Editing Ray Mercer (section)

===Comeback===
In February 2001 a 39-year-old Mercer launched a final comeback, knocking out four journeymen before being matched with WBO title holder [[Wladimir Klitschko]] in a high-profile bout on HBO. Once famed for his incredible [[Chin (combat sports)|iron chin]], Mercer looked his age and was knocked down in the first and stopped in the sixth round for the first time in his career. A brief dalliance in mixed martial arts nixed a 2004 bout with [[DaVarryl Williamson]]. 

However, Mercer did return to boxing in 2005, now aged 44, but he was stopped in seven rounds by former [[Lineal championship|Lineal champion]] [[Shannon Briggs]]. The bout was a back and forth slugfest, with both men throwing various and plentiful power shots.