Bernardo Mercado, and Ali and belt.

[karla mercado]

Bernardo Mercado and Ali were good friends i hered.I need to know if there is someone in this world that can give me my fathers belt that he won it was stolin around 15 years ago and that was his only one if there are good people in this world they should give it back if you have my fathers belt with BERNARDO MERCADO or some thing like that or knows someone that has it please please give it back thats the only good thing that my father had please if you were me youed say the same thing do something rite please e-mail me if you know something about my fathers belt please please. :( allways Karla Mercado.

[Dutch Windmill]

The only way to prove you're not a 68-year old twisted boxing fan, and really Bernardo Mercado's daughter is posting naked pictures of yourself.

I have not seen the belt, but I will certainly look out for it. Rotterdam, city of lost boxing belts.

[Brutu]

I believe the belt that she is referring to is the
WBC Continental Heavyweight title belt,
that Bernardo Mercado won by knocking out Trevor Berbick in the first round(of scheduled 12)in Halifax Nova Scotia, April 3.1979.

[HomicideHenry]

That's awful that his belt was taken away from him. There are so many tragic boxing legends who have done so well in the sport, only to have nothing but their memories and a few articles and a belt or pictures of their glory days...

I remember Sam Langford at the end of his career was blind and living in someone's basement, after such a marvelous career, and he was asked if he missed boxing, and he said "I'll always have my memories."

I hope your dad finds his belt

[Brutu]

Are you serious or what?
You know,Elvis was big in South America(he was big everywhere).

[Brutu]

I was watching a DVD the other day entitled,
DEATH DIMENSION(1976)
directed by legendery director Al Adamson.
It stars Jim Kelly(Enter the Dragon,Black Belt Jones)
Anyway Bernardo Mercado is in it for about 30 seconds.
"Hey,Your not suppose to be here".
"Ill show you out".
He plays(?) a watchman.
Anyway he doesnt fight Jim Kelly,
he just offers him to show him the way out of the brothel.
But he looks huge walking down the dark hallway.

[KOJOE90]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580204/

[kclovekat]

I REMMEMBER THIS POSTING!!! WOW! THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGo!! WOW!! ANY WAY MY PAS NEVER FOUND HIS BELT, HEY FOR THE GUY WHO POSTED THE MOVIE HE WAS IN...THANX!! MY PAP WANTED ME TO FIND HIM THAT MOVIE BUT HE DIDNT SEEM TO REMEMBER THE NAME>>. THANK.. IF YOU GUYS WISH TO SPEAK TO HIM,,,I CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN>>> THANKX. PEACE!! K*

[Goodnight, Irene]

That's awful that his belt was taken away from him. There are so many tragic boxing legends who have done so well in the sport, only to have nothing but their memories and a few articles and a belt or pictures of their glory days...

I remember Sam Langford at the end of his career was blind and living in someone's basement, after such a marvelous career, and he was asked if he missed boxing, and he said "I'll always have my memories."

I hope your dad finds his belt

Very sad, I've always felt of that Langford quote.

[Brutu]

Hey,If you dont mind me saying,Why dont you all contact the cyberboxingzone.Im sure they would be real interested in interviewing your father,so everyone can read it.

[Brutu]

Also would you know if the 5 round exhibition bout between Muhammad Ali and Bernardo Mercado November.13.1977 in the bull ring in Bogata Colombia
for the benifit of a children's hospital,
was ever taped or filmed?

[overhand_right]

Who on earth would be crazy enough to try steal a belt from a beast like Bernardo Mercado???

Karla, you should get your old man on this forum, get him to answer some questions, would be a most welcome guest.

He's also be very welcome on the message board of the Cyber Bozing Zone, a lot of old timers round there who'd be happy to hear from him.

[joe kurtz]

Karla,
Have you or your father considered contacting Jose Sulaiman or his representatives about the possibility of obtaining a replica WBC Continental Americas Championship belt? It wouldn't the exact belt that your Dad won that night against Trevor Berbick ( I'm afraid that one's likely long gone & will never resurface ), but it would still be something to be proud of. And Sulaiman always seemed to have a bit of a soft spot for your Dad during his era because he kept him high in the rankings & always seemed to be one fight away from fighting Larry Holmes for the World Title, but timing & circumstances never quite allowed properly for it to occur.

[Brutu]

Anyone know how many of Bernardo Mercado's professional bouts were televised or filmed?
I rememember watching with my Dad,the Mercado vrs Earnie Shavers fight live back when the networks use to show fights.
That was a good one,Shavers knocked Mercado down,and whenever that usually happens the opponent is soon out of there,But Mercado got up,Shavers ripped his glove on Mercado's teeth,Mercado weathered the storm then TKO's Shavers.

[kclovekat]

HELLO!!! ALL!!! ITS BEEN A WHILE SENSE MY REPLY TO THIS POSTING THAT I MYSELF POSTED YEARS AGO. HATE TO SAY IT BUT MY PAPS HAS YET TO LOCATE THIS BELT I ONCE SPOKE OF. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS, I HOPE SOMEDAY I GET A CHANCE TO FIND IT AND RETURN IT TO HIM FOR HE SPEAKS ABOUT LOCATING THIS BELT ALL THE TIME WHEN I FIND MYSELF TALKING TO HIM. I HATE TO SAY IT BUT IVE COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT WE WILLL NEVER FIND THAT BELT, THERES NOT A THING TO DO IN FINDING IT.... FOR ALL I KNOW THE BELT COULD BE SITTING IN SOMEONES BASEMENT AND KNOWONE EVEN KNOWS IT AND OR CAN CARE NOT A DAME THING ABOUT IT OR WHO IT ONCE BELONGED TO.. mY PAPS IS NOT IN GOOD HEALTH FOR HE SUFFERS FROM HIGH BLOOD PRESURE NOT TO MENTION HES DIABETIC... BUT YOU GUYS DONT HAVE TO HEAR ALL THAT... ITS FUNNY CAUSE I COULD ASK HIM A QUESTION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF HIS LIFE AND FIRST WAS HIS KIDS OF COURSE AND SECONDLY BOXING... THERES NOT A DAY THAT MY PAPS DOESNT THINK ABOUT BOXING AND HOW IT WAS FIGHTING IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS... HE MISSIS IT SO BUT TIME AS ADDED ON YEARS TO HIS LIFE AND THERES NOT A CHANCE IN THE WORLD THAT HE WOULD EVER GO BACK TO BOXING... HONESTLY HEARING HIM SPEAK ABOUT BOXING SOMETIMES MAKES ME WANNA CRY FOR I CAN SEE THE HURT IN HIS EYES SEEING THAT HE WONT EVER FIND HIMSELF BOXING, WHAT HE DID IS IN THE PAST NOW... ALL HE HAS NOW IS HIS MOMORIES OF WHAT HE LOVED DOING YEARS AGO... MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIM FOR IF IT WHERE POSSIBALE I WOULD WISH TO WALK THERE HIS LIFE AND VIDEO TAPE FROM THE TIME HE CAME OUT OF MY GRANDMOTHERS WOMB TELL NOW... I WILL SEE HIM SOON... COLOMBIA IS CALLING MY NAME AND I CANT HELP BUT SAY... DALE PERO DALE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[cannonball]

Hope your father is ok Karla - he is one of the 70s/80s fighters i would love to know more about, other than what is on Boxrec. Dangerous fighter........

[Brutu]

Here is a link to two different newspaper articles(with a cool action photos)of Bernardo Mercado knocking out Trevor Berbick
to win the WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title,April .3.1979 at Halifax ,Nova Scotia.

Mercado landing his big right.(the referee said it was the hardest right hand he had ever seen land on anyone)
scroll up on link to see photo.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1Z ... 1151739&dq

..and here is the link to the photo of Trevor Berbick going down for the count.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TH ... 1647008&dq

[Brutu]

Here is a link to a rare action photo of Bernardo Mercado knocking out Paul Solomon ,February.15.1977 in Sacramento CA.
Mercado scored a TKO in the first round with the first right hand that landed.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZK ... ,650594&dq

[Brutu]

Here is a link to a newpaper article(with an action photo)of Leon Spinks vs Bernardo Mercado,Oct 1980.
It was the top preliminary fight on the closed circuit Larry Holmes vs Muhammad Ali title fight.
Mercado was the number 1 WBC contender gong into this fight and would have fought the winner of
the Holmes-Ali fight if he got past Leon Spinks.
(scroll to left in link to see photo)

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BW ... 2354742&dq

[bollox]

"Sale: Save $90 on microwave oven. Only $489.95"

[Brutu]

Here is a link to a newpaper article(with an action photo)of Leon Spinks vs Bernardo Mercado,Oct 1980.
It was the top preliminary fight on the closed circuit Larry Holmes vs Muhammad Ali title fight.
Mercado was the number 1 WBC contender gong into this fight and would have fought the winner of
the Holmes-Ali fight if he got past Leon Spinks.
(scroll to left in link to see photo)

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BW ... 2354742&dq

Yes,Seems like Hard luck Mercado.
He was supposed to have gotten a title shot a couple years earlier,
against the winner of the Norton-Holmes fight.
Holmes even had him penciled in as his first title defense,but for whatever reason in the meantime,Mercado fought Big John Tate
and lost that bout too of course.

[Brutu]

Bernardo Mercado along with Howard Smith and Stan Ward were the principle sparring partners of Ken Norton,when
Norton was training to fight Duane Bobick in the Spring of 1977.

[Brutu]

Here is the refs eyewitness account of the big right hand that Mercado pole-axed Berbick with in the first round of
the WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship.
The referee Herb MacMullen gave a ringside interview with the CBC radio listening audience.


http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TX ... 2183747&dq

[osc1360]

June 6, 1980, The Daily Intelligencer, page 18: Ali comeback slated for Aug. 11 this time

Retired heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali will launch his comeback compaign for a forth title with an Aug. 11 bout against Bernardo Mercado, according to Mercado's manager.

"It could happen, but it's still very tentative," says boxing promoter Don King.

"I just got here first. I sold my man," said manager Joe Conforte.

Conforte said he has signed a $1 million contract for the bout and King, while confirming the signing, said Conforte had jumped the gun in making the announcement.

[karla mercado]

June 6, 1980, The Daily Intelligencer, page 18: Ali comeback slated for Aug. 11 this time

Retired heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali will launch his comeback compaign for a forth title with an Aug. 11 bout against Bernardo Mercado, according to Mercado's manager.

"It could happen, but it's still very tentative," says boxing promoter Don King.

"I just got here first. I sold my man," said manager Joe Conforte.

Conforte said he has signed a $1 million contract for the bout and King, while confirming the signing, said Conforte had jumped the gun in making the announcement.

I HAVE THAT CONTRACT***