Have Eddie Richardson and Ray Mercer ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Richardson and Ray Mercer met once on October 17, 1989, and Ray Mercer won by TKO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Richardson or Mercer?

Eddie Richardson is 1-18 across the 19 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.

Who has more knockouts, Richardson or Mercer?

Eddie Richardson has 0 knockout wins and Ray Mercer has 26. Ray Mercer has more.

Do Richardson and Mercer have any common opponents?

Eddie Richardson and Ray Mercer share 1 common opponent: Francesco Damiani. Ray Mercer fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Richardson and Mercer?

This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for Eddie Richardson and 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Richardson vs Ray Mercer — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Eddie Richardson

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Ray Mercer

Eddie Richardson (1-18 across 19 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 1 common opponent.

Richardson

Tracked record

1–18

counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Mercer

Wins26 KO · 72%

Losses

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

Eddie Richardson and Ray Mercer have met 1 time; Mercer leads 1–0.
Met	1989Oct 17	Series
Eddie RichardsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ray MercerFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR1Mercer vs Richardson	1Meeting

Mercer vs Richardson · Oct 17, 1989

The Numbers

Richardson 0 · Mercer 7 of 7 measurable rows

RichardsonEdge = longer wingMercer

Record^†: 1-1836-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 5.3%
83% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26: 0
26 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —72.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
72% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 11: 11
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.3: 1.1
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44: 19
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: Eddie Richardson: No height on file; Ray Mercer: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Eddie Richardson: No reach on file; Ray Mercer: 77″
Age2 yrs apart: Eddie Richardson: 67; Ray Mercer: 65
Stance: Eddie Richardson: Not recorded; Ray Mercer: Orthodox

Eddie Richardson 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

Eddie Richardson1 win · from 19 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Ray Mercer36 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

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 — Eddie Richardson 19, Ray Mercer 44 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Mercer better on 11 shared · Ray Mercer better on 1

RichardsonEddie Richardson

Opponent

MercerRay Mercer

Eddie Richardson
Loss, PTS
1987Jul 1987
DamianiFrancesco DamianiItaly 30–2 · HeavyweightMercer betterRay Mercer better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ray Mercer
Win, KO 9
1991Jan 1991

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Eddie Richardson last boxed on Mar 31, 2000 — 9,699 days ago. Richardson had lost 12 straight.LLLLL

García Aug 1989Mercer Oct 1989Etienne Jan 1999Levin Sep 1999McCline Mar 20001.1 tracked bouts per year

Ray Mercer last boxed on Sep 5, 2008 — 6,619 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 Eddie Richardson and Ray Mercer ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Richardson and Ray Mercer met once on October 17, 1989, and Ray Mercer won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Richardson or Mercer?: Eddie Richardson is 1-18 across the 19 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.
Who has more knockouts, Richardson or Mercer?: Eddie Richardson has 0 knockout wins and Ray Mercer has 26. Ray Mercer has more.
Do Richardson and Mercer have any common opponents?: Eddie Richardson and Ray Mercer share 1 common opponent: Francesco Damiani. Ray Mercer fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Richardson and Mercer?: This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for Eddie Richardson and 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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