Lloyd Honeyghan v Donald Curry

Like he always did (or so people always said).

Apparently nobody ever looked at Curry's face then, since pretty much everyone expected him to win easily and go on to a megafight with Hagler.

 

Oh please.Curry wasn't at his best for Honeyghan and thats fact.Remember Gorman saying your not yourself Donald over and over again?

I'd take Buchanan's first win over Laugna in PR in 100 degree weather where Laguna was still a damn good boxer.

 

yeah that was the argument. That is why Donald Curry sued Ray Leonard. He said that Ray told him not to fight Hagler and to stay at welterweight in 1986. Then he stays there and Ray signs to fight Hagler that fall. So he felt Ray betrayed him and so he sued him. But regardless Curry had some problem with pressure guys and really he could not take a great punch as it turned out. He never had to. It is odd how he was so much greater than his brother Bruce, but Bruce was more of a warrior and probably tougher mentally.

 

I think it was a combination of the two or even three. Weight problems and the right style and Curry not being mentally up for the fight. But to be honest, those problems are problems all fighters have . The great fighters can win regardless. Curry benefitted from McCrory having weight problems when they fought in Dec. of 1985 also. So it is all fair in boxing. Everyone gave Curry credit for that fight with Milton, and Lloyd beat Donald fair and square less than a year later. The mistake Donald made was fighting McCallum. Donald might not have been ready mentally to take on Mike. Donald had two fights I remember which were both DQs when his opponents headbutted him. On memory those guys were Tony Montgomery and Carlos Santos. I think the second one was Santos. Had he maybe been able to knock out his opponents at the wieght he might have been more ready. As I remember, Mike McCallum was too strong.

 

WTF? Curry was on the verge of true greatness at 147 back in 1984 thru mid 1986........ Funny how things can change overnight in boxing....... Howver, Lloyd Honeyghan never proved to be such a gem...... Honey was merely good as a Welterweight champion..... Nothing more or less.......

MR.BILL

 

yep I agree. After Lloyd beat Donald, his career had the ups and downs Donalds did not have as champ meaning Donald was more solid as a champ. Then Lloyd lost to Starling in a one sided beating which I was shocked with-Donald had beaten Starling years before. In Lloyds fight with Starling though Lloyd hurt Starling with a punch to the top of the head which I am not sure he knew he hurt him with. I think had Lloyd tried to swing and hit Starling on the top of the head more often, he could have hurt Marlon more than he thought he could and possibly knock him out. Well hindsight is 20/20. My point is that the Starling fight in 1989 was the real downfall of his career. Then I think Lloyd was beaten by Breland and then Pazienza and he was finished.

 

True, Lloyd was much better the given credit for, he had flatteded Glenfranco Rossi in 3 rounds with a big right hand, and we know what Rossi went on to acheive, so that result should have raised a warning flag for the curray camp. but what Lloyd came with was a swaggering confidence that other Curry opponents lacked, most Curry opponents looked like they were going to the gallows, Curray was seen as Fistic Royalty, And Donald and his camp felt that yet again they were turning up for yet another ceremonial beheading ! but Lloyd was intent on revolution ! True Donald was a Classy Fighter, If left Alone to compose and Execute, But Lioyd new that The Best Crystal can be easily Shattered, Donald was a Precision intrument - but start to knock it and there is a lot of sensitive things that can be thrown oit of Kilter, under that Classy Veneer Donald did not have the ruggedness to call upon as did say Leonard agaibst Duran, or Even to a lesser extend, a Simon Brown against a Tryone Trice. Donald was like a stately classic Car a Rolls Royce Silvercloud, Lloyd turned up like a Humvee - And made sure the Race was down a Dirt Back Road ! Bits started to fall off of Donald well berore the end.

Prior to the fight Lloyd said he was not going to worry about what Curry could Do, and that Curray would have to worry about what HE could do !

Unlike most of Donalds opponents, And whatever you thought of Lloyds Skills, you had to admire his confidence from the Get-Go, Donald had not faced this from his humble welterweight subjects before and he couldnt cope, this was one revolution he could not crush.

Or as my Texas Friend might of succinctly put it "...Big Hat...No Cattle..." !!

 

In a head to head match-up at there best Curry beats Honeyghan.Of course when offered a rematch with Curry years latter Honeyghan DECLINED.He caught Curry at the right moment simple as that.

 

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The Curry of McCory destroys Honeyghan.Ray Leonard should be ashamed of himself for helping to ruin a potential great fighter.