WBA, WBC and IBF World Welterweight Title, Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, USA - 27th September 1986
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@jpberm-on-sea3 жыл бұрын
Remember this like it was yesterday. Lloyd's son and daughter went to the same primary school as me in Walworth, about a week after this fight he turned up at the school to pick his kids up with the belts over his shoulder and he was mobbed by all the us kids. A true South East London legend 🥊
@theurbanghost3 жыл бұрын
That's some story.
@claypulley5893 жыл бұрын
Great story brother
@robertdore95922 жыл бұрын
I was there the night Lloyd was beaten by Mark Breland. Honeyghan had trouble making the weight and looked a shadow of the fighter you see here. There was a story that he put his entire purse on him winning; not sure if this is true, but it makes a great tale.
@onlyjoetee2 жыл бұрын
Great memories 👍🏾
@spreadthelove772 жыл бұрын
That is class mate 👌🏼
@tonypap1 Жыл бұрын
I watched this on a Saturday afternoon on BBC's "Granstand". Nowadays you'd have to sell your car to watch a fight of this magnitude.
@desrobafc4 жыл бұрын
I remember some cold winter mornings as a kid doing my paper round on.I would see Lloyd running down the Walworth rd every morning. He put the work in, total respect. That was at a time when you could get to see a mandatory defence fight between boxer's at there prime with unbeaten records, now the champ would give up one of the belts for a easier pay day.
@d.c.4lifeking6022 жыл бұрын
Those guys were real warriors during that time, I respect them to the fullest,but what saddens me is when those guys end their career broke and in bad health.so I respect these new age champions for securing their future,over their legacy.its prize fighting. They should be consciously chasing the biggest prize,especially if it's an easier pay day.
@nigelkennedy34274 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest performances by a british fighter abroad EVER against the best pound for pound of the time. Thanks Lloyd - stunning and never forgotten.
@paulanthony52743 жыл бұрын
@blah blah I watched it on world of sport the following afternoon and I remember jumping up and down buzzing,shouting YEAHHHH DON CURRY,HE DID IT,HE BEAT DON CURRY!
@robertsaladino3 жыл бұрын
he won by headbutt....is this part of his greatest knockouts?
@zamiadams43433 жыл бұрын
Spot on Nigel, Honeyghan provided one of THE greatest moments in sporting history.
@hammer44head3 жыл бұрын
I would rate Michael Spinks at this time higher than Curry, mike had dominated the light heavies and beaten Larry Holmes, first time a ligt hea had done that, also i would rate J C Chavez higher than curry, but to each their own, Curry was a damn good fighter and Lloyd went in there and got it done.
@casalaguna223 жыл бұрын
@@robertsaladino who said it was his greatest knockout apart from you? It's his greatest win. And if the fight didn't get stopped, it would have ended up been a KO or Curry would quit. Curry didn't want to fight any more, he was dejected and looked relieved it was over.
@zamiadams43433 жыл бұрын
Back again watching this masterclass for the 40th time. A legendary night for British boxing.
@wesleypresley10002 жыл бұрын
We share the last name Zami?
@phadley78tube Жыл бұрын
Yes definitely a masterclass performance! Funny, what prompted me to watch this fight, I was watching a nature program where a mongoose was fighting a Cobra. Our English Mongoose did us proud!
@stiffler1074 жыл бұрын
i watched this with my dad with on itv brought back great memories Llyodd said I don't get paid for overtime
@alanmountain58044 жыл бұрын
Lloyd was a massive underdog. I remember just a small write up in the newspaper about the upcoming fight but after Lloyd won it ws full page news
@Parseenfroo4 жыл бұрын
I remember that too, literally front and back pages of the Daily mail.
@paulburns13334 жыл бұрын
Outstanding performance from Lioyd Honeyghan. I always thought Curry was overrated and thought Honeyghan would win, despite the odds.
@BorrieBeats4 жыл бұрын
@coffeeinthemorning if any other fighter had that record today they would be in a p4p shout. you can do the "oh who did he beat?" but a hair above everyone else at the time and young as well. every curry fight he was on level reputation with his opponent. milton mccrory, marlon starling, colin jones, la rocca he was on a level pegging and he seemed to just get better and better with every performance and emphatic. hearns, spinks hagler and i think wilf gomez had titles at the time. it was still curry who was considered p4p at the time. add to the fact that this fight was just to get it done and move up to 154 then 160 eventially. think of it more like tito trinidad before he goes in against hopkins. we know what we know now.
@stevensolomon15784 жыл бұрын
Saw it live in September of 1986 ! My eyes could notbelieve what i was seeing i thought at that time that Curry was unbeatable!!!
@stephenwalsh63985 жыл бұрын
waiting years for good quality viewing of this fight thanks dave kirkwood
@antlittlejohns20984 жыл бұрын
Honeyghan underrated fighter...loved his style and character
@petyrkowalski98875 жыл бұрын
This was Honeygans absolute peak and all against the odds he beat Curry convincingly.
@sage63365 жыл бұрын
best performance by a british boxer over seas ever
@xr66075 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was about to post the same statement. The Cobra was a Superstar. I networks over here didnt even show the fight. They looked at it like the fasty LLoyd was gonna get his head bus by Curry.
@serenityinside14 жыл бұрын
@@xr6607 the fight was on bbc as i remember
@converse919704 жыл бұрын
Agreed, that this was the best overseas performance although Fury beating Wilder must run it close.
@converse919704 жыл бұрын
MiiiĆHÄËL ÄFRiiiCÄ TUCKER That’s where I saw it too. Reg Gutteridge and Jim Watt were always ITV commentators.
@Andrew-yb1uv4 жыл бұрын
agreed
@johnfisher48722 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this fight live. I had told my dad we were going to see a Brit get knocked out by The Cobra. How wrong I was and how delighted to see the quality of Lloyd Honeyghan with a fantastic win.
@jacksingh17615 жыл бұрын
the great legends Mickey duff reg gutterigge some fantastic memories God bless you guys
@peterprince7804 жыл бұрын
dont forget dickie davies
@wingcommanderdaltonwalton674 жыл бұрын
Jack Singh , 100% mate,remember watching this with my dad(RIP). Brings a tear of joy every time I’ve seen this since!
@tintomara62094 жыл бұрын
Even Teddy Atlas had respect for Mickey!
@robinmcewen32864 жыл бұрын
And Jim Watt - the best summariser of all time. And a world champion too.
@tintomara62094 жыл бұрын
Don't forget dear old Harry
@tyronemurphy29054 жыл бұрын
People say that Curry lost to Honeyghan because he was weight drained. However, Curry has said that the reason why he lost wasn't because he was weight drained. But because he couldn't get motivated to fight Honeyghan. He had become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world with his win over Milton McCrory and wanted to move up in weight to fight the likes of Hagler, Hearns and Leonard. However, whilst waiting for the big fights to materialise he decided to keep busy by fighting Honeyghan in a mandatory defence of his titles. Honeyghan won because he was far more motivated than Curry. He realised that this was his opportunity to achieve fame and fortune and he took it with both hands. In contrast Curry had started believing in his own hype and thought that he was a certainty to win against an unknown fighter from England. As such, he didn't prepare as well as he could have and received a nasty shock on the night, one from which his career never really recovered. The moral of the story is 'there is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.'
@alrivers22973 жыл бұрын
Very well stated.
@johnniea46843 жыл бұрын
Curry says the same about all his losses. It's was well-known beforehand that Curry had major problems making 147 and was really fighting at a weight he could no longer healthily make. I remember pics of him training and running in a full plastic suit shortly before the Colin Jones fight and that was 20 months before this fight. I think killing himself to make weight (he was 11 pounds over 3 days before the fight) for a fight against a guy he knew nothing about demotivated him too, not to mention the management hassles he was having at the time. Regardless, he looked drained coming into the ring and had no sharpness or strength. Honeyghan looked much stronger in close, yet Curry was known for being strong and well-balanced inside (see Jones, Starling etc). He was rocked badly by the first clean shot Honeyghan landed. I agree with you that for Honeyghan, this was the biggest moment of his career, but for Curry it was a necessary obligation and that motivation was lacking. But the weight was the biggest deciding factor imo.
@johnniethepom29052 жыл бұрын
@@johnniea4684 It's a boxer's responsibility to be in the best possible condition . If a champion can't make the weight , then vacate the title and move up a weight class . No shame in that , in fact that's the smart thing to do . Over the years I've lost count of the cheats , excuses and bent decisions that British fighters have suffered fighting American fighters in America . The only place harder to win a decision is Italy !
@johnniea46842 жыл бұрын
@@johnniethepom2905 Completely agree. I will say that Curry's lawsuit against Ray Leonard + his manager/lawyer Mike Trainer alleged that they'd advised him to delay vacating his welterweight title (he was due to challenge McCallum at light middle in 1986 + had been testing the waters at 154 in no title bouts). The McCallum fight was the first step to a projected mega fight with middleweight champion Marvin Hagler. Curry's suit stated that Leonard/Trainer were confidants who deliberately mislead him as they had their own secret plan for Sugar Ray to make a comeback + fight Hagler himself. Just his story.
@johnniethepom29052 жыл бұрын
@@johnniea4684 That version is plausible . A life lesson in the treachery that friends and confidante are capable of when big $$$ are on the table .
@stevex84095 жыл бұрын
Great upload thank you. Maybe Curry was weight drained but still, he believed along with 99% of others he'd still have too much for Honeyghan. What a win this was, one of the best performances of the whole 1980's.
@arthurwilliams877819 күн бұрын
Honeyghan was butting Don Curry all throughout can't believe people don't see it smh
@Steve-Z684 жыл бұрын
As a big Curry fan at that time, this fight broke my heart
@johnniea46843 жыл бұрын
Yeah, whilst being a great and deserved win for Honeyghan, in terms of Boxing Curry's loss robbed us of some potential superfights down the line, as his potential was much bigger than Lloyd's. Honeyghan went on to have a fairly average reign as Champion. His biggest fight after this was probably his defeat to Starling a few years later. have fought Hagler before Leonard got to him, or at least been in a great position to fight the winner.
@2000Majicman Жыл бұрын
This Joker didn't defeat the Real Donald Curry!
@ravenaussie3760 Жыл бұрын
@@2000Majicman Curry was undefeated at the time, you spoon.
@darthwiizius Жыл бұрын
Why? Lloyd was the no1 contender for a reason. He only started dropping after a couple of years after this fight because his hands turned to dust. Up until that point he was unfightable at WW. Don didn't pick Lloyd he had to fight him, he just was a mismatch against a slippery quick high work rate fighter like Lloyd.
@kingcurry65946 ай бұрын
@@2000Majicman Are you a bit simple?
@richardjohnson9094 жыл бұрын
The Cobra locked horns with the mongoose and the mongoose ripped him apart. Magnificent Honeyghan.
@graemechristopher40083 жыл бұрын
Don Curry was ‘the man’ at the time of this fight, ranked pound for pound the best fighter in the world. Nicknamed the Cobra, Curry’s left right combination was delivered at lightening speed, and very dangerously for a succession of opponents. That makes Lloyd Honeyghan’s performance on the night, even more remarkable. I was mesmerised at the time, as I saw this brilliant performance unfold. Totally took the steam away from Curry, perhaps the greatest Brutish performance on American soil, given the undeniable quality of his unbeaten opponent.
@tesla-v26813 жыл бұрын
I remember how big Curry became after he knocked out McCrory. Always kind of felt the boxing establishment was trying hard to fill the void of Sugar Rays retirement by really pushing Curry. He was obviously good, but I felt they overdid it. I remember him gracing the cover of many magazines. The guy was close to being a household name for a year.
@jasonkessler68412 жыл бұрын
I remember, your right.
@cardigan3000 Жыл бұрын
true say
@jonmeans2637 Жыл бұрын
I remember things exactly the same way. Once he stopped McCrory, he was catapulted by the writers, reporters, etc. All in the name of minting A brand new " Sugar Ray . "
@Da_Publick8 ай бұрын
Only in a Boxing fan's house would Curry have been a household name. The guy had absolutely no charisma at all.
@TooLooze4 жыл бұрын
I was a huge Curry fan but had never seen this fight. I only gave him one round. That first big punch by Honeygan just seemed to take the starch out of him. What a shocker. Thanks for posting!!!
@touchpotential37624 жыл бұрын
First boxing match I recall seeing on TV as I think it was shown earlier in the day, plus my aunt was one of his many girlfriends at the time so mum made me watch it. LEGENDARY moment in British boxing.
@markborden89314 жыл бұрын
What a golden age of boxing it was for G.B at that time.... Honeyghan, Mcguigan, Benn , and the underrated Laing
@martincosby97433 жыл бұрын
Laing v Duran was the biggest upset ever!
@ravenaussie3760 Жыл бұрын
Honeyghan is Jamaican, McGuigan is Irish, and Laing was Jamaican. Nigel Benn is the only British one.
@Anthony-Testicali3 ай бұрын
@@ravenaussie3760strewth you are a raving aussie arent you with all your outback prejudices. Lloyd was a Londoner yer drongo...cant you hear the cockney accent...he had a British psssport so did Laing. In case youve been at the 4x mate they were British West Indians.
@H.K.55 жыл бұрын
Honeyghan is the most underrated welterweight of all time.
@HemanParkFilms4 жыл бұрын
How was he underrated? He defeated some top quality fighters and won the world title. However, he was stopped by Marlon Starling and Mark Breland.
@kenwoolley30034 жыл бұрын
I agree
@NiSiochainGanSaoirse4 жыл бұрын
@@HemanParkFilms mark Breland being one of America's best ever amateurs, and a world champion. A very, VERY good boxer, and it's absolutely no stain whatsoever to lose to mark Breland.
@H.K.54 жыл бұрын
@@HemanParkFilms He wasn't in his prime in those fights, he had alot of problems going on outside of the ring. And yes, he is underrated. He beat Donald Curry at his best and also beat an undefeated Maurice Blocker. He's a top 10 welterweight of all time IMO but he doesn't get the recognition other welterweight champions do.
@H.K.54 жыл бұрын
@Paul Blackman Never said he was but Mayweather is far from underrated.
@stuartjohnson79673 жыл бұрын
A masterclass by the “RAGAMUFFIN”. Exceptional nimble footwork always up on his toes which I feel was why Curry couldn’t catch Lloyd cleanly, also added to amazing hand speed and sharpness of punch. Just an immaculate display of cool,composed and controlled aggressive boxing. Lovely 😊 to watch. Hats off to LLOYD “Ragamuffin” HONEYGHAN Undisputed Welterweight Champion. ♥️🙏☝️
@stefanmorgen85674 жыл бұрын
Remember watching this on tv and being shocked by the result and having no one to share it with, thanks for the upload!
@sbnqy4 жыл бұрын
Used to see Lloyd down the Walworth rd often. Great boxer
@marshlightening5 жыл бұрын
Micky Duff. Legend. I remember someone on the radio (UK) saying he asked his friend on the train to work what round Honeyghan got knocked out in (the fight being sleep time UK and Curry regarded as the new Sugar Ray Leonard) and was astounded to hear Honey was world champion!
@nurvraxartproductions61454 жыл бұрын
Honeyghan ripped the crown from the champs head. This was the perfect challenger. Fantastic preparation for this fight
@ericbown15514 жыл бұрын
Jeez I remember watching this like it was yesterday ...brilliant 👌
@bigdaddy40694 жыл бұрын
A saturday afternoon on ITV wasnt it ? GREAT days
@ericbown15514 жыл бұрын
bigdaddy4069 lol,cannot remember just remember jumping around the living room with my brother when Lloyd won. ...being boxing fans...my bro’s regular read was the ring ...no internet then...no bloody mobiles.
@ericbown15514 жыл бұрын
MiiiĆHÄËL ÄFRiiiCÄ TUCKER What is it time of the month.🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@ericbown15514 жыл бұрын
MiiiĆHÄËL ÄFRiiiCÄ TUCKER Yah got the the double whammy there lol
@jontymo4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I remember this, what a fantastic fight and once in a lifetime win!!!! well done Lloyd - this makes you a legend!
@mikedavies12174 жыл бұрын
36 years later its still the best performance by a british fighter in a American ring , Curry at the time was ranked top pound for pound fighter by ring magazine
@markwilson89255 жыл бұрын
That evening Honeygham was possessed and took no prisoners. Brilliant display against all the odds.
@stevewilson30464 жыл бұрын
Curry wot a wanker
@marshlightening3 жыл бұрын
Jim Watt the man. Loved his perceptive insight and think his commentary set off the English love of the Glaswegian accent!
@robertgoldthorpe16522 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload mate, remember watching it live. Yep Curry had weight issues but sometimes a boxer peaks in one fight and this was Lloyd's, a very good and often overlooked Brit 🥊
@raymondnewby33234 жыл бұрын
Everyone at work laughed at me when I said Honeyghan would do a number on curry.
@neilmcilwaine1973 жыл бұрын
What year was that
@johnniea46843 жыл бұрын
Don't blame them mate. Nobody saw that coming who knew anything about boxing! The Mirror boxing guy actually thought that Honeyghan shouldn't be allowed to fight Curry (despite being his mandatory), is was that much of a mismatch.
@richardkittle98874 жыл бұрын
I remember this as a kid the raga muffin man doing the business me and my brother travelled 250 miles 2 c the champ parade the belt round carnby st on a truck magic performance
@Granto-ni9qw4 жыл бұрын
Yes fantastic fighter he used to take his staffys with him when he had a fight.
@paulodingle21424 жыл бұрын
If he was around now he’d have made millions
@2000Majicman3 жыл бұрын
But he's broke like a joke, a joke champion!
@spreadthelove772 жыл бұрын
@@2000Majicman Behave yourself kid and show some respect. The guy had more talent in his pinkie than you’ll have in your life.
@johnniethepom29052 жыл бұрын
@@2000Majicman Better to have tasted success and spent the rewards than be living in your mum's basement , criticizing a world champion while you have Macca's burger sauce dribbling down your chin .
@creativitycell8 ай бұрын
One of the Greatest British victories EVER! Don Curry was by far the best fighter in this division by far! Curry was in same class as Sugar Ray Leonard! Almost unbeatable! To do this in the States too was incredible! I remember it well, and honestly love Lloyd Honeygan, but I didn't give him a chance to be honest! He shud have been called The Legend Lylod Honeygan after this win! Performance of his life!😮
@gerardwhite26893 жыл бұрын
Honeyghan shook up the world that night nobody though he could win including me curry was never the same after one of the greatest performances of any boxer ever probably the greatest by a British boxer
@leechristianandrews22574 жыл бұрын
This was massive back then, people were saying Curry could not be beat and he's a all time great!! The Ragga muffin man had other ideas! One of my favourite fights ever!!
@markwhittaker68665 жыл бұрын
A great victory for Lloyd Honeyghan. The same referee oversaw an even bigger upset in Tokyo in 1990. Buster Douglas dethroning Iron Mike Tyson.
@vantheman12welshman665 жыл бұрын
Great knowledge
@juliusevola7374 жыл бұрын
Bigger upset? Honeyghan defeating Curry inspired a tribute song by The Jesus and Mary Chain: Just Like Honey. Name me one song inspired by Biggie Smalls KOing Tyson ? i'll wait .... thought so
@charleslowe5224 жыл бұрын
Great Knowledge x 2. Octavio got to witness some big upsets. No one and mean no one gave Honeyghan chance in this fight. Honeyghan's unorthodox boxing just caused Curry some many problems. SRL said it best, the unorthodox fighters are harder to fight than conventional fighters.
@susanreinert69624 жыл бұрын
Octavio Meyran, king of the upsets
@mandarkastronomonov29624 жыл бұрын
@bam bam I was just thinking the same thing. It wasn't Google.
@johnniethepom29052 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this fight live . Probably my most favourite fight of all time .
@darrenfry49704 жыл бұрын
Remember this like yesterday, he was the reason I started fisher boxing club
@NiSiochainGanSaoirse4 жыл бұрын
God bless you brother. I trained at the Karmand centre in bradford, which gave us the likes of Junior Witter, Bobby Vanzie, Femi Fehintola and many other great boxers. Peace and blessings to you brother.
@madubaym4 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful.
@sbnqy4 жыл бұрын
Legendary boxing club
@andrewmorris6187 Жыл бұрын
When honeyghan trained hard for a fight he was excellent. When he did not train hard and partied hard he was anything but excellent.
@daviddrysdale27465 жыл бұрын
Lloyd has the best cockney/Jamaican accent ever!
@susanreinert69624 жыл бұрын
Raggamuffin style
@DungeonTV100 Жыл бұрын
@8yrs old,we stayed up to watch (UK time) with Pops 💙
@paulanthony52744 жыл бұрын
To win this against at the time the current p4p best,was, absolutely stunning,incredible win,right up there with Tyson v Douglas,seriously,it was massive.Maybe not as recognised in terms of household names et cetera but this was enormous.
@markwhittaker68662 жыл бұрын
Same referee in both fights by the way.
@paulanthony5274 Жыл бұрын
I know Mark I said that in my other comment. Cheers though buddy
@flobeeonekinobee23534 жыл бұрын
I listened to this fight on the radio so exciting!!
@mclife13 жыл бұрын
I was 17yrs old at the time and thought Curry would stop Honeyghan but i wanted Lloyd to win so bad. I couldn’t believe my eyes the way he came out so sharp and determined putting Curry on the back foot in what to me is the greatest upset by a British fighter, with a legendary performance.
@matthewcb19704 жыл бұрын
I remember Jim Watt said when sparring Honeyghan, Lloyd was incredibly hard to catch cleanly.
@snowyrichmond54454 жыл бұрын
you remember it, because he says it at the biggining of the broadcast. Damn how much weed you been smoking man. 😂😂
@finnglynn93444 жыл бұрын
Great fighter always use to see him around walworth road area around that time he always approachable good guy .
@mrkipling22014 жыл бұрын
Remember this fight. A year after Barry McGuigan won the world championship. We had some great boxers in the 80’s. A young Michael buffer as well !!
@Steve_D19742 ай бұрын
I was 12 watching this...loved Lloyds energy and how fearless he was coming in to this fight. You can see round by round how he was slowly demoralising Curry. Curry didnt want to know anymore, even if the cut never happened Curry knew he wasn't beating Lloyd on this night...laser focus
@deborahdilley3525 Жыл бұрын
I was at the NEC in Birmingham watching Bruno against Fergusson and Lloyd was next to me in the toilet. It was just after he was attacked with a hammer. I remember him telling me he was feeling better but couldnt fight again
@wesleypresley1000 Жыл бұрын
I remember that Deb. And do you know what? Lloyd still told 'ARRY he felt good lol
@SuperRayrobinson4 жыл бұрын
The greatest upset victory by a British fighter ever.
@tjtaylor34464 жыл бұрын
SuperRayrobinson Curry was thinking about his gay lovers a little too much that fight👀
@ppuh6tfrz6464 жыл бұрын
@SuperRayrobinson With a name like yours, I thought you would have heard of Randolph Turpin...
@davehoward224 жыл бұрын
@@ppuh6tfrz646 😆👍
@yorkieelliot24874 жыл бұрын
Kirkland Laing beating Roberto Duran was up there with it to.
@ppuh6tfrz6464 жыл бұрын
@@yorkieelliot2487 I would have to disagree there. It wasn't a title fight and I think that makes a big difference.
@hair4alluk4 жыл бұрын
Thanks David for a good memory
@vantheman1238 Жыл бұрын
From Abergavenny in South Wales; our hero Colin Jones had been cut to pieces by Curry and we thought the man was unbeatable. What Honeyghan did was truly incredible and we all loved him for it. Incidentally, you will notice that the referee is the same referee who officiated in the Tyson v Douglas fight. You don’t want this man standing in a fight if you’re the champ 😂
@BlazeOfGlory7425 жыл бұрын
Memories of when I was a kid.
@JazzFunk225 жыл бұрын
when my mate told me this fight was being made i told him Honeyghan wont last 5 rounds Lol
@delanodegenie69704 жыл бұрын
Young people will never quite understand what a shock result this was...
@carlosdeno4 жыл бұрын
LH threw every punch with bad intentions, he was and still is a very hard man. Remember this so well he was class!
@spudtt75674 жыл бұрын
i can remember watching this, no-one expected him to beat curry,great performance
@mrwideboy4 жыл бұрын
Loyd was the reason why tboxer have to stand up from the stool before the bell rings. In one fight the bell rang and he jumped up ran over to the other boxer wnd hit him before he got off his stool
@DeanCJC3 жыл бұрын
I remember this, think it was Gene Hatcher? When they interviewed Lloyd he said, "The bell went ding and I went dong!"
@onlyjoetee2 жыл бұрын
Honeyghans best performance, he was never this good again….
@josephdobbs3436 Жыл бұрын
Always one of my favourites honeyghan 🥊👍
@acerrimmer90664 жыл бұрын
i said to all my mates on day of fight honeyghan would destroy curry was laughed out the bookies but i had last laugh at 10 to 1 odds
@Robtaff5 жыл бұрын
Stunning win against the odds. The Raggamuffin Man dethrones the P4P No.2.
@gavinsverdloff42914 жыл бұрын
Great memories of a great night for Lloyd & the team.
@mikeroagreschen5350 Жыл бұрын
This fight changed the landscape of boxing in the 80's. Curry was looking like a legend in the making before this.
@guydickens5705 жыл бұрын
Class Honeygan,,,,he was great
@stuartwilliams79124 жыл бұрын
What an upset this was it was unbelievable a real highlight for me in the golden era of boxing in the 80's.
@sonerali30474 жыл бұрын
Lots of oohs and arghs from the Americans as Honeyghan lays into the champ, the great Reg Gutterigde my favourite boxing commentator
@Metron652 жыл бұрын
Curry never recovered from this defeat😒
@damienhowell37274 жыл бұрын
Omg ron still goes on about the old skool days when he went to some of ur fights and after u didn't wanna party just watch boxing on tv after hahaha omd that dedication but yeh still top dog although u retired ages ago legend 1love jah bless always
@cadwellkid16724 жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember him being interviewed by Harry Carpenter and say “The bell went ding and I went dong” after charging over to Johnny Bumphus’s corner and banjoing him before he barley got from his stool?? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@spudtt75674 жыл бұрын
remember that
@rambo8843 жыл бұрын
I don’t get paid overtime!
@danhicky2524 жыл бұрын
Good performance by Honeyghan but it was well known Curry was having big problems making the weight and it showed from round one. Fighters who take a beating when weight drained never have much punch resistence from then on.
@pfcsantiago88524 жыл бұрын
Was too slow .
@Andrew-yb1uv Жыл бұрын
For me, this is in the Top 5 performances for a UK fighter.
@samiblank67612 жыл бұрын
barrow boy from bermondsy shook up the boxing world,lovely story
@jamesmitchell19095 жыл бұрын
This was a complete shock.At the time curry was pound for pound top 5.He wasnt given a chance to win by all experts.
@rc28692 жыл бұрын
At the time Curry was P4P number one. Hagler was on the decline and inactive and Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez hadn't quite got to their top.
@stevepateman4 жыл бұрын
Incredible performance from the whole team.
@exlibrisross4 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC
@masofranco47412 жыл бұрын
Honeyghan said that the only time he has seen Don Curry since their fight was in a Las Vegas gym. Curry was working out and after he had finished he went up to Curry and said "Do you remember me?" Curry said "Man you ruined my career" and walked away without another word.
@ericnieves98844 жыл бұрын
I never liked Curry as a fighter, he had skills, power and decent speed but, he had the fatal habit of not utilizing strategic lateral movement. He would stand in front of his opponent too long and get nailed. Say you want about Ray Leonard, in his prime he knew how to use that movement.
@davidbowen62843 жыл бұрын
Yeh he was always there for the receipt. I didn't like the way Curry used to bend forward on the inside and leave himself open to chopping hooks or uppercuts either. I think defensively he was poor. Great at slipping and countering from within the pocket, but open on the inside, and would go straight back when attacked (McCallum)
@connshawnery64893 жыл бұрын
@@davidbowen6284 McCallum was the ultimate exposer of Curry because he pointed out after their fight that he easily decoded his patterned movements and after a few rounds he could simply time him coming in and then moving out wide open. Not useful attribute for a fighter to give everything away by being a telegrapher in the ring.
@paulanthony52744 жыл бұрын
And that's the same ref who refereed Tyson Vs Douglas Two massive upsets,Octavio Mayran.
@davehoward224 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this...Not seen honeyghan for years..
@philkilgallon38524 жыл бұрын
In my opinion the greatest victory ever by a british fighter - lest not forget, at the time Donald Curry was not only considered the P4P best at the time, but was already being mentioned as a potential GOAT.
@ralphdupas61793 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I watched Honeyghan and I'm impressed. He kinda reminds me of Featherweight Champion Eusebio Pedroza. I came here because of an article made by a Filipino writer comparing Manny Pacquiao to the champion of 80's. He said Honeyghan won't stand a chance against Pacquiao.
@xpat734 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this as a 13 year old! Great fight. Unfortunately this was the high water mark for LH, and he never really kicked on. I'm not sure why.
@stevebailey55915 жыл бұрын
I would really have loved to see Honeyghan vs Laing.
@kc1973able4 жыл бұрын
Steve Bailey and Honeyghan vs Colin Jones also 👍🥊🇬🇧
@johnniethepom29054 жыл бұрын
@BestCanKeanRob2 Twice in the 9th round by knockout.
@pardeepparkash3985 жыл бұрын
I remember this being a massive boxing upset at the time - no one saw it coming.
@paulburns13334 жыл бұрын
@coffeeinthemorning I agree, could never understand the fuss around him and thought Lloyd would win and so it proved.
@patrickpaul73605 ай бұрын
Me and 2 friends had been out clubbing in London and listened to this fight live on my car radio at about 5am.I think we woke up most of the neighbourhood when this was stopped!. Whether Curry was weight drained or not, Honeyghan did what he had to do and beat what was in front of him,top performance.I was a fan of Curry and there was talk at the time of a potential fight with Marvin Hagler, instead Curry fought Mike McCallum and we know what happened there
@cliffclavin98864 жыл бұрын
Still my favourite ever British fighter!
@DenBen-bj1rg3 ай бұрын
My dad boxed for fisher boxing club in the late 50s xxx❤❤
@davidbirks3474 жыл бұрын
One of the best performance from a british fighter ever !!!
@spreadthelove772 жыл бұрын
I remember the Americans saying that there should be an ambulance outside waiting to take Honeyghan to hospital when the fight was stopped. There was an ambulance waiting when the fight was stopped. And it took Curry to hospital to be checked over. 🥊
@jamescoughlan98813 жыл бұрын
Remember this fight big time, back in the day 1986 used to be quite a crowd of us boxing fans from Finchley would frequent the live beamed events at places like Odeon Leicester Square / Blazers Windsor! Couldn't gee the lads up on this bout as not many were giving Lloyd much hope. Gotta say the Cobra was the man of the moment! So as it went me and Sammy Taylor stuck it out and got tickets to where it was being shown live on The South Bank! The place was nigh on empty with about 50 supporters plus quite a few of Lloyds extended family! I can honestly say it was the worst atmosphere in this cinema ide been to for a World Title fight that kicked off about 3 in the morning! When he landed that title it felt like the place was packed! Apolos for long winded nostalgia but lest to say cheers for that Lloyd Honeyhgan! Always embedded in my boxing memory!
@ayarlett4 жыл бұрын
God bless you Lloyd Honeyghan! I remember this fight and to win it by going to Las Vegas against the pound for pound best fighter in the world at the time. Words cannot express the joy felt at the time. But the pink shorts! What the f..K!! who cares though. everyone loves the pink. Especially the ones with lots of kids :)
@drobson80044 жыл бұрын
Atlantic City, not Vegas.
@drobson80044 жыл бұрын
Amazing how small the crowd is
@matt7matt7224 жыл бұрын
As far a British fighters causing an upset, by going across the pond & then beating an outstanding American Champion. Lloyd Honeyghan's victory over Donald Curry is as good as it gets. Lloyd went onto to be a good World Champion whose achievements should be respected more !
@leeturton9254 Жыл бұрын
That right hand in the first round made curry afraid to throw his jab for the rest of the fight...if i can see it written all over Curry's face you can be dam sure honeyghan knows it... you've got to forget about it... it's like curry wasn't mentally prepared for honeyghan...
@Onemoreround5007 ай бұрын
My dad boxed for fisher boxing in the 50s and 60s ❤
@Jj-ty7qh3 жыл бұрын
This is undoubtedly the most talented fighter to come out of Europe. He was americanesque