Donald Curry Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Donald Curry Biography

Donald Curry is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on September 7, 1961 in Texas, United States. WBA Welterweight Champion in 1983 until 1986 in addition to WBC Super Welterweight Champion from 1988 until 1989. He was also known for his legal issues.

Incredibly, he was sued by famous boxer Curiously, he sued boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard for advising him to stay at welterweight rather than move up to middleweight. for telling him to remain at welterweight instead of moving into middleweight.

Curry, at age 19, won his professional debut with a first-round knocked of Mario Tineo on December 26, 1980. “I didn’t start thinking about turning pro until I was about 18,” Curry said. “I didn’t pay attention to the pro game. I couldn’t have told you the names of more than two world champions, and they were Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali.”

Olympic Trials (147 lbs), Atlanta, Georgia, June 1980:

He was imprisoned for failure to pay child support in 1996.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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With a record of 11-0, Curry knocked out former world title challenger Bruce Finch in three rounds to win the NABF welterweight title on May 5, 1982.

Donald Curry Net Worth

Donald Curry is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donald Curry's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was able to win 400 games as an amateur , and became the 80 National Golden Gloves Champion.

He was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on drug conspiracy charges in 1994 but was later cleared of any charges.

Donald Curry (born September 7, 1961), is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1991, and in 1997. He held the undisputed welterweight title from 1985 to 1986, the WBC light middleweight title from 1988 to 1989, and challenged once for the IBF and lineal middleweight titles in 1990. In 2019, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

On February 13, 1983, Curry fought Jun-Suk Hwang for the WBA welterweight championship, which had become vacant after the retirement of Sugar Ray Leonard. Curry suffered a flash knockdown in the seventh round but otherwise dominated the fight and won by a lopsided fifteen-round unanimous decision. Three months later, Curry’s older brother, Bruce, won the WBC light welterweight title. They were the first pair of brothers to hold world titles simultaneously.

On December 6, 1985, Curry fought Milton McCrory, the undefeated WBC welterweight champion, to unify the welterweight titles. In the second round, Curry slipped a McCrory left jab and countered with a left hook to the chin that sent McCrory down. McCrory struggled to rise. When he did, Curry dropped him again with a solid right cross. Referee Mills Lane counted him out. Curry became the first undisputed welterweight champion since Sugar Ray Leonard retired in 1982.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Curry fought future WBA/WBC welterweight champion Marlon Starling for the USBA welterweight championship on October 24, 1982. Curry bruised his ribs during training and also had a lot of trouble making weight. He reportedly was nine pounds over the 147-pound welterweight limit less than a week before the fight. Despite these problems, Curry won by a twelve-round split decision to unify the USBA and NABF welterweight titles and hand Starling his first pro loss. The win earned Curry the unified #2 spot in the rankings behind Milton McCrory for the welterweight title.

Curry’s training was disrupted by managerial issues. His managerial contract with David Gorman was to expire on September 30, 1986, and Curry announced that Akbar Muhammad would become his new manager. Muhammad said he wanted Gorman to remain a part of Curry’s team, but Gorman said he wouldn’t accept a position as co-manager and would not let Curry work out of his gym if he was not Curry’s manager. Curry told Gorman to stay away from his training camp, but shortly before the fight, Curry asked him to work in his corner for the fight and Gorman agreed.

Who is Donald Curry Dating?

According to our records, Donald Curry is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Donald Curry’s is not dating anyone.

Curry said he asked Leonard and Trainer for advice concerning his future, and they advised him to stay at welterweight and not to move up in weight to fight WBA light middleweight champion Mike McCallum or middleweight champion Hagler. Curry was going to face McCallum on June 23, 1986, but he decided to back out and stay at welterweight. Several weeks later, Leonard announced that he was coming out of retirement to fight Hagler.

Facts & Trivia

Donald Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Donald Curry celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.

Curry’s next defense of the title was against Lloyd Honeyghan of the United Kingdom on September 27, 1986 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Honeyghan was 27-0 and ranked #1 by the WBC.

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How old is Donald Curry?

60 years (September 7, 1961)

How tall is Donald Curry?

5′ 10″

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