On August 19, 1990, the 30-year-old WBC welterweight world champion, Marlon Starling (45-5-1, 27 KOs), faced Maurice Blocker, in a title defense fight.
Starling came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days.
Marlon Starling was defending his welterweight WBC titles against Maurice Blocker and lost via majority decision in the 12-round welterweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 45-6-1.
On April 14, 1990, a 30-year-old Marlon Starling (45-4-1, 27 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight IBF title held by 27-year-old Michael Nunn (34-0, 23 KOs).
Starling came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 30 days. Nunn was on a 34-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months.
Michael Nunn defeated Marlon Starling via majority decision and successfully defended his IBF middleweight title. Nunn improves his record to 35-0, while Starling adds a loss to his record at 45-5-1.
On May 18, 1986, a 26-year-old Marlon Starling (37-3, 22 KOs) and Johnny Bumphus met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Starling came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days.
Marlon Starling lost to Johnny Bumphus via technical decision in the 12-round welterweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 37-4.
On June 15, 1984, a 24-year-old Marlon Starling (32-2, 20 KOs) and Pedro Vilella met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Starling came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days.
Marlon Starling lost to Pedro Vilella via majority decision in the 12-round welterweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 32-3.
On February 4, 1984, Marlon Starling and Donald Curry met again in a rematch.
Starling came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Curry was on a 17-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Donald Curry defeated Marlon Starling via unanimous decision in the rematch and unifies the WBA and IBF welterweight titles. Curry improves his record to 18-0, while Starling adds a loss to his record at 31-2.
On October 23, 1982, a 23-year-old Marlon Starling (25-0, 16 KOs) and a 21-year-old Donald Curry (14-0, 11 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Starling came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days. Curry was on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Donald Curry defeated Marlon Starling via split decision in the 12-round welterweight fight. Curry improves his record to 15-0, while Starling adds a loss to his record at 25-1.