My whole life, Id been against using drugs, Christy writes. For too long, I didnt have control of anything but the 20-by-20-foot area inside those ropes. Morrison had previously attempted a comeback to boxing in 2007 when the Nevada commission lifted the indefinite worldwide suspension in July 2006,[1] even briefly dabbling in the world of MMA. Its kind of sad, he told the Kansas City Star. Their marriage is unique in that, on November 17, 2001, they had fought each other at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with Christy winning by decision. Then, at age nineteen, she saw a poster inviting women to participate in a Mean Mountaineer tournament. And there I was, staring back at myself from every newsstand in America. [17][18], Morrison got off to a great start, outboxing a sluggish Mercer through the first three rounds en route to taking all three rounds on all three of the judge's scorecards. The two had often worked in tandem at high school and junior high athletic events. A Saturday night boxing show went off too late to make the cut and by Monday, unless one or more of the combatants had a big local following, it had lost its news-worthiness. The fights that night went on without him, and the crowd booed when told he wasn't fighting for undisclosed medical reasons.. He said that a fighter announced he was done with cocaine and there was the proof. Straightforward and dont hold anything back. Maybe thats why I loved it in there so much., On September 9, 1989, at age 21, Christy turned pro. [23], Almost immediately, talks of a fight with WBC champion Lennox Lewis began for reestablishing him as one of the top heavyweight contenders. And when he opened fire, he often did so squared-up to his opponent which made him a big target and left him exposed to counterpunches. Moreover, Morrison trained less rigorously than he should have and burned the candle at both ends. [37] Several days later, Morrison's physician administered a test, which was also positive. But I was in better condition and I was an athlete. After a career retrospect, the conversation drifted to strange territories, with Tommy discussing how he believes telekinesis was responsible for the Egyptian Pyramids, his believe in the human ability to re-grow limbs and his claims that he had TELEPORTED himself! I dont have a lot of confidence in all this medication, he said. That was followed by a first-round knockout against another no-hoper named Del Pettis. And often, the handsome blond boxer took what they offered, his longtime trainer said Wednesday. By 1991, Morrison had run his record to 28-0 with 24 knockouts. When it was over, we took his money and left. I was walking through my house, high, when I saw my reflection in a mirror and stopped dead in my tracks. Trust and believe when I tell you, this is not a victims story. The former Prime Minister's has reportedly been sounded out by a major UK . Thomas Hausers email address is thomashauserwriter@gmail.com. I told myself, whatever it is for the guy, its just boxing to me. Shane Rorys manager, Silent Tim Haney, is a stock character in boxing fiction, a wizened ex-pugilist who knows all the tricks of the trade. In the Hipp fight, held June 19, 1992, Morrison was suffering from what was later discovered to be a broken hand and broken jaw, but rallied to score a knockout in the ninth round. Lisa is.. Actor: Rocky V. He was a heavyweight professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 1993. I had a pent-up rage inside about having to hide that I was gay from the world as I knew it, she recalls. I was selfish, thats why. "Tommy, like so many people, got caught up in it and thought he was bulletproof.". Name: Tommy Morrison ( Tommy David Morrison ) Born: January 02, 1969 Age: 44 years old Died: September 01, 2013 Birthplace: Gravette, USA Height: 6 Feet 2 Inches Occupation: boxer, athlete, actor Tags: actor, boxer, athlete Relationship Status: was divorced More info: show Wikipedia 3.0 /5 ( 5 votes) Content: show Tommy Morrison: biography Born in Phoenix, Ratner grew up in Las Vegas when the city was a lot smaller (his high school was one of only six in the entire county with enough students to field a football team). You hide. so says his death certificate which contains no mentions of either HIV or AIDS, TMZ has learned. Then Christy told Jim that she was going to leave him. One night, Christy remembers, we went out as friends, had a few drinks, and had drunken sex. In 2017, the USC opened a massive, two-story state-of-the-art training center for active and retired UFC fighters and their coaches, a building that doubles as the companys corporate headquarters. He did not need a license to fight as the location was outside the Arizona state jurisdiction, and Stover agreed to the match when it was shown to him that his opponent was allegedly HIV negative. It took a month until it had me. Over the span of two years, from October 1993 to October 1995, he was knocked down ten times. Christys inaugural fight with King was a first-round knockout of Susie Melton on January 29, 1994. I was alone the night I finally grabbed that baggie and opened it. His work deserves to be rediscovered.. Morrison's longtime promoter, Tony Holden, said Morrison died at 11:50 p.m. with his . And Jim came up with quite a solution. The true count is probably somewhere in the middle. You could not get any bigger in the world I was inhabiting than to be on a Sports Illustrated cover, she writes. Morrison is the father of professional boxers Kenzie Morrison and Trey Lippe Morrison. The material dealing with Morrisons spiral into oblivion outside the ring is powerfully written and informative. The irascible White, who quickly became the face of the organization, had the last laugh. As recounted by Acevedo, In June 1999, Morrison underwent a series of surgeries for chest and biceps implants in Tulsa with nightmarish results. At the time of their purchase, MMA, specifically the UFC alloy of it, was regulated in only one state; New Jersey. You try to fit into a world that isnt your own creation. Tommy Morrison vs. Lennox Lewis. Dana White, a longtime friend and business partner of the Fertitta brothers, said that he envisioned UFC becoming as big as the National Football League which struck many as the ravings of a man with delusions of grandeur. He was born in Gravette, Arkansas on January 2, 1969. . She also stated that Morrison had been bedridden for over a year. The second time, it was easier to accept. "It's very difficult for a normal red-blooded American boy.". And Morrison compounded these issues with a torrid nightlife, a lax attitude toward training, and a dependency on steroids that likely had an adverse physical effect on him.. Pretty quickly, Id do anything for coke. On March 20, 1992, Christy Salters and Jim Martin were joined together as husband and wife. They had even coached a womens softball team. Stallone arranged a script reading and cast Morrison in the movie Rocky V as Tommy "The Machine" Gunn,[15] a young and talented protege of the retired Rocky Balboa. The positive HIV test led to his immediate suspension Saturday from boxing worldwide. [23] The fight was stopped by Tomashek's corner after only four rounds due to him walking to the wrong corner after he was knocked down by Morrison. The guy seemed to like it. He was just 44 when he passed away on . In his later years, he would use cocaine, crystal meth, Adderall, and Special K. In the early-1990s, he was a drinker. According to court records that surfaced last year, ESPN's archives may include outtakes from a Morrison interview, conducted at home, where he bragged about having first been diagnosed in 1989 . "He had gotten tired of his rampant party life," he said. And her goal now is to reach as many victims of abuse as possible.. The first thing I thought of when they gave me the champions jacket and the $300 [prize] was, Whens the next one?'. [29], Ruddock dropped Morrison to his knees in the first round, but Morrison recovered to force a standing count in round two and compete on even terms for five rounds. Christys mother was vehemently homophobic, a view shared by many people in that corner of the world. Later, as she began opening up about the horrors of her life, Borges counseled, You dont have to tell me everything bad that happened., Ive never dealt with anybody who was more open about her life than Christy Martin, Borges says. True, that sounds like a hackneyed Hollywood B movie and the comparison is fair, but the book is also chock-full of insights that could have only come from the pen of a man that had been immersed in the prizefighting subculture. You dont find too many well-adjusted prizefighters. She was a troubled adolescent. In his orange prison garb, Morrison looked like he had just returned from a week-long crank binge in Arkansas swampland. I felt like a prostitute must feel the first time. He started cackling and said, Youre already at the top. Then he came to hug me and poured his drink down the back of my dress.. While awaiting trial on the September 16 charges, Morrison was again arrested on charges of intoxication and weapon possession while a felon in November 1999. In Morrisons next fight, he was knocked out by Michael Bentt in the first round. Many professional boxing careers actually started this way. They repair to a saloon before going their separate ways. Tommy Morrison His Very Last Interview From August 11, 2011 (Audio) She also suffered a stroke while in the hospital undergoing surgery for a broken hand after the first of those two encounters. In Foremans next fight, he knocked out Michael Moorer to annex the WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight titles. It's crazy how many myths last even to this day about . He fought in countless toughman contests, had three organized amateur bouts, and turned pro in 1988. When he first suggested it, I hollered at him, Bitch! TULSA (AP) - Tommy Morrison often left autograph sessions with a stack of telephone numbers from women. The world was now Morrisons oyster. Despite being only 5-feet-4-inches tall, she excelled in basketball, averaging 27 points and six rebounds per game during her senior year of high school. Go figure. Morrison is also known for his acting career, having starred alongside Sylvester Stallone in the 1990 film Rocky V as Tommy Gunn. Only forty-two years old, Morrison resembles a vagrant who has just returned from a harrowing ordeal. He was a womanizer beyond anything Ive ever known., It was unbelievable, Morrison said to Sports Illustrated. In sports, its acceptable to be overly aggressive so you can let some of those emotions out in a safe place. I still love boxing but it isnt my first love anymore. In high school, she ventured back and forth between the sexes. Then, three weeks later, everything changed. [67] In 1997, an Oklahoma jury convicted him of DUI in an accident that left three people injured; the court ordered Morrison to spend time in treatment. That, Christy recalls, is how, on October 1, 1987, I found myself standing in the wings at the Raleigh County Armory wearing a pair of 16-ounce boxing gloves and leather headgear, waiting to try something I knew nothing about., But Christy Salters had an advantage over the other women in the tournament. It was still a freak show, but at the time I didnt give it a thought. But she said he had full-blown AIDS and she was hoping that he would die peacefully. Thomas Hausers email address is thomashauserwriter@gmail.com. Wolgast was in and out of sanitariums before he had his final fight and spent the last twenty-eight years of his life locked up in a California insane asylum where he spent his waking hours plotting his comeback. Five more victories followed. TIL former heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison tested positive for HIV in 1989, one year into his professional career. Summarizing her journey, she writes, Lets be clear about one thing. The California State Athletic Commission [which oversaw the bout] didnt have a clue, she notes. The episode audio is being processed and will be ready shortly. Four months later, Ratners best buddy Chuck Minker was appointed executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the overseer of boxing. I still didnt feel right about it but you find ways to justify it. I dont think I could do what she did with me. When Christy Salters (her name before she was married) was six, she was sexually molested in the basement of her parents home by a 15-year-old cousin who forced her to perform oral sex on him. You start to think hes right about you. Morrison won the fight via 3rd . All Im saying is, you dont have to go as far down that road as I did to be free.. Pretty soon, it was Mondays too. I said Id never do it again. When Ron Borges met with her to discuss the possibility of their working together, one of the first things he told her was, Im not interested in working on a dishonest book., Neither was Christy. I should never have done it. It gushed blood throughout the fight. We think you'll like them better this way. Im in this guys room, ready to fight, and all he kept trying to do was grab me and hold while I beat the bejesus out of him. His amateur record is 202 wins, 20 losses.[14]. Twice in 1997 on charges ranging from driving under the influence to carrying a loaded firearm while under the influence of intoxicants, On December 20, 1997, he was sentenced to six months in prison (later reduced to thirty days). Morrison, Acevedo writes, was the kind of drunk who would pick fights in public and reject outright the concept of a designated driver. A video of his court appearance is even more disturbing. [citation needed] Morrison stated that if Quebec refused to license him, he would "take the dog and pony show somewhere else. Morrison's son scores five knockdowns in KO win. The UFC had been around since 1993, but was hemorrhaging money when the Fertitta brothers, Lorenzo and Frank, second-generation Las Vegas casino operators, purchased the organization in 2001. Virgets, who has spent more than five years working, traveling and rooming with the heavyweight, said he has "absolutely no doubt" that the 27-year-old contracted the disease through heterosexual sex. But when I remember the girl I was then, a nave kid from Nowhere, West Virginia, I can understand what I did. Some believe that the root of the problem lay with the parents of high school athletes; their ranks had become saturated with too many a-holes. And that is why last weeks meet-up with longtime friend Marc Ratner had to be pushed back. From the first bell to the last, the seventh round consumed almost 24 minutes. Basically, if I was awake in those years, I was high.. [72] According to the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Morrison's cause of death was cardiac arrest, resulting from multiorgan failure due to septic shock caused by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. These records include prescriptions, credit card statements, test results, memos from physicians, expert testimony, even psychiatric intake notes. Jewel to Crown, Morrison Just Sharp Enough, Knocks Out Ruddock in 6th, "MORRISON'S WIN OVER RUDDOCK A CAREER BOOST", Morrison to Face Lewis In Atlantic City This Fall, "BOXING;Lewis Back in Picture With Morrison T.K.O. The two buildings house approximately 200 full-time employees which is more than the combined full-time employees of the top boxing promotional entities in the world! Other times, youre totally sure. Best known for his iconic left hooks and dangerous punching power, Morrison won the WBO heavyweight title in 1993 with a unanimous decision victory over George Foreman. [37] A spokesman for the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Advisory Board said Morrison would probably not be permitted to fight in Oklahoma because of his Nevada suspension. Prior to that, shed been making roughly $500 per fight and her biggest purse had been $1,200. "What you've got to realize is that the people Tommy was picking were, well, I don't think there were any virgins in the crop," he said. But its the decision I made. You werent coming out in Itmann, West Virginia. A piece of my dignity had disappeared., Christys unhappiness and confusion caused her to cross over other lines of propriety as well. At 10 years old, Tommy Morrison's mother gave him his first tattoo, etching a crude pair of boxing gloves on to his arm. You replace boxing for love and try to equate financial success with personal happiness.. Whatever it was that drove you to fight was fine to the people watching as long as you could fight. This article is about the boxer. I was now a gay woman in a phony marriage suddenly under the microscope that is the American hype machine, she recalls. A drunk Morrison slashed an exotic dancer with a broken beer bottle in Kansas City. Jims mother died when he was five and he was sent to a Catholic orphanage in Cincinnati. Morrison had two children by age 19. Tommy Morrison (The Duke) was an American professional boxer. I was just a human ATM machine to him. Since that time, Ive taken action to have more extensive tests run. Morrison then agreed to the lucrative WBC title shot against Lewis, that would see Lewis make the fourth defense of his title against Morrison, with both men evenly splitting a $16 million purse. So there I was; a closeted gay woman athlete in a sport that barely existed with a boyfriend older than my Dad. The Chase fight was significant because it was on the undercard of Felix Trinidad vs. Rodney Moore at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and was televised by Showtime the first time that a fight between women boxers aired nationally in the United States. When you need money and all you have to do is go punch some guy around in his hotel room, its easy to find an excuse to do it again. Youre always afraid someone knows the truth. In olden days when the leading Sunday papers had a separate book review section and vacationers carried books in their carry-ons, the advent of summer unleashed a flurry of enthusiastic book reviews. Morrison, Acevedo writes, came from a broken home. But The Duke comes to life in Part Two. Fast-forward to 2011. That same year, actor Sylvester Stallone observed one of Morrison's bouts. She sued. Why did a gay woman marry a man old enough to be her father? [70], In August 2013, Morrison's mother, Diana, said that Tommy had "full-blown AIDS" and was "in his final days." It opens with the 2017 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Conor McGregor, an event that Ratner returns to in the final chapter. More than any other fighter, Christy Martin was responsible for legitimizing womens boxing in the public eye. I started associating drinking with popularity, she acknowledges. Most of them were just tough girls.. When he hopped a freight, whatever money he had was sewed into different parts of his clothing. In this spirit, let us submit Jim Tullys novel The Bruiser for your consideration. I wasnt strong enough to declare to the world who I really was., When we first got married, Christy continues, I was still a little confused about my sexuality. His life was truly a wild one. You could feed yourself as fast and as much as you wanted.. We got along all right in those days because we had boxing in common and that was our main focus. Indeed, anything that smacked of self-promotion would be out of character. I knew that the HIV virus is something that anyone could get, but I also believed the chances were very, very slim. But to me, being in a relationship with a woman was easier. Fighting against Foreman with uncharacteristic caution and in excellent condition for one of the few times in his career, Tommy emerged victorious. But Mills Lane wasnt going to tolerate another bite and the third round would be the final round of the contest. [45][46], In January 2011, the RACJ, the boxing commission for the province of Quebec, required that Morrison take a supervised HIV test in advance of a scheduled 2011 fight. Morrison also subjected himself to cosmetic surgery that amounted to self-mutilation. Id been with men and women in high school so Id say I was bi-sexual at that time. Then she was brought to the attention of Don King who signed her to a contract calling for five six-round fights a year at $5,000 a fight. [After the Bentt fight], it was clear that Morrison was beyond his best days. I have never been so wrong in my life. Many of them were muscular, she remembers. I felt dirty. By nature, Morrison seemed drawn to subterranean pursuits.. The worst of the defeats was a fourth-round stoppage at the hands of Laila Ali in 2003. [60] Tommy and Trisha Morrison were engaged in 2009 and married in 2011. The boy has adopted the ring name Torpedo Jones and he turns up again later in the book as an opponent that Rory must defeat to earn a shot at the champion. Lore has it that he heeded the call for a volunteer when one of the boxers on the card was a no-show. Thankfully, it was the American hype machine before social media. A 60-53, 60-53, 59-54 beatdown followed. Everywhere the boxer went there were women, said his former manager Bill Cayton. Those close to Morrison asked him to slow down for the sake of career and himself, Virgets said. And five years later, nothing has changed. Soon after, her promoter suggested that a man named Jim Martin become Christys trainer. His mother first made him use his fists when he was five years old.. Through his efforts, the formerly rogue sport is now legal in all 50 states. Thats what Id become. Toughman contests, club fights in Wichita and Great Falls, orgies in rattletrap motels, stints in jail and prison, and night crawling with tweakers from crash pad to crash pad across the Southeast. I was the guy your parents warned you about in high school, Morrison cautioned. But of course, I did. Thats what being on SIs cover was for me., After beating Gogarty, Martin defeated Melinda Robinson for the second time followed by a first-round knockout of Bethany Payne. Among other things, the amiable Ratner, a youthful 77, is the only person to be named to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the UFC Hall of Fame. The first time was in a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale, Christy remembers. I thought, You really look like an addict. At that moment it hit me. Tried it. I was a lesbian locked in a sham marriage designed to protect me from a sporting world Id come to believe would never accept me as I was. But first, Morrison wanted an interim fight against a walkover opponent in Oklahoma. [53], On June 9, 2007, Morrison got into the cage with John Stover, a 340 pound fighter with a 7-2 record on the undercard fights of World Fighting Championships: Rumble in the Red Rocks. Then, on December 16, 1995, King matched her against a sacrificial lamb named Erica Schmidlin who was making her pro debut. We all have our demons, something driving us to run toward pain when human nature says run away. You doubt sometimes the direction youre going. The Bite Fight on June 28, 1997 at the MGM Grand was actually the Bites Fight. Some of the research Ive read and some of the doctors Ive talked to there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honored Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism. [64], In December 1993, Morrison was charged with assault and public intoxication when he allegedly punched a University of Iowa student. At that time, I felt it was more important to be with my family. He propagated the deceit that Tommy was a distant relative of movie star John Wayne and was instrumental in landing Morrison the role of Tommy Gunn in Rocky V. Cayton also used his skill and economic power to ensure that Morrison was featured on high-profile boxing telecasts. He increasingly suffered from paranoia. Christy had sex with a girl for the first time when she was thirteen. He was 44. Martin has steered clear of cocaine for more than a decade. He was also arrested and pled no contest to two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery stemming from an altercation at a party given by Tammy Witt (the mother of his son, Trey). How close was the rumored fight with Mike Tyson? Well-spoken and nice looking, the northeastern Oklahoma native's popularity grew after his 1990 appearance in the movie, "Rocky V.". Over the next seven years, he compiled a 45-3-1 (39 KOs, 3 KOs by) ring record, the high point of which was a 118-109, 117-110, 117-110 decision over George Foreman in 1993 to claim the vacant WBO heavyweight throne. I felt able to get out my frustrations and the anger that was locked up inside me. Ratner estimates that he made 30 trips to Albany to meet with legislators and lobbyists before New York finally acquiesced. In less than two years, he will be dead., In evaluating The Duke, one should begin with a thought from Acevedo himself who cautions, Any biographical narrative is bound to raise questions of veracity. According to John Brown (Morrisons co-manager), the case was settled for $100,000. In his prime, Wayne had been a great ring artist: Hed move in the ring like he had wings on his shoulders and ball bearings on his feet. But he had taken too many punches and gone slug-nutty. (The Jerry Wayne character is plainly based on former lightweight champion Ad Wolgast with whom author Tully purportedly sparred. Meanwhile, Christy found a safe haven in sports. Prior to fighting Andrea DeShong, she labeled her opponent a dyke bitch., I said what I said, Christy admits. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honored Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism. They shadowed him at personal appearances, before fights, after fights, in lobbies, restaurants, bars, and clubs. In the weeks that followed, Christy appeared on dozens of national television shows and was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. His hectic schedule doesnt leave him much time to promote his memoir, a collaboration with professional ghostwriter Jon Sternfeld, but he never intended to. ESPN interviewed Morrison in 2000 while he was serving out a term in a Texarkana lockup for a variety of drug-related charges. World. The boxer's promiscuity and fondness for the nightlife often forced Virgets to take him to remote locations to prepare for bouts, he said. Tubes came from each armpit and each bicep, and the bags contained a yellowish gunk and blood.. I overdosed so many times I should be dead. But if you really didnt care, you wouldnt be hiding what youre doing or what youre feeling, would you?, Coming out wasnt an option. To comment on this story in the Fight Forum, CLICK HERE, Kenshiro Teraji TKOs Late Sub Anthony Olascuaga; Inoue Wins Too, Avila Perspective, Chap. He then retired from boxing. Just as the bell was about to sound, the referee stepped in and declared Morrison the winner by TKO. I just wanted to fight.. I snorted a line and it was like the first time I knocked someone out and the crowd went crazy. After two wins in 1993, including one over two-time world title challenger Carl "The Truth" Williams, Morrison found himself fighting for the WBO title again, against heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman. [30] In the sixth round, Ruddock hurt Morrison with a quick combination, but just as it seemed Morrison was in trouble, he countered with a tremendous hook that put Ruddock on the canvas. You dream about some things, but other things are so big you dont even think about them happening because just the thought would be ridiculous. You know you should leave, but youre ashamed of the situation youre in and afraid of the consequences if you go. It hasnt been proven scientifically to my satisfaction that HIV leads to AIDS. Boxing Home Schedule Champions. We stay out of fear, out of obligation, out of believing its all we deserve. [25] However, Morrison first chose to take a tuneup bout against the virtually unknown Michael Bentt before facing Lewis. Ive chosen not to take it. One of Minkers first decisions was to elevate Ratner to his former post, that of chief inspector. As the years passed, they saw each other from time to time. The UFC brand of combat, although renovated by an expanded rulebook, was still verboten in most places when Marc hired on as the Vice President of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs. The protagonist is Shane Wildcat Rory who claws his way out of hobo jungles to become the heavyweight champion of the world. There are specific rules as to how much tape and how much gauze a fighter may use, and its standard procedure to have an inspector on hand to make sure that the rules are followed. Former Boxing Heavyweight Champion and star of the hit film "Rocky 5" Tommy "The Duke" Morrison passed away last night, 9/1/13. Morrison planned to publicly share his story today about testing positive for the virus that causes AIDS. Three of the 13 chapters in Marcs memoir focus on these days with special emphasis on the two strangest episodes of his tenure, the Fan Man Fight and the Bite Fight. By the time he hit rock bottom, that was no longer the case., Morrison, Acevedo continues, also suffered from the burnout effect of methamphetamines. Christys announced weight of 159 was as phony as Deirdre Gogartys had been seven years earlier. As disturbing as his new implants were, Acevedo notes, the most shocking part of his appearance was the multiple tubes that now protruded from his body, each attached to one of the four bags surrounding him. At times, Morrison struggled in the ring. In the same year, Morrison won the Regional Heavyweight Title Kansas City Golden Gloves from Donald Ellis and advanced to the National Golden Gloves in Omaha, Nebraska, where he decisioned Javier Alvarez in the preliminaries, decisioned Warren Williams in the quarterfinals, but lost a split decision to Derek Isaman in the semifinals. [26], Morrison recovered by winning three bouts in a row in 1994, but his last fight of the year, against Ross Puritty, ended with a draw,[27] before he landed a WBO heavyweight title fight against Herbie Hide on the infamous "High Noon in Hong Kong" card, but the event was cancelled at the last minute due to financial issues.
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