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Itwasaremarkableandcompellingrisetothespotlight.Butthencamethestunning,confounding,andultimatelytragicfall.Inthe30for30film"Tommy,"directorsErinLeydenandGentryKirbyexplorethestoryofone-timeheavyweightboxingchampionTommyMorrisoninatalethat'sunlikeanyother.BornintoatroubledfamilyintheAmericanheartland,Morrison'sinitialemergenceasafighterwasbolsteredbyastarringroleinRockyV.Afewyearslater,hebeatGeorgeForemanfortheWBOheavyweighttitle,andseemedprimedformorestardom,eveninthefaceofblownopportunitiesandupsetlosses.Buttheneverythingchangedinearly1996,whenhetestedpositiveforHIV,forcinghimintoretirement.Fromthere,Morrison'slifespiraledfurtherandfurtherdownward,plaguedbydrugproblems,jailtime,andmostalarminglyandbizarrely,aneventualdenialthathehadthevirusatall.Therehavebeenotherboxers,andothersportsstars,whosestoriesendedsadly.ButrarelyisthelossofpotentialaspoignantasthecaseofTommyMorrison.
