Donald Curry (born September 7, 1961) was a Fort Worth fighter, called the 'Lone Star Cobra'. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Curry, who had an amateur record of 400-4, made the 1980 United States Olympic team, but could not compete due to the U.S. boycott. He then started his pro career and rose to superstardom rather quickly, putting together an undefeated streak that culminated in a 15-round points win over Jun-Suk Hwang of South Korea in 1983, giving Curry the then-vacant WBA welterweight title. He then defended this belt mostly by KO or TKO, against the likes of Nino LaRocca, Elio Diaz, Roger Stafford (whom he beat within a round), and Colin Jones. Also included in this stretch was a 1984 points win over the future world champion Marlon Starling to claim the division's new IBF title, while retaining the WBA title. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... Ko can refer to: The Ko rule of the board game Go Korean language (ISO 639 alpha-2) Knock Out Kilo octet, the French translation of Kilo byte This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... TKO may refer to: technical knockout in the sport of boxing; see knockout in a military context to refer to knocking out or destroying an enemy target, but it may also instead imply the words take out, with the meaning preserved an episode of the science-fiction television series Babylon... Colin Jones (21 March 1959 – ?) was a Welsh welterweight boxer. ... Marlon Magic Man Starling was a world champion boxer. ... International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of several boxing organisations. ...

Curry was riding on top of the boxing world in December 1985, when he added the WBC title to his chest of laurels by beating Milton McCrory in the second round. After defeating McCrory, many considered Curry to be, pound-for-pound, the best boxer in the world. He made his first defense of the undisputed (WBA/WBC/IBF) title with a second-round stoppage of Eduardo Rodriguez before his hometown fans in March of 1986, but his status as world Welterweight champion would last only six more months as Briton Lloyd Honeyghan came to Atlantic City, New Jersey to beat Curry by stopping the defending champion on cuts (considered a knockout win) after the sixth round. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the year. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... Term of office: June 9, 2005 – present Preceded by: Carlos Mesa Succeeded by: Incumbent Date of birth: March 2, 1956 Place of birth: Cochabamba First Lady: Fanny Elena Arguedas Political party: no party affiliation Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé (born March 2, 1956) is the current president of the transitional government... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Lloyd Honeyghan (born April 22, 1960) is a retired British boxer. ... Atlantic City is a city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ...

After winning two fights at junior middleweight against Tony Montgomery and Carlos Santos in early 1987 (both interestingly ending in fifth-round disqualifications due to headbutts on the part of Curry's opponents), Curry had a chance to vault himself back into titlist status in July of that year, this time at the Jr. Middleweight division. His opponent was Mike McCallum, who held the division's WBA world crown. Curry had his moments early on, but in the fifth round, a left hook from McCallum sent Curry reeling to the canvas, and Donald could not beat the 10 second count. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... One of boxings greatest champions, Mike McCallum was from Kingston, Jamaica, but fought almost exclusively in the USA. He first became a world champion by defeating the granite-hard Sean Mannion in his own home town to win the light-middleweight title, but came to prominence by knocking out...

After a couple more wins, Curry did win another title, the WBC junior middleweight title, in July 1988, stopping Gianfranco Rosi of Italy after ten rounds. His junior middleweight championship lasted even shorter than that of his welterweight days, however, when he was beaten by Rene Jacquot of France in February of 1989, losing a 12-round decision (and thus the title) in his first defense. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Curry continued to fight, and had two more stabs at a title, but came up on the short end both times (more specifically, by knockout). IBF Middleweight champion Michael Nunn took him out in the tenth round in Paris in October 1990, and up-and-coming Terry Norris, who defended his WBC Junior Middleweight title against Curry, beat him in eight frames in Palm Springs in June of 1991. After that, Curry spent most of his energies training fighters rather than fighting himself. Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ring sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ... Michael Nunn was an American boxer who became the middleweight champion of the world. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Terry Norris was an American boxer and a three-time world champion. ... View of Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs, from the air Palm Springs is a city located in Riverside County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,807. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When Donald's brother, Bruce Curry, beat Leroy Haley by a twelve round unanimous decision on May 18, 1983 at Las Vegas, Donald and Bruce Curry became the first pair of siblings in the history of boxing to hold world titles at the same time. Bruce Curry (born March 29, 1956 in Marlin, Texas), is a former professional boxer who was world Jr. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city area_water = 0. ...

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