In what was supposed to be a tuneup before his title match with Bowe, Mercer fought journeyman Jesse Ferguson on February 6, 1993 on the undercard of the Riddick Bowe–Michael Dokes championship fight.
Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson, billed as "The Heavyweight Debate", was a professional boxing match contested on May 22, 1993 for the WBA and Lineal Heavyweight championships.
Initially, Bowe hoped to face the once promising 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist Ray Mercer in his next defense, but a loss to journeyman Jesse Ferguson knocked out Mercer out of contention.
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Seldon returned in 1992 with a victory over Jesse Ferguson whom he stopped on an eye injury, but was knocked down and outpointed the same year by ex-champion Tony Tubbs.