Donald Curry

Donald Curry was born on September 7th, 1961, in Fort Worth, Texas, and began his professional boxing career on December 26th, 1980, at the age of 19, having won his debut fight against Mario Tineo via 1st round TKO. Curry fought a total of 40 professional fights from 1980 to 1997 against some of the best that the sport had to offer. By the time he retired in 1997, he had won 34 out of 40 fights, with 25 of these wins coming via knockout.

Curry was an extraordinary talented boxer and quickly made a name for himself by winning 24 consecutive wins following his debut. On February 13th, 1983, after only 15 professional fights, Curry fought against Jun-Suk Hwang for the welterweight WBA (vacant) title, winning the fight via 15 round unanimous decision, and thus becoming the welterweight champion of the world. This was a massive feat for a young boxer and marked his arrival as an up-and-coming superstar in the sport of boxing.

Curry's professional career lasted over 16 years, from 1980 to 1997, and he competed in three different weight classes: welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight. He held five world titles in two weight classes and successfully defended his titles seven times. His title-fight knockout wins count stands at seven, while he lost five fights via knockout.

Curry was commonly referred to as the "Lone Star Cobra" and was highly respected amongst his peers and the boxing community in general. His professionalism and dedication to his craft made him a formidable opponent both in and out of the ring.

One of the greatest highlights of his career was on September 3rd, 1983, when he defended his WBA welterweight title against Roger Stafford, winning the fight via 1st round TKO. Curry's path of glory continued when he fought Marlon Starling on February 4th, 1984, for the USBA welterweight title. At the time, he was praised for beating Marlon Starling via 15 round unanimous decision, becoming a unified welterweight world champion, and holding both the WBA and IBF welterweight world-champion belts.

On April 21st, 1984, he went on to defend his WBA and IBF welterweight titles against Elio Diaz, winning the fight via 7th round RTD. This marked his third title defense and was an excellent demonstration of his prowess in the ring. In September of the same year, Curry went on to defend his titles once again against Nino La Rocca, ending the fight with a 6th round KO.

Donald Curry's hardest bout during his career came against Lloyd Honeyghan, who defeated him via 6th round RTD on September 27th, 1986. The loss ended Curry's 25-fight win streak, and to date, Honeyghan remains the only boxer to have stopped Curry five times in his career.

Curry's career saw him fight some of the best the sport had to offer, including Milton McCrory, Eduardo Rodriguez, Nino La Rocca, Colin Jones, Elio Diaz, Roger Stafford, and James Green. Curry's impressive record includes 34 wins, five losses, and seven title defenses that spanned over five years. Curry retired as a legend in boxing and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2019.

The influence that Curry had on the sport of boxing is undeniable. He was a talented boxer with tremendous skill, speed, and power that earned him respect from both his fans and his rivals. Curry's achievements have gone down in history books, and he will always be remembered as a true champion of the sport.

Donald Curry Fight Record