Welterweights: Luis Manuel Rodriguez vs Donald Curry

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 11 Nov 2007, 02:10

An excellent match between two great welterweight champions. Who wins this one?

dagosd2000 · Post by **dagosd2000** » 16 Nov 2007, 22:30

Can't believe no responses.Maybe I'm showing my age. Luis Manuel easy.
One of the most overlooked fighters of any era. His losses to Griffith were by split decisions. I thought he won all of them.The fight I thought the least impressive was his one win to gain the title. He was Cuban living in Florida and didn't have a great following. He fought a lot of guys in their hometowns. 120 fights only 13 losses. Like a lot of the greats went past his prime. Always gave you his money's worth.

Curry didn't fight the caliber of fighters nor the number of fights as "The Nose"

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 18 Nov 2007, 08:24

I'd go for Rodriguez too, though I think it would be a good competitive fight, but Luis was a cut above Curry... its a shame that Luis gets so few mentions these days....

enrique · Post by **enrique** » 18 Nov 2007, 08:26

Luis would have beaten Curry 100 out of 100.

Look at LMR record: wins over Emile Griffith, Curtis Cokes, Rocky Rivero, Skeeter McClure, Rubin Carter, George Benton, Gomeo Brennan, Benny Paret, etc etc etc....