Tommy Morrison was born in Gravette, Arkansas on January 2, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 10, 1988 against William Muhammad. Morrison defeated Muhammad via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Morrison got his first shot at a world title at the age of 22 after 28 professional fights. On October 18, 1991 Morrison challenged Ray Mercer's WBO heavyweight title but lost via 5th round TKO.
He became a world champion on June 7, 1993 at the age of 24 years, after by defeating George Foreman, the then-reining WBO heavyweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 38th fight as a professional.
Morrison's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO victory over Matt Weishaar at age 39, on February 9, 2008.
Some of Tommy Morrison's best fights were against George Foreman (HOFer), Carl Williams, Donovan Ruddock, James Tillis, Ross Puritty, and Pinklon Thomas. For a complete list of Morrison's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Tommy Morrison".
Morrison has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tommy Morrison Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Feb 09, 2008 | 39 | Matt Weishaar | win | TKO 3 |
51 | Feb 22, 2007 | 38 | John Castle | win | TKO 2 |
50 | Nov 03, 1996 | 27 | Marcus Rhode | win | TKO 1 |
49 | Oct 07, 1995 | 26 |
Lennox Lewis 30 27-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
48 | Jun 10, 1995 | 26 |
Donovan Ruddock 31 28-4-1 | win | TKO 6 |
47 | May 01, 1995 | 26 | Terry Anderson | win | KO 7 |
46 | Mar 05, 1995 | 26 | Marselles Brown | win | KO 3 |
45 | Feb 07, 1995 | 26 | Ken Merritt | win | TKO 1 |
44 | Jul 28, 1994 | 25 |
Ross Puritty 27 8-8 | draw | SD 10 |
43 | May 24, 1994 | 25 | Sherman Griffin | win | UD 10 |
42 | Mar 27, 1994 | 25 | Brian Scott | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Feb 20, 1994 | 25 | Tui Toia | win | KO 3 |
40 | Oct 29, 1993 | 24 | Michael Bentt | loss | TKO 1 |
39 | Aug 30, 1993 | 24 | Tim Tomashek | win | RTD 4 |
38 | Jun 07, 1993 | 24 |
George Foreman 44 72-3 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Mar 30, 1993 | 24 | Dan Murphy | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Jan 16, 1993 | 24 |
Carl Williams 33 26-5 | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Dec 12, 1992 | 23 | Marshall Tillman | win | TKO 1 |
34 | Jun 27, 1992 | 23 | Joe Hipp | win | TKO 9 |
33 | May 14, 1992 | 23 | Art Tucker | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Apr 23, 1992 | 23 | Kimmuel Odum | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Mar 20, 1992 | 23 | Jerry Halstead | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Feb 16, 1992 | 23 | Bobby Quarry | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Oct 18, 1991 | 22 |
Ray Mercer 30 17-0 | loss | TKO 5 |
28 | Jun 27, 1991 | 22 | Ladislao Mijangos | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Apr 19, 1991 | 22 | Yuri Vaulin | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Feb 19, 1991 | 22 |
Pinklon Thomas 33 30-5-1 | win | RTD 1 |
25 | Jan 11, 1991 | 22 |
James Tillis 33 39-17-1 | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Nov 08, 1990 | 21 | Mike Acey | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Oct 04, 1990 | 21 | John Morton | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Jun 09, 1990 | 21 | Charles Woolard | win | KO 2 |
21 | Dec 07, 1989 | 20 | Ken Lakusta | win | UD 6 |
20 | Nov 03, 1989 | 20 | Lorenzo Canady | win | UD 6 |
19 | Oct 26, 1989 | 20 | Charles Hostetter | win | KO 1 |
18 | Oct 17, 1989 | 20 | Harry Terrell | win | KO 1 |
17 | Sep 19, 1989 | 20 | David Jaco | win | KO 1 |
16 | Sep 05, 1989 | 20 | Rick Enis | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Aug 22, 1989 | 20 | Jesse Shelby | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Aug 08, 1989 | 20 | Mike Robinson | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Jul 03, 1989 | 20 | Aaron Brown | win | UD 6 |
12 | Jun 25, 1989 | 20 | Steve Zouski | win | UD 4 |
11 | Jun 11, 1989 | 20 | Ricky Nelson | win | TKO 2 |
10 | May 14, 1989 | 20 | Mike McGrady | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Apr 22, 1989 | 20 | Lorenzo Boyd | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Mar 29, 1989 | 20 | Alan Jamison | win | KO 1 |
7 | Feb 24, 1989 | 20 | Lee Moore | win | KO 2 |
6 | Feb 09, 1989 | 20 | Traore Ali | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Jan 24, 1989 | 20 | Mike Foley | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jan 17, 1989 | 20 | Elvin Evans | win | KO 1 |
3 | Jan 12, 1989 | 20 | Joe Adams | win | KO 1 |
2 | Nov 30, 1988 | 19 | Tony Dewar | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 10, 1988 | 19 | William Muhammad | win | TKO 1 |