Donald Curry

Donald Curry ( born September 7, 1961 in Fort Worth, Texas as Donald Sample ) is a retired American boxer.

Professional career

After the successful amateur was prevented by the Olympic boycott of the United States in 1980 because to participate in the Olympic Games in Moscow, he was in the same year pro.

He suggested in the construction phase in 1982 the undefeated Marlon Starling, who never lost in his career by knockout. In the next fight he won in 1983 for the vacant WBA world title, and took a little later with the title of the newly formed IBF. Nino LaRocca and Welshman Colin Jones were very respected opponents. he could defeat in the following Titelvorzeitig, Starling he hit a second time on points.

1983 and 1984 was his older brother Bruce Curry also title holder of the WBC light welterweight.

On December 6, 1985, he met in a unification fight on the undefeated WBC champion Milton McCrory and won by knockout in the second round. But nine months later he was defeated as a sensational unleashing boxing Lloyd Honeyghan prematurely. He was never again the old man. After this defeat, he went up into the light middleweight.

On 18 July 1987 he was given against WBA champion Mike McCallum the chance to win a world title in this weight class. However, he lost by KO in the fifth round. Then finally a year later in July 1988 won the WBC title of the Italian Gianfranco Rosi, but could keep him just seven months, and already lost it in his first title defense to the Frenchman Rene Jacquot.

Then he climbed back up a weight class and tried on 18 October 1990 middleweight title after IBF version of the undefeated Michael Nunn to win, but lost again by knockout in the tenth round. Then he got thanks to its reputation still one more chance to fight the now held by Terry Norris WBC light middleweight title, failed in this title fight on June 1, 1991 but again by knockout in the eighth round, and then stepped back. 1997, he completed unsuccessfully last two fights.