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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 · Former heavyweight titlist Tommy Morrison lived his life like a Wild West cowboy, but on Sunday he died having never confronted the disease that likely ended it.
Sep 2, 2013 · Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison died in an Omaha, Neb., hospital late Sunday night. He was 44.
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 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.
Jan 2, 2019 · On what would have ‘Rocky V’ star and former heavyweight champ Tommy Morrison's 50th birthday, how boxing moved past a bigoted tradition.
Sep 3, 2013 · Tommy Morrison, who displayed his hard-hitting boxing style as a protégé of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa in the 1990 movie “Rocky V” and defeated George Foreman to capture a heavyweight...
Mar 6, 2021 · Tommy Morrison was a heavyweight boxer best remembered for his acting role in Rocky V and the fact that he tested HIV-positive. He was often categorised as a "Great White Hope."
Sep 3, 2013 · Former boxer Tommy Morrison - who won a heavyweight title by beating George Foreman - has died at the age of 44. Nicknamed "The Duke", Morrison died on Sunday at a Nebraska hospital, his promoter Tony Holden said. His family has not released a cause of death. In 1993, Morrison beat then 44-year-old Foreman to win the WBO heavyweight title.
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.
