Ray Mercer - Revision history

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	'''~~Trainer~~:''' [[Hank Johnson]], [[Stacey McKinley]]~~<br>~~		'''Trainers:''' [[Hank Johnson]], [[Stacey McKinley]], [[Tommy Parks]]
	'''Manager:''' [[Marc Roberts]], [[Matt Howard]]		'''Manager:''' [[Marc Roberts]], [[Matt Howard]]

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	== Professional Career ==		== Professional Career ==
			*Has defeated 2 opponents (2 by KO) in World Title fights.
	*Has a record of 2-1 (2 KOs) in World Title fights.		*Has a record of 2-1 (2 KOs) in World Title fights.
	*Has a record of 4-5 (2 KOs) against former or current world champions.		*Has a record of 4-5 (2 KOs) against former or current world champions.

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	years=1991 Jan 11 – 1991 Dec 24<br>'''~~Vacated~~'''		years=1991 Jan 11 – 1991 Dec 24<br>'''Stripped'''
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	== ~~Amateur Career~~ ==		== Olympic Games results ==
	*~~Amateur Record: 64-6~~		*'''1988''' Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Seoul [[Olympics]]. Results:
	*1988 U.S. Heavyweight Champion
	*1988 U.S. Olympic Trials Heavyweight Champion. Mercer defeated [[Tommy Morrison]], [[Charlton Hollis]], and [[Michael Bentt]] by 5-0 decisions.
	*Won the 1988 Olympic Box-Offs with a 3-2 decision against Michael Bentt.
	*1988 Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Seoul [[Olympics]]. Results:
	**1st round bye		**1st round bye
	**Defeated [[Rudolf Gavenciak]] (Czechoslovakia) ~~RSC~~ 3		**Defeated [[Rudolf Gavenciak]] (Czechoslovakia) RSCH 3
	**Defeated [[Luigi Gaudiano]] (Italy) KO 1		**Defeated [[Luigi Gaudiano]] (Italy) KO 1
	**Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) ~~RSC~~ 2		**Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) RSCH 2
	**Defeated [[Baik Hyun-Man]] (South Korea) KO 1		**Defeated [[Baik Hyun-Man]] (South Korea) KO 1

			== Other Amateur Results ==
			*Claimed Amateur Record: 64-6
			*1986 Stockholm Box Open Silver medallist in Stockholm, Sweden, losing to [[Magne Havnaa]] (Norway) 2-3 in the final.
			*1987 Copenhagen Box Cup Silver medallist in Copenhagen, Denmark, losing to [[Maik Heydeck]] (East Germany) 2-3 in the final.
			*1988 U.S. Heavyweight Champion
			**Defeated [[Jerry Goff]] 5-0 in the final
			*1988 USA vs Cuba Dual Meet participant in Atlantic City, United States.
			**Lost to [[Felix Savon]] (Cuba) 0-3
			*1988 U.S. Olympic Trials Heavyweight Champion.
			**Defeated [[Tommy Morrison]] PTS
			**Defeated [[Charlton Hollis]] PTS
			**Defeated [[Michael Bentt]] PTS
			*1988 U.S. Olympic Box-Offs Heavyweight Winner.
			**Defeated [[Michael Bentt]] 3-2

	== Professional Career ==		== Professional Career ==

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	== Professional Career ==		== Professional Career ==
			*Has a record of 2-1 (2 KOs) in World Title fights.
			*Has a record of 4-5 (2 KOs) against former or current world champions.
			**Won against [[Ossie Ocasio]], [[Francesco Damiani]], [[Tommy Morrison]], [[Tim Witherspoon]].
			**Lost against [[Larry Holmes]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Wladimir Klitschko]], [[Shannon Briggs]].
	*Defeated [[Kimmuel Odum]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the vacant [[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship on March 2, 1990.		*Defeated [[Kimmuel Odum]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the vacant [[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship on March 2, 1990.
	*Defeated [[Bert Cooper]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the [[NABF]] Heavyweight Championship on August 5, 1990.		*Defeated [[Bert Cooper]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the [[NABF]] Heavyweight Championship on August 5, 1990.

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Stacey McKinley]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Hank Johnson]], [[Stacey McKinley]]<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Matt Howard]]		'''Manager:''' [[Marc Roberts]], [[Matt Howard]]

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	* Won the Heavyweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1988 [[Olympics]] in Seoul, South Korea. Was also the 1988 United States amateur champion.
	* Amateur record: 64-6

	== ~~Olympic results~~ ==		== Amateur Career ==
	*1st round bye		*Amateur Record: 64-6
	*Defeated [[Rudolf Gavenciak]] (Czechoslovakia) RSC 3		*1988 U.S. Heavyweight Champion
	*Defeated [[Luigi Gaudiano]] (Italy) KO 1		*1988 U.S. Olympic Trials Heavyweight Champion. Mercer defeated [[Tommy Morrison]], [[Charlton Hollis]], and [[Michael Bentt]] by 5-0 decisions.
	*Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) RSC 2		*Won the 1988 Olympic Box-Offs with a 3-2 decision against Michael Bentt.
	*Defeated [[Baik Hyun-Man]] (South Korea) KO 1		*1988 Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Seoul [[Olympics]]. Results:
			**1st round bye
	~~== Titles Held ==~~		**Defeated [[Rudolf Gavenciak]] (Czechoslovakia) RSC 3
	*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Heavyweight Title''' (1991)		**Defeated [[Luigi Gaudiano]] (Italy) KO 1
	*[[NABF]] Heavyweight Title (1990)		**Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) RSC 2
	*[[IBF]] Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (1990)		**Defeated [[Baik Hyun-Man]] (South Korea) KO 1

			== Professional Career ==
			*Defeated [[Kimmuel Odum]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the vacant [[IBF]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship on March 2, 1990.
			*Defeated [[Bert Cooper]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the [[NABF]] Heavyweight Championship on August 5, 1990.
			*Behind on points, Mercer knocked out [[Francesco Damiani]] by a ninth-round knockout to win the [[WBO]] Heavyweight Championship on January 11, 1991.
			*Knocked out [[Tommy Morrison]] in five rounds to defend the WBO Heavyweight Championship on October 18, 1991.
			*Stripped of the WBO title for fighting [[Larry Holmes]] instead of mandatory challenger [[Michael Moorer]].
			*Lost to Larry Holmes by a twelve-round unanimous decision on February 7, 1992. Holmes, who was 42-years-old, was a 4-1 underdog.
			*Lost to [[Jesse Ferguson]] by a ten-round unanimous decision on February 6, 1993. Mercer had been promised a title fight against champion [[Riddick Bowe]] if he beat Ferguson.
			*On June 29, 1993, Mercer was charged with offering Ferguson a $100,000 bribe to take a dive. According to the indictment, the bribe proposal wasn't made before the fight, but during the fight, when Mercer apparently realized he could not beat Ferguson. Mercer pleaded not guilty and was acquitted on March 29, 1994.
			*Defeated Jesse Ferguson by a ten-round split decision on November 19, 1993.
			*Lost to [[Evander Holyfield]] by a ten-round unanimous decision on May 20, 1995.
			*Lost to [[Lennox Lewis]] by a ten-round majority decision on May 10, 1996. The Associated Press scored the fight 97-93 for Mercer.
			*Defeated [[Tim Witherspoon]] by a ten-round unanimous decision on December 14, 1996.
			*Was scheduled to face [[Mike Tyson]] on January 19, 2002, but Tyson pulled out of the fight to face Lennox Lewis on April 6, 2002 (Lewis vs. Tyson was postponed until June 8, 2002 due to licensing issues).
			*Lost to WBO Heavyweight Champion [[Wladimir Klitschko]] by a sixth-round TKO on June 29, 2002.

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	*Defeated [[Baik Hyun-Man]] (South Korea) KO 1		*Defeated [[Baik Hyun-Man]] (South Korea) KO 1

			== Titles Held ==
			*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Heavyweight Title''' (1991)
			*[[NABF]] Heavyweight Title (1990)
			*[[IBF]] Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (1990)


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