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Lurch · 06-27-2007, 08:12 AM

No doubt Mercer is now a bum - point is, he landed 0 shots as Kimbo simply charged him, locked him up in a Muay Thai clinch, took him down after feeding him some knees and choked him out. Kimbo is as much or more of a bum in the MMA world in that he is not a has been, but rather a never was.

Edit to add: Art Jimmerson fought Royce Gracie in UFC 1 (early 90's). I just looked up his record and he was 29-5 when he fought Gracie. Obviously not a star, but I don't think he was a bum either (at the time - he finished his career with a 1-11 stretch!) He apparently was the IBC light heavyweight champ (never heard of that belt) and fought for the NABF title (lost to Dale Brown, the best boxer ever to come out of Calgary IMO). Also fought against Vasily Jirov, multiple time belt holder and another very good fighter. Point is, the guy was not a bum, not a star, and lasted about 2 minutes IIRC.

06-27-2007, 08:12 AM	#43
Lurch Scoring Winger Join Date: Jan 2004 Exp:	No doubt Mercer is now a bum - point is, he landed 0 shots as Kimbo simply charged him, locked him up in a Muay Thai clinch, took him down after feeding him some knees and choked him out. Kimbo is as much or more of a bum in the MMA world in that he is not a has been, but rather a never was. Edit to add: Art Jimmerson fought Royce Gracie in UFC 1 (early 90's). I just looked up his record and he was 29-5 when he fought Gracie. Obviously not a star, but I don't think he was a bum either (at the time - he finished his career with a 1-11 stretch!) He apparently was the IBC light heavyweight champ (never heard of that belt) and fought for the NABF title (lost to Dale Brown, the best boxer ever to come out of Calgary IMO). Also fought against Vasily Jirov, multiple time belt holder and another very good fighter. Point is, the guy was not a bum, not a star, and lasted about 2 minutes IIRC. Last edited by Lurch; 06-27-2007 at 08:32 AM.