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Stallone arranged a script reading and cast Morrison in the movie Rocky V as Tommy "The Machine" Gunn, a young and talented protege of the retired Rocky Balboa. That same year, actor Sylvester Stallone observed one of Morrison's bouts. In 1989, Morrison had 19 wins and no losses, 15 by knockout. Three weeks later, he scored another first-round knockout.
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Morrison started his professional boxing career on November 10, 1988, with a first-round knockout of William Muhammad in New York City. Professional career įurther information: Ray Mercer vs. His amateur record is 202 wins, 20 losses. (They also had a prior match-up scheduled to be held June 16, 1988, at the Felt Forum, New York City, but no further information is available as to why it did not happen.)Īs an amateur, Morrison claimed 222 fights (most of which were local match-ups), with the 1988 Olympic Trials being the top of his amateur career. Two weeks after that, fighting out of Republic, Missouri, at the National Olympic Trials in Concord, California, July 6, 1988, Morrison lost a 0–5 unanimous decision to Ray Mercer, who went on to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Two weeks later, Morrison took part in the Western Olympic trials in Houston, Texas, defeating Robert Hargrove by a 4–1 majority decision in the semifinals, and John Bray by a 5–0 unanimous decision in the finals, and qualifying for the nationals, and garnering the "Outstanding Fighter" award of the tournament. In the same year, 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 decisioned Javier Alvarez in the preliminaries, decisioned Warren Williams in the quarterfinals, but lost a split decision to Derek Isaman in the semifinals. Īfter graduating from high school in 1988, Morrison received a football scholarship to Emporia State University. He later told The New York Times that he lost only one of these matches. When Tommy was 13 years old, his mother used a fake ID and entered her son into 15 "toughman" contests (the minimum age for contestants was 21). Tommy's father urged him to take up boxing at age ten. His nickname, "The Duke", is based on the claim that he was a grand-nephew (or otherwise distant relative) of the Hollywood star John Wayne (né Marion Morrison). Morrison was raised in Delaware County, Oklahoma, spending most of his teenage years in Jay. His mother, Diana, was Native American (half Ponca and half Otoe) whereas his father Tim was of Irish ancestry. In August 2013, Morrison's mother announced that her son was in the final stages of AIDS, and he died on Septemat the age of 44 from sepsis, septic shock, multi-system organ failure and, ultimately, cardiac arrest. As a mixed martial artist, he scored a notable first-round knockout win over Wyoming state heavyweight champion Corey Williams in 2009, which ultimately became the last fight Morrison ever had in combat sports before his final retirement due to his declining health that began in 2011. Morrison had previously attempted a comeback to boxing in 2007 when the Nevada commission lifted the indefinite worldwide suspension in July 2006, even briefly dabbling in the world of MMA. He ultimately retired from boxing in 1996 when he tested positive for HIV. Morrison is also known for his acting career, having starred alongside Sylvester Stallone in the 1990 film Rocky V as Tommy Gunn. Morrison's other boxing highlights include his fight with Donovan Ruddock in 1995. He lost the title in his second defense to Michael Bentt that same year. Best known for his iconic left hooks and dangerous punching power, Morrison won the WBO heavyweight title in 1993 with a unanimous decision victory over George Foreman. All our men’s underwear comes in a wide range of patterns and colours to suit your wardrobe, whatever your taste: from men's white briefs, to men's black briefs, and a range of colours and patterns in between.Tommy "The Duke" Morrison (Janu– September 1, 2013) was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009. Be prepared for high performance with our supercharged AIRism men's boxers. Opt for sleek style with low rise, regular rise and trunk fit boxer shorts.
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