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Mercer vs. Morrison: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ray Mercer defends his WBO heavyweight title against Tommy Morrison (The Duke). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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30
Feb 24, 1989
17-0
1
12 (70.6%)
185 cm
196 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
Jan 11, 1991
9m, 7d
17
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
22
Nov 10, 1988
28-0
0
24 (85.7%)
188 cm
193 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Jun 27, 1991
3m, 21d
28
WBO
HV
w1
heavyweight
Friday, 18 Oct 1991
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison

Date

This fight between Ray Mercer and Tommy Morrison took place on at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Tommy Morrison is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Ray Mercer is 185 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Mercer has longer reach of 196 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Morrison's 193 cm. Mercer also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Morrison.

Mercer is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 17-0 (12 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 7 days ago against Francesco Damiani, which he won via 9th round KO.

Morrison also comes in with an undefeated record of 28-0 (24 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 21 days ago against Ladislao Mijangos, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Mercer will be 30 years and 6 months old. Morrison will be 22 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Tommy Morrison. Here is the prediction for Mercer vs Morrison.

A close matchup. Tommy Morrison may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Ray Mercer could win too.

Result

Ray Mercer defeated Tommy Morrison via 5th round TKO to retain the WBO heavyweight title. Morrison's undefeated record of 28 wins comes to an end, and Mercer advances his win streak to 18. Mercer is now 18-0, and Morrison 28-1.

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  7. Ray Mercer defeats Ossie Ocasio via 8-round split decision