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Boxer Curry ponders future GRENOBLE, France (AP) — For mer two-time world champion boxer Donald Curry of Fort Worth, reeling from his upset loss to Frenchman Rene Jacquot, said it will be weeks before he decides what the future holds for him now. “I want to give myself a couple of weeks to think about it," Curry told the Fort Worth Sur-Telcgnm Sun day at his Grenoble hotel. “It de pends on what's out there.” Jacquot won a 12-round unani mous decision Saturday in a World Boxing Council super welterweight (154 pounds) title fight that cast doubts about Curry’s Future in the ring. “1 know I never felt that tired in a fight,” said Curry. "Maybe this weight division is too big for me." Ttie 27-year-old Curry is the for mer undisputed welterweight (147- pound) champion. TANK MCNAMARA* po no '8d ‘ “I never thought I’d see Donald Currv lose a fight on a decision.” said Akbar Muhammad, the exec utive vice president of Top Rank, Inc., and Curry’s representative. Curry outgrew*that weight class two years ago. and his career since has been fraught with confusion. "He should retire.” promoter Bob Arum. Top Rank president, said. “He shoula have quit after the Mc- Callum fight." In July 1987, Curry’s first bid for the 154-pound title ended in a one- punch, fifth-round knockout deliv ered by then-World Boxing Associa tion junior middleweight champion Mike McCallum. Curry had won four fights since. But Arum re mained unimpressed. “He doesn’t have it anymore," said Arum of Curry , whom he onc e billed as the “best boxer, pound-for- pound in the world” during Currv’s reign as undisputed welterweight champion. Curry was forced to re-evaluate his career after the loss of his undis- K uted welterweight title to Lloyd lonevghan of England in Septem ber 1986, and the one-punch knock out to McCallum. “He’s on borrowed time. He has nothing left," Arum told the Star- Telcffram. “I think this is it — but I thought so after the McCallum fight. If he wants to fight again, that’s fine. 1 just advise against it." Curry said Arum was concerned for his well-being. “That's just Bob, and not deroga tory statements in regards to Don ald." Muhammad said. "But Donald has to make up his mind. It's his call. If the desire is not there — then don't go on. Ms a boxer. I'm sure he knows his strengths and weak- by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds -Ml* MAKl MIT A MOMEtfOFF MAJ0f?-l£AG0£ RTCAlKKbM! Smith, Hoy as cruise past Orangemen LANDOVER. Md. (AP)—Charles Smith scored 16 points and keyed a second-half surge * that enabled fourth-ranked Georgetown to solid ify its hold on first place in the Big East Conference Monday night with a 61-54 victory over No. o Syracuse. Smith scored five points in a 1S-S run at the stan of the second half that gave the Hovas a 41 -33 lead. Syracuse, which had a seven-game winning streak snapped, never got closer than four the rest of the way. The Orangemen are 0-9 at the Capi tal Centre.* ip b Sherman Douglas cut the lead to 53- 49. Smith made a 17-foot jumper to make it 55-49. Moments later Vie hit a breakaway layup to give George town a 58-50 lead with 1:21 left. The victory enabled the Hoyas. 19-3 overall and 9-2 in the confer ence, to move two games in front of second-place Seton Hall in the Big East. Syracuse. 21-5 and 7-5, fell into third place. Alon/o Mourning scored 14 points for the Hoyas, who won their 18th straight home game. Mourning, a freshman, also broke Patrick Ewing’s school record of 217 blocked shots in a season. Derrick Coleman led Syracuse with 22 points but had only six in the second half. FLOWER Y MARKET DRIVE THRU WINDOW Corner Texas ft Rosemary by Casa Tomaa BOXED Daisies, Tulips & Morel 846-3441 Vis*. 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