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I think people that are backing Mercer here are remembering a much different Ray Mercer than they are going to get. If this was the Mercer of 10 years ago, and both guys put in the same amount of time training, I would've backed Mercer in a second. The man had a concrete slab for a chin and could throw a punch. But I still have the image in my head of Ray Mercer vs Remy Bonjasky in K1 where Mercer took a high kick to the head and suddenly looked like a very shot fighter.
If I remember correctly, Ray Mercer didn't even train for K1 before he took his first fight against Musashi. The guy's never really been known for his strong work habits, and something tells me he won't even train MMA seriously for this fight. If both guys just go in there and slug it out then Mercer would have a chance, but this isn't street fight rules and a pretty simple submission attempt by Kimbo could end this fight in a hurry. And you better believe the guys at FFA will be working Kimbo's ground game. it's going to be up to Ray Mercer to get with a good team and train his ass off to not get it handed to him, but history proves that he won't.
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