Donald Curry - Retrospective

Even after Honeyghan, he was IMO well on his way to beating a just about prime McCallum either by comfortable decision or even late TKO, until he was infamously caught with his hands at his hips. That's where I mark his decline's start...although Aquino was a good win. So I think his prime can be said to extend into his early 154 days, but perhaps that move ought to have been made before he fought Lloyd.

 

Curry is great as long as it's against fighters he can control the pace against or other technical fighters that are looking to fight a "clean" classic boxing kind of fight.

Akward aggressive fighters, swarmers and top notch sluggers...not so much.Other A level technical boxer-punchers that have no problem dragging things into a slugfest would give him serious issues as well of course.

An excellent fighter and great boxer-puncher, but all thngs considered he falls short of being an all-timer in my eyes.Too susceptible to being knocked off-kilter by less talented fighters.

 

Curry wasn't just struggling with the weight by the time he fought Honeyghan, he was battling the scales over 2 1/2 years earlier when he fought Colin Jones in Birmingham. Thats not just a hunch on my behalf, as it's been well documented he was struggling with the weight for the Jones fight.

Rumour has it that Curry was actually battling the scales as far back as 1982. Source? A KO magazine, who reviewed the aftermath of Curry's problems with his manager and his weight problems after the Honeyghan fight.

Curry was advised by Dave Gorman to move up after he beat McCrory, then against after he beat Rodriguez in early 1986. Curry plainly refused as he had just became the undisputed welterweight champion and enjoyed the distinction of being one of only two undisupted champions in boxing at the time. The other was of course, Marvin Hagler.

Gorman was also against Curry moving his training camp for the Honeyghan fight. He trained in a very hot climiate, which Gorman was against as he thought humid conditions sapped a fighters strength. Curry was meant to be taking potassium pills to help him make the weight but he wasn't taking them for the Honeyghan fight.

Curry was stubborn on giving up his undisputed welterweight crown for too long. It eventually caught up with him.

 

good post Robbi!!

 

A bit of both. Curry also changed his surroundings leading up to the Honeyghan fight. Gorman had the opinion that fighters aren't used to change and are creatures of habit. He wasn't doing things right during camp like taking his potassium pills, etc. Gorman left camp and was told not not return until the night of the fight. He did work the corner but wasn't happy with Curry's preperation leading up to the fight.

Curry had problems making the weight effectively, had out of the ring problems with his manager and of course had a terrible style to deal with when he faced Honeyghan.

 

I remember potassium pills getting mentioned at the time. What is it they do?

 

Low potassium levels cause fast fatigue, muscle weakness and cramping.

They're for fighters, to insure in the dropping of weight, that they don't water drain the muscles and leave them susceptible to the above mentioned symptoms.

 

Honeygan smoked Curry's boots...:yep

 

Curry should be in the H.O.F. based on his welter reign and his ABC 154 lb. title capture........... Did Ol' D.C. hang on too long? YES!! But between '83 to '88, his career is worthy enough of induction............ Christ, Pipino Cuevas is in for cryin' out loud........... Curry's reign surely equates to Cuevas' 147 lb. title reign............ WTF?

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No.

His "peak" was too brief, and outside of McCrory, he lost most of his biggest fights.