Tommy Morrison dies at 44

[Achilleslastand]

Ex-heavyweight champ Tommy Morrison dies at 44 - ESPN

Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison died in an Omaha, Neb., hospital late Sunday night. He was 44.

Morrison's longtime promoter, Tony Holden, said Morrison died at 11:50 p.m. with his wife, Trisha, beside him.

Morrison tested positive for HIV in 1996 before a fight with Arthur Weathers, effectively ending his boxing career. In the years that followed, he denied having HIV and also challenged the existence of the virus.

Trisha Morrison, who married Morrison in 2011, picked up that fight, and in a recent interview with ESPN.com insisted that Morrison had Guillain-Barre Syndrome, not HIV.


Fourty-four yrs old is way way to young to have checked out of the game. I know Tommy had his demons but especially in his prime he was a heckuva boxer.
RIP

[kelroy55]

I'm surprised they couldn't determine which one he had, mayby they will be able to now. 44 is way too young RIP

[OkieHornet]

i remember seeing him box at state fair arena in '95. it was nationally televised on usa network. his entrance took longer than the actual fight - tko'd his opponent in the 1st round.

[nighttrain12]

I'm surprised they couldn't determine which one he had, mayby they will be able to now. 44 is way too young RIP

Based on the hard living he did, I would say 44 was about right for him.

[Mel]

Now he hets a chance to say howdy to his Great Uncle.