Pinklon Thomas sure could take a punch that's for sure. I came to this video after watching him fight Tyson. It's amazing the punches that man can take without going down.
Interesting fact for Morrison haters out there: Bowe fought Thomas 4 months prior to this fight and it was stopped after 8 rounds. It took Tommy only 1 round, besides Thomas always admitted that Morrison was the hardest hitter he ever faced in a boxing ring.
@@logicalblackman8228 it sure means that Tommy hit harder than Bowe (Besides Bowe sparred with Morrison back in the late 80's and quitted on the stool after getting hit with body shots in 3 rounds which they were suppose to sparred 4, Eddie Futch wasn't happy with his boxer that day)
I thought the cut over Pinklon's eye was from a head butt but he stated in an interview it was from a punch. He said Morrison was the hardest puncher he ever faced.
Are you guys nuts! Tommy was not a great fighter in my book. Good fighter? Ok. I’ll give him that. But not great. Not much skills and did not fight great boxers.
@@isaacidheileh7575 He was one of the best fighters of that era with a combined record amateur/pro 343-24-1 with 315 KO's. He fought many of the same boxers as Tyson and got them out quicker with more power!
Those left hooks to the body... you can see Thomas wince. There are 2 landed in the last 30 seconds, and Thomas is walking in post holes back to his corner. That's why he quit. Morrison had one of the best left hooks in heavyweight history.
Morrison looked good early in his career because he fought some well known fighters on their way down. When he came up against better opponents it exposed his flaws.
True. Of course, lots of young contenders pad their records with bums, has-beens, and trial horses. Morrison was able to beat Carl Williams & George Foreman, but didn't have the chin or the stamina to beat Ray Mercer and Lennox Lewis.
Yes, his business in TRAINING and discipline needed to increase as he climbed the ladder 🪜 of competition because that is exactly what his competitors were doing. Plus, just out of the argument of SAFETY, it is a big deal. Especially when one's energy can be a little down despite good training. He just really wasn't mature enough, and John Brown, his trainer, quit training him after Tommy lost to Michael Bentt. This was supposed to be a "tune up" fight for Lennox Lewis.
I don’t think he actually broke his ribs. He wouldn’t have been walking around that easily afterwards and hugged Tommy like that. But yeah, my own ribs hurt just watching that.
man ppl saying he had hiv in 89 is load of horseS***. look at him does he look like someone who has hiv. yeah maybe later in his career when things went out of hands in drugs and party life.
@@RobD-jq7ry yeah he was diagnosed in 96 but he had it 2 or 3 years prior. for wt i can guess. it all went downhill after is mercer bout he was never the same. he did bounce back in foreman match but after that he went full under in that dark life cycle.
@@RobD-jq7ry Apparently, Morrison said that he first knew he had HIV way back in 1989. However, the US was very lax in testing, and he picked and chose states which did not require to test. Plus of course Morrison famously at various stages denied he ever had HIV, also that the positive test in '96 was a fake, that it was a setup by Don King, and ultimately that there was in fact no such thing as HIV anyway. A strange character who abused drugs relentlessly and descended into denial
Tommy, ALWAYS said WE did this well, and WE got out of here with a win, etc. He was always humble in his interviews giving credit to everybody. If Tommy wouldn't have drank, partied and got too consumed with girls he would have been at LEAST 10% better which would have been a Very HUGE Deal.
I think tyson would beat morrison but Tommy had a harder punch. heavier hands than tyson. Tyson had a much better chin than morrison. I think just like tyson Morrison beats himself. he gave some horrible performances against bums and stepped it up against the good heavyweights. he had the potential like Tyson to be the greatest but drugs and alcohol destroyed him like Tyson
tommy Morrison might have had the heaviest hands ever or right up in the top 3. what a body beating piggy took it's too bad his chin didn't match his punching power or he would have been for sure one if the greatest and no drugs
Morrison unfortunately had little substance behind his undeniably great left hook. And it seems he abused steroids most of his career - and to top that he wasn't very dedicated in the gym either... nonetheless a fascinating and tragic character
@@daviddrysdale2746 of course. .its always an excuse when a white guy beats an opponent quicker than others..just like Gerry Cooney beating Ken Norton..stfu..Morrison beat Tillis end of story..quicker than Tyson and shavers..stfu with this old guy shit..Larry Holmes was way out of his prime when Tyson beat him..but thats not the same..lol stfu don't hate..
@@daviddrysdale2746 well fuck off and give respect to the Duke..fucking asshole..always an excuse on why Morrison or Cooney wins fights..so yea fuck off..Tommy hit Hard and pinklon Thomas said Morrison hit the hardest. Prime or not..asshole.
33 year old Thomas washed up? are u freaking kidding me? Morrison destroyed Thomas fair and square... if this fight never happened... every hater would probably say that Thomas would've had stop Tommy late rounds...
THOMAS was never the same fighter after the way TYSON destroyed him. .. TYSON pretty much softened him up for BOWE, HOLYFIELD and MORRISON. ........ TYSON fought the last prime version oF THOMAS in 1987 who was 29 years old against TYSON.....Matter of fact TYSON was the first man to ever KNOCK OUT THOMAS, and the only man to ever Drop THOMAS to the canvas.
@@bryantmungo3123 lol..yea yea..Morrison beat Thomas way quicker end of discussion. And i bet you have an excuse for Morrison beating james quick tillis in one round also lol.
THOMAS was never the same fighter after the way TYSON destroyed him. .. TYSON pretty much softened him up for BOWE, HOLYFIELD and MORRISON. ........ TYSON fought the last prime version oF THOMAS in 1987 who was then 29 years old against TYSON.........Matter of fact TYSON was the first man to ever KNOCK OUT THOMAS, and the only man to ever Drop THOMAS to the canvas.
If he would have went into the 2nd round he would have been knocked down again lol..Morrison could punch..Thomas knew he was on the verge of getting knocked out again and quit.
I think tyson beats Morrison because Tyson has a much stronger chin. but tommy I believe hit a lot harder. but it would be a good fight if tommy was able to get passed the 2nd or third round. tommy and tyson were probably the most exciting to watch and they both destroyed themselves with drugs. if Morrisons chin was better he definitely would have been champ. I think tommy should have fought a better peekaboo stance and maybe if he would have had cus as a trainer he might have been better than tyson
THOMAS was never the same fighter after the way TYSON destroyed him. .. TYSON pretty much softened him up for BOWE, HOLYFIELD and MORRISON. ........ TYSON fought the last prime version oF THOMAS in 1987 who was 29 years old against TYSON..Matter of fact TYSON was the first man to ever KNOCK OUT THOMAS, and the only man to ever Drop THOMAS to the canvas.
I shook Pinklon Thomas boxing hand!!! Yes, in fact he told me to get his authored book: "to Hell & back" ,, he talk too much at our 45th High School reunion; wondered where he was over 40 years ago when I jump off the front steps of school, pushed these crazy Purto Rican dudes faces in the snow in Jr High (Lincoln) because these guys were throwing snowballs at my pretty girlfriend, Barb! I should have been champ. Pinky was no where to be found that day, for him to spar for me! ! I was only 5"4 weighed about 100 lbs at 15 btw we are tough guys from Pontiac, Michigan ,, most "cool" folks from our city have streets and avenues named after them!! And we believe in God almighty! Hooray! GO Pinky, beat the Hell out of the component!!! Fight, fight for Pontiac, ,,ye sholdiers of the Cross, too.
@@coryanthony5134 Guys beaten by both Tyson and Morrison T M David Jaco r1/TKO r1/KO James Tillis r10/UD r1/TKO Pinklon Thomas r6/TKO r1/RTD Carl Williams r1/TKO r8/TKO Donavan Ruddock r7/TKO r6/TKO Donovan Ruddock r12/UD
Thomas has stated on multiple occasions that Morrison hit harder than Tyson, he said it felt like Morrison had bricks in his hands. It took Tyson like 15 punches in a row to stop Thomas as he had one of the best chins ever in the Heavyweight division.
TOMMY MORRISON IS NOTHING! HE'S EMBARESSING. PUT A SOCK IN YOUR MOUTH ,,, Pinky would knock Tommy out of the ring with one punch. Seriously, I think Pinklon just felt sorry for him because he was younger; a good show just to hear the crowd roar. Pinky should have pounded Morrisons big head with two hand gloves. ,,boom boom! a knock out in first round!! Yep,, what cut? Thats Pinkys blood pressure,,, really.
I liked Thomas. He said after the fight that Morrison was the hardest puncher he's ever faced.
Pinklon Thomas sure could take a punch that's for sure.
I came to this video after watching him fight Tyson.
It's amazing the punches that man can take without going down.
Interesting fact for Morrison haters out there: Bowe fought Thomas 4 months prior to this fight and it was stopped after 8 rounds. It took Tommy only 1 round, besides Thomas always admitted that Morrison was the hardest hitter he ever faced in a boxing ring.
True.
Why did you comment this on 2 different videos?? Nobody cares
@@Qwerty-ex2id apparently you notice so you DO CARE. have a good day sir.
That doesn’t mean anything.
@@logicalblackman8228 it sure means that Tommy hit harder than Bowe (Besides Bowe sparred with Morrison back in the late 80's and quitted on the stool after getting hit with body shots in 3 rounds which they were suppose to sparred 4, Eddie Futch wasn't happy with his boxer that day)
I thought the cut over Pinklon's eye was from a head butt but he stated in an interview it was from a punch. He said Morrison was the hardest puncher he ever faced.
True but he was washed up here.
he was only 33@@Shovelhook
Morrison was one of the most beautiful and entertainong boxers in history. A hard puncher as well.
It was awesome when he came on the scene.
Those were great years for boxing.
The trembling of soup cans everywhere....oh the good ol' days...
@@chonqmonkSoup cans? What do you mean?
Are you guys nuts! Tommy was not a great fighter in my book. Good fighter? Ok. I’ll give him that. But not great. Not much skills and did not fight great boxers.
@@isaacidheileh7575 He was one of the best fighters of that era with a combined record amateur/pro 343-24-1 with 315 KO's. He fought many of the same boxers as Tyson and got them out quicker with more power!
Those left hooks to the body... you can see Thomas wince. There are 2 landed in the last 30 seconds, and Thomas is walking in post holes back to his corner. That's why he quit. Morrison had one of the best left hooks in heavyweight history.
Morrison looked good early in his career because he fought some well known fighters on their way down. When he came up against better opponents it exposed his flaws.
he was struggling with drug addiction and he had aids i believe when he was older
True. Of course, lots of young contenders pad their records with bums, has-beens, and trial horses. Morrison was able to beat Carl Williams & George Foreman, but didn't have the chin or the stamina to beat Ray Mercer and Lennox Lewis.
Michael Bent which was supposed to be a "tune up" fight for Lennox Lewis.
Yes, his business in TRAINING and discipline needed to increase as he climbed the ladder 🪜 of competition because that is exactly what his competitors were doing. Plus, just out of the argument of SAFETY, it is a big deal. Especially when one's energy can be a little down despite good training. He just really wasn't mature enough, and John Brown, his trainer, quit training him after Tommy lost to Michael Bentt. This was supposed to be a "tune up" fight for Lennox Lewis.
You should have fought him then.
Tommy should have started Acting and became a action star he had the looks and everything else Golden boy.
He did he was in Rocky 5
He would've been a fantastic action star, his acting was already fairly good in Rocky 5 and he didn't have any acting experience before that.
boxing, acting it didn't matter he love drugs alcohol and hies more than anything
It was the body shots that hurt him & made him quit.
It was the lead right just as the camera zoomed in fella.
Yep. Morrison landed about 6 really hard left hooks to the body. You can see Thomas wincing. Those punches hurt like a SOB.
TM; one of the best ever.
Tyson Mike?
@Iceman Cometh Tommy morrison wasn't the best heavyweight, anyway
That left hook broke a few ribs on Pinklon Thomas
Broke my ribs
And I was just watching
@@guitarhero6584 Thomas was washed up at the time!
I don’t think he actually broke his ribs. He wouldn’t have been walking around that easily afterwards and hugged Tommy like that. But yeah, my own ribs hurt just watching that.
@@adamesd3699 Reminds me of Cooney’s body shots- they were devastating.
@@tonypastor705 -and he was a white guy too!
Another great fighter who knew how to watch and phrase his words
I like the way Tommy was very respectful, confident, and well spoken. Too bad things went the way they did.
man ppl saying he had hiv in 89 is load of horseS***. look at him does he look like someone who has hiv. yeah maybe later in his career when things went out of hands in drugs and party life.
@@thebook5458 It was 96 when he had the test come back positive. Im sure he passed prior tests for other fights so yeah no way he had it in 89.
@@RobD-jq7ry yeah he was diagnosed in 96 but he had it 2 or 3 years prior. for wt i can guess. it all went downhill after is mercer bout he was never the same. he did bounce back in foreman match but after that he went full under in that dark life cycle.
@@thebook5458 Yes. That was a horrible KO he suffered from mercer. Tommy won the first 3 rounds.
@@RobD-jq7ry Apparently, Morrison said that he first knew he had HIV way back in 1989. However, the US was very lax in testing, and he picked and chose states which did not require to test. Plus of course Morrison famously at various stages denied he ever had HIV, also that the positive test in '96 was a fake, that it was a setup by Don King, and ultimately that there was in fact no such thing as HIV anyway. A strange character who abused drugs relentlessly and descended into denial
One of the best fighters of that era with a combined record amateur/pro 343-24-1 with 315 KO's. RIP Champ!
Tommy, ALWAYS said WE did this well, and WE got out of here with a win, etc. He was always humble in his interviews giving credit to everybody. If Tommy wouldn't have drank, partied and got too consumed with girls he would have been at LEAST 10% better which would have been a Very HUGE Deal.
The body shots hurt Thomas.
Kemper Arena, a building with a great long Pro Wrestling history.
RIP "the Duke"..😯😢🙏
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢
Thomas was way past his prime by this point of his career
Sadly Thomas fought 14 more times after Tommy stopped him.
Sad ass sad
@@chrisslaughter5552 shut
Wow. I assumed he retired afterwards.
Wow.
RIP DUKE
When Morrison was at his peak
When you’re done, you’re done.
To quote Pinklon, (referring to Tommy), as he's talking to someone in his corner after the fight was over -"he's strong".
Interesting trivia,- Tommy was related to John Wayne!!!
I think tyson would beat morrison but Tommy had a harder punch. heavier hands than tyson. Tyson had a much better chin than morrison. I think just like tyson Morrison beats himself. he gave some horrible performances against bums and stepped it up against the good heavyweights. he had the potential like Tyson to be the greatest but drugs and alcohol destroyed him like Tyson
Yeah I agree Morrison just couldn't get past his demons!
tommy Morrison might have had the heaviest hands ever or right up in the top 3. what a body beating piggy took it's too bad his chin didn't match his punching power or he would have been for sure one if the greatest and no drugs
Michael Carlone He was not that great, there was a lot of hype little substance
David Drysdale Not sure why you are even here watching then.
Agree but barely used right hand.
Morrison unfortunately had little substance behind his undeniably great left hook. And it seems he abused steroids most of his career - and to top that he wasn't very dedicated in the gym either... nonetheless a fascinating and tragic character
Don't know why Tommy is still loved so much. He was decent as a boxer and not such a good person
Pinklon Thomas should have retired after his brutal loss by Iron Mike Tyson.
Quick tillis said Shavers hit the hardest. .bullshit. .Morrison knocked out Tillis way faster.
Cory Anthony Tillis was way over the hill by the time Morrison got him!
@@daviddrysdale2746 of course. .its always an excuse when a white guy beats an opponent quicker than others..just like Gerry Cooney beating Ken Norton..stfu..Morrison beat Tillis end of story..quicker than Tyson and shavers..stfu with this old guy shit..Larry Holmes was way out of his prime when Tyson beat him..but thats not the same..lol stfu don't hate..
Firstly is there a need to be abusive? Secondly why make this about race? I didnt! It weakens your argument completely!
@@daviddrysdale2746 well fuck off and give respect to the Duke..fucking asshole..always an excuse on why Morrison or Cooney wins fights..so yea fuck off..Tommy hit Hard and pinklon Thomas said Morrison hit the hardest. Prime or not..asshole.
If this makes you feel better, here’s a quote from Tillis himself:
_“Tommy hit harder than Tyson, so he´s second behind Shavers by my experience”_
Tommy Was Holding Back! He Could've Knocked Thomas Out! 🥊
Shadow of pinky
What year
33 year old Thomas washed up? are u freaking kidding me? Morrison destroyed Thomas fair and square... if this fight never happened... every hater would probably say that Thomas would've had stop Tommy late rounds...
THOMAS was never the same fighter after the way TYSON destroyed him. .. TYSON pretty much softened him up for BOWE, HOLYFIELD and MORRISON. ........ TYSON fought the last prime version oF THOMAS in 1987 who was 29 years old against TYSON.....Matter of fact TYSON was the first man to ever KNOCK OUT THOMAS, and the only man to ever Drop THOMAS to the canvas.
@@bryantmungo3123 lol..yea yea..Morrison beat Thomas way quicker end of discussion. And i bet you have an excuse for Morrison beating james quick tillis in one round also lol.
Thomas was a Drug Addict.
It is what made him old early.
Morrison happened to be a younger addict.
You’ve commented this twice so far as I can see once 3 years ago and once a year ago.. shut up dude
thomas just went 8 rounds and got knocked out 4 months ago. i am pretty sure he was still broken up
Aqui en su plenitud contra un excampeon
Morrison could knock a man's block off.
Tommy Morrison age 20 vs Mike Tyson age 20 ...
Who wins ?
Morrison.
@@barryonefull728 Mike Tyson, he is too ferocious.
@@eljefe797
You probably thought Beyonce Wilder was going to win over Fury.
@@barryonefull728 nope. Tommy would get out muscled by Mike.
@@eljefe797
Hollyfield was beating him before the ear bite and Holyfield lost 10 fights!
THOMAS was never the same fighter after the way TYSON destroyed him. .. TYSON pretty much softened him up for BOWE, HOLYFIELD and MORRISON. ........ TYSON fought the last prime version oF THOMAS in 1987 who was then 29 years old against TYSON.........Matter of fact TYSON was the first man to ever KNOCK OUT THOMAS, and the only man to ever Drop THOMAS to the canvas.
If he would have went into the 2nd round he would have been knocked down again lol..Morrison could punch..Thomas knew he was on the verge of getting knocked out again and quit.
I think tyson beats Morrison because Tyson has a much stronger chin. but tommy I believe hit a lot harder. but it would be a good fight if tommy was able to get passed the 2nd or third round. tommy and tyson were probably the most exciting to watch and they both destroyed themselves with drugs. if Morrisons chin was better he definitely would have been champ. I think tommy should have fought a better peekaboo stance and maybe if he would have had cus as a trainer he might have been better than tyson
Pinklon fought Bowe? I can't find footage
Слава Богу! Здравствуйте! Авантюра, ног нету, один только джеб, против Герцога! Томас - камикадзе! Чем он собрался побеждать? Спасибо!
"Are you ready to get nasty?" Wtf???
Great work by Morrison,worst ring announcer ever.
Yeah he wasn't no Michael Buffer that's for sure!
Scouring the internet for a PRIME name brand fighter Morrison beat.....
on a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
thomas really was a walking talking punchbag
took a beating here.
Ritchie .T A hes a real nice guy though maybe too nice,the beating tyson gave him was something else,16 unanswered punches flush on the jaw jeeez
His record speaks otherwise you idiot !!
THOMAS was never the same fighter after the way TYSON destroyed him. .. TYSON pretty much softened him up for BOWE, HOLYFIELD and MORRISON. ........ TYSON fought the last prime version oF THOMAS in 1987 who was 29 years old against TYSON..Matter of fact TYSON was the first man to ever KNOCK OUT THOMAS, and the only man to ever Drop THOMAS to the canvas.
@cohenhaywood10 mcbride was cut up😂😂
I shook Pinklon Thomas boxing hand!!! Yes, in fact he told me to get his authored book: "to Hell & back" ,, he talk too much at our 45th High School reunion; wondered where he was over 40 years ago when I jump off the front steps of school, pushed these crazy Purto Rican dudes faces in the snow in Jr High (Lincoln) because these guys were throwing snowballs at my pretty girlfriend, Barb! I should have been champ. Pinky was no where to be found that day, for him to spar for me! ! I was only 5"4 weighed about 100 lbs at 15 btw we are tough guys from Pontiac, Michigan ,, most "cool" folks from our city have streets and avenues named after them!! And we believe in God almighty! Hooray! GO Pinky, beat the Hell out of the component!!! Fight, fight for Pontiac, ,,ye sholdiers of the Cross, too.
tOMMY NEVE GOT HIS JEWS,
What
?
Uh...let me think about that
He meant dues...
бедный томас от всех панчеров наполучал в 80
Announcers in those days… lol
Watch him against merciless 😂
Pinky way to old he not even doing his famous jab by this match pinky ate up on opiiods
Que qrro
TYSON's punches were Rocking and Moving THOMAS around the ring way more than MORRISON's did
It took 6 more rounds to Tyson beat PT. Plus Pinklon said that Tommy is by far the hardest hitter he has ever faced
@@TWISTEDLEFTHOOK nobody gives the duke credit. He even beat tillis and David jaco way quicker as well.
@@coryanthony5134
Guys beaten by both Tyson and Morrison
T M
David Jaco r1/TKO r1/KO
James Tillis r10/UD r1/TKO
Pinklon Thomas r6/TKO r1/RTD
Carl Williams r1/TKO r8/TKO
Donavan Ruddock r7/TKO r6/TKO
Donovan Ruddock r12/UD
Thomas has stated on multiple occasions that Morrison hit harder than Tyson, he said it felt like Morrison had bricks in his hands. It took Tyson like 15 punches in a row to stop Thomas as he had one of the best chins ever in the Heavyweight division.
@@Road-Warrior Translating this to English made your comment far easier to read.
TOMMY MORRISON IS NOTHING! HE'S EMBARESSING. PUT A SOCK IN YOUR MOUTH ,,, Pinky would knock Tommy out of the ring with one punch. Seriously, I think Pinklon just felt sorry for him because he was younger; a good show just to hear the crowd roar. Pinky should have pounded Morrisons big head with two hand gloves. ,,boom boom! a knock out in first round!! Yep,, what cut? Thats Pinkys blood pressure,,, really.