BOXER

Tommy Morrison

1969 - 2013

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Tommy Morrison (January 2, 1969 – September 1, 2013) was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009. Best known for his left hook and formidable punching power, Morrison won the WBO heavyweight title in 1993 with a unanimous decision victory over George Foreman. He lost the title in his second defense to Michael Bentt that same year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Morrison has received more than 9,879,323 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Morrison is the 43rd most popular boxer (up from 48th in 2019), the 3,930th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,581st in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Tommy Morrison ranks 43 out of 496. Before him are Max Baer, Henry Armstrong, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Wladimir Klitschko. After him are Éder Jofre, Ernesto Hoost, Roy Jones Jr., Georges Carpentier, James J. Corbett, and José Nápoles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Tommy Morrison ranks 104. Before him are Jason Clarke, Tanita Tikaram, Ibn al-Khattab, Shannon Lee, Dave Grohl, and Jojo Moyes. After him are David Boreanaz, Lei Jun, Germán Burgos, Clotilde Courau, Răzvan Lucescu, and Takeshi Obata. Among people deceased in 2013, Tommy Morrison ranks 190. Before him are Jim Hall, Arik Einstein, Juan José Linz, Ray Dolby, Radu Vasile, and Saye Zerbo. After him are Scott Carpenter, Henrique Rosa, Richard C. Sarafian, Heinz Flohe, Yusef Lateef, and Otto Muehl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Morrison ranks 3,930 out of 20,380. Before him are William Forsythe (1955), Erik Estrada (1949), Rosalind Russell (1907), Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), and Milton George Henschel (1920). After him are Billy Vaughn (1919), Chris Gardner (1954), Horace Mann (1796), Lauren Holly (1963), Mike Love (1941), and Sable (1967).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Tommy Morrison ranks 28. Before him are Ezzard Charles (1921), Max Baer (1909), Henry Armstrong (1912), Earnie Shavers (1944), Leon Spinks (1953), and Jersey Joe Walcott (1914). After him are Roy Jones Jr. (1969), James J. Corbett (1866), Rocky Graziano (1919), Buster Douglas (1960), Gene Tunney (1897), and Oliver Kirk (1884).

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