How good was Donald Curry?

[tonysoprano]

Always thought he was technically stunning. Before his loss to Honeyghan he was being rated number 1 P4P. The left hook on McCrory is still one of the best punches i have ever seen.



He never seems to get mentioned in any ATG convos but in his prime he was a great fighter.

[TBear]

Excellent boxer. I felt like so many others, he fell in love with the knockout and that might have led to his downfall.

[lackluster]

He was awesome. One of the best in his time, I think.

[VegasMichael]

I was a big Curry fan. A lot of good fighters in that era so he may have been somewhat overshadowed. If I recall there was sometimes drama with his camps and managers and he did have a temper. I remember after one fight(can't remember the opponent) he came up behind the guy and just Pearl Harbor rabbit punched him as retribution for what Curry thought had been dirty fighting by his opponent during the fight.

[OctoberRed]

I was a big Curry fan. A lot of good fighters in that era so he may have been somewhat overshadowed.

Damn right he was, 100% agree.

[just the facts]

Curry was outstanding. He fought some good fighters before losing to Honeyghan. He beat Starling twice and McCrory in showdown of undefeated champions. Just when it seemed like everything was going his way he lost to Honeyghan . He blamed it on weight loss and there's probably some truth to that. He moved up to 154, fought a tune up or two and took on a ATG in McCallum. He was doing well (leading on all card) when he got caught with a great counter and stopped in the fourth. In my opinion Curry was never the same. He had some more success but just never looked the same.

[OctoberRed]

Curry was outstanding. He fought some good fighters before losing to Honeyghan. He beat Starling twice and McCrory in showdown of undefeated champions. Just when it seemed like everything was going his way he lost to Honeyghan . He blamed it on weight loss and there's probably some truth to that. He moved up to 154, fought a tune up or two and took on a ATG in McCallum. He was doing well (leading on all card) when he got caught with a great counter and stopped in the fourth. In my opinion Curry was never the same. He had some more success but just never looked the same.

Ranked as one of McCallum's best performances by some.

[The Old LefHook]

Mosley level.

[The Old LefHook]

Excellent boxer. I felt like so many others, he fell in love with the knockout and that might have led to his downfall.

TBear, I had quadrillions of points. They disappeared. What happened to them? I need them back.

[johnbook]

Yeah, I remember him being touted as the next
SRL.