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Tommy Morrison (January 2, 1969 – September 1, 2013) was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009. Best known for his left hook and formidable punching power, Morrison won the WBO heavyweight title in 1993 with a unanimous decision victory over George Foreman.
Sep 2, 2013 · Tommy Morrison died Sunday night of an undisclosed illness. But for all intents and purposes, he died of denial. In 1996, Morrison was diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Sep 2, 2013 · Print. Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison died in an Omaha, Neb., hospital late Sunday night. He was 44. Morrison's longtime promoter, Tony Holden, said Morrison died at 11:50 p.m ...
Tommy Morrison. Williams down in the 1st and 3rd rounds. Morrison down twice in the 5th round. Referee stops the fight while Williams is being punished on the ropes. Morrison suffered a broken jaw and hand during this bout, and Hipp had his cheekbone shattered. Hipp was knocked down in the 5th and 9th rounds.
Sep 3, 2013 · Tommy Morrison won the WBO Heavyweight title in 1993. Why you can trust Sky News. Former boxer Tommy Morrison - who won a heavyweight title by beating George Foreman - has died at the age of 44 ...
Sep 3, 2013 · Tommy David Morrison was born in Gravette, Ark., on Jan. 2, 1969. At age 13, he began fighting in so-called “tough man” contests. Using a doctored birth certificate to compete in matches for ...
Sep 2, 2013 · Tommy Morrison's career reached its pinnacle on a hot June night in Las Vegas, when he stepped into the ring and beat George Foreman to become heavyweight champion. It reached its nadir when he tested positive for HIV three years later. The last 20 years of the brash boxer's life would be defined by extensive legal troubles, erratic behavior and mounting health problems. Morrison would later ...
Jan 2, 2019 · Tommy “The Duke” Morrison was only 21 when Rocky V premiered in 1990. Morrison’s nickname was due to a claimed family connection to Marion Morrison (better known as John Wayne). As a fighter, he showed genuine power. He began his career 28-0, with 24 knockouts, generally coming in the first round.
Tommy Morrison. Actor: Rocky V. He was a heavyweight professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 1993. He made national news Thursday, Feb. 15, 1996, when he announced that he was HIV positive. He then retired from boxing. He was suspended from worldwide boxing when he tested positive prior to a boxing match against Arthur Weathers in Las Vegas.
Tommy Morrison died Sunday night of an undisclosed illness. But for all intents and purposes, he died of denial. In 1996, Morrison was diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In 1997, he told me he was still having unprotected sex with his first wife. "I'll trust an attorney before I'll trust a doctor," he said.
