Don Curry.....What Went Wrong?

[TBear]

Agreed, Honeyghan promised the earth but fizzled out, i would have backed the pre-Honeyghan Curry (Fighting as a light-middleweight) to beat both Leonard and Hearns.

huh???????????

[OLD JUD]

huh???????????

Tell me what part you don't understand and i'll try and clarify it for you.

[JAB5239]

Agreed, Honeyghan promised the earth but fizzled out, i would have backed the pre-Honeyghan Curry (Fighting as a light-middleweight) to beat both Leonard and Hearns.

Really, based on what?

[OLD JUD]

Really, based on what?

Based on his ability. And he could stand toe to toe all night, an attribute that both Leonard and Hearns would have had problems with because of their styles. I mention pre Honeyghan because he was never quite the same boxer after that fight. And light middle because he got to the point where he had to boil down to make welter.

Having said that, he probably would have given either of them a great fight at welter, had it been well before the Honeyghan bout.

[Pastrano]

The irony is, the same thing that spelled Curry's downfall also spelled Honeyghan's, the man who destroyed him. Ragamuffin Man also fell in love with his power and neglected his skills. And even more ironic is that he was destroyed by Starling, Curry's old rival.

[TBear]

Tell me what part you don't understand and i'll try and clarify it for you.

Obviously that will not be necessary.

[The Surgeon]

Curry is a fighter i should really try and see some more of, i think ive only seen the Colin Jones, Honeyghan and Norris fights to my shame...

Any performances to look out for in particular?

[Scott9945]

Curry is a fighter i should really try and see some more of, i think ive only seen the Colin Jones, Honeyghan and Norris fights to my shame...

Any performances to look out for in particular?

Look for the Starling rematch to exhibit his boxing skills and the McCrory fight to show his power.

[The Surgeon]

Look for the Starling rematch to exhibit his boxing skills and the McCrory fight to show his power.

will do man, cheers for the tips

[OLD JUD]

The irony is, the same thing that spelled Curry's downfall also spelled Honeyghan's, the man who destroyed him. Ragamuffin Man also fell in love with his power and neglected his skills. And even more ironic is that he was destroyed by Starling, Curry's old rival.

Agreed. And Honeyghan had only a fraction of Curry's talent, i saw quite a few of Honeyghans earlier domestic level fights and he looked awful in some of them.

Obviously that will not be necessary.

No problem, i hope you didn't get the impression i was being sarcastic with my reply, i just wondered if you wanted me to expand on my opinion.

Look for the Starling rematch to exhibit his boxing skills and the McCrory fight to show his power.

Two of the best fights to demonstrate his all round talent.
Try and find his fight with Roger Stafford. A first round TKO win, and Stafford was no mug, he had caused the '1981 Upset of the Year' (According to Ring Magazine) by beating former Welter king Pipino Cuevas, Stafford went on to take McCrory the full ten rounds.

Back in the early 80's the 'Golden Boy' of the welterweight division was McCrory, the critics ranked him as the natural successor to Leonard, in fact a few critics branded Curry as 'Boring'!

There was a school of thought that reckoned Curry might have been on the slide even before he turned pro, due to the phenomenal number of amateur fights he had. So there you have it, if he hadn't have burned out he might have been good......

McCrory had two close world title fights with the hard as nails Colin Jones, Curry was the only man to stop Jones, and he did it in style.