Editing Ray Mercer (section)

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{{short description|American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox martial artist
| name = Ray Mercer
| image = Ray Mercer, 1988.JPEG
| caption = Mercer in 1988
| birth_name = Raymond Anthony Mercer
| other_names = Merciless
| nationality =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|4|4}}
| birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S.
| height = 6 ft 1 in
| weight_class = {{plainlist|
*[[Heavyweight]]  
}}
| reach = 77 in
| stance = Orthodox
| years_active = {{plainlist|
*1989–2008 (boxing)
*2004–2005 (kickboxing)
*2007, 2009 (MMA)
}}
| box_win = 36
| box_kowin = 26
| box_loss = 7
| box_koloss = 2
| box_draw = 1
| kickbox_loss = 2
| kickbox_koloss = 1
| mma_win = 1
| mma_kowin = 1
| updated = April 5, 2023
| boxrec = 1620
| sherdog = 22389
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur Boxing]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalGold | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight|Heavyweight]]}}
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'''Raymond Anthony Mercer''' (born April 4, 1961) is an American former [[professional boxer]], [[kickboxer]], and [[mixed martial artist]] who competed from 1989 to 2009. Best known for his boxing career, Mercer won a [[heavyweight]] gold medal at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] as an [[amateur boxing|amateur]], and later held the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] [[heavyweight]] title in 1991 as a professional, making one successful [[Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison|title defense against]] [[Tommy Morrison]] before vacating his championship. Though he fought and lost a controversial [[Evander Holyfield vs. Ray Mercer|unanimous decision fight]] to former champion [[Evander Holyfield]], he scored a notable unanimous decision win over two-time heavyweight champion [[Tim Witherspoon]] in 1996. Throughout his entire fighting career in the 1990s, Mercer never lost a fight to stoppage, a testament to his iron jaw and dangerous resilience as a boxer. 

As a kickboxer, he fought the likes of four-time K-1 Japan tournament champion [[Musashi (kickboxer)|Musashi]] in 2004, and as a mixed martial artist, he scored a notable first-round [[knockout]] win over former two-time [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] heavyweight champion [[Tim Sylvia]] in 2009.