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JamesG · 09-02-2013, 03:50 PM

Rocky V Star Tommy Morrison Dies at 44
by Associated Press
Sep 2, 2013

Tommy Morrison, the former heavyweight champion who stood toe-to-toe with Lennox Lewis and George Foreman and later tested positive for HIV, died Monday. He was 44.

Morrison died Sunday night at a Nebraska hospital, said Tony Holden, his longtime promoter and close friend. The family would not disclose the cause of death.

In 1993, Morrison beat Foreman to win the WBO heavyweight title, only to lose it to unheralded Michael Bentt in a defeat that scuttled a showdown with Lewis. Morrison would fight Lewis a couple of years later, getting knocked out in the sixth round in Atlantic City, N.J.

Morrison, nicknamed “The Duke,” never reached the status of such contemporaries as Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, but it was surely a full career.

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isiahthomas · 09-05-2013, 02:12 PM

I just heard about this and i was surprised. It sucks to see some people die young. That's a nice picture of him and Sylvester from Rocky 5. RIP Tommy. I like the ending of Rocky 5 when him and Sylvester are fighting in the street.

Marvo301 · 09-06-2013, 05:15 PM

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09-02-2013, 03:50 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,135	"Rocky V" Star Tommy Morrison Dies at 44 Rocky V Star Tommy Morrison Dies at 44 by Associated Press Sep 2, 2013 Tommy Morrison, the former heavyweight champion who stood toe-to-toe with Lennox Lewis and George Foreman and later tested positive for HIV, died Monday. He was 44. Morrison died Sunday night at a Nebraska hospital, said Tony Holden, his longtime promoter and close friend. The family would not disclose the cause of death. In 1993, Morrison beat Foreman to win the WBO heavyweight title, only to lose it to unheralded Michael Bentt in a defeat that scuttled a showdown with Lewis. Morrison would fight Lewis a couple of years later, getting knocked out in the sixth round in Atlantic City, N.J. Morrison, nicknamed “The Duke,” never reached the status of such contemporaries as Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, but it was surely a full career. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/09/0...-dies-rocky-v/ Attached Images

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09-05-2013, 02:12 PM	#2
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I just heard about this and i was surprised. It sucks to see some people die young. That's a nice picture of him and Sylvester from Rocky 5. RIP Tommy. I like the ending of Rocky 5 when him and Sylvester are fighting in the street.