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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 3, 2013 · Former boxer Tommy Morrison, who beat George Foreman and starred in Rocky V, died in 2013 after living with HIV for 17 years. He denied his diagnosis and continued to fight in the ring despite health issues and legal troubles.
Sep 2, 2013 · 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....
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...
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 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 · A look back at the history of boxing and the myth of the Great White Hope, from John L. Sullivan to Tommy Morrison. How the sport moved beyond the racist tradition and the role of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
