Roberto Duran vs Donald Curry 147lbs

Not the Duran that fought Leonard, his quickness threw Leonard off

 

Ray stood in front of him. What happened in the second fight to Duran's quickness?

 

That could happen, if he could avoid being taggd by Milton's right.

 

That's real truth, sad because his fight with Curry should have been more competitive.

 

From Carlos Palomino’s “The Best I Faced.”

Best overall: “It has to be Roberto Duran. I always had the idea that he was just a brawler. What surprised me was that the guy could really box — going in and out, the feints, it was just a surprise to me. It impressed me how quick his shots were and how much power he had. And his movement surprised me.”

Fastest feet: “Duran. Watch him in his prime, with Ray Leonard or my fight with him. Watch him as a lightweight. He had the ability to move in and out so quickly. I’ve said that Manny Pacquiao reminds me a lot of Duran.”

Smartest: Benitez or Duran. Maybe Benitez was natural boxer. It was almost like he had a sixth sense. I don’t think I caught him solid in my fight with him. It seemed like he knew what was coming all the time.”

Best defense: I would say Benitez and Duran (tie) again. As I said, it was like Benitez had a sixth sense, like he knew what was coming. Duran was hard to catch also. I was trying to counter what he was doing but I couldn’t because of his quickness. They were both good defensive fighters.

 

Curry i think was 400-5 as an ameteur boxer. If my memory serves me correct he made the 1980 Olympic team.
Curry was the undisputed Welterweight Champion.
And years past his prime he crushed the awkward Rosi for the jr. Middleweight title.
Ray Leonard was a greater boxer then Curry because he had the intangibles Donald lacked like toughness and a better chin.
But make no mistake about the boxing skills-Curry had as much as Ray did maybe even a little more .
Curry in his prime was tough to hit and threw straight punches and could move very well.
Marlon Starling was a great boxer and while i think the first bout with Curry should have been a draw Curry beat the crap out of Starling the second time. And on the inside
Curry is a very big welterweight who was burning down from almost Lightheavy to make Welter .

 

If you hire and PAY someone to advise and help your career and they give you bad advice on PURPOSE thats stabbing someone behind the back.
Hagler vs Curry?? Are you kidding me? That was the fight EVERYONE wanted to see- the two best pound for pound boxers going against one another.
Curry had just CRUSHED and unbeaten KRONK boxer on HBO thier wad no readon for him to stay at welter- he had cleaned out the divison.
UNLESS someone was advising you to stay there.

 

Amateur achievements

• 1977 National Junior Olympics Champion (132 lbs)
• 1978 National AAU Champion (139 lbs)
• 1979 National AAU Champion (147 lbs)
• 1980 National Golden Gloves Champion (147 lbs)
• 1980 World Cup Champion (147 lbs)
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  U.S. Olympic Team Member (147 lbs). Curry defeated Davey Moore at the U.S. Olympic Trials,
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  In 2007 he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[3]

 

The subject was handspeed. Your answering your own question.
Let's Play Jeopardy....Why would Ray Leonard have to put his track shows on against a guy who was
Smaller
Didn't have power @47
Didn't have quick hands
Was 3 iches shorter.

Yet he has to change tactics..interesting.

He was definitely no Sugar Ray Robinson.

 

Are you honestly saying that the Roberto Duran who beat a young prime Ray Leonard would lose to Donald Curry? He's at a much higher level than Donald

 

Bingo,

 

I never said Duran was not great. He hit Hearns with two right hand when Hearns was in range. If you were in range he was a master and a natural at that, so Ray had to take that away from Duran. Get out of his range and hit him before he was hit. And he did. Yes obviously fighting inside with Duran does not work. Duran was a more natural fighter than Ray. More instinctive.. Ray was faster. He had to use what he had. Most fighters do.

 

I am not saying that, I am just saying it would not be that easy either. Duran had weaknesses and Donald had fast hands.