Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
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Originally Posted by brad4dboxer
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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla
So, that is funny huh? ::**
To me it is absolutely horrifying.
I have to agree..I saw that fight live on TV it was not long after Rocky 5 came out...I remember the first few rounds Morrision was perfect I thought it was going to be an easy night then...I thought Ray was going to kill him...Ref should have been in 4 punches sooner
Yeah from a technical standpoint Morrison looked great in Mercer fight, before he got canvassed. ! , I think what happen was Mercer had the beard to withstand the early onslaught, and Tommy simply ran out of gas , and paid the price. I remember in particular a hook to body - uppercut combo that Morrison through at Mercer,( Remnant of an early Mike Tyson) I thought Mercer’s head was going to fly off, a lesser opponent would have been done at that point , Mercer was iron clad . At that time Mercer was big on neck training, putting large amounts of weights in the neck harness and lifting his neck back and forth. He would do this religiously , ( don‘t try this by the way , unless you have a trainer supervising you , or you will be in for neck surgery with a herniated disk ).
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
Interesting info on the neck training of Mercer. :coolclick:
Tommy had some glaring weaknesses, but I loved watching him & hearing him talk boxing.
He was very 'team' (always spoke "WE" "we" "we" about Team Morrison) & always respectful of his opponents.
However, he had a glass jaw, tired easily, & breathed with his mouth agape, opening himself up to getting
a broken jaw, like he got from Joe Hipp.
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
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Originally Posted by brad4dboxer
Interesting info on the neck training of Mercer. :coolclick:
Tommy had some glaring weaknesses, but I loved watching him & hearing him talk boxing.
He was very 'team' (always spoke "WE" "we" "we" about Team Morrison) & always respectful of his opponents.
However, he had a glass jaw, tired easily, & breathed with his mouth agape, opening himself up to getting
a broken jaw, like he got from Joe Hipp.
your right on ! Morrison was fairly elusive early on in fights thus he was better able to protect his chin , its when he could not get his man out of there , thats when he had trouble , your right on, He would just fatigue all at once, its like someone turned his switch off. Morrison was a Party animal at that time, hanging out with the Collage crowd. I think had he been wiser he would have done better. You can’t be a pro - boxer , binge drink on the weekends and be your best. CC to you also. great chat !
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
The last three posters are well informed and fair-minded. Morrison, who did a credible job as a beginning Thesbian in Stallone's fifth time around for bucks (gone was the initial creative impulse when Sly was hungry), was living precariously during that time; tragically, it showed in his face when the camera caught him recently on ESPN Friday Night Fights. He looked like a poor substitue for Brian Bosworth, but more paleozoic.
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
THE DUKE!! He doesn't need to come back
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
By Norm Frauenheim, The Arizona Republic
PHOENIX — Tommy Morrison, a former heavyweight champion, wants to resume his boxing career in Arizona or Nevada a decade after he tested positive in Las Vegas for HIV.
His quest faces potential opposition from state commissions with medical rules that could prevent him from acquiring a license.
Morrison and his attorney said this week in Phoenix that they are preparing to present their case to either state commission in an attempt to get back into the ring by the end of the year.
"Anything I do creates controversy," Morrison said of a debate that his intended comeback promises to generate.
John Montano, longtime chief of the Arizona State Boxing Commission, said Morrison is free to apply for a license, which would be subject to a routine review that includes mandatory blood tests.
"There are questions I don't have answers for right now," Montano said "But those questions are out there."
Montano said health, safety and the state's liability were among several issues.
"Is he contagious?" Montano said. "That's one of the things you would have to look at."
In a pre-fight physical before he withdrew from a 1996 bout, Morrison was found to have HIV, which he blamed on a reckless lifestyle. But his attorney, Randy Lang of Glendale, said the test might have been a false positive.
"I don't think he's HIV-positive now," said Lang, who also said Morrison, 37, has benefited from recent advances in medical science.
Lang said Morrison has undergone one test since 1996.
"It was indecisive," Lang said.
Even if he tests positive again, Lang said Morrison, a former World Boxing Organization champion, would pursue a comeback.
"When I was first told I had it, I didn't know if I would ever fight again," said Morrison, who appeared at The Tree of Life Gallery at Town and Country shopping center on Thursday and Saturday for a charity event to benefit AIDS-afflicted orphans in Africa. "According to the government, it could be passed on in the ring. But in the history of the world, that's never happened. They're just depriving me of a livelihood."
There is no current medical ban of Morrison in Nevada or anywhere else.
About nine months after the test, Morrison in fact fought once more in Tokyo, where there were no rules prohibiting fighters with HIV. He scored a first-round TKO of Marcus Rhode for his last victory in 50 fights (46-3-1, 40 KOs).
B.J. Flores, a young fighter from Phoenix, said he wouldn't fight Morrison.
"To my knowledge, HIV is not something you can get rid of," said Flores, who is 15-0-1 as a heavyweight and will make his debut at cruiserweight on May 13. "I just don't see anybody without HIV fighting somebody who has HIV. No way."
Lang said medical experts with evidence on HIV will testify that Morrison can resume his career.
Like Montano, Dr. Robin MacDougall, a ringside physician in Arizona, had questions about Morrison's plans.
"I've never seen any of his tests, so I'm just going on hearsay," MacDougall said. "From what I've been told, he's HIV-positive. As far as I know, that doesn't go away. If you have a positive test, you're still considered contagious."
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
"Even if he tests positive again, Lang said Morrison, a former World Boxing Organization champion, would pursue a comeback. "
so very very sad................
pusue all he wants. who will fight him?
the local herion addict passed out on the street corner who also has hiv/aids?
ok, so we have a new devision.....the "aids infected champ of the world". ::**
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
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Originally Posted by 1st rd ko
"Even if he tests positive again, Lang said Morrison, a former World Boxing Organization champion, would pursue a comeback. "
so very very sad................
pusue all he wants. who will fight him?
the local herion addict passed out on the street corner who also has hiv/aids?
ok, so we have a new devision.....the "aids infected champ of the world". ::**
yeah like i said in an early post, Front row seats $5-$10 the back of the fuckin stadium will be $75 -$100 ;D, and who would want to ref the fukin thing? the ref comes into the ring in one of those biohazard space suits, I don't know brother?
Re: Tommy Morrison making comeback
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Originally Posted by Lords Gym
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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
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Originally Posted by brad4dboxer
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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla
So, that is funny huh? ::**
To me it is absolutely horrifying.
I have to agree..I saw that fight live on TV it was not long after Rocky 5 came out...I remember the first few rounds Morrision was perfect I thought it was going to be an easy night then...I thought Ray was going to kill him...Ref should have been in 4 punches sooner
Yeah from a technical standpoint Morrison looked great in Mercer fight, before he got canvassed. ! , I think what happen was Mercer had the beard to withstand the early onslaught, and Tommy simply ran out of gas , and paid the price. I remember in particular a hook to body - uppercut combo that Morrison through at Mercer,( Remnant of an early Mike Tyson) I thought Mercer’s head was going to fly off, a lesser opponent would have been done at that point , Mercer was iron clad . At that time Mercer was big on neck training, putting large amounts of weights in the neck harness and lifting his neck back and forth. He would do this religiously , ( don‘t try this by the way , unless you have a trainer supervising you , or you will be in for neck surgery with a herniated disk ).
Ray had an outstanding chin...I think ( not positive so don't hold me to it) Ray was never off his feet until he fought Wlad Klitschiko...A pre Corrie Sanders Klitschko who was just running everyone over
