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RIP Tommy. A sad end to a great fighter. Last 17 years must have been hell for him.

http://8countnews.com/index.php/boxing/ ... -died.html

Terrible news. RIP

Sad news.

Tommy Morrison R.I.P.

Still unconfirmed but news seems to have broken out on Twitter and Facebook as well as a few more articles on the search engines now.

Very sad R.I.P.

Thats really sad, put me off my lunch. I feel really upset about this.

Grim news indeed. A long downward spiral for Tommy since 1996. All the forces seemed to be combining to finish him off this year.

A morbid note, but perhaps his post mortem will clear up a lot of the stories surrounding his health- not just the HIV, but all the rest.

Regardless of his unsavoury character outside the ring, what a ballsy, exciting fighter inside it. I can't think of a single world class all-out action heavyweight fighting today.

loaded_gloves wrote:Grim news indeed. A long downward spiral for Tommy since 1996. All the forces seemed to be combining to finish him off this year.

A morbid note, but perhaps his post mortem will clear up a lot of the stories surrounding his health- not just the HIV, but all the rest.

Regardless of his unsavoury character outside the ring, what a ballsy, exciting fighter inside it. I can't think of a single world class all-out action heavyweight fighting today.

Luke "Tyson" Fury.

Tragic. I recommend this article on ESPN written just prior to his death. Difficult to know where to start after reading this...

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/ ... -big-fight

Was watching old interviews of Tommy just now. That bloke had the world in his hand at one time. Such a shame. You don't really hear much about HIV or AIDS in this country any more; just goes to show that it's still around.

RIP Tommy :(

Dixonian wrote:Tragic. I recommend this article on ESPN written just prior to his death. Difficult to know where to start after reading this...

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/ ... -big-fight

Great article. Very thorough, and insights from close family members you never hear from normally. I wonder what his three sons are like?

I worry for Morrison's widow. There must be a high chance she is now infected with a disease she believes doesn't exist.

It's impossible not to have mixed feelings for Morrison. Sadly he was in some ways mad, and in deep denial. Probably better he is gone as he simply could not cope with society and was dangerous with his views. But a great great fighter full of heart. What a scary way his life went.

I have a friend who is convinced he has the virus when he hasn't.

Dixonian wrote:Tragic. I recommend this article on ESPN written just prior to his death. Difficult to know where to start after reading this...

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/ ... -big-fight

thanks for that it was a good read you cant help but feel sorry for the bloke

loaded_gloves wrote:

Dixonian wrote:Tragic. I recommend this article on ESPN written just prior to his death. Difficult to know where to start after reading this...

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/ ... -big-fight

Great article. Very thorough, and insights from close family members you never hear from normally. I wonder what his three sons are like?

I worry for Morrison's widow. There must be a high chance she is now infected with a disease she believes doesn't exist.

It's impossible not to have mixed feelings for Morrison. Sadly he was in some ways mad, and in deep denial. Probably better he is gone as he simply could not cope with society and was dangerous with his views. But a great great fighter full of heart. What a scary way his life went.

Yep, they've been having unprotected sex ever since it was found out, so only one conclusion unfortunately

It must of been tough for him to have such a fall from grace, sad end for him.

Rip Tommy !

rob h wrote:Still unconfirmed but news seems to have broken out on Twitter and Facebook as well as a few more articles on the search engines now.

Its been on SSN so this time it looks to be true .


RIP

Read about him yours ago even his best friend walked away from him when he had h.i.v once again another sad end to a great fighter

Gutted to hear this. Brought such excitement to the heavyweight division but his demise was heartbreaking to see it unfold. RIP Tommy

Just checked the net during my shift was hoping it wasn't true but after reading he was in such a bad way, I suppose it is a release now for his family.

The Duke, tough as fornicate.

May him RIP. He had a career to be proud off.

Terrible demise. A real tragic tale.

met tommy a cpl of times in canastota,ny at the boxing hall of fame and had many a beer with him in "grazianos" bar their and he was a gent. nothing was too much for the man when it came to fans as he signed autographs and had pictures done all the time. im gutted to hear this about him cos the man was a gent and lovely guy,the birds swarmed around him and he loved it . talkin to him one night their for a good hour and he was tellin me his connection to john wayne and its very distant,his mother he was sayin is a full blooded native indian and scottish and irish blood from his fathers side,hence the name morrison as john waynes real name was marion michael morrison. cant believe hes gone and canastota wont be the same without him,god bless "duke" RIP

RIP. What a left hook. What a sad tale.