Donald Curry

Class of 2019
Modern Category
Hall of Fame bio: [1]

Name: Donald Curry
Alias: Lone Star Cobra
Birth Name: Donald Sample
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 177cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Managers: Dave Gorman, Akbar Muhammad
Trainers: Paul Reyes, Dave Gorman
Cut Man: Ace Marotta
Donald Curry Gallery

Donald Curry is the younger brother of fellow boxers Bruce Curry and Graylin Curry. Bruce and Donald were the first brothers to hold world titles at the same time.

Amateur Achievements

• Curry's purported amateur boxing record is usually listed as 400-4, while some sources claim 400-6. Curry thinks he might have had more than 404 amateur bouts, but he is sure he lost only four times. [2]
• 1977 National Junior Olympics 132-pound Champion.
• 1978 National AAU 139-pound Champion. Defeated Bobby Joe Young in the final.
• 1979 National AAU 147-pound Champion. Defeated Ronnie Newton in the final.
• 1980 National Golden Gloves 147-pound Champion. Defeated Jake Torrance in the final.
• 1980 World Cup 147-pound Champion. Defeated Kamau Wanyuike in the final.
• 1980 United States Olympic Trials 147-pound Champion. Defeated Davey Moore in the final. Curry did not compete in the Olympics due to the U.S. boycott.

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 9 opponents (7 by KO) beaten in world title fights.
  • 1 opponent (1 by KO) in World Light Middleweight Title fights.
  • 8 opponents (6 by KO) in World Welterweight Title fights.
• 9-5 (7 KOs) in world title fights.
• 6-5 (2 KOs) against former, current and future world champions:
  • Won against Marlon Starling (twice), Milton McCrory, Carlos Santos, Lupe Aquino, Gianfranco Rosi.
  • Lost against Lloyd Honeyghan, Mike McCallum, Rene Jacquot, Michael Nunn, Terry Norris.

Notes

June 1985 issue of World Boxing magazine

• Defeated Jun-Suk Hwang by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA Welterweight Championship on February 13, 1983.
• Defeated Marlon Starling by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to defend the IBF Welterweight Championship on February 4, 1984.
  Curry had been awarded the title by the newly founded IBF before the fight. [3]
• Defeated WBC Welterweight Champion Milton McCrory by a second-round KO to become the Undisputed World Welterweight Champion on December 6, 1985.
• The Ring named Curry and Marvin Hagler Co-Fighters of the Year for 1985.
• Lost the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship to Lloyd Honeyghan by a sixth-round TKO on September 27, 1986.
  Named The Ring Upset of the Year and KO Magazine Upset of the Year.
• Lost to WBA Super Welterweight Champion Mike McCallum by a fifth-round KO on July 18, 1987.
  Named KO Magazine Knockout of the Year.
• Defeated Gianfranco Rosi by a ninth-round TKO to win the WBC Super Welterweight Championship on July 8, 1988.
• Lost the WBC Super Welterweight Championship to Rene Jacquot by a twelve-round unanimous decision on February 11, 1989.
  Named The Ring Upset of the Year.
• Rated as the third best welterweight of the 1980s in the August 1989 issue of KO Magazine.
• Rated as the 15th greatest welterweight of all-time by Herbert G. Goldman in the September 1989 issue of Boxing Illustrated.

Regional Titles

• NABF Welterweight Championship (1982)
• USBA Welterweight Championship (1982)
• USBA Junior Middleweight Championship (1987)

Preceded by: Sugar Ray Leonard Retired	WBA Welterweight Champion 1983 Feb 13 – 1986 Sep 27	Succeeded by: Lloyd Honeyghan
Preceded by: Inaugural Champion	IBF Welterweight Champion 1984 Feb 4 – 1986 Sep 27	Succeeded by: Lloyd Honeyghan
Preceded by: Milton McCrory	WBC Welterweight Champion 1985 Dec 6 – 1986 Sep 27	Succeeded by: Lloyd Honeyghan
Preceded by: Gianfranco Rosi	WBC Light Middleweight Champion 1988 Jul 8 – 1989 Feb 11	Succeeded by: Rene Jacquot