Remembering Donald Curry vs Lloyd Honeyghan

....................Honeyghan fought a fine fight; I wouldn't try to take that away from him, but the fact remains that wasn't the same Curry we saw demolish Jones or Larocca or McCrory. He looked slow and passive, and had a lot of trouble making weight (his own fault, of course). He looked almost ashen.

Great win for Lloyd, and excuses are bad form, but this was to be expected eventually for Curry anyway, who lived too fast. Honeyghan just happened to be the guy with the wining lottery number.

 

sals a great poster but there are a number of factors...

Curry made use of a plan which helped him come in much bigger than opponents in fights. There is some debate on him being weight drained but he benefitted from it in the past and possibly paid for it later on...

Curry was also vastly overrated by American media at the time who were desperate for a new Ray Leonard.

Honeyghan had a great style to take on Curry who liked to slow the pace of a fight right down and pick powerful counter shots. Honeyghan took the intitative and in his prime was a hard working, fast punching fighter who didn't give a damn about reputations. Lloyd's hands were still in good condition at the time too.

 

.........I think it's a mixture of the two. It was going to take a good effort to beat him even in the condition he was in, but to dismiss Curry's state would be to give too much credit to Honeyghan.

 

Honey deserves credit for taking the fight. Curry was thought to be invincible at 147 and was on he verge of moving up to 154 and then onto 160. Honeyghan could have sat on is European title and number 1 contender status until after Curry had moved up and got an easier title shot 6/9 months later.

 

100% spot on.

 

Curry being one of only two undisputed champions in boxing at the time was something he was reluctant to give up. And it cost him. Continually struggling to make the weight catches up with fighters. But Curry's reasoning for staying at welterweight as I have just mentioned was a very unprofessional decision.

 

What do you make of the claims SRL and his certain cohert were involved Rob?

 

I don't think Curry has ever come out and blamed Trainer/ Leonard?

 

Ok, but why did you automatically think of these two? You might know more than me truth be known.

 

the curry of the honeyghan fight reminded me of riddick bowe from the second golota fight.

totally wasted due to weightloss.

but honeyghan still pulled out the win, thats the fact.

still, i think a prime curry would have taken him out. honeyghan was a good fighter, strong and competent. but he was not special.

starling took him to school and breland took him out in vicous one sided fashion.

i would have loved to see him vs colin jones. that would have been a war.

 

Curry claimed Trainer gave him bad advice on purpose to steer Curry away from Hagler.Remember at the time Hagler and Curry were considered the 2 best in the world.

 

Purely because I've heard the rumour...

 

Given Currys form after he left 147, staying away from Hagler was probably a good idea....