Tommy Morrison vs. Tim Tomashek, billed as Bringing It Home, was a professional boxing match contested on August 30, 1993, for the WBO heavyweight title.
On June 7, 1993, Tommy Morrison defeated George Foreman by unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBO heavyweight title.
[3] Morrison was taking a risk, as he had already agreed in principal to an $8,000,000 deal to face WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.
Williams' manager Bob Jordan criticized Morrison's decision to fight despite having secured a lucrative title shot stating "I think Tommy's people made a terrible mistake.
Williams, whom eventually returned to the arena to watch the fight, refused to answer questions as to why he pulled out but denied a drug test was the cause simply stating "Don't even bring that up.
[9] Morrison expressed disappointment in the fight claiming he did not know Tomashek (whom he referred to as "whatshisname" in a post-fight interview) had replaced Williams until he had entered the ring.
Tomashek, due to his unlikely path to a world title fight, became a minor overnight sensation following his performance against Morrison, which some ironically likened to the first Rocky film.
"[10] Days after fight, Tomashek appeared as a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman in which he infamously uttered the word "jeepers" a dozen times.
"[13] The commission's executive director Marc Ratner also expressed disappointment telling the New York Times "For boxing's sake, last Monday's fight never should have happened.
However, Bob Arum rejected the WBO's decision and refused to take back $8,750 sanctioning fee, allowing the fight to keep its championship status.