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Tommy "the Duke"
Morrison
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| BORN | January 2 1969; Gravette, Arkansas |
| HEIGHT.. | 6-2 |
| WEIGHT | 198-238 1/2 lbs |
| MANAGERS | Bill Caton, Lisa Woodward |
| TRAINER | Tom Virgets |
Morrison was a hard-working fighter and powerful hitter who possessed a great left hook; He was a top heavyweight performer while in the ring; Tommy was the Grandnephew of John Wayne, the famous movie actor; During his career, he won the WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World and the IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
Tommy defeated such men as George Foreman, Carl "Truth" Williams, Pinklon Thomas, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, James "Quick" Tillis, Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead, Dan Murphy, Art Tucker, Joe Hipp, Marcus Rhode, Tim Tomashek, Brian Scott, Steve Zouski and Ken Lakusta
Tommy "The DUKE" Morrison
**Two Time World HeavyWeight Boxing Champion
**Fighter / Trainer / Official USA Amateaur Boxing Coach
**Motivational SpeakerSome Professional Career Highlights:
*1991- V Ray Mercer:
"Morrison was a victim of one of the most brutal knockouts the sport has ever seen"
*1992- V Joe Hipp:
"Morrison won with two broken hands, cut over his right eye, and a broken jaw"
*1993- V George Foreman:
"Morrison outboxed the legendery George Foreman"
*1995- V Razor Ruddock:
"Morrison won by landing one of the most devastating left hooks ever delivered in a boxing ring"
*2007- V John Castle:
"Morrison swooped in with his trademark left hook to Knock Out Castle in Round 2"
*2008- V Matt Weishaar:
"Morrison won via a Third Round TKO"
*2009- V Corey Williams:
"Morrison won via a First Round Knock Out landing a Left Right Combination"Official Website: www.TommyTheDukeMorrison.com
Personal Email: TommyTheDukeMorrison@yahoo.com
Phone Contact: 316-239-6097 (Training);316-305-9492 (Trisha Harding PR/Media)
1988 Nov 10 William Muhammad New York, NY TK 1 Nov 30 Tony Dewar Detroit, Mi KO 1 1989 Jan 12 Joe Adams Oklahoma City, Ok KO 1 Jan 17 Elvin Evans Sterling Heights, Mi KO 1 Jan 24 Mike Foley Great Falls, Mt KO 1 Feb 9 Traore Ali New York, NY TK 4 Feb 24 Lee Moore Biloxi, Ms KO 2 -Some sources report "Atlantic City, NJ" Mar 29 Alan Jamison Atlantic City, NJ KO 1 Apr 22 Lorenzo Boyd Kansas City, Mo TK 2 -Some sources report "Atlantic City, NJ" May 14 Mike McGrady Atlantic City, NJ TK 1 Jun 11 Rick Nelson Atlantic City, NJ TK 2 Jun 25 Steve Zouski Atlantic City, NJ W 4 Jul 3 Aaron Brown Atlantic City, NJ W 6 Aug 8 Mike Robinson Atlantic City, NJ TK 2 Aug 22 Jesse Shelby Atlantic City, NJ TK 2 Sep 5 Ric Enis Stateline, Nv TK 1 Sep 19 David Jaco Jacksonville, Fl KO 1 Oct 3 Walt Jennings Oklahoma City, Ok TK 3 Oct 17 Harry Terrell Phoenix, Az TK 1 Oct 26 Charles Hostetter Kansas City, Mo KO 1 -Some sources report "Atlantic City, NJ" Nov 14 Lorenzo Canady West Orange, NJ W 6 Dec 7 Ken Lakusta Las Vegas, Nv W 6 1990 Jun 9 Charles Woolard Kansas City, Mo TK 2 Oct 4 John Morton Atlantic City, NJ TK 5 Nov 8 Mike Acey Las Vegas, Nv TK 1 1991 Jan 11 James "Quick" Tillis Atlantic City, NJ TK 1 Feb 19 Pinklon Thomas Kansas City, Mo TK 1 -Some sources report "TK 2" Apr 19 Yuri Vaulin Atlantic City, NJ TK 5 Jun 27 Ladislao Mijangos Las Vegas, Nv TK 1 Oct 18 Ray Mercer Atlantic City, NJ LT 5 -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World 1992 Feb 16 Bobby Quarry Las Vegas, Nv KO 2 Mar 20 Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead Las Vegas, Nv TK 5 Apr 23 Kimmuel Odum Mashantucket, Ct TK 3 -Some sources report "Ledyard, Ct" May 14 Art Tucker Atlantic City, NJ TK 2 Jun 27 Joe Hipp Reno, Nv TK 9 Dec 12 Marshall Tillman Phoenix, Az TK 1 1993 Jan 16 Carl "Truth" Williams Reno, Nv TK 8 Mar 30 Dan Murphy Kansas City, Mo TK 3 Jun 7 George Foreman Las Vegas, Nv W 12 -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World Aug 30 Tim Tomashek Kansas City, Mo TK 4 -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World; Some sources report "TK 5" Oct 29 Michael Bentt Tulsa, Ok LT 1 -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World 1994 Feb 20 Jimmy Lee Smith Biloxi, Ms SCH -This bout was scheduled but cancelled Feb 20 Tui Toia Biloxi, Ms TK 3 Mar 27 Bryan Scott Tulsa, Ok TK 2 May 24 Sherman Griffin Tulsa, Ok W 10 -Some sources report 5/23/94 Jul 28 Ross Puritty Atlantic City, NJ D 10 Oct 22 Herbie Hide Hong Kong, China SCH -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World; This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Financial problems 1995 Feb 7 Ken Merritt Oklahoma City, Ok TK 1 Mar 5 Marcellus Brown Muskogee, Ok KO 3 May 1 Terry Anderson Tulsa, Ok TK 7 Jun 10 Donovan "Razor" Ruddock Kansas City, Mo TK 6 -IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World Oct 7 Lennox Lewis Atlantic City, NJ LT 6 -IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World 1996 Feb 10 Arthur Weathers Las Vegas, Nv SCH -This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Health reasons; Morrison was suspended indefinitely Nov 3 Marcus Rhode Urayasu, Japan TK 1 -Some sources report 11/02/96 in "Tokyo, Japan" 2007 Feb 22 John Castle Chester, WV TK 2 2008 Feb 9 Matt Weishaar Leon, Mexico TK 3 2011 Feb 25 Erik Barrack Montreal, Que, Canada SCH -This bout is scheduled
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
Let's TCB.....
God Bless.....
Tommy "The DUKE" Morrison
**Two Time World HeavyWeight Boxing Champion
**Fighter / Trainer / Official USA Amateaur Boxing Coach
**Motivational SpeakerSome Professional Career Highlights:
*1991- V Ray Mercer:
"Morrison was a victim of one of the most brutal knockouts the sport has ever seen"
*1992- V Joe Hipp:
"Morrison won with two broken hands, cut over his right eye, and a broken jaw"
*1993- V George Foreman:
"Morrison outboxed the legendery George Foreman"
*1995- V Razor Ruddock:
"Morrison won by landing one of the most devastating left hooks ever delivered in a boxing ring"
*2007- V John Castle:
"Morrison swooped in with his trademark left hook to Knock Out Castle in Round 2"
*2008- V Matt Weishaar:
"Morrison won via a Third Round TKO"
*2009- V Corey Williams:
"Morrison won via a First Round Knock Out landing a Left Right Combination"
Official Website: www.TommyTheDukeMorrison.com
Personal Email: TommyTheDukeMorrison@yahoo.com
Phone Contact: 316-239-6097 (Training);316-305-9492 (Trisha Harding PR/Media)
