Tommy Morrison aiming for Aust title in 2009??

Cheers man. It's very easy to get attention when you go out, but many of the girls in Kobe find sex on the first night too big a step.

Last Sunday all I wanted to do was watch Adelaide V Gamba on tv, and I couldn't even do that without 2 girls asking approaching me and asking where I'm from, etc.
They love being seen and being friends with foreigners, but they dont seem that willing to take the next step with them (or with the locals for that matter).
Sex seems like a bigger deal over here, even for people who are single.

I'll still give it a go though.

 

I cant remember if it was before the Ray Mercer fight or right after it, but Tommy shattered his jaw in a fight against Joe Hipp, still knocking Hipp out with a broken left hand. It was after that that Tommy went on his "glass jaw" run. Before that Tommy wasn't known for having a weak chin. Quite possibly the biggest one punch boxer ive ever seen. The left hook against Ruddick could be the greatest one punch thrown in boxing history, or at least the biggest/most powerful.

Tommy's HIV story is this. And you have to forgive me because 1). I know little about HIV and testing and 2). I'm going from memory from a Morrison interview.

In 1995 Tommy did test positive for HIV, and subsequently afterwards tested positive in the follow up test. Morrison claims that back then HIV testing was limited to showing what types of "proteins" were in your system, and that if certain proteins were found you were reasonably assumed to be HIV positive. Tommy claims that the mixture of steroids (he admitted it multiple times in the interviews) he was taking at the time put those same proteins in his system. And that once he "educated himself" and stopped taking steroids he started texting negative.

There was also a report a few years back of Tommy dropping in weight and looking sickly. Morrison answers this by saying it was before he went to prison for 14 months (for drug possession) that he was on cocaine and other hard drugs that caused his weight loss.

There were two uncomfortable moments in the interview. When asked if he had to be blood tested to be licensed to fight in West Virginia (this was his 2007 fight) Morrison said no, but they asked to see his paperwork anyways and they showed the West Virginia State Athletic Commission the results. When the interviewer asked Tommy who administered the test his agent or attorney who was off camera immediately told Morrison not to answer that question that it was private. The second came towards the end. The interviewer asked Tommy if he would be wiling to get a commission sanctioned blood test to be licensed for upcoming fights in other states Tommy replied with "absolutely, i'd do it today, if you pay for it we can go right now". It had a whole laughable feel to it (Tommy and the interviewer were laughing) and the interviewer asked Tommy how much the blood test would cost, Tommy laughably said he didnt know because he'd never paid for any of his tests personally and once again the attorney stepped in and sombered the moment. For anyone who has doubts in Tommy's story those moments definitely were erie to say the least.

Also there's the story of that doctor who in June 2007 claimed Morrison had recently tested positive. In an interview Morrisons fiance did not deny the claims and his fight in Houston was cancelled. There are also some conflicting reports on if the story that the public was given (the story out of the Morrison camp was a doctor was "late in filing paperwork) was true, some conspiracy theories say it was because of the alleged June 2007 positive test.

Tommy's latest fight was in Mexico in January 2008. Never heard any word on the testing if any etc.. for that licensing.

The sad part is if it is true (Tommy's claim) its now too late for him in the sport. He just turned 40 a couple of days ago. Its sad to think what could have been. No, Tommy never would have been undisputed heavyweight champion, but I would be willing to bet he would have won a couple of more titles, knocked out a couple of more great fighters, and been knocked out a couple of more times in spectacular fashion himself. I think he would have beaten Mike Tyson at that point of Tyson's career. The first good puncher that Tyson faced after that TKOd him. Now of course that was an 11th round TKO and Tommy Morrison was no Evander Holyfield but I truly think if Tommy made it through the first 3 rounds he would have won the fight. And the 38 million dollar payday if he had been mature would have set him up for a good while.