Heavyweights : John Tate vs. Tommy Morrison

[Woldemar]

What your picks?

[HomicideHenry]

Tough call.

Him beating Coetzee put him over with alot of people, but as soon as he got a portion of the title he lost it five months later to Weaver.

Then he lost to Berbick. And basically for the rest of his career ('81-'88) he fought journeymen. It's a bizarre career. He had so much talent and ability. He basically pissed it away.

I think Morrison certainly was mentally stronger and more determined to succeed than Tate. He certainly had the punching power to have taken him out.

Pre-Weaver, it'd of been a tough fight but I think maybe Morrison wins it on points in a pretty competitive match. Post-Weaver I think Morrison takes him out at any time.

[DrDuke]

Morrison by KO. Yeah, Tate is quite mysterious in the sense, that he could have the potential, which he didn't realise. But from what we've seen with him I can make a conclusion favouring Morrison. The fresher Tate would give Tommy a fight and Morrison would KO him later. The post-Weaver Tate would be KOed by Morrison early.

[Woldemar]

IMO Tommy would stop pre-Weaver Tate in 7-8 round
Post-Weaver Tate would got KO in 2-3 rounds.

[Nile4000]

John before Weaver wins a tough decision. The John after Weaver, gets stopped in five to six rounds.

[oogiebe]

Tate fought in a weak era. He wasn't enough to beat Morrison. Not by a long shot.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

Morrison in 3

[scorpio83]

John before Weaver wins a tough decision. The John after Weaver, gets stopped in five to six rounds.

I agree with you the pre-Weaver fight version of "Big" John Tate would either outbox and counter him for either a decision in 15 rounds or pull a Mercer knockout on the Duke, but in the later rounds at least in 12. If the post-Weaver version of "Big" John Tate, the Duke may stop him for a 10th round stoppage.

[Nile4000]

That could happen, but being that Big John didn't really fight anybody after Berbick, it could end sooner. .