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Tommy Morrison Talks MMA Debut, Boxing vs MMA, and Plans to Call Out Chuck Liddell
Yes, I’m talking about former heavyweight boxing champion, former co-star of Rocky V, and former contractor of HIV Tommy Morrison. What’s he doing opening his mouth?
We have to go back and remember Chuck Liddell’s original comment towards Morrison during his infamous interview with Good Morning Texas where Liddell was out of it after taking medicine. When asked who he would want to fight, Liddell responded with Morrison, obviously as a joke. Well it seems that Tommy boy isn’t taking it that way…
Similar to his boxing counterparts in the form of Kermit Cintron, Floyd Mayweather Jr, as well as HBO announcer Jim Lampley, Morrison has gone ahead and defended his sport against those who compete in MMA. He’s also expressed his interest in fighting Liddell and has even said that he plans to call him out at the UFC 71 press conference, which is scheduled for tomorrow by the way.
Let’s break down Morrison’s comments…
Morrison stated that he will be making his MMA debut on June 9th in Arizona against John Stover. The fight will use modified MMA rules where neither fighter is permitted to take the fight nor continue it on the ground. He also talked about his future plans which include a victory over Stover, another boxing match under the Top Rank banner, and then a “mega PPV fight against Liddell in Japan”...
“This guy’s like 350 pounds, so no, I’m not going to the ground. I saw a tape of him the other day, and he’s a big son of a bitch but he’s awkward and slow. But I’m just doing it to help Peter McKinn out, pick up a little money, and sharpen my skills. Then, 20 days later I’ll be back on a Top Rank card at the same place. This is a one time thing. I’m making money and sharpening my skills and it could possibly lead to a mega pay per view fight with Chuck Liddell in Japan down the line. I’ll go over there, make about ten million bucks, slap him out in three rounds…easiest ten million dollars you can make in your life.”
First off, I hope that Morrison is aware that he’s making himself look bad by having the rules modified in order to save himself. Morrison also better hope that the fight doesn’t turn out to be a complete war on the feet or else he won’t be fighting 20 days later like he expects.
Why would you want to fight Liddell over in Japan Tommy? There’s no reason to go over there when it’s obvious you would make the most money right here in the US. Are you afraid of testing positive since a fight against Liddell would most likely be held in Las Vegas or California, not Texas where testing is so lenient.
Here’s my favorite part of Morrison’s rant. According to Morrison’s logic, Butterbean is destroying everyone in the UFC:
“The thing people don’t understand is these UFC guys, if they’re going against another UFC guy, they’re probably pretty good, but a skilled boxer…Butterbean is putting guys in the f*cking hospital. And Butterbean in the boxing world is below mediocre, but in UFC he’s mowing through guys like a knife through hot butter. And (Ray) Mercer is making the transition, Mayweather’s talked about it, and I’m going to do it. Once fighters (boxers) start planting these f*ckers, that sport will go down the tubes in six months. You wait. It’s gonna happen, and we’re going to cash in on it before it happens and ride the waves and expose them.”
First off Tommy, it doesn’t pay to be ignorant. If you are going to try and intelligently discuss a topic, you should try and do a little research on it before running your mouth. Eric Esch has never fought in the UFC and most likely never will because of the 265 lb limit in the organization’s heavyweight division. Go check Butterbean’s record and fight card. He’s 10-3 but go ahead and look at who he’s fought. All of his losses have come against decent fighters. All of his wins with the exception of James Thompson and Cabbage Correira have come against former pro wrestlers, 400 pounders, and cans.
But the best part of this whole thing is Morrison’s plan to attend the UFC 71 pre-event press conference and call out Liddell. The press conference is actually scheduled to be held tomorrow so it should be interesting to hear about what happens.
“I’ll go back and forth between boxing and mixed martial arts if I have to, there’s possibly a lot of money to be made there. Maybe build something up with Chuck Liddell, I’m going to show up at his press conference in Vegas and I’m going to pop off to him and get some sh*t going.”
Two things are going to happen - Morrison isn’t even going to be allowed to attend the conference or he will be let in and then laughed at once he tries to start something with Liddell. Now I would continue with this rant but I’m afraid that Morrison is going to pay me a visit at my house for saying bad things about him. Hysterical…
As for this whole boxing vs MMA thing, here’s the deal. If you take a boxer and have him fight under MMA rules, he will most likely lose. If you take a mixed martial artist and put him in a ring with a pro boxer, he will most likely lose. It’s as simple as that…
Cross-posted on our sister site - KO Corner
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from dallas, tx
May 23, 2007 8:14 PM
That is laughable. Morrison would be killed by Liddell, if the A.I.D.S. doesn’t kill him first.
May 24, 2007 3:06 AM
I dont know, Liddell thinks he can box well which is the sytle Ive seen him use mostly, now if he uses that method against Morrison he’s gonna get murdered.
from Baton Rouge, LA
May 24, 2007 10:38 AM
Nice piece. I am the one who interviewed Morrison for that article, and I have to say in fairness to Tommy that to us boxing enthusiasts, UFC and MMA is all the same to us. Perhaps we should do our research, but our interest in anything other than boxing is such that we just can’t be bothered, though Tommy should if he ever does plan to fight under their unaltered rules.
from sacto, ca
May 24, 2007 12:48 PM
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in the words of rick james: “cocaine is a hell of a drug!!”
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keep on sniffing boxing fan and obviously an old washed up fighter.
from sacto, ca
May 24, 2007 12:52 PM
“but our interest in anything other than boxing is such that we just can’t be bothered…” by sean.
why can’t u be bothered? you must have a ton of free time between crappy fights of an old man vs a dancer then Jermaine “oops” taylor(great fight, lol)...
can’t be bothered, wtf is that shit!! you mean you can’t learn new things, or your too set in your old way of thinking?? wtf… dust out the cobwebs and learn… it’s a great thing.
from dallas, TX
May 24, 2007 2:04 PM
Look I really like boxing too, but to think that Morrison could take a kick to the grill is crazy. If they stood toe-to-toe and only threw punches, maybe Morrison could win, it would be a test of both of their chins. I seem to recall that Morrison’s chin was suspect, at best (remember the Mercer or Bentt fights?). But in a true MMA fight, forget it, Tommy Morrison would get KTFO.
May 24, 2007 3:47 PM
SO YOUR GONNA SUMMERIZE MORRISONS CHIN FROM JUST 2 FIGHTS OUT OF WHAT 50? BENTT WAS A FLUKE, MORRISON DIDNT TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY GOT BOMBED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND LOST. NOT MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIM BECAUSE ALOSS IS A LOSS. MERCER,HMMM THE REF ..WHERE THE FUCK WAS THAT GUY ? SOME PICNIC OR SOMETHING I DONT KNOW BUT IVE SEEN TOMMY GET UP FROM A KNOCKDOWN MILLIONS OF TIMES, MERCER TOOK THE SHIT TOO FAR BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF HIM WHEN TOMMY SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE COUNT. NOT COOL, AND THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ALWAYS GOTTA SAY TOMMY HAD NO CHIN. i ALSO THINK HE WAS LEADING THE SCORECARDS NOT SURE THOUGH. MMA EVRYTIME I PUT THAT SHIT ON IT LOOKS LIKE 2 GUYS FUCKING FOR 15 STRAIGHT MINUTES SO FUCKIN BORING.
from dallas, tx
May 24, 2007 4:21 PM
all caps? You must really love Morrison. The fact that you mention that seeing Morrison get up from a knockdown “millions of times” means he gets knocked down frequently, which says alot about his chin. Look at Tommy Morrison’s pro record, and show me 3 notable victories. Razor Ruddock, George Foreman, and who else? A bunch of tomato cans and over-the-hill has-beens or never were. His last real win against Ruddock (who was, by then a has-been) was in 1995. I assume you can’t count (I’m surprised you can read), but that is 12 years ago.
It’s also interesting that you mention MMA looks like two guys having sex while defending a guy with A.I.D.S. It seems like you would like that kind of stuff. HA!
from sacto, ca
May 24, 2007 10:45 PM
.... lol…. tommy morrison….hahah
from New York
May 25, 2007 3:27 PM
JDLM- Good thing you’re not sure about the scorecards at the time of the KO to Mercer, because you are wrong. Mercer had taken three of the first four rounds on the scorecards before Morrison got KTFO. Its also funny how you say you’re not making excuses for TM, but thats exactly what you did, LOL. Whatever.
May 30, 2007 1:07 PM
Bill you moron,
39-37 on all scorecards-Morrison . Liddell is such a bitch, cant even last one round. McNeely could probably outbox Chuck LOL.
from mass
Jun 6, 2007 12:09 PM
TOMATO CANS?? PEOPLE CAN TALK ALL THE SHIT THEY WANT ABOUT MORRISON..BOTTOM LINE THE GUY HAS BONE BREAKING POWER IN BOTH HANDS…AND HE HAS THE SPEED OF A MIDDLEWEIGHT….MATTER OF FACT MOST PEOLE LOOK AT THE OLD TYSON AS A GOD…WHO DID HE FIGHT THAT WAS GOOD?? MATTER OF FACT WHO DID HE BEAT THAT WAS GOOD? TYSON BEST OPPONENTS ALL KNOCKED HIM OUT…HOLYFIELD AND LEWIS… HE BARELY BEAT RUDDOCK AND ALL THE OTHER GUYS HE FOUGHT WERE EITHER WAY PAST THERE PRIME OR BLOWN UP CRUISER WEIGHTS….WANNA TALK ABOUT POWER? IT TOOK TOMMY 90 SECONDS TO KO JAMES TILLIS AND TILLIS WENT 10 ROUNDS WITH TYSON…SAME AS FOR PIKLON THOMAS…TOMMY BANGED HIM OUT IN ONE ROUND..TOOK TYSON I THINK 9 ROUND IF I RECALL…SO FUCK ALL YOU TOMMY KNOCKERS! AND CHUCK LIDDELL A CHIN HE CAN WASH WITH WINDEX!
Jun 6, 2007 12:18 PM
morrison has alot of heart. and when he did get knocked down he always got up…ofcourse its gonna take tommy time to learn some sprawls.. and submissions…bottom line is in a standup with out chuck kickin, tommy would snap a punch so hard into chucks face it will make quinton jackson ko of liddell look like a walk in the park…morrison with one punch broke 3 of marshall tillmans ribs! and thats with a 12oz glove…what kind of damage with he do with a 4oz mma glove?? more than likely break everybone in his hand! and detach his opponents head at the same time….liddell is one tough sob but hes afraid to get hit…tommy fears nothing thats his weakness…he always comes straight at you…but people consider tyson the hardest puncher of all time…but ask 4 oppenents that both tyson and morriosn fought all of them have been quaoted as to saying “morrison hits way harder” tommy hits chuck in the head one time, chuck will wake up in the icu! trust me!!
from Perth, Australia
Jun 7, 2007 3:54 AM
No Rick, I will not trust you.. this is MMA, not boxing.
I’m not getting into this, can someone else be bothered to explain how the 2 sports are different, i can’t be bothered.
*shakes head*
Jun 7, 2007 11:50 AM
i wasnt refurring to the mma part of it…i have done both for several years…but when i came into mma after boxing for 15 years…when i did stand up with guys that were black belts and purple belts in jiu jitsu i was lighting them up with punches to the head…the accuracy was to much for them to handle…of course they would either wanna kick or try going to the ground.. but look at don frye…the guy came from boxing and became one of the most lethal fighters in the world…tommy is getting old.. i think its a stupid transtion this late.. i know tommy very well im friends with him and his ex wife dawn… all i know is if tommy can land his left he can knock out anyone cold… lets see if his medical comes back ok to actually fight this weekend…i bet 100 bucks this fight doesnt happen with liddell or stover this weekend…...
from New York
Jun 7, 2007 12:44 PM
The fight would never happen with Liddell because no Athletic Commission would allow a fighter with just a few MMA fights against garbage competition to fight someone of the stature of Liddell.
You’re right, its silly that Tommy is trying to accomplish this transition, but with 10 years of his career stolen (depending on what you believe in regards to the false positive HIV tests), he desperate for attention and this is what he believes will get him his just due.
BTW, while Don Frye has had 2 professional boxing matches, his background is wrestling. He went on full scholarship for wrestling, including a year at Oklahoma State, and won a few Olympic qualifier tournaments in both Freestyle and Greco Roman. Wrestling has always been his base, not boxing. He was truly one of the first to excel at MMA due to cross training in multiple arts.
from bombay
Jun 10, 2007 10:47 AM
i think tommy can still kick liddells butt
from Ontario, Canada
Jun 10, 2007 5:38 PM
Lets see Morrison win an actual mixed martial arts fight before we start sizing up a match between him and Liddell.
As far as I am concerned, his fight last night proved absolutely nothing. It was not an MMA match, it was a boxing match with 4oz gloves.
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ProphetFighting on Jun 8, 2007 7:01 PM
Well, sort of…he’s fighting a guy named John Stover (more on him in a moment) in a fight with “modified MMA rules” where neither fighter is permitted to take the fight to the ground, nor continue the fight should it end up on th...