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Tommy Morrison's career reached its pinnacle on a hot June night in Las Vegas, when he stepped into the ring and beat George Foreman to become heavyweight champion.

It reached its nadir when he tested positive for HIV three years later.

The last 20 years of the brash boxer's life would be defined by extensive legal troubles, erratic behavior and mounting health problems. Morrison would later claim that he never tested positive for the virus that causes AIDs, even as he was hospitalized during the last days of his life.

Morrison died Sunday night at a Nebraska hospital. He was 44.

Never did get over that beating that Rocky Balboa gave him in the street.

There was a good article about him in today's Democrap. I had forgotten about him beating a fat over-the-hill George Foreman for the title. I agree with the writer who said that he'd still be the champion today. There were quite a few pretty good heavyweights in his heyday. There aren't many today. This is probably the worst crop of heavyweights in the history of the sport. He was a tough cookie in his day.