Pipino Cuevas vs Donald Curry

I lean towards Cuevas. I love Curry. But as some knowledgeable posters said earlier, Curry wasn't a great mover. And he didn't have the overwhelming physical advantages of T.Hearns or pure skills and tenacity of a focused R.Duran. (and Cuevas was on the slide by the time he faced Duran) Everything tangible is in Curry's favor with the exception of one punch Knock out power and chin. But I feel that could be enough for Cuevas prime vs prime against Curry. I see Curry easily dominating Cuevas early in the fight, though he would be cautious respecting Cuevas's power. But sooner or later one of those delibatating hooks would land. Cuevas also had a great body attack. And it would wear Curry down, make him more susceptible to the hook that would eventually land and stop him.... Cuevas by upset knock -out.

 

At the end of 1983, Bobby Joe was a journeyman, but not at the beginning, he only had 2 losses. Imagine if that was Bobby Joe in their against Donald. Donald would have to be on his P's and Q's the full 15. And I can't see him doing that against Bobby Joe. Young could really bang, and if he caught Curry, it could be a wrap.

 

No no Cuevas is way..way out of his league Curry would be the one to stopPIPINO AROUND 8. If not ko stop him on cuts.

 

Wake up Fritz the cat.. I have spoken.

 

He didn't move laterally much, but he was a master at getting in punching position moving in an out. And he had a very tight guard. In his prime, he didn't get hit much. His tendency to put his chin out ahead of his gloves didn't manifest itself until the Honeyghan fight and later. His speed advantage, ring savy, tight defense, 15 round stamina and precision punching should see him through against the one dimensional Cuevas.

 

I can imagine Curry exposing the leaky defense of Bobby Joe Young with precision punching until Young is staggering around the ring and the ref stops it probably a little sooner than what Larocca did to Young in Feb. 1983, the time frame where you think Young could beat Curry.

 

Pipino Cuevas's lack of boxing skills would make him an easy opponent in a bout with the highly skilled Donald Curry, who also could punch to boot. Cuevas would have only a puncher's chance at best.

- Chuck Johnston

 

You are probably right....but that is what they said at Hiroshima....when that one B-29 bomber flew over.

 

Cuevas was KOD byHEARNS8-80,right before that kod by LIGHT HITTING Roger Stafford ,he was kod by DURAN 83, LITTLE BIT OF KOS don't YOU...…….THINK!!!!

 

Many "iron chins" get broken. That is the history of boxing.

 

I'm thinking Cuevas wasn't ko'd by Stafford "right before" the Hearns bout.

 

But That's where I see him losing though. Because of Curry's tendency to move on straight lines, and his defensive lapses. Unless your Thomas Hearns , the best ways to fight a puncher the caliber of Cuevas is to turn him, so he doesn't set his feet, minimizing his power, be in tight to mid range to be able to counter quickly as Duran did. While Curry certainly was a premier counter puncher , with very good power and quickness, that tendency to move in straight lines, and defensive lapses, and the chin issues could certainly cost him in this hypothetical fight prime vs prime. Especially over the 15rd limit. I think over 15rd limit Cuevas would eventually stop Curry after falling well behind on the score cards . But I wouldn't bet my mortgage on it TBH.

 

AS for STAFFORD THE BOUT BEFORE the Hearns fight. CMON HIS RECORD Spotty at best oh well think what you want,todays welters plus Porter would all beat him TO ME

 

YOUR right Staffor before DURAN BOUT, he beat Harold Volbrechechet b grade before HEARNS he bebeat some pretty good guys Clyde Gray, Randy Shields so WHO KNOWS

 

I could see Curry outboxing Young for six, seven rounds, then Young catches him with a short right in the eighth, and Curry falls like he has been shot.He tries to get up but just misses getting up at the ten count, and loses the fight by KO to a guy he beat as an amateur. Fort Worth mourns.