.
Mercer came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Holmes was on a 5-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 26 days.
Larry Holmes defeated Ray Mercer via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Holmes improves his record to 54-3, while Mercer adds a loss to his record at 18-1.