Marlon Starling
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]
| 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 | August 29, 1959 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 45 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional boxing career
Starling was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1959. 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) |  |
MD | 12 | 19 Aug 1990 |  |
Lost WBC and lineal welterweight titles |
| Loss | 45–5–1 (1) | |
MD | 12 | 14 Apr 1990 | |
For IBF and lineal middleweight titles |
| Win | 45–4–1 (1) |  |
UD | 12 | 15 Sep 1989 |  |
Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles |
| Win | 44–4–1 (1) |  |
TKO | 9 | 4 Feb 1989 | |
Won WBC and lineal welterweight titles |
| No Contest | 43–4–1 (1) |  |
NC | 6 | 29 Jul 1988 |  |
Lost WBA welterweight title |
| Draw | 43–4–1 | |
PTS | 12 | 16 Apr 1988 | |
Retained WBA welterweight title |
| Win | 43–4 |  |
UD | 12 | 5 Feb 1988 | |
Retained WBA welterweight title |
| Win | 42–4 | |
TKO | 11 | 22 Aug 1987 |  |
Won WBA welterweight title |
| Win | 41–4 |  |
KO | 3 | 5 Jun 1987 | |
|
| Win | 40–4 | |
PTS | 10 | 18 Feb 1987 | |
|
| Win | 39–4 | |
TKO | 4 | 30 Oct 1986 | |
|
| Win | 38–4 | |
KO | 5 | 19 Sep 1986 | |
|
| Loss | 37–4 | |
TD | 6 | 18 May 1986 |  |
Lost USBA Welterweight Title |
| Win | 37–3 | |
TKO | 7 | 6 Apr 1986 |  |
|
| Win | 36–3 | |
KO | 2 | 24 Jan 1986 | |
|
| Win | 35–3 |  |
SD | 12 | 22 Nov 1985 | |
Retained USBA Welterweight Title |
| Win | 34–3 | |
UD | 10 | 7 Aug 1985 | |
|
| Win | 33–3 | |
UD | 12 | 26 Apr 1985 | |
Retained USBA Welterweight Title |
| Loss | 32–3 | |
MD | 12 | 15 Jun 1984 |  |
Lost NABF Welterweight Title |
| Win | 32–2 | |
PTS | 12 | 17 Apr 1984 | |
Retained USBA/NABF Welterweight Titles |
| Loss | 31–2 | |
UD | 15 | 4 Feb 1984 | |
For IBF, WBA and Lineal Welterweight Titles |
| Win | 31–1 | |
KO | 3 | 26 Nov 1983 | |
|
| Win | 30–1 | |
TKO | 5 | 10 Nov 1983 | |
|
| Win | 29–1 | |
PTS | 12 | 24 Jul 1983 | |
Retained NABF/USBA Welterweight Titles |
| Win | 28–1 | |
UD | 12 | 23 Apr 1983 | |
Retained NABF/USBA Welterweight Title |
| Win | 27–1 | |
TKO | 4 | 5 Feb 1983 | |
|
| Win | 26–1 | |
KO | 3 | 7 Jan 1983 | |
|
| Loss | 25–1 | |
SD | 12 | 23 Oct 1982 | |
Retained NABF/USBA Welterweight Titles |
| Win | 25–0 |  |
UD | 10 | 10 Sep 1982 | |
|
| Win | 24–0 | |
TKO | 2 | 17 Jul 1982 | |
Won USBA Welterweight Title |
| Win | 23–0 | |
KO | 9 | 5 Jun 1982 | |
|
| Win | 22–0 |  |
KO | 3 | 23 Apr 1982 | |
|
| Win | 21–0 |  |
KO | 1 | 22 Mar 1982 | |
|
| Win | 20–0 | |
UD | 10 | 29 Jan 1982 | |
|
| Win | 19–0 | |
TKO | 2 | 28 Aug 1981 | |
|
| Win | 18–0 | |
TKO | 5 | 25 Jun 1981 | |
|
| Win | 17–0 | |
TKO | 1 | 29 May 1981 | |
|
| Win | 16–0 | |
TKO | 8 | 24 Apr 1981 | |
|
| Win | 15–0 | |
UD | 10 | 9 Mar 1981 | |
Controversial decision. Most thought Mayweather won the fight. |
| Win | 14–0 | |
KO | 2 | 9 Feb 1981 | |
|
| Win | 13–0 | |
UD | 10 | 16 Jan 1981 | |
|
| Win | 12–0 | |
UD | 10 | 25 Nov 1980 | |
|
| Win | 11–0 | |
TKO | 3 | 3 Nov 1980 | |
|
| Win | 10–0 | |
TKO | 5 | 20 Jun 1980 | |
|
| Win | 9–0 | |
UD | 8 | 23 May 1980 | |
|
| Win | 8–0 | |
TKO | 6 | 8 Apr 1980 | |
|
| Win | 7–0 | |
TKO | 4 | 28 Feb 1980 | |
|
| Win | 6–0 | |
KO | 7 | 9 Jan 1980 | |
Newell died on Jan. 18 from injuries sustained during this fight. |
| Win | 5–0 | |
TKO | 4 | 5 Nov 1979 | |
|
| Win | 4–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 17 Oct 1979 | |
|
| Win | 3–0 | Jerry Worth | PTS | 4 | 27 Sep 1979 | |
|
| Win | 2–0 | |
UD | 4 | 7 Sep 1979 | |
|
| Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 3 | 27 Jul 1979 | |
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See also
- List of welterweight boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
References
- "Marlon Starling". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.
- 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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