Prime Donald Curry Was Awesome.

[Master]

I could watch Donald Curry over any other fighter including Tyson , JCC and Roy Jones. He was that good. Curry was a beautiful boxer, precision punching and good KO power and it was wonderful seeing him in action. Do not think there has been another fighter with his style of boxing. Saw fights of him at his peak beating Colin Jones, Starling, Jun Suk Hwang and brutal KO of Milton McCrory.

Why he became shot is another topic, but I did notice he started taking too many punches. He hurt McCallum the most I have ever seen with the right cross and he gave Norris and Nunn at their peak very uncomfortable and hard fights

Honeyghan was a brilliant fighter himself, on that night he may not have been denied by even a peak Curry, remember Lloyd was fearless, and even went to Italy and Koed their champ, but agreed peak Curry would have just held off Honyghan.

[ICB]

I could watch Donald Curry over any other fighter including Tyson , JCC and Roy Jones. He was that good. Curry was a beautiful boxer, precision punching and good KO power and it was wonderful seeing him in action. Do not think there has been another fighter with his style of boxing. Saw fights of him at his peak beating Colin Jones, Starling, Jun Suk Hwang and brutal KO of Milton McCrory.

Why he became shot is another topic, but I did notice he started taking too many punches. He hurt McCallum the most I have ever seen with the right cross and he gave Norris and Nunn at their peak very uncomfortable and hard fights

Honeyghan was a brilliant fighter himself, on that night he may not have been denied by even a peak Curry, remember Lloyd was fearless, and even went to Italy and Koed their champ, but agreed peak Curry would have just held off Honyghan.

Great response.

[JazMerkin]

As far as I'm concerned that WAS a prime Don Curry in there, just happens that night he came up against someone who refused to lose. It's not like there were signs like you could argue with Tyson, as Curry had looked awesome against McRory & Rodriguez before fighting Honeyghan.

On Tyson, personally I think that was prime Tyson. It's too easy to say someone wasn't prime just because they lose, and whilst I can see the argument with Tyson, I think that was the first time he got into the ring with a man who wasn't afraid of him & was that determined to beat him (obviously because of Douglas' mum passing). I generally think unless there's a particularly clear reason & the decline was very evident (as you could maybe argue with Tyson getting buzzed against Bruno) then we shouldn't always try to underrate a great upset by saying someone wasn't prime, just because we don't understand the logic of the underdog winning

[Violent Demise]

As far as I'm concerned that WAS a prime Don Curry in there, just happens that night he came up against someone who refused to lose. It's not like there were signs like you could argue with Tyson, as Curry had looked awesome against McRory & Rodriguez before fighting Honeyghan.

On Tyson, personally I think that was prime Tyson. It's too easy to say someone wasn't prime just because they lose, and whilst I can see the argument with Tyson, I think that was the first time he got into the ring with a man who wasn't afraid of him & was that determined to beat him (obviously because of Douglas' mum passing). I generally think unless there's a particularly clear reason & the decline was very evident (as you could maybe argue with Tyson getting buzzed against Bruno) then we shouldn't always try to underrate a great upset by saying someone wasn't prime, just because we don't understand the logic of the underdog winning

I to think it was a prime Curry in there that night. But it was also a weak, drained Curry in there. Curry was in no condition to fight that night. Honeyghan wasn't a bad fighter. But he was clearly at the right place at the right time.

[jamiebhoy]

As far as I'm concerned that WAS a prime Don Curry in there, just happens that night he came up against someone who refused to lose. It's not like there were signs like you could argue with Tyson, as Curry had looked awesome against McRory & Rodriguez before fighting Honeyghan.

On Tyson, personally I think that was prime Tyson. It's too easy to say someone wasn't prime just because they lose, and whilst I can see the argument with Tyson, I think that was the first time he got into the ring with a man who wasn't afraid of him & was that determined to beat him (obviously because of Douglas' mum passing). I generally think unless there's a particularly clear reason & the decline was very evident (as you could maybe argue with Tyson getting buzzed against Bruno) then we shouldn't always try to underrate a great upset by saying someone wasn't prime, just because we don't understand the logic of the underdog winning

Agree totally, that was a prime Curry, the argument seems to be whether it was a prime Curry on the particular night for whatever reason. Honeyghan was being given no chance against the replacement for SRL and current superstar, Curry had it all as far as style and power, the only thing was on that night he just couldn't work out how to keep a cyclone away. Honeyghan was just in the zone that night.
Up to that point I don't think Curry had showed signs of being on a slide, it went downhill prett fast afterwards and I think if credit is the right word then Honeyghan deserves 'credit' for starting the slide.
Like Tyson he just met a guy who would not conceive of losing that night.

[Master]

Curry should not have listened to that manipulative and evil SRL. Never liked him.

[C.J.Rock]

I lived in FT Worth Tx for many years and got to know Donald Curry & Dave Gorman quite well. The main reason Don lost to Honeyghan was he was suffering from the flu. He was in no fit condition to fight but Akhbar Muhammad ,, who had lured Don away from Dave Gorman insisted he fight
Don was weak as a kitten. Another person who did Don wrong was Saccharin Ray Leonard. Don wanted to move up and challenge Hagler. Leonard was supposedly " Advising" Don. He told told to wait while all the time negociating a Hagler fight for himself. what a judas he was

[RozzySean]

Curry has just started down the back 9 when he fought Honeyghan and Honeyghan was at his peak. Beating Curry was a heck of an achievement for Honeyghan. Curry was still a pretty good fighter at that point, but he never beat a top level fighter after the Honeyghan fight. Rossi was not top level. At their respective bests, Curry was better. Starling at his peak, when Curry fought him, was a better fighter than Honeyghan, no disrespect to Honeyghan. Curry beat him twice...the first fight being when he only had 14 pro fights...and this was the Marlon Starling who would go on to beat Mark Breland.

[Mr140]

He was a very good fighter but i thought that Ray Leonard could of knocked him out prime for prime would of been a good match up.

[Master]

As much as I hate SRL, he was better than Curry, could Curry beat Hearns I doubt it.

Curry could have been an ATG if he made the right choices, he may have been able to beat that version of Hagler that Leonard beat. Maybe.

[Mr140]

Well Master few things i am guessing you must be a Hagler fan if you hate Leonard that is what the reason is most of the time but good comment.

[Master]

I hate Leonard mainly because of the manipulative way he handled the comeback which is another topic. He was a great at Welter and that is where I give him credit, but still think he done Curry over the Hagler fight.