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Tommy Morrison/Boxer / HIV Positive

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I just watched an episode on fight night with him and Foreman and it said he tested positive for HIV and had to retire. I never knew this, anyone that has any info on how he contracted it, please post. thanks
 
Benny Henderson Jr.: You tested positive for HIV in 1996 and retired from the sport. What was your first thought when you were told you were a carrier of the virus?

Tommy Morrison: For some reason it didn’t surprise me, I knew I was in a sport where it could be transmitted. I fought a guy in 1989 that died of AIDS and I found out about that about six months after I fought him. I went back and watched the fight and he bled all over me.
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Dial_tone said:
Benny Henderson Jr.: You tested positive for HIV in 1996 and retired from the sport. What was your first thought when you were told you were a carrier of the virus?
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Could have happend that way. Or, he could have gotten his fudge packed.
 
I think he was a womanizer and a partier. I read an article about him a few years ago in ESPN mag about what great shape he's in now that he has access to steriods to treat him for the disease. They had a picture of him with his shirt off and his abs looked better than they did when he was a boxer. He talked about how he heard Stallone was going to do a Rocky 6 ( and this was like four years ago) and that he hoped he'd get a call to be in it since he was still the champion at the end of 5. Guess that didn't work out for him. If you have the mega money for the treatment, you can pretty much beat that disease now. Look at Magic Johnson. It's good to know it's possible. It'd be even better if it were possible for everyone.
 
Dial_tone said:
Benny Henderson Jr.: You tested positive for HIV in 1996 and retired from the sport. What was your first thought when you were told you were a carrier of the virus?
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Thanks Dial, I knew he cancelled his contract with Tyson in 96 however I never knew it was for that.
 
JumpBallWinner said:
I think he was a womanizer and a partier. I read an article about him a few years ago in ESPN mag about what great shape he's in now that he has access to steriods to treat him for the disease. They had a picture of him with his shirt off and his abs looked better than they did when he was a boxer. He talked about how he heard Stallone was going to do a Rocky 6 ( and this was like four years ago) and that he hoped he'd get a call to be in it since he was still the champion at the end of 5. Guess that didn't work out for him. If you have the mega money for the treatment, you can pretty much beat that disease now. Look at Magic Johnson. It's good to know it's possible. It'd be even better if it were possible for everyone.
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Magic has an assload more money than Morrison.
 
PICK3 said:
Magic has an assload more money than Morrison.
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Agreed. Morrison had signed a 38 million dollar contract with Don King in 95 I believe and when he tested positive they revoked his boxing license. He never collected all of the winnings and only pocketed a small percentage.
 
Tommy pocketed $7 million when he was forced to retire. He keeps a home in outside of Fayetteville, AR. I have run into him several times in the last few years. Tommy's cousin is my martial instructor. Although he is pretty much flat broke after run-ins with ex-wives and rec drugs. Tommy is trying to put together a group of fighters to try and train and fight overseas. Haven't heard much in the last month. He is in awesome shape...training everyday.
 
300lbs of get down said:
Tommy pocketed $7 million when he was forced to retire. He keeps a home in outside of Fayetteville, AR. I have run into him several times in the last few years. Tommy's cousin is my martial instructor. Although he is pretty much flat broke after run-ins with ex-wives and rec drugs. Tommy is trying to put together a group of fighters to try and train and fight overseas. Haven't heard much in the last month. He is in awesome shape...training everyday.
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Thanks for the info
 
Tommy is from around here(Kansas City, Mo area). Not sure if he was born here, but the boys at Bell Street Gym(closed in the late 90's) kicked his butt on a regular basis. He was also one of the biggest man-whores in town. I heard about him having AIDS while I was still in high school(graduated in 1997)...... so he's had it for a long time.
 
yeah i even heard bout that but i think i was only interested because he was in rocky 6 and otherwise iw ouoldnt have known who he was
sad, because prob by the time he realized he had it, he had spread it to alot of women
 
He also admitted to banging hookers. Most of the whores in the Kansas City area are also drug users. He was a walking target.

Hey Yo!
 
gotmojo said:
Here is a recent pic of him taken April 2006.

Metin_TommyMorrison.JPG
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He looks like he is in great shape, You could not tell he was HIV positive thats for sure. thanks
 
Who cares? Maybe it would have helped at the start of it all....... but now, what good would it do?
 
that's one thing that has always scared me with training in MMA. i live in a college town where there is a lot of fucking and drug use going around, so how do i know the person who is bleeding on me doesn't have aids?
 
p0ink said:
that's one thing that has always scared me with training in MMA. i live in a college town where there is a lot of fucking and drug use going around, so how do i know the person who is bleeding on me doesn't have aids?
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Understandable. I get a lot of blood on my at work. But u can't get it like that. No worries. :)
 
myway said:
Understandable. I get a lot of blood on my at work. But u can't get it like that. No worries. :)
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that's why i dont use my EMT certification - it's not worth $9/hour to deal with HIV positive and hep c infected crackheads, hookers, and pimps.

i only play medic in the military setting, since at least we get regular blood tests and drug screenings.
 
p0ink said:
that's why i dont use my EMT certification - it's not worth $9/hour to deal with HIV positive and hep c infected crackheads, hookers, and pimps.

i only play medic in the military setting, since at least we get regular blood tests and drug screenings.
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Yep. U got the right idea. Plus, it's a different job in the military. A lot of men I work with are also medical peeps in the military.
I don't worry about the HIV or Hep C. Those are harder to get. I worry BIG TYME about stuff like TB. U can catch that by walking into the wrong room.
 
myway said:
Yep. U got the right idea. Plus, it's a different job in the military. A lot of men I work with are also medical peeps in the military.
I don't worry about the HIV or Hep C. Those are harder to get. I worry BIG TYME about stuff like TB. U can catch that by walking into the wrong room.
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how can you not worry about hiv or hep c? people are always bleeding all over the fucking place.

i wouldnt even work on an infant if i didn't have gloves. i am very paranoid about getting shit from people i dont know.
 
p0ink said:
how can you not worry about hiv or hep c? people are always bleeding all over the fucking place.

i wouldnt even work on an infant if i didn't have gloves. i am very paranoid about getting shit from people i dont know.
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Because the loading dose is so high. I've seen 20-25 bloody needle sticks and 2 nasty scalpel cuts with HIV pos pt's and not one person contracted it. Hep C is easier but only slightly.
 
Arabian said:
He looks like he is in great shape, You could not tell he was HIV positive thats for sure. thanks
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Wow....he sure has lost a lot of weight compared to when he was in rocky and fighting and all.
 
True. I have had bood on my arms, clothes... even my face. I just try to keep it out of my eyes. Even then, chances of getting it are slim.
 
myway said:
True. I have had bood on my arms, clothes... even my face. I just try to keep it out of my eyes. Even then, chances of getting it are slim.
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Yeah eye protection and a closed mouth are the key.
 
p0ink said:
that's why i dont use my EMT certification - it's not worth $9/hour to deal with HIV positive and hep c infected crackheads, hookers, and pimps.

i only play medic in the military setting, since at least we get regular blood tests and drug screenings.
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EMTs are about the most underpaid profession around.

Hours suck, mondo stress, health risks. Pay = the suck.

Besides the best thing you can do is likely "throw and go" instead of playing doc like some paramedics try.
 
Testosterone boy said:
EMTs are about the most underpaid profession around.

Hours suck, mondo stress, health risks. Pay = the suck.

Besides the best thing you can do is likely "throw and go" instead of playing doc like some paramedics try.
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They are also the most crazy/weird/disturbed folks around. Granted, the volunteers who ride rescue are much worse, and there are a few sane EMT's (there are virtually ZERO sane volunteer squad members) but there are still alot of very unusual EMT's out there. Nurses are almost as bad!
 
pitbullstl said:
Nope.....he got it from a girlfriend at KU. He was well known in Lawrence. :)
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Could be...one of the guys he shared roids with has it as well
 
p0ink said:
who in the hell shares pins? shit, they cost less than snacks from the vending machine.
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In an interview Greg Valentino got his sbcess b/c he would DROP HIS NEEDLES on the floor...pick it up and jab anyway..and he stated that he had "hundreds" of new syringes
 
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