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04/16/2008 Archived Entry: "A Look Back: Bad to the Bone--Morrison vs. Hipp (1992)"
A Look Back: Bad to the Bone--Morrison vs. Hipp (1992)
By Ted Sares
Courtesy of Eastsideboxing.com
A prime Tommy “The Duke” Morrison was a powerful hitter who possessed a great left hook; however, he was “chinny” and that factor made him an exciting fighter though it cost him against stiff punchers. Joe “The Boss” Hipp, a fringe contender and a member of the Blackfoot Tribe was a rough, tough heavyweight out of Yakima, Washington and the type of guy you didn’t want to meet in an unfriendly bar.
While Tommy had the punch but a suspect chin, Joe was gritty with solid whiskers at that point in his career.
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