Sunday Punch: Ray Mercer starches Tommy Morrison

MMA fans probably know Ray Mercer for his shocking KO of former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia, complete with army crawl to bop. Well during his boxing days, Ray Mercer he was known as a big puncher with a granite chin. Let’s show you an example of just that!

Mercer was the undefeated WBO heavyweight champion at the time he took on the much-hyped and also unbeaten Tommy Morrison on October 18th, 1991 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Morrison got off to a great start against a sluggish looking Mercer, but those first three rounds gave way to Mercer rallying in the 4th round as Morrison started to fade.

Then round five happened and I’ll be damned if those 10+ punches that Mercer landed in his…