Tommy “The Duke” Morrison - All Knockouts

Tommy The Duke Morrison is one of the best punchers in the heavyweight division. His left hook was a dangerous weapon. Morrison stood at 6 feet 2 inches with a chiseled body and a perfect combination of size, power, and stamina. He became the new poster boy of heavyweight boxing in the early 90s with his impressive performances. Unfortunately, Morrison's career ended tragically due to his troubled life outside of the boxing ring. In this video, we'll remember all the knockouts which we found online from the career of the formidable Tommy Morrison. Tommy Morrison made his professional boxing debut against William Muhammad in November 1988, but unfortunately, we did not find this video. 20 days after its debut, Morrison faced Tony DeWaar. Morrison dispatched DeWaar in the first round with a devastating left hook. In his first fight in 1989, Morrison squared off against journeyman Joe Adams. This also proved to be no challenge for Morrison, as he easily knocked Adams out cold in just one minute into the fight. Five days later, Morrison faced Alvin Evans. Evans came out looking to control the fight from the outside, but Morrison soon closed the distance and dropped him with a barrage of hard shots. Although Evans was visibly shaken from the knockdown, he got back up to continue. As soon as the fight was allowed to continue, Morrison unloaded a perfect left hand that knocked him unconscious. Morrison continued to stay busy by facing Mike Foley, making this his third fight in January 1989. However, only 10 seconds into the fight, Morrison landed the first punch, and the fight was over. For his next fight, Morrison squared off against Troy Ali in a scheduled six-round bout. Ali fought cleverly and survived the first round by hitting and moving away. This was the first time in Morrison's career that he would go beyond the first round. But Morrison eventually figured out Ali in the final second of round three, dropping him hard to the canvas. Then, in round four, Morrison finished off an exhausted Ali. In his seventh professional fight, Morrison took on Lee Moore. Once again, Morrison was unable to put Moore away in the first round, but he scored an emphatic knockout in round two. Morrison's next fight was against another journeyman, Alan Jameson. Jameson came out swinging mildly and missing with his punches, but Morrison caught him with a clean shot to end the fight in round one. In April 1989, Morrison faced the fearless journeyman Lorenzo Boyd, who was never afraid to take on any fight even if it was on short notice. Boyd faced some of the best fighters during his time, including Mike Tyson, Tyrell Biggs, Trevor Burbick, and Glenn McRory. The sneaky Boyd used dirty tactics to survive the first round. However, he went down under a barrage of punches from Morrison in round two. Boyd bravely got back to continue fighting, but he was no match for the Duke. Next, Morrison faced undefeated Mike McGrady in a scheduled six-round bout. However, Morrison floored McGrady with the very first punch he threw in the fight. From here, it became one-way traffic, as Morrison dropped him two more times to end the fight in less than 80 seconds. In his eleventh professional fight, Morrison squared off against Ricky Nelson. Once again, he quickly demolished his opponent, knocking Nelson down in round one before stopping him in the second. Morrison's next two fights went to the card before he faced Mike Robinson, who was coming off a knockout loss to future world champion Bruce Seldon. Robinson fought bravely, but, unfortunately, Morrison was the better man. Morrison overwhelmed Robinson with his power before delivering a devastating knockout in round two. His next opponent was Jesse Shelby, a veteran with 26 fights. The fight was scheduled for six rounds, but Morrison made it a short night. Morrison hurt Shelby with multiple hard shots before delivering the final vicious punch in round two. Morrison squared off against yet another veteran in his next fight in the person of Rick Ennis with 36 fights. Some of Ennis' previous notable opponents include former world champion Dwight Muhammad Kaui and future champion James Buster Douglas. However, Morrison added Ennis to the fight, Morrison squared off against the highly experienced David Jaco. Jaco was a journeyman with over 35 fights with some of his notable opponents including Mike Tyson and George Foreman. In 1985, Jaco produced an upset victory over previously undefeated Donovan Ruddick. However, Jaco was no match against Morrison. The Duke needed barely 40 seconds into the fight to produce an astonishing knockout. His next fight was against Harry Terrell. Morrison got off to a quick start against Terrell, hurting him with multiple vicious power shots. With barely a minute to go in round one, Morrison dropped Terrell with his signature left hook. Then, with only 10 seconds left to go, Morrison finished him off with a big right hand. Following this fight, Morrison faced off against Charles Hostetter. Once again, Morrison displayed his explosive power by stopping Hostetter inside the first round. However, Morrison's next two bouts went the distance. In June 1990, Morrison returned to the ring after taking a six-month break from boxing to appear in Sylvester Stallone's 1990 film Rocky V. His performance in the film further increased his popularity and catapulted him into an international star. Morrison's next opponent was Charles Woollard. However, Morrison made short work of Woollard and knocked him out with a thunderous left, breaking his hand in the process. Four months later, Morrison returned to the ring to face John Morton, who was coming off a technical knockout loss to future world champion Bruce Seldon. The fight was one-way traffic from the start as Morrison thoroughly outworked and outboxed Morton. But to his credit, Morton managed to survive the first four rounds without being knocked down. Then, in round five, Morrison unloaded a barrage of punches to score the first knockdown. Although Morton got back to his feet, the fight was stopped moments later as Morrison went for the kill. In November 1990, Morrison squared off against Mike Acy. Although the fight was scheduled for six rounds, Morrison made quick work of Acy. Morrison floored Acy three times in the opening Quick Tillis in his first scheduled eight-round bout. Tillis was a tough journeyman with incredible speed and huge punching power, remembered for being the first man to take Mike Tyson the distance. However, his speed could not save him from the power of Morrison. Less than a minute into the fight, Morrison dropped Tillis with a big left hand. Tillis got up on unsteady legs, but Morrison continued the assault and dropped him two more times to win the fight. Morrison would continue to snap up the level of his opposition as he hoped to become a world champion. His next opponent was former world heavyweight champion Pinklin Thomas. Morrison, however, battered the former world champion in the opening round, hurting him with hard punches. Although Thomas never went down in the opening round, he refused to come out for round two. In April 1991, Morrison squared off against Latvian amateur standout Yuri Valin. Morrison struggled against Valin initially, while the Latvian fighter easily outboxed and outpointed Morrison in the early going. You hear Gallagher screaming for him to throw that left hand. He lands again with a left and Valin putting on a show in the third round. Coming into the fifth round, Morrison was down on all the scorecards. However, Morrison turned the tide by scoring a knockdown with a vicious body punch in round five. He looks like that shot took everything out of him. Gallagher telling him not to quit, and he doesn't. Valin quickly recovered and wanted to continue fighting, but he was caught by another vicious body punch that ended the fight. Tommy Morrison, who was in trouble and rocked in the fourth round but did not go down, ends it in the fifth. Well, he finally decided his corner had to have told him to go back downstairs or finally go downstairs because he didn't. Following this, Morrison faced Mexican journeyman Ladislao Mijangos in a scheduled 10-round bout. Morrison hurt Mijangos with every punch he threw in the fight. In less than two minutes, Morrison floored Mijangos three times, prompting the referee to wave the fight over. In October 1991, Morrison got his first shot at a world title against Olympic gold medalist Ray Mercer, but unfortunately, he was knocked out for the first time in his career in round five. In February 1992, Morrison made a comeback from his only loss against Bobby Quarry. Morrison returned to his winning ways by knocking out Quarry midway through the second round. Morrison's next opponent was Jerry Halstead, a veteran with 87 fights who was coming off a decision win against Morrison's older brother, Tim Morrison. Halstead used his experience to survive the first four rounds, but less than 30 seconds into round five, Morrison caught him with his signature left hand to end the fight. Morrison fought Kimmel Odom in his third comeback after his defeat to Ray Mercer. Once again, Morrison displayed his explosive power, and Odom had no answer for the consistent attacks. Morrison dropped Odom at the end of round two before finishing him off in the third. Morrison took on Art Tucker in a ten round bout in his next fight. The two fighters appeared to be equal in strength and skill in the opening round, but Morrison got the attention of Tucker toward the end of the round. Then, in round two, Morrison added Tucker to the list of his victims with a vicious left hook. In June 1992, Morrison squared off against Joe Hipp, who was on a comeback trail since losing to Burt Cooper eight months earlier. Morrison got off to a strong start against Hipp, hurting him with a body punch just 30 seconds into the fight. However, Morrison slowed his pace in the later rounds, allowing Hipp to outwork him and keep the contest close. Then, in round five, Morrison stunned Hipp with a right uppercut, followed by another right hand to put him flat on his back. Hipp bravely got back to his feet and showed no sign of giving up. The fight went back and forth until the ninth round, when Morrison ended the fight with an emphatic knockout. Meanwhile, he suffered a broken hand and jaw, while Hipp suffered a broken cheekbone. Six months later, Morrison returned to the ring to face Marshall Tillman. Morrison appeared very calm as he stalked his opponent down and repeatedly landed vicious punches. He eventually trapped Tillman in a corner and dropped him with a brutal body shot. Tillman survived the first knockout, but he was floored moments later with another body punch. In January 1983, Morrison faced former two-time world challenger Carl the Truth Williams. The battle-tested Williams had faced the likes of Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes. In round one, Williams stayed outside and worked behind his jab, but Morrison quickly closed the gap and floored him with a vicious left hook. Williams quickly got back up and survived the round, only to be floored by another left hook in round three. However, the tide turned in round five as Williams dropped an exhausted Morrison twice. Williams went for the kill after the second knockdown, but Morrison fought back bravely to survive the round. The back and forth continued in round six and seven with Williams ahead on two of the scorecards, but Morrison came out strong in round eight and overwhelmed Williams with a barrage of punches, prompting the referee to step in and stop the fight. In his next fight, Morrison faced former world cruiserweight champion Dan Murphy. After a slow start in the opening round, Morrison picked up the pace in round two and dropped Murphy twice. Murphy managed to survive the second round, but Morrison knocked him out cold in round three. Following this fight, Morrison squared off against 44-year-old George Foreman for the WBO World Heavyweight title. Morrison defeated the former world champion by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. In August 1993, Morrison made the first defense of his world title against unknown Tim Tomashek. Although Morrison was initially scheduled to face his Rocky 5 co-star Mike Williams, the latter withdrew on the night of the fight. Despite the short notice, Tomashek put on a great show. Unfortunately, he was no match for Morrison's power. After taking much beating, Tomashek went down for the first time at the end of round four. Although he was willing to continue, his corner stopped the fight to stop him from further punishment. Surprisingly, Morrison lost the title in his next defense against a virtually unknown Michael Bent. In February 1994, Morrison faced Samoan Tui Toya in his first fight following his loss to Michael Bent. To his credit, Toya had some success of his own during the first round and caught Morrison with clean shots. However, Morrison dominated the fight and floored his Samoan opponent in round two. Then, with barely a minute left in round three, Morrison dropped Toya for the second time to end the fight. In his second comeback fight, Morrison faced undefeated Brian Scott. The two men went toe-to-toe from the opening bell, trading heavy punches. But ultimately, Morrison was the better fighter and won by knockout midway through the second round. Morrison's next two fights went the distance. He won the first against Sherman Griffin, while the second was a split draw against Ross Purity. In February 1995, Morrison returned to the ring after almost seven months of inactivity to face Ken Merritt. This came after Morrison's big fight with WBO champion Herbie Hyde was canceled. Morrison made quick work of Brown survived the first two rounds, using his reach advantage to keep Morrison at bay. However, Morrison dropped Brown with a short left hand in the opening minute of round three. Then, in less than a minute to go in the round, Morrison caught Brown with a vicious left hook, followed by a right hand that ended the fight. Morrison's next fight was against Terry Anderson in May 1995. There was no feeling out process in this fight, as the two men met at the center of the ring trading heavy punches. Then, in round three, Morrison floored Anderson with a barrage of brutal punches. However, Anderson quickly recovered from the knockdown and continued to trade punches with Morrison at close range. The slugfest continued until the seventh round, when Morrison landed a monstrous left hook to the body, sending Anderson to the canvas in pain. Following his victory against Anderson, Morrison still had one more challenge on his way to another title shot. His next opponent was former Canadian champion Donovan Razor Ruddick with the vacant IBC title on the line. Ruddick, fighting for the second time after a long layoff, got off to a strong start and dropped Morrison with an uppercut less than a minute into the fight. However, Morrison bounced back to take the second round and scored a knockdown of his own. Both men continued the back and forth in the next three rounds, only for Morrison to floor Ruddick with a brutal left hook in round six. A stunned Ruddick returned to his feet to continue fighting, but Morrison unloaded a series of unanswered punches that caused the referee to step in and wave the fight over. Unfortunately, Morrison lost his next fight to Lennox Lewis in what happened to be the first defense of his IBC heavyweight title. However, Morrison's career would take its biggest blow in 1996 after he tested positive for HIV. Once we got back here, then we obviously had the test done and we just found out earlier today that the results of those tests did in fact confirm that I have tested positive for that virus. After months of searching, Morrison finally found an opponent willing to face him despite his HIV status. In November 1996, he squared off against unknown Marcus Road on the undercard of George Foreman versus Crawford Grimsley in Tokyo. Morrison won the fight in less than two minutes into the first round. Morrison retired from the sport of boxing immediately after this fight. However, he announced in 2007, after a decade of retirement, that he was free from HIV. In February 2007, Morrison faced John Castle in a scheduled four-round bout. He performed excellently in his first fight in over a decade by knocking out Castle in the second round. A year later, Morrison squared off against Matt Weishart in what would be his last boxing bout. Once again, Morrison overwhelmed the young Weishart with his power before knocking him out in the third round. Tommy Morrison was a great boxer who had a successful career but was forced to retire at the peak of his career due to HIV. He made a short comeback after a decade before he finally left boxing for good in 2007 with a professional record of 48 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw. Morrison will be remembered as one of the world's most dangerous punchers, but unfortunately, he never quite lived up to his potential. What is your favorite moment of Tommy Morrison? Let us know your answer in the comments below. Don't forget to like this video and subscribe to this channel for more interesting videos.