Donald Curry vs Errol Spence at 147, Both Prime. 15 Rounds.

Curry takes Spence apart. Different levels.

 

I think Spence, very good fighter though he is, gets a touch overrated and I've seen nothing so far to convince me that he could be competitive against the Curry of the Jones or McCrory fights. Easy to look at Curry's record without any context and think he was a flash in the pan, but before the Honeyghan disaster and the attendant weight problems he really did look something very close to the compete fighter from around 1984-86. I think Spence (who is very hittable) would struggle being forced to box on the back foot and would get taken apart by Curry's smooth, aggressive counter-punching and balance.

Spence is a tough lad and has a good engine, so he might last the distance, but if he does I think he'd be looking a little bloodied and embarrassed by the end, like a school boy who knows he's just been taught a lesson or two. Curry by comfortable decision or late TKO if he's in absolute top form.

 

The schoolboy analogy with lessons dispensed is a appropriate one Chris.

Curry during 1982 to Summer 1986 was a sublime master...he beat every conceivable style .

Even as a shot worn out fighter he was outboxing Mccallum for 4 rounds and holding Nunn on a par for 7 rounds.

Spence fights in a weaker era and struggled to beat shawn Porter and Kel Brook..

I think Curry stops him around 8.

I also think Marlon Starling beats Spence

 

The Lone Star Cobra would stop Spence in 7 or 8 Don was a great boxer . He made a terrible mistake listening to Akbar Muhammad's overtures along with Ray Leonard who was exposed as a real snake in the grass. Nice guy Don

 

I'd 100% back Spence. Curry was pretty flat at 154 and Spence is as big, if not bigger than those guys. He'd impose his will and get a tko.

 

Curry TKO

 

You know , it amazing when some posters fall back on well he's "bigger than" as a reason why a modern fighter would defeat a past era fighter. It doesn't seem to matter that Curry and Spence were damn near carbon copies of each other in size. Or the main reason why Curry struggled and lost to Honeyghan is the fact of him being severely weakened by trying to get down to welterweight. Which would suggest to any reasonable fan of boxing Curry probably should've went up too Jr. Middle a little earlier.
These posters have nothing to offer than "size" or "modern training ".
They never mention how well a fighter counters, how they fought off a jab, the competition they faced, how their styles messed, amatuer back ground , cutting ring ability, in-fighting ability and other factors just as important as "size" and more so, especially in weight classes below heavyweight.
Nothing Spence has shown would suggest he would've been very competitive to Curry prime vs prime . Nothing he has shown suggest he would defeat M.Starling, a Curry victim. Lone Star Cobra within 8-9 rds.

 

Moochie was another master no style wasnt conquered....

It was interesting seeing both the worn out Curry and evergreen Starling take on Michael Nunn.