RIP Tommy Morrison

[MetalMat]

Dead at 44 years old

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/boxer-tommy-morrison-dies-44-20135661

 

[tboo]

Damn.

 

[Via]

I read an article about him a few days ago, about how he was still in denial about dying of AIDS. Very sad.

 

[MetalMat]

I read an article about him a few days ago, about how he was still in denial about dying of AIDS. Very sad.

Yeah he was pretty hard headed about that and went to his grave with that notion.

 

[gorcorps]

I read an article about him a few days ago, about how he was still in denial about dying of AIDS. Very sad.

Just googled around for some of these stories. He not only was in denial about having the disease, he claimed the disease didn't even exist and was nothing more than something made up by the media. D:

Now I'm not sure if he actually believed that, or if he was saying whatever he could to try and get back into boxing.

 

[Squisher]

How fucked up can that be. Maybe false positives, maybe false negatives. Eventually latching onto the HIV negative test results so I assume he refused treatment.

 

[Soundmanred]

I remember seeing him in a TGIFridays bathroom years ago (after he was diagnosed) and he looked terrible.
So much makeup.

 

[Rakehellion]

I remember seeing him in a TGIFridays bathroom

Glory hole?

 

[Soundmanred]

Glory hole?

He lived in Tulsa for a while, so it's not too surprising. He was washing his hands and I walked in and went into a stall. I think he expected me to say something to him. Sorry, I don't care who you are.

 

[sportage]

Wonder if he was on the medications or was it the cocktail?
I kinda agree about the government conspiracy thing.
Too much of a perfect storm.

 

[Miramonti]

I wonder what is more sad, dying of aids or dying of denying one has hiv and then aids and as a result, failing to get the proper treatment. Either case, it's hellahard to become a world champion and albeit briefly, this dude rocked it out like most others could only dream of.

 

[JackBurton]

Wow, that's weird.

 

[Sinsear]

loser

 

[Gibsons]

Wonder if he was on the medications or was it the cocktail?
I kinda agree about the government conspiracy thing.
Too much of a perfect storm.

 

[Hugo L.]

Dude died of full-blown aids. Maybe it was time he acknowledged it.