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Tommy Morrison, the power-punching heavyweight with the charismatic smile and movie-star good looks, died late Sunday in an Omaha, Neb., hospital. He was 44.
No official cause of death was released, but Morrison's wife, Trisha, told MMADirt.com that he died of respiratory and metabolic acidosis and multiple organ failure. She said Morrison had Miller Fisher Syndrome/Guillain Barre Syndrome.
But Morrison was discovered to be HIV positive prior to a scheduled February 1996 bout with Arthur Weathers in Las Vegas, when he was 27. His mother, Diana, told ESPN.com's Elizabeth Merrill last month that her son was dying of AIDS.
Morrison's longtime promoter, Tony Holden, confirmed the death to the Tulsa World, but declined to speculate on cause. Last month, Merrill wrote a compelling story about Morrison in which she noted his mother, Diana, believed his death was near.
According to that Aug. 23 ESPN story, Morrison was being kept alive with a feeding tube and a ventilator.
No official cause of death was released, but Morrison's wife, Trisha, told MMADirt.com that he died of respiratory and metabolic acidosis and multiple organ failure. She said Morrison had Miller Fisher Syndrome/Guillain Barre Syndrome.
But Morrison was discovered to be HIV positive prior to a scheduled February 1996 bout with Arthur Weathers in Las Vegas, when he was 27. His mother, Diana, told ESPN.com's Elizabeth Merrill last month that her son was dying of AIDS.
Morrison's longtime promoter, Tony Holden, confirmed the death to the Tulsa World, but declined to speculate on cause. Last month, Merrill wrote a compelling story about Morrison in which she noted his mother, Diana, believed his death was near.
According to that Aug. 23 ESPN story, Morrison was being kept alive with a feeding tube and a ventilator.
