Donald Curry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Donald Curry
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1961(1961-09-07)
Age	63
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Virgo

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.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Donald Curry height 5 ft 10 in Donald weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Donald Curry Dating?

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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.

Who did Donald Curry lose to?

No.ResultOpponent
29| Loss| Mike McCallum
28| Win| Carlos Santos
27| Win| Tony Montgomery
26| Loss| Lloyd Honeyghan

What was Donald Curry boxing record?

Total Fights 40
Wins| 34
Losses| 6
Draws| 0
No-Contests| 0

How old is Donald Curry?

60 years (September 7, 1961)

How tall is Donald Curry?

5′ 10″

What boxer was called the Cobra?

Thomas Hearns
Nickname(s)| The Hitman Motor City Cobra
Weight(s)| Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height| 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach| 78 in (198 cm)