Emmett Linton vs. Donald Curry - Revision history

Reenthelawman at 02:38, 21 April 2019

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	*'''[[IBA]] ~~Junior~~ Middleweight Title''' (Vacant title)		*'''[[IBA]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Vacant title)

	==Summary==		==Summary==
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	[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/17/dean-juipe-no-pressure-on-welter-champion/ The ''Las Vegas Sun'' - April 17, 1997]<br>		[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/17/dean-juipe-no-pressure-on-welter-champion/ The ''Las Vegas Sun'' - April 17, 1997]<br>
	[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970708&slug=2548429 The ''Seattle Times'' - July 8, 1997]<br>		[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970708&slug=2548429 The ''Seattle Times'' - July 8, 1997]<br>

			{{start box}}
			{{Fight Succession Box\|
			before=[[Tim Shocks vs. Terrence Alli\|Shocks vs. Alli]]\|
			title=[[International Boxing Association Light Middleweight Title Fights\|IBA Light Middleweight Title Fight]]<br># 2\|
			after=[[Emmett Linton vs. Jose Alfredo Flores\|Linton vs. Flores]]\|
			}}
			{{end box}}

Earl at 20:45, 26 January 2014

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	Curry had been Linton's trainer and manager, but the two had a falling out in 1993. Linton said he didn't like the way Curry was handling his career.		Curry had been Linton's trainer and manager, but the two had a falling out in 1993. Linton said he didn't like the way Curry was handling his career.

	Their feud ~~really~~ erupted ~~when Curry accused Linton of giving information to the mother of one of Curry's children, which Linton denied~~. ~~The two got into a fight, and guns were drawn but not used. Curry filed charges, but they were later dropped. Shortly afterwards, Curry went to jail for not paying child support.~~		Their feud erupted in 1995.

	When Curry made his comeback to the ring, he asked [[Bob Arum]] to get him a fight with Linton. Knowing that a good feud can sell a fight, Arum made the match, ~~which was~~ dominated ~~by Linton~~. Curry ~~was dropped~~ in the first round and stopped in the seventh.		Curry accused Linton of giving information to the mother of one of Curry's children, which Linton denied. Curry said, "He let some information out about me that eventually led to me going to prison, and I confronted him about it."

			The two got into a street fight. Guns were involved but not used. Curry filed charges, but they were later dropped. Shortly afterwards, Curry went to jail for not paying child support. "I've been focused on fighting Emmett ever since," Curry said.

			When Curry made his comeback to the ring, he asked [[Bob Arum]] to get him a fight with Linton. Knowing that a good feud can sell a fight, Arum made the match. Curry's purse was $30,000 and Linton earned $50,000.

			Linton thoroughly dominated the fight. He dropped Curry in the first round and stopped in the seventh.

	"I was weak as hell," Curry said in his dressing room after the fight. "Man, I was weak. I'm real disappointed."		"I was weak as hell," Curry said in his dressing room after the fight. "Man, I was weak. I'm real disappointed."

	It was later discovered that Curry had been suffering from acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas that can produce nausea, vomiting, fatigue, high blood pressure and a tenderness of the abdomen.		It was later discovered that Curry had been suffering from acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas that can produce nausea, vomiting, fatigue, high blood pressure and a tenderness of the abdomen.

			"That condition pre-existed the fight," said Phil Hamilton, Curry's manager. "We're thinking maybe that explains why Donald felt so weak during the fight, and why maybe he deserves the chance to fight again."

			Curry returned to the gym when he was well and planned to fight again. "I hope to give a better account of myself," he said. "I wasn't in shape and wasn't who I thought I was that night." However, Curry never did return to the ring.

	==Articles==		==Articles==
	[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/10/curry-looks-bad-vs-linton/ The ''Las Vegas Sun ~~News~~'' - April 10, 1997]<br>		[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/08/curry-comeback-goes-beyond-ring/ The ''Las Vegas Sun'' - April 8, 1997]<br>
	[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/17/dean-juipe-no-pressure-on-welter-champion/ The ''Las Vegas Sun ~~News~~'' - April 17, 1997]<br>		[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/10/curry-looks-bad-vs-linton/ The ''Las Vegas Sun'' - April 10, 1997]<br>
			[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/17/dean-juipe-no-pressure-on-welter-champion/ The ''Las Vegas Sun'' - April 17, 1997]<br>
	[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970708&slug=2548429 The ''Seattle Times'' - July 8, 1997]<br>		[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970708&slug=2548429 The ''Seattle Times'' - July 8, 1997]<br>

Earl at 22:49, 25 January 2014

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			*'''[[IBA]] Junior Middleweight Title''' (Vacant title)

			==Summary==
	Curry had been Linton's trainer and manager, but the two had a falling out in 1993. Linton said he didn't like the way Curry was handling his career.		Curry had been Linton's trainer and manager, but the two had a falling out in 1993. Linton said he didn't like the way Curry was handling his career.

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	It was later discovered that Curry had been suffering from acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas that can produce nausea, vomiting, fatigue, high blood pressure and a tenderness of the abdomen.		It was later discovered that Curry had been suffering from acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas that can produce nausea, vomiting, fatigue, high blood pressure and a tenderness of the abdomen.

			==Articles==
	~~'''Sources:'''<br>~~
	[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/10/curry-looks-bad-vs-linton/ The ''Las Vegas Sun News'' - April 10, 1997]<br>		[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/10/curry-looks-bad-vs-linton/ The ''Las Vegas Sun News'' - April 10, 1997]<br>
	[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/17/dean-juipe-no-pressure-on-welter-champion/ The ''Las Vegas Sun News'' - April 17, 1997]<br>		[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/17/dean-juipe-no-pressure-on-welter-champion/ The ''Las Vegas Sun News'' - April 17, 1997]<br>
	[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970708&slug=2548429 The ''Seattle Times'' - July 8, 1997]<br>		[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970708&slug=2548429 The ''Seattle Times'' - July 8, 1997]<br>

Earl at 22:42, 25 January 2014

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	Curry had been Linton's trainer and manager~~. The~~ two had a falling out in 1993. Linton said he didn't like the way Curry was handling his career. Their feud really erupted when Curry accused Linton of giving information to the mother of one of Curry's children, which Linton denied. The two got into a fight, and guns were drawn but not used. Curry filed charges, but they were later dropped. Shortly afterwards, Curry went to jail for not paying child support.

			Curry had been Linton's trainer and manager, but the two had a falling out in 1993. Linton said he didn't like the way Curry was handling his career.

			Their feud really erupted when Curry accused Linton of giving information to the mother of one of Curry's children, which Linton denied. The two got into a fight, and guns were drawn but not used. Curry filed charges, but they were later dropped. Shortly afterwards, Curry went to jail for not paying child support.

	When Curry made his comeback to the ring, he asked [[Bob Arum]] to get him a fight with Linton. Knowing that a good feud can sell a fight, Arum made the match, which was dominated by Linton. Curry was dropped in the first round and stopped in the seventh.		When Curry made his comeback to the ring, he asked [[Bob Arum]] to get him a fight with Linton. Knowing that a good feud can sell a fight, Arum made the match, which was dominated by Linton. Curry was dropped in the first round and stopped in the seventh.

	Sources:		"I was weak as hell," Curry said in his dressing room after the fight. "Man, I was weak. I'm real disappointed."
	*''The Las Vegas ~~Review-Journal~~'' April 6, 1997
	*''~~The~~ Seattle Times'' July 8, 1997		It was later discovered that Curry had been suffering from acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas that can produce nausea, vomiting, fatigue, high blood pressure and a tenderness of the abdomen.


			'''Sources:'''<br>
			[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/10/curry-looks-bad-vs-linton/ The ''Las Vegas Sun News'' - April 10, 1997]<br>
			[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/17/dean-juipe-no-pressure-on-welter-champion/ The ''Las Vegas Sun News'' - April 17, 1997]<br>
			[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970708&slug=2548429 The ''Seattle Times'' - July 8, 1997]<br>

Jm47130 at 20:26, 15 June 2008

2008-06-15T20:26:27Z

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	~~Corner stoppage~~. Curry ~~down~~ in the ~~1st~~.		Curry had been Linton's trainer and manager. The two had a falling out in 1993. Linton said he didn't like the way Curry was handling his career. Their feud really erupted when Curry accused Linton of giving information to the mother of one of Curry's children, which Linton denied. The two got into a fight, and guns were drawn but not used. Curry filed charges, but they were later dropped. Shortly afterwards, Curry went to jail for not paying child support.

			When Curry made his comeback to the ring, he asked [[Bob Arum]] to get him a fight with Linton. Knowing that a good feud can sell a fight, Arum made the match, which was dominated by Linton. Curry was dropped in the first round and stopped in the seventh.

			Sources:
			*''The Las Vegas Review-Journal'' April 6, 1997
			*''The Seattle Times'' July 8, 1997

Rowdytimothy: Fight:11549 moved to Emmett Linton vs. Donald Curry

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Fight:11549 moved to Emmett Linton vs. Donald Curry

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Red at 05:42, 15 April 2008

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	Corner stoppage. Curry down in the 1st.		Corner stoppage. Curry down in the 1st.

Blackie at 21:55, 21 February 2005

2005-02-21T21:55:48Z

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Corner stoppage. Curry down in the 1st.