- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTommy David Morrison
- Nickname
- The Duke
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- He was a heavyweight professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 1993. He made national news Thursday, Feb. 15, 1996, when he announced that he was HIV positive. He then retired from boxing. He was suspended from worldwide boxing when he tested positive prior to a boxing match against Arthur Weathers in Las Vegas. The suspension was lifted in 2006. He died September 1, 2013 of multiple organ failures.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesDawn Gilbert(September 17, 2001 - November 2007) (divorced, 1 child)Dawn Freeman(May 18, 1996 - September 2000) (divorced)
- ParentsTim Morrison Sr.Diana Morrison
- His left hook and left uppercut
- Originally aspired to be an actor, but with all the boxers in his family going on at that time, his mother pressured him to try out for the Golden Gloves. He won. He was 25-0 before he realized that boxing was something he wanted to do full-time.
- Seeing the Sylvester Stallone classic, Rocky (1976), was what really inspired him to go pro with his boxing.
- He won the WBO Boxing Championship from George Foreman in 1993. He lost the championship to Michael Bentt in 1994.
- From the age of 13 to 19 Tommy entered every tough man contest he could. Winning 49 fights out of the 50 he participated in. During this time starting in December of 1976 he also was fighting amateur boxing matches. In 1980 he also won the Jr. Olympics. He continued this until 1988 where his total of amateur fights was 242 with an impressive amount of wins which was 222 with only 20 losses.
- Made an extremely brief cameo in the film, They Live (1988), in 1988.
- [on boxing] It was a life- changing experience. Very interesting and something I look forward to doing again. Acting is a different challenge.
- [on how he contracted HIV] Wilt Chamberlain had nothing on me. Infidelity was one of my biggest battles in life. I couldn't overcome it. It probably helped my first marriage crumble.
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