I'm watching the new ESPN 30 for 30 movie on Tommy Morrison. Pretty good stuff. Its on ESPN 3 (Watch ESPN).
That I remember. But in the doc she says he used to post on boxing message boards all the time before going radio silent.
I have now watched the whole thing. At first, he handled the HIV diagnosis well. He took full responsibility. Then, he got a gig a few months later calling fights. Then he got a DUI and was fired from that gig. It all went downhill from there. The photos and video of him in the 2011 time frame were sad to see. He was clearly dying of AIDs by then.
I posted a thread on here with court documents showing he knew of the diagnosis since the start of his pro career (from roids). The reason it was uncovered is that his widow was attempting to sue the Nevada Athletic Commision for a false diagnosis or sonething along those lines. It's searchable on here if you look through the threads I started, which aren't many.
He fought once over in Japan after his diagnosis and a couple times in Kentucky or West Virginia. His opposition wasn't anything to get excited over. All the major states wouldn't license him.
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/15/sports/boxing-new-york-to-screen-fighters-for-hiv.html Hard to believe he had it since his pro debut. According to the above article Nevada started testing Boxers in 1988 - they were tested when they applied to get a licence in Nevada, and then once annually thereafter. Morrison was licensed in Nevada well before 1996 and fought there many times before he finally tested positive in '96. What definitive proof did you provide that he had it since his pro debut? The 30 by 30 movie never touches on the possibility that he had it before the '96 Nevada Commision positive test. It appears, from all available evidence he picked it up in the mid '90s from heterosexual sex.
The documentary shows an interview with his mom who says he suspected that he had it before the actual diagnoses. He didn't get it checked fearing it would ruin his boxing career.
https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/did-tommy-morrison-test-positive-for-hiv-in-1989.580490/ Here's the thread you guys. Make sure to click on the link and pull up the actual court documents attached to it.
