I'm in tears

[Queen_Leia]

I never meet Art Curry but Lampley and them have me in tears right now.....he must have been somebody special

RIP Arthur Curry,

I never meet you but may God bless you.

[Stab Judah]

R.I.P Arthur Curry

[ottoevans]

something about seeing grown men cry gets me

[boxer12]

i must be emo

cuz i got choked up too.

i hate death losses. i dont take it well.

[-Antonio-]

I admit I almost dropped a tear.

That picture with Kelly, Toney, Oscar, Bowe, and I think McGirt was cool.

[Queen_Leia]

He was only 49...the good do die young.

[mrpain81]

Very touching to see Merchant,Lampley and Steward all choked up. I never even heard of the guy and watching them almost started my water works.

R.I.P

[-EX-]

Any clarifications on the cause of death?


That was sad to see...Lampley could barely finish the telecast, and even Larry got choked up.

[MARKBNLV]

I am not the only one when i heard lampley choke up that tear definetly dropped very sad stuff.

[Stab Judah]

Unknown

DAILY NEWS WRITER

Thursday, April 9th 2009, 8:02 PM

Arthur Curry, director of talent relations for HBO Sports, who spent his childhood in foster homes and rose from his position as a part-time mailroom clerk to one of the most well-liked employees at HBO Sports for his work with fighters, died in his Greenpoint, Brooklyn, home on Wednesday. The death was disclosed by Brian Adams, a close friend and the director of the Daily News Golden Gloves.

Curry was 49.

The cause of death was unknown, though Adams said Thursday that Curry had undergone knee replacement surgery last year and was taking medication to deal with the after-effects.

"It looked like a heart attack, but you really have no way of knowing until the coroner's report comes back," said Adams.

Curry was a liaison for HBO between the executives and the talent, offering guidance to the boxers.

"He made the fighters feel comfortable," Adams said.

After being appointed to his position in 1996, Curry forged strong relationships with some of the network's top fighters like Roy Jones Jr., Arturo Gatti, Winky Wright, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"He came from nothing but he was able to build this tremendous career for himself," said Lou DiBella, as a programming executive at HBO worked with Curry. "He had the greatest people skills I've ever seen."

Curry's sister died of cancer just six weeks ago, DiBella said.

No funeral is planned, but a memorial service is scheduled in the next week or so, Adams said.