Tommy Morrison
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1969 – 2013
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Who was Tommy Morrison?
Tommy David Morrison, nicknamed The Duke, was an American heavyweight boxer and a former World Boxing Organization champion. He lost only three out of a total of 52 professional fights. Morrison appeared in the 1990 Sylvester Stallone boxing film Rocky V. Morrison retired from boxing in 1996 when he tested positive for HIV.
Morrison attempted a comeback in 2006, claiming he had tested negative for HIV. In August, 2013, Morrison's mother announced that her son was in the final stages of AIDS, and he died on September 1, 2013.
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- Born
- Jan 2, 1969
Gravette - Also known as
- The Duke
- Tommy David Morrison
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Dawn Gilbert
(1996/09/17 - 1998/11) - Dawn Gilbert
(2001/09/17 - 2007/11) - Dawn Freeman
(1996/05/18 - 2000/09) - Trisha Harding
(2011/05/07 - 2013/09/01)
- Dawn Gilbert
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Oklahoma
- Died
- Sep 1, 2013
Omaha
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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