Tommy Morrison

Birth : 1969-01-02, Gravette, Arkansas

Death : 2013-09-01

History

Tommy David Morrison (January 2, 1969 – September 1, 2013), nicknamed "The Duke", was an American professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title. He won 48 of 52 professional fights, and retired from boxing in 1996 when he tested positive forHIV. He appeared in the 1990 Sylvester Stallone boxing film Rocky V. Morrison attempted a comeback in 2006, claiming he had tested negative for HIV. In August 2013, Morrison's mother announced that her son was in the final stages of AIDS, and he died on September 1, 2013.

Profile

Movies

The Opponents

Himself

Documentary about Rocky Balboa's opponents throughout the saga from the original Rocky (1976) to Rocky V (1990).

Rocky V

Tommy 'Machine' Gunn

A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.

Tommy "The Duke" Morrison

Self

Documentary on heavyweight champion boxer Tommy Morrison; his life and career. Tommy Morrison was an American heavyweight boxer and a former World Boxing Organization champion. He lost only three out of a total of 52 professional fights.

They Live

Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.

Lennox Lewis vs. Tommy Morrison

Self

Lennox Lewis vs. Tommy Morrison, billed as "Laying It All on the Line", was a professional boxing match contested on October 7, 1995 for the IBC heavyweight championship.