Carlos Palomino vs Donald Curry, Prime for Prime, 15 Rounds.

Benitez was a heck of a fighter at welter, too. So was Duran. Heck of a fighter. Some might say they were even better than Lloyd Honeghan.

Palomino didn't quit after only six rounds against either.

 

Learn about how his troubles before that fight. You clearly don't know about them.

You're also talking like Palomino wouldn't go life and death with Honeyghan.

Come back when he beats someone like Marlon Starling twice.

 

I get what you are saying, but Lloyd that night was really hyped up and strong. Look at what happened after he won Duff had to almost hold his face to calm him down. I am not saying Lloyd could beat Palomino, but styles make fights and he was underrated. Curry would have probably stopped many guys that night in Sept of 1986, but Lloyd was fast and strong-mainly fast. Benitez? I don't think Lloyd could beat him since Benitez had more speed, but Lloyd could have competed with anyone he was in range of.

 

I’d lean towards Curry in a pretty boring yet close fight. Cant see a way for either to knock the other out, neither were particularly big punchers.

 

Weight problems don't mean a fighter isn't in his prime anymore. Floyd Mayweather couldn't make 130 anymore. Was he no longer in his prime after that? Did he fall further out of his prime when he couldn't make 135 anymore? Did he plummet ever further below his prime when he couldn't make 140 anymore?

Donald Curry made weight for the Honeyghan fight (came in a half a pound under), got beat up and quit. Donald Curry just turned 26 a few weeks earlier. He wasn't past his prime. He had trouble making weight (and then did make it). And moved on.

Donald Curry didn't look as good at 154 because he wasn't freaking fighting Roger Stafford anymore. He was fighting Mike McCallum.

The two toughest guys Curry fought at welter were Starling and Honeyghan. Starling took him to close decisions twice. Honeyghan stopped him. And then Curry moved up.

That's the Donald Curry story at welter. The rest is WAY overblown.

 

Lloyd Honeyghan was fine. But getting beat up and quitting in six rounds against Lloyd Honeyghan isn't the same as losing your title via close decision to all-time-great Wilfred Benitez in Wilfred's absolute prime on Benitez's turf.

Just like winning a vacant title in your own hometown against a huge underdog and having to get off the floor to win a decision isn't the same as knocking out the reigning World champ on the World Champ's home turf - like Palomino did.

 

On point P. Honeyghans biggest weakness was himself really.
He wasn't elite in any particular area of his fight game. But
he was good in most. He should've accomplished more.

 

The Curry hater/Wilder lover strikes again.

Death, taxes and Dubblebubble hating Curry/loving Wilder.

 

Donald Curry reminds me a lot of Deontay Wilder.

Curry unified the division and established himself as the number 1 WW fighter in the world.

Wilder faced over matched opposition, failing to unify or establish himself the number 1 HW fighter in the world.

Actually now that I think about it, he doesn't remind of Wilder at all.

One is a champ, one is a chump.

 

What argument have I lost (LOL)

This has been the first post I've made on this thread (LOL)

No one win ring fighter of the year for beating Curry, but Curry was himself the Ring Fighter of the Year and it was classed as the Upset of the Year when Honeyghan beat him.

Curry beats Palomino, hell Curry probably beats Wilder (LOL)

If you'll be ignoring me it actually seems like I've won (LOL)

 

Curry beat the hell out of Starling in the rematch.
Almost dropped him.
He also sliced up Colin Jones. Crushed Nino.
Knocked out Milton who was unbeaten.
Crushed Stafford in ONE round. Same Stafford two years previous dropped and decisioned Cuevas.
Jr.Middle holds wins over champions Carlos Santos and Lupe Aquino.
Now you wanna trash boxers when they aren't at their best cool. Let me help:
Benitez LOST that first Curry bout. AND the first Weston bout was debatable as well hence the DRAW.
Hilton KNOCKED Benitez out. Moore blew him out in under 3. Hamsho MUGGED him easily. Herrera stopped him as well. Carlos Santos lasted the FULL 15 rounds with him yet Santos fouled to get out the ring with Curry in SIX rounds.
With all that said you can't judge Benitez on those bouts because he wasn't at his best even though most of those bouts he was still in his twenties.
He was a great fighter.
I remember watching Curry after Honeyghan and thinking whats wrong with him??Yes he's winning but he looks different. Al Bernstien the great announcer summed it up beautifully when he said Curry was a different boxer round to round in his bouts- one round he was the Curry of the old and then the next round he's a completely different boxer.
Doesn't matter how long some boxers primes are: for 2/3 years Curry was a special boxer who was dominating everyone one placed in front of him.
Crushed Milton inside of TWO rounds the same Milton who took MCcallum into the tenth round and beat contender Dewitt AFTER Curry.
Beat Starling the second time almost dropping Starling in the last round. The same Starling who administered a boxing lesson to Honeyghan YEARS latter and then a beating to.
It's how YOU choose to remember a boxer.

 

NO NO NO! He lost in his 20's! HIS 20'S!!!

 

LMMFAO. I have always loved fart humor. Nice one my friend.

 

I believe the latter would be the 1st half of the fight, and the former would be the 2nd half. Donald had quicker hands and was slicker. But as someone previously mentioned, he stood upright and was hittable. Carlos was hittable as well but was more rugged and had a better chin. My opinion is that Donald beats Carlos to the punch throughout the 1st half of the fight, but he is not knocking out Carlos. The 2nd half sees Carlos wearing Donald down and stopping him in the 14th.