Prime Donald Curry v welter Floyd Mayweather

JohnThomas1 · Feb 13, 2018

Tin_Ribs said: ↑

I don't think I'd pick many if any pure boxer or counterpuncher types, Floyd included, to beat Curry at his peak, his style was perfectly suited to dealing with that kind of fighter. Quick closing footwork and hard, fast, accurate punches thrown with great timing and in combination in tandem with very sound defensive skill and inside fighting ability. Bad match up for Mayweather, he can't outbox Don imo. Didn't have the legs by that point, at least matched for overall skill and didn't have the power to truly hurt him, nor was he the type at that point in his career to really cut loose and fight with abandon, which was how Curry needed to be tackled. I see the tougher, more vicious boxer punchers, skilled pressure fighters and unorthodox types being Don's kryptonite than the pure technicians.
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I would not be surprised to see the fight go very much this way.

juppity · Feb 14, 2018

DC at his best was being primed for a showdown with Marvin
Hagler before managerial , personal and weight problems
scuttled these plans and he was destroyed by Lloyd Honeyghan.
DC stopped speedy Italian Ali Nino La Rocca and twice beat on pts
defensive wizard Marlon Starling. DC speed even troubled Mike
McCallum. DC wouldn't be overawed by FM and edges FM on pts.
However Las Vegas judges rob DC and FM wins on pts.

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