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The Associated Press - Tuesday, October 8, 1996
George Foreman, who faces Crawford Grimsley on Nov. 2 in Tokyo, has formally issued Morrison an invitation to fight on that undercard and repeated his desire to meet Morrison in 1997.
Morrison will not fight in November, but a Foreman-Morrison rematch may eventually take place, Morrison's longtime promoter Tony Holden said.
"Tommy won't fight in Japan because there isn't enough notice," said Holden, "but there is not a shortage of offers from people who want to host a Tommy fight and from people who want to fight him.
"Controversy sells," he said. "Controversy is a moneymaker."
Morrison, who announced his retirement in February after testing positive for HIV, said last month that he would fight again to raise money for his Knockout AIDS foundation.
Morrison outpointed Foreman in a 1993 World Boxing Organization title bout.
Holden said he probably will not be involved in promoting a Morrison bout because of concerns about whether the AIDS virus can be transmitted in the ring.
"If someone proves to me that it would be no higher risk than ... in basketball (with Magic Johnson), or if Tommy suddenly tests HIV-negative, then I'll do the fight," he said.
Holden said his goal is to find other ways to raise money for the AIDS foundation, which is designed to benefit children with the virus. Other promoters are willing to take on the fight, he said.
"My phone has been very busy. I've gotten offers from around the world," he said, "and I've gotten a lot of offers from promoters who want to do the show if I don't do it."
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