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RIP. One of the most exciting HWs and one of the best HW left hooks in boxing history. Very sad ending to such a crazy life.
I'm waiting on an ESPN or FoxNews report. Because they have killed everyone from Bill Cosby to Jackie Chan over the last two years or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nameless
That's why I said apparently, On august 26, ESPN stated that he was at death's doorstep, things which I've also read in June-July but I too will wait for an official statement which should come (the death being true or not) within the day as it would have happened yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamajaI'm waiting on an ESPN or FoxNews report. Because they have killed everyone from Bill Cosby to Jackie Chan over the last two years or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nameless
Lets hope not.
Well... true or not, they already put it on Wikipedia.
Tommy Morrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yup but its the same link @Freedom posted. Google has tons of links. Part of me feels bad for him and yet part of me feels he made his own bed. Its one thing to live on the edge a bit but his lifestyle was over the top.Quote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
Just seen the news then, sad times for the old champ. May he RIP!! thought he was great in Rocky 5 too!
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Kwanajah pimatizeesee, Tommy The Duke Morrison. Kawin pimatizeesee.
Migwetch for the memories.
One of the most entertaining fighters in an era of many outstanding Heavyweight fighters.
Your many struggles since Feb 1996 are finally over.
The struggle for survival is over for you now as you continue your journey into the Spirit-World.
KisheManitou bless you.
Rest in Peace...
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Good highlight here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0bdBId_J7M
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Originally Posted by bradlee180
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Originally Posted by bradlee180
Didn't see that thread below
Following ESPN, RDS.CA did confirm it too: Décès de Tommy Morrison | RDS.ca
RIP, My favorite.
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Brad4dboxer.
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Originally Posted by brad4dboxer
Good to see you are still around, all be it in a sad situation.
I always use to joke with Brad about Morrison, but I knew he was a very good operator.
And nearly 20 years on from the bulk of his career, his resume looks even better than it did at the time.
He did what was needed against Tillis, Thomas and Vaulin. And although he lost the Mercer fight, he was lively for a few rounds and Mercer turned out to be pretty good.
Morrison rebounded strongly; the fight with Hipp showed his heart, and he gutted it out against The Truth Williams too; another win that looks better now than it did then.
Then came the finest victory of his career, the Foreman fight. Morrison showed he could box, and dominated Foreman. Neither unbeaten Holyfield or Moorer (pre round 10) looked as good against George.
The Bentt fight was one of them things that can happen at Heavyweight, and although Morrison struggled for motivation, the victory over Ruddock is still pretty impressive.
Most felt Lewis put in at the time a career best performance to beat Morrison so well in their fight in 95.
The struggles Morrison then had were so sad; it seems such a cruel illness to ruin a man in the prime of his life...
Shame.
Rip morrison.
Great pro record
extremely upset by the news
That is shocking news why did he die?
One thing he wouldnt want anyone thinking was that it was aids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Lets just remember his great career.
Very sad,we only pass this way once an he became Heavyweight Champ (albeit WBO) so despite all his troubles he didn't do too bad. RIP
One of the best left hooks in the history of the sport...
He literally knocked Ruddock off his feet in the 6th round. Went airborne.
RIP. Tommy you were a very entertaining fighter.
So sad really talented fighter,great in Rocky 5 as well.Rest in peace champ.
44 is just too damn young to die. He was a case of fully maximizing his born talent and living beyond his limitations. His fights with Mercer, Ruddock and Hipp belong in a best of time capsule. Not too shabby for a kid who came up in tough man competitions in BF Oklahoma. Thanks Tommy, be at peace!
Exciting fighter. Short innings but made his mark and will live on forever
Only just seeing this! Sad News RIP Champ!
Rest in peace champ.
Just found out about this. Heartbreaking news. Morrison was a great white heavyweight when there weren't many around. He was a very good heavyweight period. Action packed fighter and a character. I remember in his comeback fight he was asked what it was like to be in the ring again, he said "Well gettin hit in the face hasn't changed a whole hell of a lot in 12 years" RIP Tommy
RIP Champ!
RIP Tommy.
He was the last great american white heavyweight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Great left hook.
You fellas ought to get off of this "Last Great White American Heavyweight" kick...Quote:
Originally Posted by impHe was the last great american white heavyweight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Great left hook.
His management figured they could cash in on the "Great White Hope" thing, especially after the Rocky film, so they kept dying his brown hair blonde, and tried to make no mention that Morrison's mother, Diana Morrison, is a full-blooded First Nations woman, Otoe and Ponca.
Sports Illustrated covered it in the early 90s at the height of Morrison's popularity, but it goes to show that many people just don't read.
"...gets annoyed when she hears Tommy called the Great White Hope (Tim Morrison, whom she divorced in 1980, is white). "Why don't they call him the Great Native American Hope?" she asks, more mocking than serious. "Or at least half a Great White Hope. It's all so silly."
When he fought Joe Hipp in a terrific gruelling, bone-breaking fight, some fans knew they were watching a couple of First Nations guys in there. Others thought it was a White Hope vs a Native American.
ESPN has a recent story up with an interview with Diana Morrison. Aug 23, 2013.
Merrill: Tommy Morrison's latest big fight - ESPN
"In a house on the edge of a dead-end road, an old woman waits for her son to die. The call will come any day now, she says, and when it does, she wants her youngest boy to be buried in Sulphur Springs, Ark., with the rest of the family. She dreads and hopes for this call, if that makes any sense. Only none of it makes sense.
Diana Morrison crushes a Pall Mall, lights another and dissects her son's fate. She's matter-of-fact about it, barely emotional, perhaps because Tommy Morrison, former World Boxing Organization champion, former HIV cautionary tale, has stared at death before. But this time it's different.
She says he has full-blown AIDS. She believes he's in his final days. His skin is jaundiced; his liver is failing. "He's too far gone," she says, flashing an incredulous look when asked whether he could recover. "He's in the end stages. That's it." She says Morrison has been bedridden for a year, can't speak and is being kept alive with the help of a feeding tube and a ventilator.
"I talk to him on the phone," she says. "I tell him that the family loves him, he's always in our prayers. What can you say to him? I don't tell him to keep fighting or nothing, because I want him to go."
She is interrupted by her ex-husband, who's living with her now because he's had a couple of strokes. Tim Morrison wraps his arms around Diana, and she tells him to go lie down, but he keeps pacing around the house with a blank look on his face."
Tommy never complained.Quote:
Originally Posted by bradlee180You fellas ought to get off of this "Last Great White American Heavyweight" kick...Quote:
Originally Posted by impHe was the last great american white heavyweight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Great left hook.
His management figured they could cash in on the "Great White Hope" thing, especially after the Rocky film, so they kept dying his brown hair blonde, and tried to make no mention that Morrison's mother, Diana Morrison, is a full-blooded First Nations woman, Otoe and Ponca.
Sports Illustrated covered it in the early 90s at the height of Morrison's popularity, but it goes to show that many people just don't read.
"...gets annoyed when she hears Tommy called the Great White Hope (Tim Morrison, whom she divorced in 1980, is white). "Why don't they call him the Great Native American Hope?" she asks, more mocking than serious. "Or at least half a Great White Hope. It's all so silly."
When he fought Joe Hipp in a terrific gruelling, bone-breaking fight, some fans knew they were watching a couple of First Nations guys in there. Others thought it was a White Hope vs a Native American.
Why are you.?
Do you really think if he went with the first nation thing he would have been in rocky 5 or made all these millions?
Tommy and his management knew what he was doing and tommy mentioned many times his family tree with John wayne aka the duke (real or not?!) so he knew what he was doing.
I have a great Morrison story that I'll save for a while but I will say that I was able to meet the man personally and it's a bit of a shock to see he's passed in what seems such a short time. He was a great guy and my guess is a character to the end. RIP. Seriously, sad story.
I don't understand, is he not white?Quote:
Originally Posted by impTommy never complained.Quote:
Originally Posted by bradlee180You fellas ought to get off of this "Last Great White American Heavyweight" kick...Quote:
Originally Posted by impHe was the last great american white heavyweight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Great left hook.
His management figured they could cash in on the "Great White Hope" thing, especially after the Rocky film, so they kept dying his brown hair blonde, and tried to make no mention that Morrison's mother, Diana Morrison, is a full-blooded First Nations woman, Otoe and Ponca.
Sports Illustrated covered it in the early 90s at the height of Morrison's popularity, but it goes to show that many people just don't read.
"...gets annoyed when she hears Tommy called the Great White Hope (Tim Morrison, whom she divorced in 1980, is white). "Why don't they call him the Great Native American Hope?" she asks, more mocking than serious. "Or at least half a Great White Hope. It's all so silly."
When he fought Joe Hipp in a terrific gruelling, bone-breaking fight, some fans knew they were watching a couple of First Nations guys in there. Others thought it was a White Hope vs a Native American.
Why are you.?
Do you really think if he went with the first nation thing he would have been in rocky 5 or made all these millions?
Tommy and his management knew what he was doing and tommy mentioned many times his family tree with John wayne aka the duke (real or not?!) so he knew what he was doing.
Sad news my thoughts go out to his family.... @CountryBoy told me he was his cousin a few years back and I always used to wonder if he was really Tommy himself.
R.I.P Champ :(
You know I actually use to wonder that shit tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Saddo
Dont matter what colour he was..Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44I don't understand, is he not white?Quote:
Originally Posted by impTommy never complained.Quote:
Originally Posted by bradlee180You fellas ought to get off of this "Last Great White American Heavyweight" kick...Quote:
Originally Posted by impHe was the last great american white heavyweight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Great left hook.
His management figured they could cash in on the "Great White Hope" thing, especially after the Rocky film, so they kept dying his brown hair blonde, and tried to make no mention that Morrison's mother, Diana Morrison, is a full-blooded First Nations woman, Otoe and Ponca.
Sports Illustrated covered it in the early 90s at the height of Morrison's popularity, but it goes to show that many people just don't read.
"...gets annoyed when she hears Tommy called the Great White Hope (Tim Morrison, whom she divorced in 1980, is white). "Why don't they call him the Great Native American Hope?" she asks, more mocking than serious. "Or at least half a Great White Hope. It's all so silly."
When he fought Joe Hipp in a terrific gruelling, bone-breaking fight, some fans knew they were watching a couple of First Nations guys in there. Others thought it was a White Hope vs a Native American.
Why are you.?
Do you really think if he went with the first nation thing he would have been in rocky 5 or made all these millions?
Tommy and his management knew what he was doing and tommy mentioned many times his family tree with John wayne aka the duke (real or not?!) so he knew what he was doing.
He was the the heavyweight champion of the world.
He will always be remembered.
So, after all the bull it was the aids that got him? I just dont see the need for the lies and constant denial. Ah well, he was a fun fighter and a surprisingly deep resume. Shame it was curtailed so soon.