How good was Tommy Morrison?

[MaTTuP]

I used to work at CocaCola and I used to talk current boxing with a lot of the warehouse guys. One guy in particular would always rave about Tommy Morrison and how great he was in his heyday. I looked him up on boxrec.com and seems like he's fought some fair talent. What do you guys have to say?

[them_apples]

he was a decent fighter indeed, it was really the Mercer match that set him back.

he had solid power and speed

He would give any good/elite fighter a tough fight in his hey day.

[MaTTuP]

he was a decent fighter indeed, it was really the Mercer match that set him back.

he had solid power and speed

He would give any good/elite fighter a tough fight in his hey day.

i've seem some clips of him on youtube, there are some pretty impressive ko wins from him. i read elsewhere that he had a notoriously known glass jaw, any truth? He's only got 3 losses but i think they are all from ko/tko.

[marciano1952]

i've seem some clips of him on youtube, there are some pretty impressive ko wins from him. i read elsewhere that he had a notoriously known glass jaw, any truth? He's only got 3 losses but i think they are all from ko/tko.

I thank all but the Benentt KO loss was due to not the best chine combined with not the best stamina He did go the distance with Foreman

[TheGreatA]

Morrison was probably his most impressive against Mercer in the early rounds, then he ran out of gas. His best win was against Foreman, when he fought a very disciplined fight.
He had some amazing comeback wins because of his heart, as well as some embarrassing losses because of his chin.


Early rounds of Morrison vs Mercer


The end of it...


Morrison knocks down Razor Ruddock with a huge left hook


Morrison loses to Michael Bentt...

[hunkysoupbone]

I think he was a very good but not great fighter for his era. I see him beating other white hopes like Coetzee & Knoetze, Chuvalo and Bugner and Tex Cobb. Him and Cooney would be "whoever lands first."

I would have him over guys like Lamon Brewster, and Jameel McCline because of his fast hands and work rate. Because of his chin / stamina, every fight was a roll of the dice..

Whatever happened with his "comeback"?

[The Iron Man]

He was a good fighter, maybe on the same standard as Bruno. His chin was very suspect, the only way he went the distance with foreman was fighter a very carefull fight.

He had a fight febuary this year and won by KO in the 3rd.

[Silencers]

He was a good fighter with very good power, especially in his left hook. He wasn't the most technically skilled fighter but his skills were good enough, his one big weakness was his chin, he couldn't take a very good shot.

[Feint]

He was a good fighter with very good power, especially in his left hook. He wasn't the most technically skilled fighter but his skills were good enough, his one big weakness was his chin, he couldn't take a very good shot.

Yeah, this about sums it up.

[Ace Dutrey]

his comeback? Does he not have HIV? I'm sure I read this somewhere.