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Originally Posted by Halfcan
Yep a Good ref would have stopped the fight like 25 punches sooner. Tommy was out on his feet-defensless and took at least 20 more punches. This is why Boxing sucks!
I actually kinda knew Tommy. He used to come into Harrahs and play black jack and craps on my table when I worked there. He was Always polite, funny, and very generous.
Before the Razor Roddick fight-which Tommy won btw-(GREAT FIGHT) Harrahs had the promotion in the winning streak bar there. Tommy signed a pair of gloves for me-which I still have. The crowd cleared out so we sat around and talked for a couple hours while he signed a few autographs here and there. He was a great guy and I felt as if we we friends-he just had that way about him-he would do anything for anybody-very generous.
The whole Rocky thing was his downfall-started to believe the hype and fell into the whole superstar thing. I saw him years later after his career was over. He came over and said hi to me-and I hardly reconized him. He was like "hey bud its me Tommy" I was like Tommy who? And he said "Duke"
I was stunned!! He looked 20 years older and had lost most of the muscle. He had been drinking a lot and was very forgetful. We talked about the good old days and how cool it was to work with Sly. Talked about getting his career together, but sadly just could not over his demons. He still had a lot of pride and really believed he could come back-but he looked like crap. On my break I went over and talked to him a bit more and wished him well. He shook my hand and said thanks for listening-he had just needed a friend. At one point he could not even go throught the casino without being mobbed-no nobody even looked his way this time.
I really hope he gets some help, it was hard to see such a talented guy fall so far.
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My experience with Tommy Morrison was a lot like the one quoted. My first wife was a backyard neighbor to Tommy Morrison, he gave us tickets to all the K. C venues fights. He used to drink at a bar in O.P. was used to frequented, he was always nice, cool and generous. I remember after the "Rocky" film , he fight Pinkland Thomas at Kemper, and wore the RW&B Trunks, that's kinda when I too knew he had "Jumped the Shark." Sad what he has become.