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[Matt Boone]

From www.FightNews.com

"Former heavyweight contender Tommy "The Duke" Morrison, fresh off his announced comeback, has already made it clear which fighter he wants to step into the ring with, calling out former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Although Morrison has yet be licensed in any state, and Tyson has announced his retirement, Morrison feels confident that the fight could take place. "I called Mike Tyson and spoken to him on several occasions," commented Morrison through his executive personal assistant, Susan Schaffer Martin. However, Martin did confirm that "they have yet to sit down and discuss a fight." Morrison added that he was "afraid that Mike has gotten too slow and lazy in his retirement playing with his pigeons. After all a retired boxer has to have a hobby, pigeons give un-conditional love." Morrison also added fuel to the fire by claiming that he was thinking of buying "a homing pigeon and sending over a message that we are serving squab for dinner." Morrison appeared close to a fight against Tyson in the late 1990s, shortly after signing a three fight deal with Don King. However his career was derailed by a failed HIV test, a test team Morrison now claims was erroneous."

....K-1, make it happen.

[Alvin]

Are you kidding me?!?!?

Has-been Tyson Vs never-quite-was Morrison, who want's to see that?

It sounds like Morrison is broke & needs to make a few bucks quick, but everyone knows they're spent fighters.

Taking the piss out of Tyson's pigeons? That's some desperate trash talk!!

What's next Morrison wanting to fight Foreman by buying a different type of grill & saying it's better?!?!?!?

Give me a break.

[Anthony]

I smell K1 all over this.

[supermark21]

theyre both done. mikes crazy and will try to take the fight. i just hope someone talks sense to him before he embarasses himself

[Afro]

ill pay to see it

[Howie]

isnt tommy morrison HIV positive? i wouldnt risk it....he could always just try an get in another rocky movie if they make a rocky 7 after rocky balboa...though he did get his ass kicked in rocky 5 lol

[paintstik]

I thought he had HIV too, but according to what was posted that test was erroneous...

[Luis Cruz]

Yea there was always false positives that they learned about but back then they weren't so big so people that came up positive automatically had it. That's what he's claiming happened to him and it's very possible because i don't ever remembering him having any sort of symptoms at anytime it's just strange it took him this long to say something.

[steelebone]

I grew up in KC and Tommy is a family friend. He did some time for possession of blow and he's hurting for cash a little. He's seen his better days but he still has a massive left hook, he'd KO Mike early. He's suing the Nevada st. Athletic Comm. for 40 million.

[Howie]

for what