Marlon Starling

Marlon Starling
Statistics
Nickname(s) Magic Man
Weight(s) Welterweight
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1959-08-29)August 29, 1959
Hartford, Connecticut
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 52
Wins 45
Wins by KO 27
Losses 6
Draws 1

Marlon "Magic Man" Starling (born August 29, 1959)[1] is a retired American world champion professional boxer who held the WBA, WBC, and Lineal Welterweight World Championships.[2]

Professional boxing career

Starling was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1958. He got his start with help from coach, Johnny Duke, who helped him train for the national Junior Olympics championship. He turned professional in 1979. After 25 straight wins to start his professional career, he lost his first fight, a 12-round split-decision to Donald Curry in 1982. Starling had a rematch with Curry in 1984, challenging for the WBA and IBF welterweight titles. Starling lost by a 15-round decision.

Starling's second world title fight came in 1987. He knocked out Mark Breland in the 11th round to win the WBA welterweight title. In his third title defense, Starling lost the title in controversial fashion to Tomas Molinares. Molinares hit Starling with a punch that was thrown around the same time as the bell sounded to end round six. Starling went down for the only time in his career, and the referee counted him out. Molinares was declared the new champion by knock out. However, the decision was later changed to a no contest but the Colombian kept the title.

In 1989, Starling knocked out Lloyd Honeyghan to win the WBC welterweight titles. The following year, Starling challenged Michael Nunn for the IBF middleweight title, but lost by decision.[3] In his next fight, Starling lost his welterweight titles on a close decision to Maurice Blocker. That was Starling's last fight. He retired with a record of 45-6-1-1 (27 KOs).

Professional boxing record

45 Wins (27 knockouts, 18 decisions), 6 Losses (0 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 45–6–1 (1) United States Maurice Blocker MD 12 19 Aug 1990 Nevada Bally's Reno, Reno, Nevada, United States Lost WBC and Lineal Welterweight Title
Loss 45–5–1 (1) United States Michael Nunn MD 12 14 Apr 1990 Nevada The Mirage, Las Vegas, United States For IBF and Lineal Middleweight Title
Win 45–4–1 (1) South Korea Yung-Kil Chung UD 12 15 Sep 1989 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Retained WBC and Lineal Welterweight Title
Win 44–4–1 (1) United Kingdom Lloyd Honeyghan TKO 9 4 Feb 1989 Nevada Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States Won WBC World and Lineal Welterweight Title
No Contest 43–4–1 (1) Colombia Tomas Molinares NC 6 29 Jul 1988 New Jersey Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Retained WBA World Welterweight Title
Draw 43–4–1 United States Mark Breland PTS 12 16 Apr 1988 Nevada Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, United States Retained WBA World Welterweight Title
Win 43–4 Japan Fujio Ozaki UD 12 5 Feb 1988 New Jersey Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Retained WBA World Welterweight Title
Win 42–4 United States Mark Breland TKO 11 22 Aug 1987 South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina, United States Won WBA World Welterweight Title
Win 41–4 Mexico Norberto Bueno KO 3 5 Jun 1987 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 40–4 United States Pedro Vilella PTS 10 18 Feb 1987 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 39–4 United States Roberto Mendez TKO 4 30 Oct 1986 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 38–4 United States Dexter Smith KO 5 19 Sep 1986 Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Loss 37–4 United States Johnny Bumphus TD 6 18 May 1986 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island, United States Retained USBA Welterweight Title
Win 37–3 United States Ralph Twinning TKO 7 6 Apr 1986 Illinois Chicago, United States
Win 36–3 United States Leo Davis KO 2 24 Jan 1986 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 35–3 Jamaica Simon Brown SD 12 22 Nov 1985 New Jersey Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Retained USBA Welterweight Title
Win 34–3 United States Reggie Miller UD 10 7 Aug 1985 New Jersey Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 33–3 United States Floyd Mayweather Sr. UD 12 26 Apr 1985 New Jersey Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Retained USBA Welterweight Title
Loss 32–3 United States Pedro Vilella MD 12 15 Jun 1984 New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States Won NABF Welterweight Title
Win 32–2 Mexico Lupe Aquino PTS 12 17 Apr 1984 New Jersey Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Retained USBA/NABF Welterweight Titles
Loss 31–2 United States Donald Curry UD 15 4 Feb 1984 New Jersey Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States For IBF, WBA and Lineal Welterweight Titles
Win 31–1 United States Bob Graddy KO 3 26 Nov 1983 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 30–1 United States Sammy Rookard TKO 5 10 Nov 1983 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 29–1 United States Tommy Ayers PTS 12 24 Jul 1983 Nevada Las Vegas, United States Retained NABF/USBA Welterweight Titles
Win 28–1 United States Kevin Howard UD 12 23 Apr 1983 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Retained NABF/USBA Welterweight Title
Win 27–1 United States Jose Baret TKO 4 5 Feb 1983 New Jersey Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 26–1 United States Manuel Madera KO 3 7 Jan 1983 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Loss 25–1 United States Donald Curry SD 12 23 Oct 1982 New Jersey Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Retained NABF/USBA Welterweight Titles
Win 25–0 Dominican Republic Inocencio De La Rosa UD 10 10 Sep 1982 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 24–0 United States Kevin Morgan TKO 2 17 Jul 1982 New York (state) Felt Forum, New York City, United States Won USBA Welterweight Title
Win 23–0 United States Babilah McCarthy KO 9 5 Jun 1982 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 22–0 Argentina Ricardo Raul Camoranesi KO 3 23 Apr 1982 Connecticut New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Win 21–0 Puerto Rico Jose Luis Santana KO 1 22 Mar 1982 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 20–0 United States Danny Paul UD 10 29 Jan 1982 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 19–0 United States Jack Morrell TKO 2 28 Aug 1981 New York (state) Felt Forum, New York City, United States
Win 18–0 Dominican Republic Juan Hidalgo TKO 5 25 Jun 1981 New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win 17–0 United States Johnny Cooper TKO 1 29 May 1981 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 16–0 Puerto Rico Miguel Angel Hernandez TKO 8 24 Apr 1981 New York (state) Felt Forum, New York City, United States
Win 15–0 United States Floyd Mayweather, Sr. UD 10 9 Mar 1981 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Controversial decision. Most thought Mayweather won the fight.
Win 14–0 United States Bruce Strauss KO 2 9 Feb 1981 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 13–0 United States Ruby Ortiz UD 10 16 Jan 1981 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 12–0 United States Curtis Taylor UD 10 25 Nov 1980 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 11–0 United States Dave Bolden TKO 3 3 Nov 1980 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 10–0 United States Benji Goldstone TKO 5 20 Jun 1980 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 9–0 United States Eddie Campbell UD 8 23 May 1980 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 8–0 United States Feliciano Cintron TKO 6 8 Apr 1980 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 7–0 United States Frank Minnigan TKO 4 28 Feb 1980 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 6–0 United States Charles Newell KO 7 9 Jan 1980 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Newell died on Jan. 18 from injuries sustained during this fight.
Win 5–0 United States John Saxton Boynton TKO 4 5 Nov 1979 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 4–0 United States Hector Ortiz PTS 6 17 Oct 1979 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 3–0 Jerry Worth PTS 4 27 Sep 1979 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 2–0 United States Hubert Jackson UD 4 7 Sep 1979 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Win 1–0 United States Tim LaValley TKO 3 27 Jul 1979 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Marlon Starling". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.
  3. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (4 July 2013). "Marlon Starling Looking For That Next Chapter In His Life". Hartford Courant. Hartford Courant. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kevin Morgan		 USBA Welterweight Champion
17 July 1982 – 23 September 1982		 Succeeded by
Donald Curry
Preceded by
Donald Curry
Vacated		 NABF Welterweight Champion
24 April 1983 – 15 June 1984		 Succeeded by
Pedro Vilella
USBA Welterweight Champion
24 April 1983 – 18 May 1986		 Succeeded by
Johnny Bumphus
Preceded by
Mark Breland		 WBA Welterweight Champion
22 August 1987 – 29 July 1988		 Succeeded by
Tomas Molinares
Preceded by
Lloyd Honeyghan		 Lineal Welterweight Champion
4 February 1989 – 19 August 1990		 Succeeded by
Maurice Blocker
WBC Welterweight Champion
4 February 1989 – 19 August 1990
The Ring Welterweight Champion
4 February 1989 – 2 March 1989
Title terminated		 Succeeded by
Vernon Forrest
Title reintroduced
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