On October 23, 1982, Marlon Starling (25-0, 16 KOs) and Donald Curry (14-0, 11 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round welterweight bout.
Marlon Starling is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Inocencio De la Rosa, 1 month and 13 days ago. Donald Curry is on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Adolfo Viruet, 3 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Donald Curry at 99-1 winning odds. Marlon Starling really doesn't have much to present against Curry.
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.