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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 stardomand 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 Morrisons 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 fortyfour when his delusions finally overtook him