Tommy Morrison 28 Sep 1995: Tommy Morrison trains during a photo shoot at Main Street Gym in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello/ALLSPORT

The widow of late boxer Tommy Morrison, who died in 2013 from AIDS, is claiming that Morrison had never actually contracted HIV and his diagnosis came about because of either incompetence or conspiracy.

Trisha Morrison appeared on the Let’s Get It On Podcast, hosted by long-time MMA referee John McCarthy and MMA commentator Sean Wheelock, and spoke about her husband’s diagnosis and her lawsuit against the NSAC.

WHEELOCK: The widely-accepted version of events is that your late husband Tommy Morrison contracted the HIV virus and ultimately died due to full-blown AIDS, but I know that you feel this is completely false.
MORRISON: It is completely false, yes.

Morrison is also suing the NSAC over questions she feels weren’t properly answered by the commission, including the identity of the doctor who declared Morrison HIV-positive.

She definitively stated that the HIV virus didn’t exist in her husband’s body.

I’m not a physician, but let me tell you – it did not exist in Tommy Morrison.

Morrison also strongly hinted that Morrison’s diagnosis came about because of either the incompetence of the NSAC or a conspiracy drummed up by the NSAC.

WHEELOCK: My question to you now is, do you feel that your late husband Tommy Morrison was a victim of incompetence, or a victim conspiracy, or maybe a little of both?
MORRISON: I think that if it’s conspiracy, it will come out in the lawsuit. I think that the Nevada Commission definitely has to look at the rules.

Allegations of impropriety in regards to Morrison’s HIV diagnosis are nothing new. In 2006, Morrison claimed his initial positive test was a false positive, but a former associate accused Morrison of blood tampering in 2007 and claimed he tested positive for HIV in January of that year. The New York Times had two HIV experts review three Morrison blood tests, and none of the three tested positive — though there were still questions as to whether or not any of the blood samples actually belonged to Morrison.

Morrison died in 2013, and the official cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest. Prior to his death, Morrison’s mother claimed her son had full-blown AIDS and was in his final days. Morrison’s mother also claims that Morrison was able to convince his wife he never had HIV because he was in denial about his diagnosis.

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