Add to that list - Larry Holmes, Frank Bruno, Buster Douglas, Riddick Bowe, Shannon Briggs

@@tonymontana181 Thanks. I forgot to add them as well.

It was the best era in heavyweight history

You all forgot Burt Cooper. That man went two to two with Mercer and Mercedes’ jaw looked like he had a baseball in it. Mercer, Morrison and Moore were my favorite in those days. Bo pissed me off when he threw, I think it was the WBO in the trash and didn’t fight Lewis.

@@GenXautrucity You mean Bert Cooper? And no, I won't forget about Bert Cooper. The man gave Evander Holyfield a good challenge when Mike Tyson pulled out after he suffered a rib injure. Also, Bowe threw the WBC belt in the trash bin, not the WBO.

Yes sir. That was boxing at its best. We had Tyson back in them good ol days. It seems it quieted down since then. These day we got Floyd. Lol. He just a bling bling.

@@billvaughn630 Floyd already retired, and we talked about HW not WW, why u always bring Floyd name? Lol. You are pathetic person

@@billvaughn630 .... Don't forget about Fury, probably one the top 3 heavyweights ever.

Top3 deluded

It was a 6 round fight and ref stopped it ruddock probably could have made it to round 7 then Morrison could have gassed.

Morrison did gas. He was exhausted going into round 6.

@@TDL-xg5nn I think you're getting tiring confused without gassed out he obviously showed signs of tiring but wasn't gassed out lok

Wasn't gassed enough to sit ruddock on his a***

Morrison/Tyson would have also been a brawl.

Yup. Made bad decisions in order to party hard...instead of focusing on that which is important.

He preferred partying and women

I think his glass jaw would have prevented him from ever being great.

He was a B-, weak chin, panicked under pressure and wasn't a good finisher.

@@4EyedAnimation I would have given him a B for a lot of the same reasons. However, the man did have an 80% KO ratio.

Nanny ref? Wow. Learn boxing and its rules. When my dad referred this fight. My dad wanted to send Ruddock home to his family and children safe! Not in a body bag. Ruddock came off canvas from a one punch devastating knock down. The next knock down was when the ropes prevented Ruddock from going down. That’s in the rule book if ropes prevent a fighter from going down. Lastly Ruddocks head snapping back Dangerous sign! Time to stop fight

Refs are always bias towards white boxers.

@@HDsharp racist statement

@@bgood213 Your dad along with most of the judges are the ones who turned some people off boxing with their corrupt & bias decisions

@@noirnoble1181 sounds very personal

I just wish we got to of seen prime morrison vs prime tyson..

@@irishscience580 ...Mike Tyson would clean him up, maybe a 4th round KO.

ya, one had some AIDS on the way too here

My dad referred this fight

@@kakimuniafu450 Tyson was prime for about 4 yrs. If Tommy fought him in 93, 94,95 he could have gotten him,

I see what you are saying, but right before the stoppage, Ruccock's head whipped back to almost 90 degrees from one of Morrison's punches. Almost every time you see that, they stop the fight. There is a possible neck injury and brain bruising from it hitting the back wall of his skull more violently than from other punches. There was little left but pain and brain damage for Razor. Heavyweight fights are like near death experiences. Seconds can be the difference between temporary and serious permanent injury.

My dad referred this. Ruddocks head snapped back. Time to stop it!

Agree with you bother.... They still can't stop de reign

@@bgood213 You should be proud. To be part of an epic fight like that one was a high point in your father's career. I think he made the right decision.

@@WilliamMunnyIII thank you for the kind words. Very nice of you. My dad was with Ali and his paid sparring partner. I hope you the read.

R.I.P.....

RIP

Legendary?

@@4EyedAnimation Shut your goofy azz up. Tommy was a warrior have some fucking respect.

@@4EyedAnimation the best

can you please elaborate more on your eye liner comment and what does that have to do with HIV? thanks

Dude just treated his body like shit

@@fjidfdfjd2459 people who have HIV get redness around there eyes and thats how they try too hide there symptoms.

Tommy never had HIV. Look it up, the information is out there.

@@snakeplissken6313 not true... He was in denial and followed a group on the internet that believed HIV was a conspiracy.

Well stated. Americans have grown soft, lazy, entitled, and pampered. The Russians and others of that region is taking over.

@@jonjones7137 I tell people this all the Time Your American Heavyweights play in the NFL and The NBA and it is Because you get paid more earlier and its less risk, our smaller guys still fight earlier but thats only after they have been bullied and fell in love with Boxing.

@@lancehood7916 exactly right

Raiser had severe asthma. He never spoke about it.. he just kept fighting.

Got knocked out by Lewis in 2 rounds. Lewis was on another level to everyone in the 90s.

@@ronniep9272 Evander was better for his size.

Tomy com certeza derrotaria tyson

Outside of a left what gifts did he have

He had the stamina to provide exciting fights, toughness, the left, @ the will to win, just like most great fighters, isn't that enough for you?

Ridiculous! When a guy is flurrying wildly the best option is usually to just cover up and wait for him to punch himself out. Ruddock caught almost everything on the arms and shoulders. This was as bad a stoppage as I've seen.

@@estasquecrujes oh shut dude

Ever heard of Ali? Rope a dope? Come on now..

@@estasquecrujes As bad a stoppage as you've seen...come on. His head gets rocked right back by a left hand less than a second before the ref steps in, having been knocked down by a hard shot (as impressive as his recovery was, for the first couple of seconds after being hit Ruddock was laid flat and nearly motionless on the canvas, he looked out of it) and hammered with plenty of shots for a minute after the knockdown, and most of them were getting through the guard. Ruddock also benefitted from the standing eight count.

@@johnnyringo4899 Rope a dope is where you lean back on the ropes and use their flex to absorb a lot of the impact of the punch, tiring out the opponent without getting badly hurt, whereas Ruddock's head rocked as far back as it could go without flying off into the crowd.

The ref stopped action way too much, and he stopped the fight too soon.

The ref was n idiot or more likely he was paid under the table.

@@nedkelly8495 Stoppage was way too early, but I don't think the ref was paid off because he stopped Morrison unnecessarily at least twice while he had a good offensive. The ref was just incompetent.

I think it was a early stoppage

@@benjack8477 absolutely an early stoppage especially for two high caliber top ten fighters as they were. If it was a mismatch of opponents and skill set I'd say yes but this was a toe to toe.

Yes at 1:35 the ref jumped in could have been the end of the fight.

My dad referred this. Thank you

@@bgood213 yeah but who refereed it

This was Tommy’s favorite fight.

Razor had a thing, he often smiled going down like it never really phased him. Watch Tyson knocking him on his ass. The way he went down here he shouldn't even be able to make the count and he's up like it didn't even happen. It's weird, man.

That was my first thought. Not only did he get up but he barely looked shaky.

No creas! Aquí en Argentina incluso ha sido muy popular! Casi que hasta se decía que le podía ganar a Tyson! (Cosa que yo no creo, peeeeero dejo la duda a una posibilidad muy probable)

True but ruddock wasn't throwing anything the ref gave him a lot of time to gather himself and keep fighting but he didn''t

Ruddock definitely had more power than Tommy, some of those blows were unbelievable! Tommy was chipping away at him though. He was hurting him, but Ruddock was nowhere near the danger point when the fight was called.

ruddock was trying to cover up and weather the storm ala Ali style! ......but the ref called a standing 8 count with out one of morrisons puches landing, they all were takin' on the gloves/guard......Ruddock was lucid and able to continue, he was on his feet and has shown he does well when coming from behing and his ability to take punishment n get up from heavy knocki downs smiling! so it was a poor stopage in my opinion.

It was a early stoppage the flurry of punches fooled the ref into a stoppage Ruddock wasn't taking damage from the punches

Early stoppage. He was covering up. Didn't have bad legs. 99% sure Tommy would have still won though.

@@benjack8477 Wrong. His head was going backwards very quickly seconds before the stoppage. But I agree the stoppage was way too early. Maybe R. could have recovered after the bell. It would have been an epic comeback.

I would say an early stoppage as well but again Razor or his corner didn’t put up much of an argument as soon as it was stopped. I’m assuming later they did. Razor was no doubt dazed and tired so perhaps he had to get his head cleared and a short rest before he could say it was stopped too early.

guess they should have stopped the gatti v ward fight too? these were top 10 contenders in a title elimination fight...the stakes are high like a championship fight...and both guys should be given the benifit of the doubt....i thought it was an early stoppage just like ruddock v tyson 1.....ruddock proved in the second fight that hes resilient and comes back from beatings to dish it back!.

​@@stavros693000 Great fight from Morrison and Razor. After Ruddock vs Tyson 1, Razor come back after 3 month for Ruddock vs Tyson 2. After Razor vs Morrison, Razor quit boxing for the next 3 years.

@@stavros693000 These are heavyweights though. A Gatti vs Ward type battle would've sent one of these guys to a funeral home.

Thank you. Referee was my dad.

@@bgood213 Good Job by your father 🙂👍

I think smokin Joe would have something to say about that, but one of the best for sure

@@aydindamood9413 Smokin Joe's left hook doesn't even compare to the power and speed that Tommy generated with his.

Rocky movie made him go Hollywood wine woman drugs

The ref was horrible. He unnecessarily stopped action several times, and there was no reason to stop the fight.

@Joseph Peeler You're one of those compassionate people who don't care about brain damage in anyone but yourself.

@@pretorious700 Brain damage? If that is your primary concern, you wouldn't sanction boxing, much less be a fan. These guys know the risk they are taking. The ref stopped this fight way too soon.

@@josephpeeler5434 No he didn't - if anything, he should have stopped it at the standing 8 count. Ruddock then went RIGHT BACK to doing the same thing, except this time, his neck was getting snapped back. The ref game Ruddock every chance to get back into it, he was gone.

@@FirstLast-yc9lq he was gone 😂 right ok.

Tommy

Wtf, Fury would’ve gotten his retarded Arse handed to him. As far as Alphabet no contest. 🤣

Beg to differ. Either Morrison or Razor would absolutely annihilate Fury in his prime..

Fury so awkward he is 6 ft 9 that's his greatest attribute

Maybe, and this fight was stopped way too soon. The ref stopped action way too many times. He pissed me off.

cope

yes Ruddock was looking like Big George Foreman in this fight

Riddick Bowe/Evander Holyfield/Michael Moorer would've stopped Morrison

They're all on steroids buddy