George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison

Star-Spangled Battle
DateJune 7, 1993
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada
Title(s) on the lineWBO Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer George Foreman Tommy Morrison
Nickname Big The Duke
Hometown Houston, Texas Jay, Oklahoma
Purse $7,000,000 $1,250,000
Pre-fight record 72–3 (67 KO) 36–1 (32 KO)
Age 44 years, 4 months 24 years, 5 months
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 256 lb (116 kg) 226 lb (103 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF/WBO
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Former undisputed heavyweight champion
WBO
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Morrison defeated Foreman by 12th round unanimous decision

George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison, billed as the Star-Spangled Battle, was a professional boxing match contested between George Foreman and Tommy Morrison on June 7, 1993, for the vacant World Boxing Organization Heavyweight Championship.[1]

  1. ^ "Tommy Morrison vs. George Foreman". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 1 August 2024.