World Title Fight
Ferguson was brought in as an opponent for Ray Mercer on the undercard of a Riddick Bowe title defense against Michael Dokes. Mercer was expected to knock Ferguson out and fight Bowe for the title. Instead Mercer showed up ill-prepared and Ferguson, perhaps motivated by the big stage, dominated him.
For the first time in years Ferguson came in under 230 lbs to fight Riddick Bowe for the title. At 224 Ferguson was as cut as he'd been since the mid-80s, but although he came to fight, Bowe was in impressive form yet again and dispatched Ferguson in two rounds.
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