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Ray Mercer

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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. As an amateur, he won the heavyweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1991, Mercer captured the WBO heavyweight title and later successfully defended it against Tommy Morrison whom he previously decisioned 5-0 during 1988 Summer Olympics trials. He subsequently vacated the belt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Mercer is the 174th most popular boxer (down from 143rd in 2024), the 10,050th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,056th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Ray Mercer ranks 174 out of 496. Before him are Janusz Gortat, Benny Paret, Arturo Gatti, Stanislav Stepashkin, Pernell Whitaker, and Juan Manuel Márquez. After him are Slobodan Kačar, James Smith, Mustapha Moussa, Bob Foster, Franco De Piccoli, and Anton Josipović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ray Mercer ranks 426. Before him are David Choquehuanca, Éric Dupond-Moretti, Dietmar Woidke, Aram Sargsyan, Guru, and Vladimir Pashkov. After him are Corrado Fabi, Violeta Urmana, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Douglas Coupland, Iñigo Urkullu, and Michael Winterbottom.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Mercer ranks 10,052 out of 20,380. Before him are Shayla LaVeaux (1969), George Beauchamp (1899), Edward William Nelson (1855), Cam Gigandet (1982), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), and Chris Finch (1969). After him are Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), Chris Connor (1927), Tyson Gay (1982), Ralph Abernathy (1926), Garry Winogrand (1928), and Barbara Askins (1939).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Ray Mercer ranks 56. Before him are Samuel Berger (1884), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Emanuel Steward (1944), James J. Jeffries (1875), Pete Rademacher (1928), and Pernell Whitaker (1964). After him are James Smith (1953), Bob Foster (1942), Deontay Wilder (1985), Frankie Genaro (1901), Michael Moorer (1967), and Hasim Rahman (1972).

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