Ray Leonard vs Donald Curry

Curry didnt have the chin to tackle ray leonard imo.

Probably not the skills either.

:good

 

From an interview with Donald Curry:

http://fightbeat.com/article_detail.php?AT=420

FB: I’ve heard you were having problems making 147 lbs after you won the title. There’s a rumor floating around that Sugar Ray Leonard or Mike Trainer advised you to remain at welter for the Lloyd Honeyghan fight. Is that true or false?

DC: Well, I really don’t like to go back on certain things. I try to forget how that all played out. I’ll say this; Ray is who he is and whatever, whatever.

FB: So you have no animosity towards Leonard or anybody?

DC: It’s too late now. If I did, it wouldn’t do me any good (laughs). I don’t hold a grudge and I like to turn that type of negative energy into a positive, to get good things out of it.

 

At 147 Curry had 11 bouts from when he won the title to his loss to Lloyd Honeyghan. In those contest out of 10 wins 8 of them were by KO. Curry didn’t give his opponents lots of movement he was a very patient boxer with a very tight defense and when the opportunity presented itself he would strike with shots that cracked. His KO record during his reign is evidence of his power. From 83 to 86 he was the best welter there was, ask Milton. If Ray would have come back and faced Curry during this time period then he would have lost. Now on the other hand if we are comparing a “Peak” Leonard vs. a “Peak” Curry, Ray wins every time. The McCallum that KOd Curry in 1987 was one of the greatest jr middles ever.

 

:good

 

Question time

Would you say SRL and Trainer advised Curry to fight Lloyd at this weight

A. As they were looking at a Curry - SRL match at the time

B. They wanted to ruin his career.

C. Neither

 

I have always belived Sugar Ray was more viscious as a business man then he was in the ring as a fighter. I believe they were suggesting what ever would benefit Ray.

 

I go for C............:rasta

 

"Based on everything I had seen prior to the fight, I can honestly say the loss wasn't a total surprise" Says Dave Goran, Curry's manager. "But even so I still felt he'd win"

Also two weeks before the Honeyghan fight, Curry stated to his advisor it would be best get a fight at junior middleweight and call the fight with Honeyghan off as he felt he could not make the weight. His adviser stated "Donald, I think you have the professional obligation to go ahead and make the weight and fight".

He was advised by manager Goram, and three over camp associates to move to 154lbs after his fight with Rodriquez, and he stubbornly refused stating "I liked being one of only two undisputed champions" he said "I don't want to give up my title after winning it".

Curry also felt six months without a scheduled fight and six months out of the gym hurt him. "I think the long lay off hurt me" Curry admitted "Its the reason I went up to 168. I should have stayed busy".

Gorman was not with Curry until three days before the fight, as Curry asked him not to come to training camp because they had an on going contract problem together.

Goram also stated "Everything done in training camp was different" and the manager adds "I didn't think he had enough carbohydrates in his diet. And I know he didn't take any potassium tablets. Those are simple things I never overlooked.

 

When Honeygan fought Curry , in the round Honeygan KO Curry as soon as the bell rang honeygan caught Curry by surprise by running over to Currys corner and punching him as Curry was getting of his stool

 

At the end of the day Donald has nobody to blame but himself. Tyson is in the same boat. Pryor too.

 

1982, Leonard wins. 1985, Curry wins. 1986, Honeyghan beats them both. It's that simple.

 

C. Neither. Trainer wanted Donald out of the way of a Hagler match because Hagler was ready to be taken and wanted Leonard to be first in line.

 

Yeah, they feared Curry would beat Hagler

:rofl

 

That's the one choice you left out and the best answer. :smoke

 

You're wearing those sunnies because it's Mary Jane in that cig right. Face all red and stuff