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[smoogy]

Hard to believe, but here it is in black and white. I guess Morrison figured the path to a big money fight with Liddell was quicker/easier than trying to jump through the hoops of the boxing world.

Originally Posted by MMAHQ

May 10, 2007 - Tommy “The Duke” Morrison, one of the most intriguing boxers to even step into the squared circle, shocked the MMA world this week by announcing his intention to fight 340 lb. John Stover, an experienced cagefighter with 8 professional fights, on June 9, 2007 at the Cliff Castle Casino (www.cliffcastlecasino.net) in Arizona in Gino Carlucci’s World Fighting Championship (www.thewfc.com).

Morrison’s bombshell announcement comes over a decade after his previous bombshell announcement that rocked the boxing world that he had tested positive for AIDS. Morrison, however, has been symptom free for 10 years now and claims that he was the victim of a false positive test result. He recently started boxing again and was cleared to return to the ring by the West Virginia Athletic Commission after passing a battery of medical tests in Arizona, the results of which were forwarded to West Virginia.

Best known to the general public for his role as Tommy Gunn in Rocky V, Morrison was on top of the boxing world before a single test result in 1996 took it all away. But Morrison (46-3-1, 40 KOs) was no celluloid tiger and was a significant fighter and box office draw. George Foreman, for example, lost to only five fighters in his career and Morrison is one. Morrison also held a share of the heavyweight title on two occasions.

“I had just signed a three-fight deal with Don King,” Morrison recalls, “that was going to lead to showdown with Mike Tyson that was worth $38 million. My first fight was against Stormy Weathers in Las Vegas, but then came the test result and the fight was cancelled. I estimate that cost me around $100 million in fight purses over the past 10 years.”

Morrison was spurred to start cagefighting by an interview that Chuck Liddell gave on Good Morning Texas where Liddell called out Morrison and said he wanted to fight him. “I couldn’t believe that,” Morrison says. “It’s one thing to talk about fighting someone but another thing to actually do it. Let’s see if Chuck Liddell’s heart is as big as his mouth. He is crazy to want to get into the cage with me. I beat George Foreman. Nobody in the history of boxing hit harder than George Foreman. So why would I be afraid to get hit by Chuck Liddell? He should be the one to be afraid. Liddell has never been hit by anyone like me. Dana White always talks about how a top cagefighter like Liddell could beat a top boxer so here’s a chance to make it happen. I want to know if Liddell and Dana White really mean what they say or if they are just full of talk. I will take on Chuck Liddell anytime, anyplace, anywhere.”

Morrison’s first step in his mixed martial arts career will be followed and reported on around the world and “The Duke” is dead serious about his upcoming fight. “I’m really excited to be fighting in the WFC and I feel like a whole new world has been opened up to me. If you want to see the future of mixed martial arts then come to the Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde Arizona on June 9, 2007…because that future is me.”

http://www.mmahq.com/2007/05/10/tomm...chuck-liddell/

[Dork8503]

HAHA there going to feed him shit hw's then he is going to get in there with a good hw and get hurt.

[BigBanda]

First off I forgot all about Liddell saying he'd like to fight Tommy Morrison when he was hardly conscious on that good morning texas show. That prob leads to him even calling out Morrison lol.

Also does Tommy realize it would be "MMA" and not just a boxing match? It doesnt seem like it, he talks as if its the same as boxing.

[Beatts35]

for all the jokes that could be made about morrison. he really is one of the best boxers of this era to have his best years all taken away from him. morrison could have easily been the hw champ of the world. now his best fights are all behind him. i don't know what kind of wrestling background he may have. but in a standup fight morrison's got some heavy hands and a great chin. i'ld actually like to see what he is going to be like in the cage. he could have a last bit of a surge for the next 2 years. i'd like to see him fight rizzo after he has 2 or 3 wins.

as for him and chuck fighting, it would have to be at hw and it may be the only fight of chuck;s career that he goes for a takedown. i doubt the fight will ever happen but it would have been interesting.

morrison said he's fighting a 340 lb hw (so super-hw i presume?)with 8 fights to his record.......what if morrison can't get past this guy? he should bite his tounge about liddell until he gets past his first opponent. it would suck if he lost cuz i'd like to see tommy morrison get choked out or gnp by chuck

[TapOut27]

Nice, i like how he bitches about a comment a half dead chuck made...nice.

Plus tommy got his ass kicked by Rocky in a street fight, chuck would kill him in the cage

Originally Posted by TapOut27

Plus tommy got his ass kicked by Rocky in a street fight, chuck would kill him in the cage

thanks for the reminder. rep'd

[BigBanda]

Originally Posted by TapOut27

Nice, i like how he bitches about a comment a half dead chuck made...nice.

Plus tommy got his ass kicked by Rocky in a street fight, chuck would kill him in the cage

Exactly! i bet Chuck isnt aware he even said that lol.

Funny thing is like stated above, this would be awesome to see Chuck win via submission for a change

[NixHex]

A 37 year old newbie is the future of MMA? Crazy talk Tommy Gun

[smoogy]

Originally Posted by TapOut27

Nice, i like how he bitches about a comment a half dead chuck made...nice.

Plus tommy got his ass kicked by Rocky in a street fight, chuck would kill him in the cage

Tommy had a rib injury going into that fight and they didn't test Rocky for steroids.