Former manager Tony Holden says boxer, who tested positive for HIV in 1996, died on Saturday in Nebraska.
Tommy Morrison
Tommy Morrison, a former heavyweight champion who gained fame for his role in the movie Rocky V, has died. He was 44.
Morrison’s former manager, Tony Holden, said his longtime friend died on Sunday night at a Nebraska hospital. The family would not disclose the cause of death. Morrison tested positive for HIV in 1996.
In 1993, Morrison, who was born in Arkansas and grew up in Oklahoma, beat George Foreman to win the World Boxing Organization heavyweight title. He lost to Lennox Lewis in 1995.
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