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Arthel Lawhorne vs Ray Mercer — record, stats and common opponents compared

Arthel Lawhorne

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Ray Mercer

Arthel Lawhorne (2-9 across 11 tracked bouts) and Ray Mercer (36-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lawhorne

Tracked record

2–9

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Mercer

36

Wins26 KO · 72%

7

Losses

1

Draw44 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Mercer leads 1–0

Arthel Lawhorne and Ray Mercer have met 1 time; Mercer leads 1–0.

Arthel Lawhorne and Ray Mercer have met 1 time; Mercer leads 1–0.
Met1989Sep 19Series
Arthel LawhorneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ray MercerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Lawhorne 0 · Mercer 7 of 7 measurable rows
LawhorneMercer
Record†
2-936-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
18.2%
83% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
1
26 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
72% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
6
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.3
1.3
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
11
44

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Arthel Lawhorne: No height on file
Ray Mercer: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Arthel Lawhorne: No reach on file
Ray Mercer: 77″
Agenot held
Arthel Lawhorne: No date of birth
Ray Mercer: 65
Stance
Arthel Lawhorne: Not recorded
Ray Mercer: Orthodox

Arthel Lawhorne left, Ray Mercer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Arthel Lawhorne2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Arthel Lawhorne: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Ray Mercer36 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Ray Mercer: 36 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (72%) and 10 on the cards (28%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 72%10 on the cards 28%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arthel Lawhorne 11, Ray Mercer 44 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Arthel Lawhorne last boxed on Oct 27, 1992 — 12,416 days ago. Lawhorne had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Muhammad Oct 1988Tillis Jan 1989Stewart Mar 1989Mercer Sep 1989Payne Oct 19921.3 tracked bouts per year

Ray Mercer last boxed on Sep 5, 2008 — 6,624 days ago. Mercer had won once since losing a decision to Derric Rossy.WLWLW

Wilson Jun 2005Briggs Aug 2005Lindblad Sep 2007Rossy Jan 2008Hersisia Sep 20082.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Arthel Lawhorne and Ray Mercer ever fought each other?
Yes. Arthel Lawhorne and Ray Mercer met once on September 19, 1989, and Ray Mercer won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LSep 19, 1989 · Mercer · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lawhorne or Mercer?
Arthel Lawhorne is 2-9 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ray Mercer is 36-7-1. Ray Mercer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Lawhorne2–918.2%

Mercer36–7–183%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lawhorne or Mercer?
Arthel Lawhorne has 1 knockout win and Ray Mercer has 26. Ray Mercer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lawhorne1

Mercer2672.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lawhorne and Mercer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Arthel Lawhorne and Ray Mercer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lawhorne and Mercer?
This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Arthel Lawhorne and 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lawhorne11bouts

Mercer44bouts

How They Win ↓

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