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

Lennox Lewis (The Lion) and Ray Mercer are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
30
Jun 27, 1989
28-1
4
24 (82.8%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Oct 7, 1995
7m, 3d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Feb 24, 1989
23-3-1
2
16 (59.3%)
185 cm
196 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
May 20, 1995
11m, 20d
-1
WBC
HV
e1
d3
WBO
HV
w1
d1
Friday, 10 May 1996
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Lennox Lewis vs. Ray Mercer

Date

This fight between Lennox Lewis and Ray Mercer took place on 10 May, 1996 at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Lennox Lewis is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Ray Mercer is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Lewis also has a significant reach advantage of 17 cms over Mercer's 196 cm. On top of that, Lewis also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Mercer.

Lewis is coming in to this fight with a record of 28-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 3 days ago against Tommy Morrison, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Tommy Morrison's boxing career

Mercer comes in with a record of 23-3-1 (16 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 20 days ago against Evander Holyfield, which he lost via 10 round unanimous decision.

Evander Holyfield's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lewis will be 30 years and 8 months old. Mercer will be 35 years and 1 month 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 68-32 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Here is the prediction for Lewis vs Mercer.

Lennox Lewis should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Ray Mercer to win this one.

Result

Lennox Lewis defeated Ray Mercer via 10 round MD. Mercer's losing streak continues, and Lewis advances his win streak to 4. Lewis is now 29-1, and Mercer 23-4-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Lennox Lewis knocks out Francois Botha in the 2nd round
  2. Lennox Lewis knocks out Michael Grant in the 2nd round
  3. Lennox Lewis defeats Evander Holyfield via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  4. Lennox Lewis knocks out Shannon Briggs in the 5th round
  5. Lennox Lewis knocks out Andrew Golota in the 1st round
  6. Lennox Lewis knocks out Frank Bruno in the 7th round
  7. Ray Mercer knocks out Tommy Morrison in the 5th round