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Donovan Ruddock vs Tommy Morrison

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Donovan Ruddock and Tommy Morrison met once (1995). Tommy Morrison won in 1995 by ko.

SOURCE·Donovan Ruddock and Tommy Morrison — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Donovan RuddockTommy Morrison
82″ (208.3 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
75″ (190.5 cm)Height74″ (188 cm)
+9.34%Reach advantage+2.66%
40–6Record2–0
75%Finish rate100%
16Longest unbeaten run24
48Recorded bouts57
OrthodoxStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentDonovan RuddockTommy Morrison
Lennox Lewis L L
David Jaco L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Donovan Ruddock

19801990200020102020UNFILEDwin v Al Williams, 1982, kowin v Arthur Hall, 1982win v Garland Tipton, 1982win v Wes Rowe, 1982win v Conroy Nelson, 1983, decisiondraw v Phil Brown, 1983, drawwin v Bill Hollis, 1983win v Oscar Holman, 1984, decisionwin v Ricardo Peterson, 1984, decisionwin v Cedric Parsons, 1984, koloss v David Jaco, 1985win v Mike Weaver, 1986win v Al Houck, 1986, kowin v John Westgarth, 1986, kowin v Carlton Jones, 1986, kowin v Eddie Richardson, 1987, kowin v Juan Quintana, 1987, kowin v Carlos Hernandez, 1987win v Robert Evans, 1987, kowin v James Broad, 1988, kowin v Reggie Gross, 1988, kowin v Ken Lakusta, 1988, kowin v Larry Alexander, 1988, kowin v James Smith, 1989, kowin v Mike Rouse, 1990, kowin v Kimmuel Odum, 1990, kowin v Michael Dokes, 1990, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1991, decisionloss v Lennox Lewis, 1992, kowin v Phil Jackson, 1992, kowin v Greg Page, 1992, kowin v Anthony Wade, 1994, decisionloss v Tommy Morrison, 1995, kowin v Rodolfo Marin, 1998, kowin v Tony Bradham, 1998, kowin v Brian Yates, 1998, kowin v José Ribalta, 1999, kowin v Mike Sedillo, 1999, kowin v Derek Amos, 1999, kowin v Anthony Willis, 1999, kowin v Tony LaRosa, 1999, kowin v Egerton Marcus, 2001, kowin v Harold Sconiers, 2001, decisionloss v Dillon Carman, 2015, kowin v Eric Barrak, 2015, decisionwin v Raymond Olubowale, 2015, kodraw v James Toney, 2023, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1982–2023 · 1 UNDATED
1990 2000 2010 2020 win vs Al Williams (1982)win vs Arthur Hall (1982)win vs Garland Tipton (1982)win vs Wes Rowe (1982)win vs Conroy Nelson (1983)draw vs Phil Brown (1983)win vs Bill Hollis (1983)win vs Oscar Holman (1984)win vs Ricardo Peterson (1984)win vs Cedric Parsons (1984)loss vs David Jaco (1985)win vs Mike Weaver (1986)win vs Al Houck (1986)win vs John Westgarth (1986)win vs Carlton Jones (1986)win vs Eddie Richardson (1987)win vs Juan Quintana (1987)win vs Carlos Hernandez (1987)win vs Robert Evans (1987)win vs James Broad (1988)win vs Reggie Gross (1988)win vs Ken Lakusta (1988)win vs Larry Alexander (1988)win vs James Smith (1989)win vs Mike Rouse (1990)win vs Kimmuel Odum (1990)win vs Michael Dokes (1990)loss vs Mike Tyson (1991)loss vs Lennox Lewis (1992)win vs Phil Jackson (1992)win vs Greg Page (1992)win vs Anthony Wade (1994)loss vs Tommy Morrison (1995)win vs Rodolfo Marin (1998)win vs Tony Bradham (1998)win vs Brian Yates (1998)win vs José Ribalta (1999)win vs Mike Sedillo (1999)win vs Derek Amos (1999)win vs Anthony Willis (1999)win vs Tony LaRosa (1999)win vs Egerton Marcus (2001)win vs Harold Sconiers (2001)loss vs Dillon Carman (2015)win vs Eric Barrak (2015)win vs Raymond Olubowale (2015)draw vs James Toney (2023)
winlossdraw / NC1982–2023

Tommy Morrison

198019902000UNFILEDwin v Tony Dewar, 1988win v William Muhammad, 1988win v Ken Lakusta, 1989, decisionwin v Lorenzo Canady, 1989, decisionwin v Charles Hostetter, 1989, kowin v Harry Terrell, 1989, kowin v David Jaco, 1989, kowin v Rick Enis, 1989, kowin v Jesse Shelby, 1989, kowin v Mike Robinson, 1989, kowin v Aaron Brown, 1989, decisionwin v Steve Zouski, 1989win v Ricky Nelson, 1989, kowin v Mike McGrady, 1989, kowin v Lorenzo Boyd, 1989, kowin v Alan Jamison, 1989, kowin v Lee Moore, 1989, kowin v Traore Ali, 1989, kowin v Mike Foley, 1989, kowin v Elvin Evans, 1989, kowin v Joe Adams, 1989, kowin v Mike Acey, 1990, kowin v John Morton, 1990, kowin v Charles Woolard, 1990, koloss v Ray Mercer, 1991, kowin v Ladislao Mijangos, 1991, kowin v Yuri Vaulin, 1991, kowin v Pinklon Thomas, 1991win v James Tillis, 1991, kowin v Marshall Tillman, 1992, kowin v Joe Hipp, 1992, kowin v Art Tucker, 1992, kowin v Kimmuel Odum, 1992, kowin v Jerry Halstead, 1992, kowin v Bobby Quarry, 1992, koloss v Michael Bentt, 1993, kowin v Tim Tomashek, 1993, kowin v George Foreman, 1993, decisionwin v Dan Murphy, 1993, kowin v Carl Williams, 1993, kodraw v Ross Puritty, 1994, drawwin v Sherman Griffin, 1994, decisionwin v Brian Scott, 1994, kowin v Tui Toia, 1994, koloss v Lennox Lewis, 1995, kowin v Donovan Ruddock, 1995, kowin v Terry Anderson, 1995, kowin v Marselles Brown, 1995, kowin v Ken Merritt, 1995, kowin v Marcus Rhode, 1996, kowin v John Stover, 2007, kowin v John Castle, 2007, kowin v Matt Weishaar, 2008, kowin v Corey Williams, 2009, koresult not stated v Dave, Resistance Fighter, no date on recordresult not stated v Tommy Gunn, no date on recordresult not stated v Himself, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1988–2009 · 3 UNDATED
1990 2000 win vs Tony Dewar (1988)win vs William Muhammad (1988)win vs Ken Lakusta (1989)win vs Lorenzo Canady (1989)win vs Charles Hostetter (1989)win vs Harry Terrell (1989)win vs David Jaco (1989)win vs Rick Enis (1989)win vs Jesse Shelby (1989)win vs Mike Robinson (1989)win vs Aaron Brown (1989)win vs Steve Zouski (1989)win vs Ricky Nelson (1989)win vs Mike McGrady (1989)win vs Lorenzo Boyd (1989)win vs Alan Jamison (1989)win vs Lee Moore (1989)win vs Traore Ali (1989)win vs Mike Foley (1989)win vs Elvin Evans (1989)win vs Joe Adams (1989)win vs Mike Acey (1990)win vs John Morton (1990)win vs Charles Woolard (1990)loss vs Ray Mercer (1991)win vs Ladislao Mijangos (1991)win vs Yuri Vaulin (1991)win vs Pinklon Thomas (1991)win vs James Tillis (1991)win vs Marshall Tillman (1992)win vs Joe Hipp (1992)win vs Art Tucker (1992)win vs Kimmuel Odum (1992)win vs Jerry Halstead (1992)win vs Bobby Quarry (1992)loss vs Michael Bentt (1993)win vs Tim Tomashek (1993)win vs George Foreman (1993)win vs Dan Murphy (1993)win vs Carl Williams (1993)draw vs Ross Puritty (1994)win vs Sherman Griffin (1994)win vs Brian Scott (1994)win vs Tui Toia (1994)loss vs Lennox Lewis (1995)win vs Donovan Ruddock (1995)win vs Terry Anderson (1995)win vs Marselles Brown (1995)win vs Ken Merritt (1995)win vs Marcus Rhode (1996)win vs John Stover (2007)win vs John Castle (2007)win vs Matt Weishaar (2008)win vs Corey Williams (2009)
winlossdraw / NC1988–2009

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