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Ray Mercer vs Shannon Briggs — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ray Mercer

Ray Mercer

Shannon Briggs

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Shannon Briggs

Ray Mercer (36-7-1) and Shannon Briggs (60-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Mercer

36

Wins26 KO · 72%

7

Losses

1

Draw44 tracked bouts

Briggs

60

Wins53 KO · 88%

6

Losses

1

Draw68 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Briggs leads 1–0

Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs have met 1 time; Briggs leads 1–0.

Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs have met 1 time; Briggs leads 1–0.
Met2005Aug 26Series
Ray MercerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Shannon BriggsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Mercer 0 · Briggs 6 of 6 measurable rows
MercerBriggs
Record
36-7-160-6-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83%
90.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 53
26
53 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
72.22%
88.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
72%
88% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.3
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
44
68

† 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

Height+3″
Ray Mercer: 6′1″
Shannon Briggs: 6′4″ (edge)
Reach+3″
Ray Mercer: 77″
Shannon Briggs: 80″ (edge)
Age11 yrs apart
Ray Mercer: 65
Shannon Briggs: 54
Stance
Ray Mercer: Orthodox
Shannon Briggs: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Shannon Briggs60 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Shannon Briggs: 60 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (88%) and 7 on the cards (12%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 88%7 on the cards 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ray Mercer 44, Shannon Briggs 68 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Mercer better on 1 · Briggs better on 1 · even on 3

Mercer

Opponent

Briggs

  • Ray Mercer

    Win, KO 2

    2001

    ScottEven

    Shannon Briggs

    Win, KO 1

    2005

  • Ray Mercer

    Win, UD

    2005

    WilsonMercer better

    Shannon Briggs

    Loss, TKO 3

    1996

  • Ray Mercer

    Win, TKO 2

    2001

    PeguesEven

    Shannon Briggs

    Win, TKO 1

    2004

  • Ray Mercer

    Loss, MD

    1996

    LewisEven

    Shannon Briggs

    Loss, TKO 5

    1998

  • Ray Mercer

    Draw, SD

    1994

    WilsonBriggs better

    Shannon Briggs

    Win, PTS

    1995

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

Ray Mercer last boxed on Sep 5, 2008 — 6,620 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

Shannon Briggs last boxed on May 21, 2016 — 3,805 days ago. Briggs had won nine straight, the most recent against Emilio Zarate.WWWWW

Phelps Aug 2014Carmack Nov 2014Petranyi Mar 2015Marrone Sep 2015Zarate May 20162.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs ever fought each other?
Yes. Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs met once on August 26, 2005, and Shannon Briggs won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

LAug 26, 2005 · Briggs · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mercer or Briggs?
Ray Mercer is 36-7-1 and Shannon Briggs is 60-6-1. Shannon Briggs has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Mercer36–7–183%

Briggs60–6–190.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mercer or Briggs?
Ray Mercer has 26 knockout wins and Shannon Briggs has 53. Shannon Briggs has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mercer2672.2%

Briggs5388.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mercer and Briggs have any common opponents?
Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs share 5 common opponents: Brian Scott, Darroll Wilson and Jeff Pegues (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
5 shared opponents

Brian ScottWW

Darroll WilsonWL

Jeff PeguesWW

Lennox LewisLL

and 1 more

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Mercer or Briggs?
Shannon Briggs is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 8 cm above the other. Shannon Briggs also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
Height · reach

Mercer185 cm196 cm reach

Briggs193 cm203 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mercer and Briggs?
This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer and 68 bouts tracked for Shannon Briggs. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mercer44bouts

Briggs68bouts

How They Win ↓

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