Donald Curry vs Fernando Vargas

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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  2. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I take Curry to win it but not without a few rocky moments. Vargas makes it a hard fight but I think Curry’s speed and precision will help him win. He also had a very fast left hook that could seriously do some damage to Vargas similar to what Trinidad did.
     
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  4. Wladimir

    Wladimir Active Member Full Member

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    At 154 Vargas by TKO 9-11.
     
  5. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    At 154 I'd go with Vargas because I don't think Curry was ever quite the same once he moved up and had his first loss.

    Vargas was the better Jr Middleweight overall IMO.
     
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  6. lbarrow

    lbarrow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I like to do these matchups when both were at their best. So qith this fight I'd take curry around the time he beat Colin Jones to move up then instead of fighting honeyghan and I'd take curry to egde it on points. If you saying curry while he was at light middle after his loss to honeyghan then its vargas by stoppage
     
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  7. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Probably Vargas. He was a solid junior middle while Curry did “ ok “ in that weight class. Donald was a better fighter overall but I don’t think he’d take too many of those power shots.
     
  8. Fergy

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    Agreed