Ray mercer the greatest mma what if?

[mjfan23]

While we get a occasional threads about how karelin, Kurt angle, Sanderson or lebron James would have done if they entered mma in their primes and did it full time, do we overlook the potential ray mercer had?

world boxing champion and hall of famer came over at a very old age and with limited actual mma training absolutely blew the UFCs all time greatest HW at the time in Timmeh (had record ufc title defences until Stipe surpassed it beating geriatrics) away.

he beat Timmeh faster then even Fedor (who had over a decade of mma experience and training under his belt) could.



In the 9 second clinic he put on the best ufc had ever produced (till then) Mercer: knocked him out standing, executed a takedown and put in some GnP too. A complete display of mma skill sets at the most break neck pace in mma history.

Mercer would have been the GOAT had he come over even at age 30 or so

 

[Foonie]

I’m a firm believer Mercer can beat most the ufc division in its current state. Even if he’s 70 now.

 

[613]

You are going to get a lot of insecure mma fans taking this to seriously

 

[Fight Professor]

And he was ready to go for a takedown if Tim was not out.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Mercer with six months of BJJ would have been UFC GOAT and borderline top 15 in Pride FC.

 

[TheMessiah]

Mercer’s combination of chin, power and jab would make him the Heavyweight Goat within 6 months of training

 

[gimmick122]

Ray Mercer is not the greatest MMA anything.

Nice KO of Tim Sylvia though.

 

[Foonie]

Ray Mercer is not the greatest MMA anything.

Nice KO of Tim Sylvia though.

Mercer would beat Fedor or Jon Jones easily though if it was prime vs prime.

 

[mjfan23]

And he was ready to go for a takedown if Tim was not out.

He did and it should count. Ref didn’t stop the fight till the 9 second mark. Within the 9 seconds mercer had finished him standing, executed a takedown and showed insane top position transition before landing the final blow.

one had to slow this video down 7x to see all the diverse mma skills mercer displayed in 9 mere seconds

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

Mercer with six months of BJJ would have been UFC GOAT and borderline top 15 in Pride FC.

He lost to Kimbo… and with much more than just 6 month of bjj…

While we get a occasional threads about how karelin, Kurt angle, Sanderson or lebron James would have done if they entered mma in their primes and did it full time, do we overlook the potential ray mercer had?

world boxing champion and hall of famer came over at a very old age and with limited actual mma training absolutely blew the UFCs all time greatest HW at the time in Timmeh (had record ufc title defences until Stipe surpassed it beating geriatrics) away.

he beat Timmeh faster then even Fedor (who had over a decade of mma experience and training under his belt) could.



In the 9 second clinic he put on the best ufc had ever produced (till then) Mercer: knocked him out standing, executed a takedown and put in some GnP too. A complete display of mma skill sets at the most break neck pace in mma history.

Mercer would have been the GOAT had he come over even at age 30 or so

lol at GOAT. More like Robbie lawler level at best. Which is in itself still a big deal nonetheless.

 

[OldBoy91]

Insert Joe Rogan saying "Imagine trying to stop the double leg of Ray Mercer."

 

[mjfan23]

He lost to Kimbo… and with much more than just 6 month of bjj…



lol at GOAT. More like Robbie lawler level at best. Which is in itself still a big deal nonetheless.

wrong on so many levels.

mercer never lost an mma fight
Mercer at 47 years old took part in a scripted exhibition non sanctioned bout to help promote Kimbo.

 

[Pierced7681]

Mercer was supposed to have another mma fight after the Timmy ko but it got cancelled due to medicals I believe?

 

[mjfan23]

Mercer was supposed to have another mma fight after the Timmy ko but it got cancelled due to medicals I believe?

I think the sanctioning bodies realized he would potentially kill his opponents and banned him from sanctioned mma.

 

[Bubba Kid]

If he didn't get taken down in the first 10 seconds, someone would have probably kicked him in the head.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Oh please.

He sent Sylvia into the shadow realm 15 years ago. That's his legacy in MMA but don't overhype him to be anything other than a slightly improved Kimbo Slice.

 

[Sweater of AV]

He lost to Kimbo… and with much more than just 6 month of bjj…

That is a whole lot of nonsense.

His exhibition with Kimbo is irrelevant and was two years before knocking Tim out. And no, he didn’t have six months of dedicated BJJ training. He explicitly said afterwards he did zero training outside of stand up.

Good effort though.

 

[Local Plata]

 

[cade187]

wrong on so many levels.

mercer never lost an mma fight
Mercer at 47 years old took part in a scripted exhibition non sanctioned bout to help promote Kimbo.

Mercer vs. Sylvia was scripted.

My proof? The same as yours.

 

[Mike]