“I knew the HIV virus was something anyone could get but also believed the chances were very slim... I honestly believed I had a better chance of winning the lottery than contracting this disease. I have never been so wrong in my life.”

American professional boxer and mixed martial artist

Tommy Morrison was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009. He is remembered for his powerful punching and left hook, and for winning the World Boxing Organization heavyweight title in 1993. Morrison took the vacant WBO heavyweight belt with a unanimous decision over George Foreman, then lost it in his second defense to Michael Bentt later that year. His career also included a knockout loss to Ray Mercer in 1991 after a prolonged barrage, and a 1995 TKO win over Donovan Ruddock for the minor International Boxing Council heavyweight title.