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
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born(1959-08-29)August 29, 1959
Hartford, Connecticut
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins45
Wins by KO27
Losses6
Draws1

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