Lloyd Honeyghan v Donald Curry

Pretty much unified a division, high K.O %. It was between Haye and Bruno for that spot, so be happy that it was The Hayemaker!

I honestly can't of many British boxers that have done as much as Haye post-war and who deserve to be there. Also thought about Watson.

Who would you put there man?

 

So beating a young green and reckless Nigel Benn is more significant than beating an undefeated Number 1 P4P fighter in Don Curry ?

Other than that what was Watsons best victory ? For every dangerous Don Lee there is a Gianfranco Rosi. Or a Blocker.

Watson was good but he lost all his other big fights after Benn and had none before him.

 

Winstone.

 

The weight thing was just an excuse to try and keep Curry`s image intact.The fact is that Honeyghan had his number and fought the perfect fight.Curry looked fine in his fight prior to this.They moved him straight up a division to try and prove the weight was the problem and he came unstuck again.

 

Rosi went on to be a champion too !

 

It was a great win but the greatest in British history is maybe too much I would say Turpin's win over Robinson is the greatest. Fitz win over Corbett is probably second moved up from middleweight to stop the heavyweight champ it took a century for that to be repeated.

 

The weight thing was an excuse?That isn't a true statement at all.Read Mills Lane book where he says Curry was walking around at 180lbs in between bouts.All you had to do is look at Curry's face in the Honeyghan bout to see how drained he was.

 

Honeyghan deserves credit yes but he did not beat a Curry that was at his best(not Honeyghans fault).And lets remember that Honeyghan DECLINED a rematch latter on with Curry.

 

Honeyghan beat the P4P no1, undisputed WW champ, arguably the best win of any Britain. And he had a good reign and regained his title.

Sorry but Hatton, Haye, Eubanks, BEnn just haven't achieved as much

 

They achevied more then Honeyghan has.

 

How have they?

Hatton beat old Tyszu/Castillo and some fringe contenders and got taken apart by FMJ

Benn/Eubanks were exciting titlists but never true champion and never fought the best in the divisions they fought at

Haye beat an aged Mormeck, who's always been a bit chinny and an unproven domestic rival

None of these wins are on par with beating the P4P no1 undisputed WW champ in his prime (or there abouts)

 

Donald Curry was in his prime when Honeygan defeated him ..He was universially recongized as one of the very best fighters in the world and showed zero signs of slipping ...if anything he was getting better ... the Honeygan upset came out of no where ... I don't even like the way he lost, he quit on his stool ... it was a shocker and a disappointmernt ... for whatever reason Honeygan burned out fast but no one should take the Curry victory away from him ... he trashed him far and square and Curry has no excuses in my book ... in fact, Curry was never the same after that fight ...

 

i agree he has all those things you say he has but there are more extablished people

i see you did yours post war so that changes my british P4P abit but i will do it for post war


1. Buchanan
2. Lewis
3. Conteh
4. Calzaghe
5. Stracey
6. Honeyghan
7. Eubank
8. Benn
9. Winstone
10. Hamed

its just off teh top of my head