The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

Written by Carlos Acevedo

Narrated by Brian P. Craig

An American Gothic . . .

In the early 1990s, Tommy Morrison, a young roughneck from Jay, Oklahoma, burst onto the boxing scene to become one of the most controversial fighters of his era. Handsome, eloquent, and dynamic, Morrison parlayed destructive knockout power and a homespun personality into celebrity status throughout middle America, where boxing rarely prospered.

But it was his starring role in Rocky V alongside Sylvester Stallone that propelled him to stardom-and ultimately led to his tragic downfall. His brush with Hollywood fame triggered a limitless appetite for parties, liquor, and sex. When Morrison was shockingly diagnosed with HIV in 1996, his life imploded, and his subsequent descent into drugs, prison, bigamy, and conspiracy theories made Morrison notorious long after his glory days had ended.

In The Duke, Carlos Acevedo chronicles Morrison's tumultuous life from his days as a teenaged Toughman contestant, to his victory over George Foreman, to his struggles with HIV and depression, to his death at forty-four, when his delusions finally overtook him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: May 31, 2022
• ISBN: 9798765033647

Reviews for The Duke

[Matt Chrzanowski · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The author trashes Morrison the entire time outside of a five minute quip at the end of the book…total smear job…Tommy was no saint but jeeze gotta give some credit where credit is due.