Donald Curry, "Hall of Fame" worthy? Yes or No.

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  1. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Folks,

    It is my humble opinion that the reason Donald Curry has been denied induction into the IBHOF is because he stayed on too long after he had clearly slipped and finished up as a pug / shell of his former peak yrs...

    I think that had Donald Curry retired after his '88 title win at 154 pounds against Gianfranco Rosi, history would be much more kind to Donald Curry today... Christ, even after losing his 154 lb. title to Rene Jacquot in 1989 would've been a fine time to retire..

    Simply put, Curry hurt his rep and legacy from staying in the ring in the 1990s and losing to Michael Nunn and Terry Norris and some nobody (Emmitt Linton) later on in 1997...

    NOW! Aside from the mumbo jumbo, I feel Donald Curry could probably even slip into the IBHOF merely based on his reign as unified welterweight champion from 1983 to 1986... Adding the WBC 154 lb. title to his credit in 1988 was simply extra icing on the cake...

    Who thinks what about Donald "The Lone Star Cobra" Curry?:huh

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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yes.

    Every year, like a broken record, I say the same thing: Curry & Archer...overdue.
     
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  3. manolows

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    In his prime H2H he gives anyone at 147 a very hard night........i don't know what the exact criteria for entry is (longevity/resume/impact???) not sure, but i for one would give him my vote.
     
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  4. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    I respect him but I want to see more of him before I consider myself a fan. He was a great WW and a very good JMW. Curry should be in soon and is long overdue. If he had the popularity of a Saad or Tyson(I named two other guys to deteriorate fast) then he would've gotten in much sooner no doubt.
     
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  5. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Definitely HOF worthy IMHO. Curry at his best was a great fighter and is no worse then 60/40 with anyone.
     
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  6. MRBILL

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    Agreed.... Christ on a Saturday night, Pipino Cuevas made the IBHOF and he has about 16 losses on his pro record... PLUS! Cuevas never did **** at 154 or 160....

    Curry's welterweight reign is comparable to what Cuevas accomplished from 1976-1980...

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  7. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Curry should go in,yes he stayed too long but so did many other guys.
     
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  8. MRBILL

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    Damn straight, dude...:bbb

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  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Short primes really oughtn't be held against guys who are so clearly brilliant on film (and in fairly recent memory).

    There are plenty of short primes represented in the hall.
     
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  10. MRBILL

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    True. Voters are still screaming for Bowe's induction into the IBHOF...:deal

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  11. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes, Curry was a great fighter for a relatively short time. I think he is definitely HOF worthy.
     
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  12. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    OH, Man,,,,,,,,,,I hope I don't get killed.

    I thought Donald Curry was a wonderful fighter, and the next coming of Sugar Ray Leonard,,,,,,,but they way he lost still bothers me.
    *LLoyd Honeyghan,,,,,,,,,,questionable effort
    * Mike McCallum,,,,,,,,,,,,,one-punch Knock-out loss
    * Rene Jacquot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,poor effort versus a below average fighter
    * Terry Norris,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,destroyed
    * Michael Nunn,,,,,,,,,,,,,,half-hearted effort

    I loved the guy back in 1983 thru 1986, and wish a Donald Curry vs Ray Leonard fight was made.
     
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  13. MRBILL

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    Had Leonard not announced a comeback challenge to Hagler in May 1986, I think Curry and his team would've gone after Hagler in 1987 and, in the process, giving up the welter titles so he could tune-up at 155 or so in late '86, bypassing Honeyghan at 147....:deal

    Plus, I think Curry ****ed up and went down hill after he fired Dave Gorman as his manager... Curry didn't do jack**** with Akbar Muhammad...:yep

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  14. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I do remember seeing a bunch of Donald 'The Cobra' Curry's early fights.
    vs. Vernon Lewis
    vs. Mike Senegal
    vs. Josef Nsubuga
    vs. Bruce Finch
    vs. Jake Torrance

    The one that sticks out in my mind though, is one of his later defenses versus Eduardo 'Cheetah' Rodriguez.
    It was his defense, right after his Knock-out of Milton McCrory.

    If memory serves correct, nobody knew anything about Eduardo Rodriguez, who was from Panama.
    Other than that, he was the #1 WBA Ranked Welterweight

    This was a National TV fight, and they came up with, that his record was 23-2-0 (19 KO's).
    He was the FECARBOX and Panamanian Welterweight Champion.

    Donald Curry said he didn't want to fight this guy, because nobody knew anything about him.
    But he had to, or he would be stripped of his WBA Title.
     
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  15. MRBILL

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    I have "Curry-Rodriguez" from '86 on tape.... Curry looked awesome in kayoing Rodriguez in round 2... Curry's career was hotter than hell after back-to-back KO's of "McCrory and Rodriguez." Who could've known Curry would falter in his next fight on HBO against Lloyd Honeybaby?
    :patsch:huh

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