Donald Curry vs Marlon Starling

[@jperez9805]

Back when young and undefeated fighters weren't afraid to put their records on the line...on free TV!

[@darylwoodard1054]

In retrospect, neither should have fought the other at this time, especially Curry, he had a lot more to lose.

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

How else would they have got paid ?

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

@@darylwoodard1054 Aye, they shoulda stayed home with mammy n her friends gossiping about the neighbors n complaining about men, like you do.

[@darylwoodard1054]

@@SPIDERM0OSE You dumbass, you know nothing of what is being discussed.

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

@@darylwoodard1054 I kno, Im guilty. Ive no excuse for not spending more time with you n the girls gossiping n complaining down at the hairdressers but its just this damn masculinity of mine dictating that I keep things real, call a spade a spade n point n laff at hand holding weak bitches when I see em.

[@sportsglobally146]

Marlon Starlin was such an underrated boxer I saw him destroy Breham and Honeygon with ultimate ease

[@coolezum]

Ya man, he got screwed.

[@reycesarcarino4653]

Starling has some long ass arm's no wonder he used the high guard so effectively his forearms cover his ribs effectively

[@Kedbuka]

Nice upload, thank you. Great match-up. Two outstanding welters. Starling sure was a tough guy to fight. Very strong, quick, awkward, and a hard puncher. Curry had his hands full here.

[@cosimotiritiello2405]

When Don Curry held up at long range, and don't be afraid of your opponent.

[@nurvraxartproductions6145]

Both top fighters. Loved starling’s defence

[@TheJgraves21]

Not the first time I've disagreed with Lederman. I think Marlon caught a lot of Curry's punches on the gloves, forearms, and elbows. I guess he didn't score Marlon's body work either.

[@coolezum]

Marlon was screwed by the crooked judges.

[@johndoe-qg7jp]

Yep 👍🏾

[@gezparks9630]

In my view Starling definitely deserved the decision. Much busier, quicker and more effective punching and defence. I honestly could only give the last round to Curry and thats probably due to Starling finally tiring after pressing rhe whole fight up until that point!

[@CaseyCook-xs2ob]

This 80s boxing never again will be an era like this

[@CONTENDER791]

Clancy is a terrible commentator, he says he doesnt like Starlings peekaboo defense. Starling is one of the greatest in the pocket defensive fighers in history.

[@yuljohnson6838]

Starling was fearless,he fought the best! Didn't duck anybody like alot of champions do! Starling never let another fighter get the best of his heart and soul!!

[@danielburress94]

I was ten years old watching this bout.

[@serenityinside1]

thanks for the update

[@stevex8409]

I had Curry winning this. He didn't really get started until the 4th but he landed the more cleaner shots. Starling didn't do enough and don't think the showboating helped his cause.

[@yuljohnson847]

Great fight by 2 outstanding fighters. Marlon starling whom ive never seen get hit by a real solid punch throughout his whole carrer due to his beautiful defense was an exceptional fighter. Although he was hit solid by Tomas molinaries but that was after the bell. Marlon starling is an all time great. Donald Curry was also a major force in the ring,known for his willingness to fight anybody and his skills. His willingness to fight Hagler whom he never got to fight has always impressed me. Cause i always thought that Hagler was a much better fighter than Curry but Curry was still willing to answer that challenge, very impressive!!!

[@harryheath9928]

Starling and Curry were major competition for the Sugar man in their primes

[@NONcorrupt]

This was a close fight.

[@CommKommando]

Marlon said Curry was the best he faced and he had the best defense

[@reycesarcarino4653]

Yeah Don was good but he should have left the welters after he beat the Ice man cause even here when Marlon starts putting pressure him he goes back rather than circling Starling

[@carljacobson7156]

Marlon Starling is so f*cking confident because his impenetrable Guard was so tight that opponents couldn't hit him cleanly - even super puncher Mark Breland. A Master of the Boxing Guard. And I'm a big Donald Curry fan - he should have been the next Sugar Ray, a superstar.

[@pkeletaona]

Bravo Marlon Starling 👏🏽👏🏽👊👊💪💪

[@keithcampbell6806]

Good evening l have watched this fight many times over the years. Every time l scored it without listening to the commentators it is aclose win for Starling. Marlon deserved this decision definitely. Curry won the return but not this one.

[@yuljohnson2467]

Marlon was one tough guy to fight,i really don't think Donald won this fight. Marlon was throwing more and landing more. I never got the thumbs down that 2nd to Nunn got for his performance against Marlon. Marlon was one of the best fighters of that era and just because Nunn wasn't able to walk right through Starling they called it lackluster. You don't just walk through Starling, his defense and offense is too good for that. I gave Nunn all the credit in the world for his performance against Starling. Starling is a great fighter and i miss his participation in the sport to this day,he really made the sport exciting!!!

[@marksmith8000]

Them were the days

[@bgood213]

Marlon was a very sore loser. He lost at a simple ping pong game and threw the paddle across the room and stormed out

[@Belburg]

LOL. And he probably shouldn't have taken this fight, Let Donald and Milton duke it out, fight the winner around mid-1983

[@CaseyCook-xs2ob]

So much technique displayed here fighters today need to take notes

[@willmac5642]

Robbed

[@침돌이-m9p]

I think starling won

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

The more skillful the boxer the harder it is to see what he does well. Don Curry was almost too subtlety skilled for his own good. Gil Clancy said it best when he said he was cute on the inside. 50/50 fight from start to finish, Starling can count himself unlucky not to have at least got a draw, anything more than that woulda been a crime against Curry. Im gonna have to watch some more of Curry to see where he can be got at. Yea yea, Honeyghan out hustled him n made it a street fight, Thats the obvious way but McCallum, Norris nor Nunn didn't outbox him. They beat him but didnt school him n he was making McCallum look like the poor relation up until he landed that "get outa jail free " long left hook I rekon Curry had mental blocks, held himself back a bit. Curry is basic but slick, hes kinda stiff but hes relaxed, he does nothing flamboyant but he keeps yer attention. I rekon Curry is just one of those guys ya gotta get in there with n pay the price to find out.

[@outlawboxing1923]

Curry is a great boxer no doubt but macculum outsmarted him to setup that knockout look at the the fight again he picked up on curry habits and flaws and timed the left hook beautifully one of the best ko in boxing history especially against someone as skilled as curry

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

@@outlawboxing1923 That wasn't set up, he threw it in anger n frustration. McCallum was a very clever boxer n you may be correct but its not wat I seen. Wanna see a KO set up look how Canelo set Khan up over 3 rounds. Look how Sugar Ray Leonard set up Dave Boy Green over 2:rounds or watch Sugar Ray Robinson how he would condition van opponent to accept a certain shot, usually a hook to the body then pull the rug out from under him. McCallum threw reactively coz Curry was was doing the setting up n executing. McCallum wasnt exactly in desperation mode but he was entering it, he refused to play ball but he set nothing up there. Curry got caught admiring his own work n paid the price for that novice mistake against a great fighter.

[@outlawboxing1923]

SPIDERM0OSE I haven seen the fight for years but from what I remember macculum set up curry from faking to the body which was his trademark then going upstairs green and khan were domestic British level fighters much easy to set them up then someone like curry even way if it was curry mistake macculum took advantage of it making him the better fighter on the night

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

@@outlawboxing1923 Khan is an Olympic Silver, Curry coulda at best only got to the same stage of the contest as him Khan has won at least one n fought world titles at different weights, on the night he might not have won em all but he was beyond British domestic level, way beyond it. Lloyd Honeyghan was closer to British domestic level than Khan n he stopped Curry. Green was European Champion, back then with no IBF or WBO its the equivalent of holding one of the big 4 world titles. Leonard is an all time great n made it look way easier than it was, Green was a good fighter about where Liam Smith is today n maybe a slight step down from Ricky Hatton but he was beyond domestic Brit level. Brits back then didn't get to the world stage unless they had a genuine chance of winning, there was far less opportunities back then, on any given night its a 50/50 fight between Hatton & Green. And yes, that one moment of the fight, that one moment in that entire night where McCallum had more success & quality than Curry was enough to get him the win, thats boxing at the top level, one lapse in concentration n its game over, well done, well spotted 👍

[@outlawboxing1923]

SPIDERM0OSE I disagree with khan yes he did achieve things at the world level to be fair and he was a great amateur but that’s only to the lack of depth in pro boxing these days in the 80s khan would have been irrelevant thing about this he got outsmarted by Danny Garcia who figured him out in 3 rounds hahahahaha he made Danny Garcia look like a prime duran smh

[@tueemsyhu4846]

Decent Fight! I say Starling WON B/C he was busy on the inside!!

[@yuljohnson847]

These are one of those decisions i never understood. Not one time do i recall where curry landed a real meaniful punch on starling. Starling was catching everything with his superb defense. Starling was a very tough fighter for anybody to fight, even Michael Nunn( who i think is the best fighter Starling ever fought) had a hard time landing on Starling. Starling was a complete fighter, excellent defense that had a great bag of offense mixed in with that. Starling was catching curry with just about everything he wanted to throw, including uppercuts. No discredit to curry, good fighter i just think he lost this fight by a huge margin.

[@jimred5700]

I`ve become convinced that what cost Starling throughout his career was his unique attitude. It`s a strange mixture of hubris/entitlement. It definitely jarred with the judges.

[@reycesarcarino4653]

He didn't get hit solid often so he thought he was untouchable when he was fighting problem was he wasn't busy enough at times

[@CONTENDER791]

No way Curry won that fight.

[@deontesampson1087]

First off Much respect to both of these legendary craftsmen but for those of you who really think curry won this fight knows nothing about the art of boxing you're just talking out your neck and agreeing with the commentators instead of actually studying what's really going on respect to the real boxing pugilist in this comment section!🥊🥊

[@joeygonzo]

Look at those tiny 8 oz Reyes gloves .Floyd would have had them wear pillows. Great warriors!

[@jamesstratton9552]

LOL,....... ah you killed me man:)) .................so true:)

[@octofish]

+Joey Gonza Right? HA! Floyd made his opponents wear those giant maxi pads.

[@joeygonzo]

Joe Horizon Marlon Starling was Floyd Sr's daddy too. Marlon beat him twice .

[@raymichael1175]

Sugar Ray Leonard in round 9 Curry threw a combination that was block twice, and Starling said you can't hit me. The commentators talked as if he got hit, and the punches were clearly caught on the arms. Through the whole fight Starling landed the cleaner punches, and the most affective.

[@yuljohnson5502]

Great fight,Moochie was one hard guy to fight. His defense was the best in the business. You couldn't hit him with a semi! This fight was way too close to give it to Donald like that. Not taking anything away from the Cobra but don't think he won this fight. But no complaints cause im a fan of both fighters.

[@ghettowizard3602]

Donald curry was too slick for moochie marlan starling! At least at this point in there careers. Look at Curry's hand speed. He had good power also!! Man curry was a great fighter in his prime!

[@MrCrystalcranium]

Can't stand SRL as a fight color guy. When HBO hired him, they wanted him to take some broadcasting instruction but Ray told them to stick it. His lack of polish showed all through his career with CBS and HBO. Mixed syntax, clichés galore and urban, street pronunciations ("..takin' punches to da heeaaaaad). He rode his reputation as a fighter for a long time (...I mean "tahhhhime") as a broadcaster. Sounds so much worse when paired with Ryan and Clancy, two excellent professionals. I was always amazed how Tim Ryan could call ANYTHING with excellence. He did it all...Hockey, Basketball, Football and Boxing with great narration and skill. He was terrific at picking up punches that were significant in a fight and not awed by the flash of blazing combinations where only a punch or two landed with any kind of effect.

[@grahamchilds821]

Magic man starling the best of the 70s and 80s a class boxer

[@johndoe-qg7jp]

Starling won the first seven rounds and Curry won the eight and twelth rounds. Starling won one or two of the other rounds. Big time robbery 😮 Biased commentary for Curry because he was to be the next Sugar Ray. As Starling said, Curry wasn't all that special!

[@raymichael1175]

Marlon Starling dominated this fight what the hell was you all watching. Curry couldn't even hit him. This fight was mostly fought in the inside it was Robby. Curry got schooled it was politics they wanted to market Curry. Starling dominated the inside you people give fights tobwho you like not by whatvis going on in the fight.

[@gordonferrar7782]

My wife's just gone to the Caribbean. Jamaica? no it was her choice.

[@lindseygreene1403]

Gordon Ferrar

[@raymichael1175]

The commentators were terrible they be paid to lead the viewers away from who's really winning, because of politics. They pick their star.

[@indiglo1971]

I think Freddy Roach trained Marlon Starling in his victory over Virgil Hill.

[@Anthony-Testicali]

@indiglo1971.....yeah that was a great late round stoppage over virgil hill

[@uncletony6210]

@@Anthony-Testicali what are you guys talking about?

[@Anthony-Testicali]

@@uncletony6210 its irony uncle..sarcasm ...at the imagined fight indiglo thinks happened Your respectful nephew Raja

[@uncletony6210]

@@Anthony-Testicali ok, I was worried about the twos of you for a moment, but I'm still concerned about old man indiglo. he's remembering things that never were...

[@Anthony-Testicali]

@@uncletony6210 you were right to call us out uncle 80% of people on the net talk out of their backside about stuff that didnt happen .

[@uameamalositagatanofoalii7226]

Starling choked. Curry overrated

[@jaree2k]

I agree with nvirzi nvirzi he was a very good fighter. He wasn't over rated.

[@yuljohnson847]

Great fight by 2 outstanding fighters. Marlon starling whom ive never seen get hit by a real solid punch throughout his whole carrer due to his beautiful defense was an exceptional fighter. Although he was hit solid by Tomas molinaries but that was after the bell. Marlon starling is an all time great. Donald Curry was also a major force in the ring,known for his willingness to fight anybody and his skills. His willingness to fight Hagler whom he never got to fight has always impressed me. Cause i always thought that Hagler was a much better fighter than Curry but Curry was still willing to answer that challenge, very impressive!!!

[@kufujitsu]

Agreed. Curry tried to move up & got picked apart in title fights by McCallum, Norris, & then Nunn. Imagine what Prime Hagler would have done to him.......

[@staffh3815]

@@kufujitsu McCallum would have beat hagler

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

@@staffh3815 LoLz

[@keithcampbell6806]

Curry didn't try to move up .He had to evenbat this point he already was havimg trouble making 147lbs. He should've moved up immediately after unifying. Unfortunately he neverbwould ve made it past McCallum at no point in time.​@@kufujitsu