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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 .
Tommy Morrison vs. Tim Tomashek, billed as Bringing It Home, was a professional boxing match contested on August 30, 1993, for the WBO heavyweight title. [1] Morrison's original opponent Mike Williams , who had appeared opposite Morrison in the film Rocky V , withdrew from the fight only 90 minutes before it was scheduled to take place.
George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison, billed as the Star-Spangled Battle, was a professional boxing match contested between George Foreman and Tommy Morrison on June 7, 1993, for the vacant World Boxing Organization Heavyweight Championship.
Tommy Morrison vs. Donovan Ruddock, billed as Raw Power, was a professional boxing match contested on June 10, 1995 for the IBC heavyweight title. [1] Background
A Lennox Lewis–Tommy Morrison fight had been in the making for two years. During Lewis' first reign as WBC Heavyweight Champion, he and Morrison, who was fresh off a victory over George Foreman that made him the WBO Heavyweight Champion, were able to reach an agreement that would see Lewis make the fourth defense of his title against Morrison, with both men evenly splitting a $16 million ...
On October 18, 1991, the then-undefeated Tommy Morrison lost to Ray Mercer via 5th-round knockout in his first attempt at capturing the WBO heavyweight title.. Following his loss, Morrison strung together eight consecutive victories before landing another shot at the vacant WBO title against popular 44-year-old former heavyweight champion George Foreman.
The fight was a matchup between two undefeated, up-and-coming heavyweights. Thirty-year-old 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist Ray Mercer had won all 17 of his previous fights (12 by KO) since turning pro in 1989 and was coming off a victory over Francesco Damiani that made him the WBO Heavyweight Champion, though the WBO title did not carry nearly as much prestige as the WBA, WBC and IBF versions of ...
James McKenzie Morrison (born July 18, 1990) is an American professional boxer. He is the son of former heavyweight world champion of boxing, Tommy Morrison . Professional career