Where did this "Holyfield dropped Mercer with a bodyshot" come from?

[Thread Stealer]

I hear people say this all the time. Was it because HBO said this once?

It was a left hook upstairs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA_BWf3Gnbg#t=4m

[freedom213]

I hear people say this all the time. Was it because HBO said this once?

It was a left hook upstairs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA_BWf3Gnbg#t=4m

either of these versions of Holyfield or Mercer would likley, likely starch the Klits. go back say 3-4 years previous and it the odds would favor these two even more.

[freedom213]

either of these versions of Holyfield or Mercer would likley, likely starch the Klits. go back say 3-4 years previous and it the odds would favor these two even more.

and the thing is maybe if Wladimir had more consistent better comp he himself could have been even better. I just don't think his chin allows him to hang with these type of quality Heavyweights that pack power, heart and the will to win that is lacking in the current group. Maybe David Haye in a few years will break through and look like he belongs but that is to be seen also.

[nomadman]

I think Jim Lampley or one of the HBO commentators said it during the Klitschko Mercer match when Wlad knocked Ray down. Said something like, "It's the first time Mercer's been dropped with a head shot." And then later: "Holyfield dropped Mercer with a bodyshot." Which is nonsense when you look at the video, and also puts a nonsense to the idea that Holyfield wasn't a great puncher.