Tommy Morrison

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Tommy Morrison

at Chiller Theatre on April 30, 2011
Statistics
Real name Tommy Morrison
Nickname(s) The Duke
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nationality United States American
Born January 2, 1969 (1969-01-02) (age 43)
Gravette, Arkansas
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 52
Wins 48
Wins by KO 42
Losses 3
Draws 1
No contests 0

Tommy Morrison born January 2, 1969, is an American heavyweight boxer and a former World Boxing Organization champion. He lost only three out of a total of 52 professional fights. Morrison's nickname, "The Duke," is based on disputed claims that he is a grandnephew of Hollywood star John Wayne.[1] Morrison was a co-star with Sylvester Stallone in the 1990 boxing movie Rocky V.

Morrison's professional boxing career effectively ended when he tested positive for HIV in 1996. Beginning in 2006, Morrison attempted a comeback, stating that he did not have HIV and, later, that HIV is a "myth." His claims are refuted by boxing and medical authorities.[2][3]

After his enforced retirement in 1996, Morrison has been charged with multiple assault, weapon, intoxication, and drug offenses. He was sentenced to jail on several occasions, and served part of one sentence in 2000–2001.

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[edit] Amateur boxing

Tommy Morrison was born in Gravette, Arkansas. At the urging of his father, Morrison, who was raised in Delaware County, Oklahoma and a Scottish-American,[4] and whose older brother and two uncles were boxers, began boxing locally at the age of ten. Beginning at the age of 13, Morrison entered fifteen "toughman" contests using a fake ID (the minimum age for contestants was 21). He told The New York Times that he lost only one of these contests.[5]

In 1988, Morrison won the Regional Heavyweight Title – Kansas City Golden Gloves from Donald Ellis and advanced to the National Golden Gloves in Omaha, Nebraska, where he lost a split decision to Derek Isaman. Two weeks later, Morrison took part in the Western Olympic trials in Houston, Texas winning the Heavyweight Title and garnishing the "Most Outstanding Fighter" of the tournament. Two weeks after that at the Olympic Trials, held in Concord, California, Morrison lost a split decision to Ray Mercer, who would go on to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Morrison's combined professional and amateur record is 343–24–1, with 315 wins by knockout.

[edit] Professional boxing career

Morrison started his professional boxing career on November 10, 1988, with a first-round knockout of William Muhammad in New York City. Three weeks later, he scored another first-round knockout. In 1989, Morrison had 19 wins and no losses, 15 by knockout.

In 1991, Morrison, already the recipient of much television exposure, won fights against opponents James Quick Tillis and former world champion Pinklon Thomas. He was given an opportunity to face fellow undefeated fighter Ray Mercer, the WBO title holder in a Pay Per View card held on October 18, 1991. Morrison suffered the first loss of his career, losing by 5th round knockout. Morrison had six wins in 1992, including fights with Art Tucker and Joe Hipp, who would later become the first Native American to challenge for the world heavyweight title. In the Hipp fight, held June 19, 1992, Morrison was suffering from what was later discovered to be a broken hand and broken jaw, but rallied to score a knockout in the ninth round. After two wins in 1993, including one over two-time world title challenger Carl "The Truth" Williams, Morrison found himself fighting for the WBO title again, against heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman, who was himself making a comeback. As both men were famed for their punching power, an exciting battle was expected, but Morrison chose to avoid brawling with Foreman and spent the fight boxing from long range. Morrison was able to hit and move effectively in this manner, and after a closely contested bout he won a unanimous 12-round decision and the WBO title.

Morrison's first title defense was scheduled against Mike Williams, but when Williams withdrew on the night of the fight, Tim Tomashek stood in as a replacement. Although Tomashek had been prepared to fight as a backup plan, some news reports created the impression that he had just been pulled out of the crowd.[6] The WBO later rescinded their sanctioning of this fight due to Tomashek's lack of experience. Almost immediately, talks of a fight with WBC champion Lennox Lewis began, but were halted when virtually unknown Michael Bentt upset Morrison in his next bout. Bentt knocked Morrison down three times, and the fight was stopped in the first round in front of a live HBO Boxing audience. Morrison recovered by winning three bouts in a row in 1994, but his last fight of the year, against Ross Puritty, ended with a draw.

Morrison won three fights in 1995 before meeting former #1 contender Razor Ruddock. Ruddock dropped Morrison to his knees in the first round, but Morrison recovered to force a standing count in round two and compete on even terms for five rounds. In the sixth round, Ruddock hurt Morrison with a quick combination, but just as it seemed Morrison was in trouble, he countered with a tremendous hook that put Ruddock on the canvas. Ruddock regained his feet, but Morrison drove him to the ropes and showered him with an extended flurry of blows. Just as the bell was about to sound, the referee stepped in and declared Morrison the winner by TKO.

The much-anticipated fight with Lewis, who had also lost his world championship, finally took place following the Ruddock match. Morrison was knocked out in the sixth round.

[edit] Professional career ended by HIV

A few days before a scheduled fight against Arthur Weathers in 1996, Morrison tested positive on a mandatory HIV test performed by the Nevada Athletic Commission.[7] Morrison's personal physician administered a confirmatory test, which was also positive.[8] Nevada canceled the fight and placed Morrison on indefinite suspension. At a news conference, a "reflective"[9] Morrison said that he had contracted HIV because of a "very permissive, fast, reckless lifestyle' that involved unprotected sex with multiple partners."[2] Morrison also said that he once thought HIV was a danger only to drug addicts and homosexuals, but that his infection was evidence that HIV "does not discriminate."[2] Morrison stated that he would never fight again.[10] Later in 1996, Morrison announced that he wished to make a comeback with one more bout, the proceeds of which would benefit his newly created KnockOut Aids Foundation.[7][11] To treat his HIV infection, Morrison told the New York Daily News in 2001, he took antiretroviral medication, which reduced his viral load to low levels[8] and according to his promoter, saved his life.[12]

[edit] HIV controversy and comeback bid

Beginning in 2006, Morrison launched another comeback bid, alleging that his positive HIV tests had been false positives or that he was a victim of a plot by a rival boxer.[13] The Nevada boxing commission's medical advisory board reviewed Morrison's status and concluded that the HIV positive results were "ironclad and unequivocal."[14] The commission's Keith Kizer stated, "I hope he's HIV negative, I really do, but it doesn't seem likely...We'll wait and see what happens. He said he's been tested several times in recent years, but (we'll ask) what happened from 1996 and 2002, the years he won't talk about."[14] Morrison said he tried to get a copy of the original test results. "We've asked, but they can't come up with it," he said. "I don't think it ever existed."[14] USA Today reported that "Goodman said that's nonsense: 'All Mr. Morrison has to do is contact the laboratory, and they would immediately release the results to him.'"[14]

Unable to box where governing bodies required HIV testing, Morrison had several fights in places where testing was not required.[15][16][17] The Kansas City Star called his last fight, in Wyoming in early 2009, a "staged" event that could be found on YouTube as "Tommy Morrison's fake fight."[3] Morrison also fought an unsanctioned fight on the sovereign territory of the Yavapai-Apache Nation in Arizona, where the state boxing commission does not have jurisdiction. The fight was originally scheduled to follow normal mixed martial arts rules, but was changed on the night of the event to first to exclude ground-fighting, then to exclude kicks, knees, or elbows.[13][18] Where HIV tests were required, Morrison refused to take them. The RACJ, the boxing commission for Quebec, required a routine, supervised HIV test of Morrison in advance of a scheduled 2011 fight. Morrison declined to take the test.[19]

Morrison says he received anywhere from three[20] to six[16] negative HIV test results from the time of his incarceration for a drug conviction in 2000–2001 through 2007, but others dismiss these purported results as fraudulent or forged. Although West Virginia did not require a blood test before Morrison's 2007 fight, Morrison submitted a negative HIV test result "just to satisfy them."[16] However, according to the New York Times, it was not clear that "anyone monitored the...blood draw,"[12] leading to suspicions of switched blood samples. Despite a reported negative test result in Arizona in 2007,[20] the state commission did not clear Morrison to fight, and the Philadelphia Daily News reported that there "seems to be some question about" whether the tested blood was Morrison's own.[2] Also in 2007, the Arizona Republic reported that Morrison had again tested positive for HIV. A former associate alleged that Morrison had tested positive as late as January, 2007, and accused Morrison of "blood tampering and fraud" or forging test results.[13][14] Doctors hired by various news organizations to review Morrison's test results expressed skepticism about the negative results.[3][12][20]

Morrison continued to dispute his HIV-positive status but admitted confusion about the difference between the HIV test, which determines whether a person has contracted the virus, and the viral load test, which measures the level of virus in the blood: "What the doctors would tell me is that the HIV is undetectable. 'We can't find it, but it's not a negative test.' I didn't understand that," he told ESPN.[16] Antiviral medications such as those taken by Morrison after his diagnosis[8] often reduce the amount of circulating virus to an undetectable level, but this does not mean that the person is no longer infected. A test conducted in California found that Morrison was HIV positive but that his viral load was below the limit of detection.[2]

By 2011, Morrison began to make various fringe claims, saying that he was able to teleport himself or regrow limbs, and that he should be able to box without HIV testing because HIV itself does not exist:[3] "I'm living proof that HIV is a myth."[2] He had made a similar statement in 1998, when he told ESPN that "HIV can’t be transmitted sexually anyway, unless it’s man to man. HIV is a harmless disease (sic) that does not cause AIDS."[10] In 2011, the Kansas City Star reported that although Morrison appeared superficially healthy, his skin was sagging, his reflexes were slow, and he had lesions on his hands and arms that resembled Kaposi's sarcoma, an AIDS-defining cancer.[3] HIV, the viral cause of AIDS, has killed millions of individuals worldwide,[21] including several people associated with the boxing industry, such as boxer Ruben Palacios and the former fiancee of HIV-positive boxer Lamar Parks.[2]

[edit] Film role

In 1989, Sylvester Stallone observed one of Morrison's bouts. Stallone arranged a script reading and cast Morrison in the movie Rocky V as Tommy "Machine" Gunn,[22] a young and talented protege of the retired Rocky Balboa. Originally an admirer of Rocky, Gunn's successes lead him to goad Rocky into a street fight. The movie received mixed reviews.[23][24]

[edit] Legal problems and drug use

Morrison has been arrested several times for drunk driving, assault, drug, and weapons charges. He was charged in 1991 with driving under the influence.[10] In 1993, he allegedly struck a University of Iowa student from behind in a bar, stating that the student had been staring at him.[25][26] Morrison pled guilty to assault and public intoxication charges but said that he was innocent.[27] Earlier in the year, Morrison had been cleared of charges in an alleged altercation at a nightclub.[28] In 1995, assault charges were filed against Morrison after he allegedly punched the mother of his son in the face and bit another woman at a Jay, Oklahoma party.[29] Morrison pled guilty in 1996 to transporting a loaded weapon.[30] In 1997, he was charged in two drunk driving incidents, one of which left three people injured, but he avoided jail time.[31] Another Oklahoma traffic incident followed in 1998,[10] and Morrison was charged with weapon and drug possession in Arkansas in April, 1999.

In September, 1999, Morrison was given a two-year suspended sentence for driving while intoxicated in Oklahoma.[31] A week later, Fayetteville, Arkansas police stopped and searched Morrison's car after a near collision with a police cruiser. Morrison was allegedly intoxicated and driving without insurance, and the police found cocaine and marijuana, a weapon, and literature on methamphetamine production. While awaiting trial, Morrison was again arrested on charges of intoxication and possessing a weapon while a felon in November 1999. Morrison had fled the scene of a car accident, and police found drugs and six loaded guns in the car.[31] In January, 2000, Morrison was convicted of the September, 1999 drugs and weapons charges and sentenced to two years incarceration. He spent the next 14 months in prison.[32] In 2002, he was sentenced to another year in prison after violating parole, but the judge excused him from serving the sentence.[10] Morrison was reportedly arrested again on drug charges in 2010 and 2011.[33][34] Also in 2011, Morrison admitted to heavy methamphetamine use in the past.

On February 17, 2011, Tommy Morrison was arrested at the Kansas Turnpike service area, about four miles north of Emporia charged with possession of hallucinogenic drugs with two prior convictions, a felony, and with misdemeanor possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. The arresting Kansas Highway Patrol officer allegedly found 8 grams of marijuana and a pipe with marijuana residue in a car driven by Morrison. He posted bond and was released the next day. Morrison waived a May 23 preliminary hearing and awaited a pre-trial hearing July 15, 2011.

The Emporia Gazette reported the charges were dropped Monday June 6, 2011 in Lyon County District Court because the arresting officer, Kansas Highway Patrolman Beau Wallace, was killed May 26, 2011 in a motorcycle accident. Prosecutors say Wallace was the sole trooper in the arrest and the case couldn't go on without him.

On Friday September 16, 2011, according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office Morrison was extradited from Tennessee to Kansas and jailed on charges filed in April of this year stemming from an arrest in Wichita March 4, 2010. Morrison made an initial Kansas Court appearance Thursday September 15 to answer charges of possession of marijuana after a previous conviction, a felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. The previous conviction stems from a 2005 South Dakota drug arrest. His bail was set at $50,000. After 23 days in jail, Morrison made bail and was released on September 21, 2011.[35] A preliminary hearing was held September 29. Details of the charges remain confidential.

A financial affidavit from Morrison states that he is married and lives in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and that he has no savings or property, the Wichita Eagle reported. On the court document, on the line asking for his occupation, he wrote "athlete", the newspaper reported.[3]

[edit] Professional boxing record

48 Wins (42 knockouts, 6 decisions), 3 Losses (3 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw [36]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 48–3–1 United States Matt Weishaar TKO 3 (10) 09/02/2008 Mexico Domo de la Feria, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
Win 47–3–1 United States John Castle TKO 2 (4) 22/02/2007 United States Mountaineer Casino, Chester, West Virginia, United States
Win 46–3–1 United States Marcus Rhode TKO 1 (10) 03/11/1996 Japan Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Loss 45–3–1 United Kingdom Lennox Lewis TKO 6 (12) 07/10/1995 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 45–2–1 Canada Donovan Ruddock TKO 6 (12) 10/06/1995 United States Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 44–2–1 United States Terry Anderson KO 7 (10) 01/05/1995 United States Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 43–2–1 United States Marcellus Brown KO 3 (10) 05/03/1995 United States Civic Assembly Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
Win 42–2–1 United States Ken Merritt TKO 1 (10) 07/02/1995 United States State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Draw 41–2–1 United States Ross Puritty SD 10 28/07/1994 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 41–2 United States Sherman Griffin UD 10 24/05/1994 United States Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 40–2 United States Brian Scott TKO 2 (10) 27/03/1994 United States Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 39–2 Samoa Tui Toia KO 3 (10) 20/02/1994 United States Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Loss 38–2 United States Michael Bentt TKO 1 (12) 29/10/1993 United States Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Lost WBO heavyweight title.
Win 38–1 United States Tim Tomashek TKO 4 (12) 30/08/1993 United States Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 37–1 United States George Foreman UD 12 07/06/1993 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won vacant WBO heavyweight title.
Win 36–1 United States Dan Murphy TKO 3 (10) 30/03/1993 United States Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 35–1 United States Carl Williams TKO 8 (10) 16/01/1993 United States Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 34–1 United States Marshall Tillman TKO 1 (10) 12/12/1992 United States America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win 33–1 United States Joe Hipp TKO 9 (10) 27/06/1992 United States Bally's Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 32–1 United States Art Tucker TKO 2 (10) 14/05/1992 United States Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, Nevada, United States
Win 31–1 United States Kimmuel Odum TKO 3 (?) 23/04/1992 United States Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 30–1 United States Jerry Halstead TKO 5 (10) 20/03/1992 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 29–1 United States Bobby Quarry TKO 2 (10) 16/02/1992 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 28–1 United States Ray Mercer TKO 5 (12) 18/10/1991 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States For WBO heavyweight title.
Win 28–0 Mexico Ladislao Mijangos TKO 1 (10) 27/06/1991 United States Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 27–0 Latvia Yuri Vaulin TKO 5 (10) 19/04/1991 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 26–0 United States Pinklon Thomas RTD 1 (10) 19/02/1991 United States Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 25–0 United States James Tillis TKO 1 (8) 11/01/1991 United States Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 24–0 United States Mike Acey TKO 1 (6) 08/11/1990 United States Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 23–0 United States John Morton TKO 5 (?) 04/10/1990 United States Mark Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 22–0 United States Charles Woolard KO 2 (?) 09/06/1990 United States Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win 21–0 Canada Ken Lakusta UD 6 07/12/1989 United States Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 20–0 United States Lorenzo Canady UD 6 14/11/1989 United States South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win 19–0 United States Charles Hostetter KO 1 (?) 26/10/1989 United States Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 18–0 United States Harry Terrell KO 1 (10) 17/10/1989 United States State Fair, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win 17–0 United States David Jaco KO 1 (6) 19/09/1989 United States Veteran's Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Win 16–0 United States Rick Enis TKO 1 (6) 05/09/1989 United States Harrah's Hotel & Casino, Stateline, Nevada, United States
Win 15–0 United States Jesse Shelby TKO 2 (6) 22/08/1989 United States Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 14–0 United States Mike Robinson TKO 2 (6) 22/08/1989 United States Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 13–0 United States Aaron Brown UD 10 03/07/1989 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 12–0 United States Steve Zouski UD 4 25/06/1989 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 11–0 United States Ricky Nelson TKO 2 (6) 11/06/1989 United States Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 10–0 United States Mike McGrady TKO 1 (?) 14/05/1989 United States Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 9–0 United States Lorenzo Boyd TKO 2 (?) 22/04/1989 United States Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win 8–0 United States Alan Jamison KO 1 (?) 29/03/1989 United States Wichita, Kansas, United States
Win 7–0 United States Lee Moore KO 2 (?) 24/02/1989 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 6–0 United States Traore Ali TKO 4 (6) 09/02/1989 United States Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States
Win 5–0 United States Mike Foley KO 1 (?) 24/01/1989 United States Great Falls, Montana, United States
Win 4–0 United States Elvin Evans KO 1 (?) 17/01/1989 United States Premier Center, Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
Win 3–0 United States Joe Adams KO 1 (?) 12/01/1989 United States Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Win 2–0 United States Tony Dewar KO 1 (?) 30/11/1988 United States Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 1–0 United States William Muhammad TKO 1 (4) 10/11/1988 United States Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States

[edit] References

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