On October 18, 1991, Ray Mercer (17-0, 12 KOs), the heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Tommy Morrison (28-0, 24 KOs).
Ray Mercer is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO victory over Francesco Damiani, 9 months and 7 days ago. Tommy Morrison is on a 28-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Ladislao Mijangos, 3 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ray Mercer at 99-1 winning odds. Tommy Morrison really doesn't have much to present against Mercer.
Ray Mercer stopped Tommy Morrison via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO heavyweight title. Mercer improves his record to 18-0 (13 KOs), while Morrison adds a loss to his record at 28-1.