Browsing Tag Donald Curry

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  March 19, 1983: McCrory vs Jones I

  In the late 70’s and early 80’s professional prizefighting was enjoying a serious resurgence with major stars such as Hearns, Hagler, Mancini, Duran, Arguello and Holmes inspiring keen ...

  On March 19, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Sept. 27, 1986: Curry vs Honeyghan

  Remember when Britain’s Kell Brook attempted to shake up the sports world by challenging powerful middleweight KO artist Gennady Golovkin? Naturally, Brook was a big underdog as he moved ...

  On September 27, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Aug. 23, 1986: McCallum vs Jackson

  When Julian “The Hawk” Jackson challenged Mike “The Body Snatcher” McCallum on this day in 1986, for the latter’s WBA junior middleweight strap, it wasn’t just a match-up ...

  On August 23, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  July 18, 1987: McCallum vs Curry

  When Sugar Ray Leonard retired for the first time in 1982 it was a shock that left a huge vacuum in the sport. Over the next few years, ...

  On July 18, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Underdogs, The Real Deal, And Me

  “I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali himself, but also the victory of the underdog. Back ...

  On March 24, 2017 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Let Boxing Decide

  So now Keith Thurman is under fire from critical boxing fans. Why? Because he took a vicious body shot from Luis Collazo during their PBC match last week. ...

  On July 16, 2015 / By Sean Crose