Bizarre KO & stoppage. Although imo, Mercer was already past his prime since after the late '90s. Some of his best fights were in the late 80s to '90s.
Was that the ref that you can hear at the 3:50 mark say: “I’m gonna DQ him for knocking him out after the bell... huh?... yeah, I called the knockdown. I called the knockdown.” I have seen Mercer take much harder punches than that, and be unfazed. Something was going on with this fight. Something just wasn’t right.
That knockout did look a little suspicious. But that being said, people said the same thing after Foreman flattened Moorer, after Barrett knocked Tua on his ass, and other fights. Sometimes a guy just gets hit with the right punch. It did look like he maybe could've gotten up but chose not to. But, Briggs had some mad power and Mercer was just eating it all night. Maybe he just said f it at that point. And hell, Mercer was in his mid-40s here. Dude should've stopped fighting way before this.
he lost it while kinda caught up in the ropes... weird loss... maybe not against the rules, but i feel when Mercer went to the ropes, the judge should have separated both fighters, then reinitiated the fight... still weird anyhow...
I don't see what it was that took down Mercer. He's always been able to take a hard punch, then suddenly two love taps & he folds? Must have been some big $ on the line with the Mob along with instructions for Mercer.
Yeah, Im gonna say somethin was up with this......granted Briggs did hit him with unprotected shots while on the ropes, but none of them looked like bombs...maybe Mercer was just tired out? Or there was something fishy.
After what he did to Tommy Morrison Iam happy he got outclassed and knocked out, he was a brute the should have his boxing license revoked after that fight
Ray was Hit Pretty Solidly About 3-4 Seconds Prior to Going to The Ropes. Getting Punched has Weird Delayed Effects Sometimes and this Might Have Been One of Them. No Real Reason to Fix this Bout but I Wasn’t Following HWTS then Like I Do Now.
Weak Sauce ! Lennox beat them both. The way Mercer beat Tommy Morrison - my money would have been on Mercer. Even Mercer gave Lennox a better fight than Briggs. Maybe it is as they say. Styles make fights.
@@donhue4546 you been on UA-cam one month and already running your mouth like let’s go champ.Briggs is a blabber mouth like you.that’s why Lennox knocked him out.blah blah that.
RUBBISH,IF IF IF HA HA,IF WILDER WORE YELLOW PANTIES HE WOULD HAVE BEAT FURY,IF AJ HAD BLUE EYES HE WOULD HAVE BEAT USYK,EXCUSE EXCUSE EXCUSE,BLAH BLAH BLAH
Knock out?
I don't wanna holler fixed, but something didn't look right about that "KO"
AMEN!
Yup, Mercer def took a dive…
An accurate punch to the ear can cause the head to “spin”, he could have been just too tired to go on
*shouldnt be a legal Knock Out*
It's not legal to hold someone with one arm and hit him with the other.....This is not MMA. The whole thing is Bull......
So Mercer, who had legendary durability, gets knocked out by a few tabs to the back of his head. Total BS.
That wasn’t to the back of the head
It was a left hook that dazed him at first. Mercer walked into it then fell on the ropes
@johnathanwilliams2913 bro have u seen some of the shots and beatings mercer has taken lol doos right this is bs
this fight looks fixed. A prime Mercer would destroy a prime Briggs.
It would have been a good fight for sure
What a fight!
What the fuck was that?
wow, talk about Phantom Punch
Seems an odd knockout but maybe Mercer's time had come.
Heavyweights like Briggs hit hard, if you get hit with multiple free shots like that it's not surprising that Mercer was knocked out.
Probably got tired and decided to give up
Is true? Is it regoular?
Bizarre KO & stoppage. Although imo, Mercer was already past his prime since after the late '90s. Some of his best fights were in the late 80s to '90s.
What a jab on Mercer.Just like Holmes,s
WoW..
Briggs is a joke. Mercer is 150 years old in this fight
Was that the ref that you can hear at the 3:50 mark say: “I’m gonna DQ him for knocking him out after the bell... huh?... yeah, I called the knockdown. I called the knockdown.” I have seen Mercer take much harder punches than that, and be unfazed. Something was going on with this fight. Something just wasn’t right.
That knockout did look a little suspicious. But that being said, people said the same thing after Foreman flattened Moorer, after Barrett knocked Tua on his ass, and other fights. Sometimes a guy just gets hit with the right punch. It did look like he maybe could've gotten up but chose not to. But, Briggs had some mad power and Mercer was just eating it all night. Maybe he just said f it at that point. And hell, Mercer was in his mid-40s here. Dude should've stopped fighting way before this.
The fix is in
Fix!!!
he lost it while kinda caught up in the ropes... weird loss... maybe not against the rules, but i feel when Mercer went to the ropes, the judge should have separated both fighters, then reinitiated the fight... still weird anyhow...
Ray Quit or the Fix was In !!!!!
He took a dive. In between rounds he instructed his corner to get the shower running and have his check ready.
Cash not check 😆😆…checks leave a paper trail
Both Gladiators and Ray mercer was a Beast when he was 100% same as shannon. 🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️❤️🙏🙏🥊🥊
That was a Dive. Fixed as they come.
This ending was BULLSHIT.
Wow totally looks like he took a dive...
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I don't see what it was that took down Mercer. He's always been able to take a hard punch, then suddenly two love taps & he folds? Must have been some big $ on the line with the Mob along with instructions for Mercer.
Yeah, Im gonna say somethin was up with this......granted Briggs did hit him with unprotected shots while on the ropes, but none of them looked like bombs...maybe Mercer was just tired out? Or there was something fishy.
After what he did to Tommy Morrison Iam happy he got outclassed and knocked out, he was a brute the should have his boxing license revoked after that fight
What?? That punch looked so weak. Mercer took harder shots from Bert Cooper and Tommy Morrison
Dude looks old, seems more like exhaustion than damage
Farhhh briggs was actually good 😆 we judge him for how he acts haha
Let's go champ!
So proud Briggs knock out mercer
Hate to see guys come in so out of shape it’s disgrace to the sport
🤣🤣🤣 NICE DIVE !!
ese mercer solo supo recibir como un pushing bag
Ray was Hit Pretty Solidly About 3-4 Seconds Prior to Going to The Ropes. Getting Punched has Weird Delayed Effects Sometimes and this Might Have Been One of Them. No Real Reason to Fix this Bout but I Wasn’t Following HWTS then Like I Do Now.
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Ray thought would be dq so milked it
Weak Sauce ! Lennox beat them both. The way Mercer beat Tommy Morrison - my money would have been on Mercer. Even Mercer gave Lennox a better fight than Briggs. Maybe it is as they say. Styles make fights.
Fix
Shanon Briggs caught Mercer at old age.Had mercer been younger.he would have got knocked in the 2nd or 3rd round.
HAD IF BLAH BLAH BLAH HE GOT KNOCKED THE FURY OUT
@@donhue4546 you been on UA-cam one month and already running your mouth like let’s go champ.Briggs is a blabber mouth like you.that’s why Lennox knocked him out.blah blah that.
RUBBISH,IF IF IF HA HA,IF WILDER WORE YELLOW PANTIES HE WOULD HAVE BEAT FURY,IF AJ HAD BLUE EYES HE WOULD HAVE BEAT USYK,EXCUSE EXCUSE EXCUSE,BLAH BLAH BLAH
@@kdp1447 YEAH IT TOOK A BRITISH FIGHTER TO KO BRIGGS,LMAO,LIKE FURY DONE THE BRONZE DOSSER :)
Briggs beat an old Mercer. Prime Briggs got destroyed and KOd by Lennox...... Mercer goes the distance and loses a very close decision to Lennox.
OOF..
I came to see the only KO loss on Mercer's record and it was fake.