OT - Tommy Morrison...No HIV

[MikeyBong]

Anybody remember the boxer Tommy Morrison? He was diagnosed with HIV back in 1996. As it turns out, it was a false positive, which means he does not have HIV.
I feel bad for him. He was misdiagnosed over a decade ago and he lost a lucrative career. His life went out of control after that and he ended up in prison for a while.
So now he's staging a comeback. He's in his fourties now, which is young by most standards, but not for a boxer. I hope he's still got it. Judgeing by the photo I saw of him, he appears to be in great shape.

 

[molochete]

Dude

I want Burger King!

 

[lovehunter]

His career was taken from him by mistake. He deserves another chance.

 

[TacoBellJunkie]

Ok, so he lost a multi-million dollar career because of a false positive.

My only thinking on this whole matter is this:
Did he only get tested once?
Would he really have been that dumb?


"You got to dog him Tommy Gunn!"

 

[DumbAss]

When they told him the results were Negative. He thought that meant it was bad news.

 

[quickstop]

His failed career is mostly due to mistakes he made. Before he tested positive for HIV his career was going downhill.

 

[T_man357]

He had no chin!!! He would start breathing heavy at the end of the 1st round of his fights!!!! Ray Mercer's K.O. of him is what next to Rocky 5 he'll always be remembered for... I wouldn't say he lost out on a lucrative career...I'd say he should thank God he was born white and didn't test positive for steroids in his career...Which was WAY overrated!!! I mean hell he ran from George Foreman for 12 rounds and got a "Gift" decision...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo6O7JmsBNU

 

[MikeyBong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo6O7JmsBNU

That was pretty brutal!

I just think it's a shame that he walked away from a lot of money because of a doctor's mistake. Although I agree with another poster who asked why he didn't have himself re-tested sooner. Seems strange to me that he wouldn't get a second opinion on something this important.

 

[T_man357]

Maybe he could sue the doctor... I don't know?? But it seems like he might be able to since a bad test cost him 11 years of his ability to earn a living and do his job...

That was pretty brutal!

I just think it's a shame that he walked away from a lot of money because of a doctor's mistake. Although I agree with another poster who asked why he didn't have himself re-tested sooner. Seems strange to me that he wouldn't get a second opinion on something this important.

 

[MikeyBong]

That's what I was thinking. I'd hate to be that doctor right now!

 

[Ron MOSH Earl]

Wow, I thought he died a while ago!

 

[MikeyBong]

Wow, I thought he died a while ago!

To be honest, I had pretty much forotten about him until I saw the latest Rocky movie. I wondered how far along the virus had gotten or if he was already gone, and now this.
I saw Magic Johnson on Deal Or No Deal recently, he looks like he's gained 50 pounds or more. I doubt that he will actually die from AIDS. He'll die from old age before that happens. Too much money to let any disease take him.