Flying High: The Aaron Pryor Story
By Ryan "Asian Sensation" Songalia, Photo courtesy Boxing Monthly
Team Pinoy*
5-18-2006

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Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor is one of the more interesting fighters of the last quarter of the 20th century. Universally considered one of the top three junior welterweight champions of all time, the story of his life outside the ring was almost as turbulent as his life in the ring.

His pure animalistic demeanor in the ring allowed you a peek into the heart of a man on the edge. Having his crew follow him around screaming "Hawk Time", Pryor was a very intimidating force. He was hungrier than any other fighter I have ever seen on film or in person. He was as raw a beast as they come, a man who truly didn't give a damn about anything. He would come forward for every second of every round tossing punches, each one intended to end the fight early.

Growing up in abject poverty in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pryor had to endure adversity for the majority of his young life. Having to cope without proper guidance and adult supervision, it appeared his life was headed in the direction of being engulfed by the street life that surrounded him.

Seeking healthy activities, he picked up the sport of boxing. In a short period of time, Pryor was surprised by his proficiency in the sweet science. After dominating Tommy Hearns in the 1975 National Golden Gloves, Pryor was thought by most boxing pundits to be America's top amateur and a sure shot gold medalist. However, he failed to make the 1976 Olympics Boxing team when he was upset by the eventual gold medalist Howard Davis in a qualifying match.

Without the major contract that goes along with being an Olympian, he tore through the professional ranks en route to a 24-0 record. Then in 1980, he got his first title shot against Columbian legend Antonio "Kid" Cervantes. Cervantes, who had four times the amount of fights as the challenger, had built an early lead on the scorecards after dropping Pryor. Pryor turned the fight around in the fourth, ending the fight with one lightning right hand and winning the WBA junior welterweight title.

Finding it hard to secure bouts with big name fighters like Leonard and Mancini, he kept busy with mandatories while racking up five successful title defenses. Then, in 1982, Pryor signed to face former three division champion Alexis "El Flaco Explosivo" in the biggest fight of his career.

In the fight of the decade, both fighters fought like the champions they were. Fighting in front of a partisan crowd in Miami, Arguello was installed a 2-1 favorite to win the title. Pryor, having waited his entire life for the opportunity to prove himself to the world, set a very intense pace in the early rounds. Pryor swarmed the Nicaraguan legend with punches while Arguello valiantly returned fire. Fighting the fight of his life, Arguello turned the tables in the middle rounds and began to become very accurate with his storied right hand.

Feeling the momentum slipping away, Pryor began to settle down, resorting back to using boxing technique to become more accurate with his own blows. Bending down to keep Arguello of balance, Pryor started to become very effective throwing punches from unconventional angles. Having recaptured functional control of the fight, Pryor started to come on very strong in the later rounds of the fight. Then in the fourteenth round, Arguello could no longer stand up to the accumulation of punishment, being stopped brutally against the ropes after absorbing a volley of vicious, unanswered blows from the Cincinatti warrior.

However, after the fight, there was controversy about interactions between Pryor and his trainer Al "Panama" Lewis. Two times during the bout, Lewis commanded Pryor to drink from a black bottle that many believe contained a performance enhancing substance. Compounded by the newly instated Florida State Boxing Commission's failure to administer a post fight urine test, the public demanded that they meet again. In an attempt to quell the criticism and add credibility to his initial victory, the 2 fighters signed to face each other again 10 months later in a rematch of their epic bout.

Arguello fought bravely until the tenth round, when Pryor's constant assault and pressure broke Arguello's will. After going down voluntarily to escape further punishment, he remained on the seat of his pants until the count of ten. In the post fight press conference, Arguello revealed that he stayed down to prevent serious injury.

On the top of the boxing world, Pryor flirted with mega fights against some of the sport's brightest stars. However, Pryor failed to capitalize on his success and secure another major fight. After relinquishing the WBA title in favor of the upstart IBF, the party life he lived outside of the ring began to take it's toll on Pryor's career. Fighting infrequently against non descript opposition, Pryor lost to Bobby Joe Young by seventh round TKO with his better days clearly behind him. Aaron Pryor retired in 1990 with a final record of 39-1 (35 KO).

It was later revealed that Pryor had been fighting with a malignant eye injury and retired from the ring. Years on the party circuit had transformed him from a top notch fighter into a crack cocaine addict with regular run ins with the law. Forced with the ultimatum to turn his life around or die a premature death, Pryor cleaned up became a pastor in his hometown of Cincinnati

Today, the closest comparison to Pryor can be seen in Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao, who had experienced similar disadvantageous circumstances growing up in the ghettos of the Filipino island of Mindinao, displays similar intensity in the ring and an unbreakable will. His whirlwind offensive attack and hit and get hit strategy make him the type of force of nature that hasn't been seen since "The Hawk" hung up the gloves a decade and a half ago.

With his illustrious career behind him, "The Hawk" still maintains his religious responsibilities with his church. In addition to his theological endeavors, he also owns and manages his own gym where his son Aaron Jr., a promising professional prospect, trains. In 1996, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Aaron Pryor's against the odds success story is one of boxing's greatest legends, one that belongs in the pantheon of boxing lore.

Aaron Pryor still maintains a strong bond with his fans. He has an official website that fans can go to and learn more about The Hawk. The web address is http://www.hawktime.com .

Ryan Songalia is a syndicated columnist. If you have any feedback, his e-mail address is mc_rson@yahoo.com. He is a proud member of Team Pinoy.

great article

great article
Thanks alot. I was inspired by Beezy's thread on Aaron Pryor he started today. While I was replying, I was inspired to just continue writing. Aaron Pryor is a personal hero of mine and a major inspiration. When I was 15, I met him at a memorabilia show. I sent him an e-mail detailing to him how he is my hero and how I hoped to be a fighter in his model. He sent me this e-mail in 2003 right after my 5th victory:

Hi Ryan,

Thanks so much for visiting my website, glad that you liked it. It's always great hearing from boxing fans especially those who are amateur boxers.

My son, Aaron Jr., won the Cincinnati National Golden Gloves this year and went to the National's. I wish you much luck with your boxing career. My biggest piece of advice to you is to go to the gym every single day and listen to your coach. Dedication and being able to learn from your coach will carry you much farther than just natural ability. Practice, practice,
practice. That's what I did!

Best of luck and happy holidays!

Aaron Pryor
The Hawk
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While my boxing career was indefinitely halted during a serious car accident, Pryor still is one of my heroes for the toughness and heart he showed in and out of the squared circle.

WOW! thats incredible. Ive never met ANY professional athlete, let alone have them write to me. Keep these awsome articles comin in the future. I enjoyed the hell out of this one.

WOW! thats incredible. Ive never met ANY professional athlete, let alone have them write to me. Keep these awsome articles comin in the future. I enjoyed the hell out of this one.
Thanks alot. The younger generation of 80's baby's don't have enough info or perspective on the past generations fighters, however great. I sent this one to The Champ himself, as well as a handful of other major mediums. Among them, USA Today, in the past year had parted ways with its boxing writer Dan Rafael. I hope I can get in with them.

I like Aaron Pryor. He was exciting to watch but I hated that cheesy "What time is it? HAWK TIME!!!!" thing.

good article good k to you

Thanks alot. The younger generation of 80's baby's don't have enough info or perspective on the past generations fighters, however great. I sent this one to The Champ himself, as well as a handful of other major mediums. Among them, USA Today, in the past year had parted ways with its boxing writer Dan Rafael. I hope I can get in with them.

Yea u should push for that job. Ur writing is very professional. Wouldnt be surprised if it was in a major sports magazine. not even bull****ting. i bet a lot of people here would agree.

I like Aaron Pryor. He was exciting to watch but I hated that cheesy "What time is it? HAWK TIME!!!!" thing.


....I hated that prick for beating Arguello(who was my favortie non heavyweight of that time). I saw that fight live at my buddies house and everyone there was pulling for Arguello because Prior was looked at as ghetto trash and relatively skilless and classless. He took clean shots in that fight that I have never seen anyone take and still stand up. I think there could be merit to the little black bottle theory. The problem is that the fight totally ****ed up Alexis and he had nothing for the second one. Still, Pryor was a beast and I ended up having a great deal of respect for him over time. He came from a hard background and ended up being one of the most exciting fighters ever. He was absolutely relentless in the ring. Good article for a guy who wasn't even alive when that fight took place. ;)

Thanks alot everyone for the support. I'm very hungry and motivated to be a famous writer. I am submitting this stuff now to major sports mediums now, I think I've quickly graduated from the websites league to that of legitimate writer. I don't want to move too fast, but I gotta get this paper, you dig?

....I hated that prick for beating Arguello(who was my favortie non heavyweight of that time). I saw that fight live at my buddies house and everyone there was pulling for Arguello because Prior was looked at as ghetto trash and relatively skilless and classless. He took clean shots in that fight that I have never seen anyone take and still stand up. I think there could be merit to the little black bottle theory. The problem is that the fight totally ****ed up Alexis and he had nothing for the second one. Still, Pryor was a beast and I ended up having a great deal of respect for him over time. He came from a hard background and ended up being one of the most exciting fighters ever. He was absolutely relentless in the ring. Good article for a guy who wasn't even alive when that fight took place. ;)

I feel you PBDS, like i've said a few times, I'm Nicaraguan and Alexis is my favorite non-HW boxer as well. I agree with everything you said. In a way that's why i dont have respect for Mayorga, he's nowhere near the calliber of Arguello, and i'm glad he got schooled. A.S., I gotta agree with kfootball(i think that his name) you got alot of writing skill, and I wish you the best of luck & be sure i'll read what you got to say.I gotta post the same question as on the other thread, Pryor/Leonard, who do you pick??? I say Sugar, but I can't say that it would've been a sure thing, Pryor was a ****in' machine. :confused:

I feel you PBDS, like i've said a few times, I'm Nicaraguan and Alexis is my favorite non-HW boxer as well. I agree with everything you said. In a way that's why i dont have respect for Mayorga, he's nowhere near the calliber of Arguello, and i'm glad he got schooled. A.S., I gotta agree with kfootball(i think that his name) you got alot of writing skill, and I wish you the best of luck & be sure i'll read what you got to say.I gotta post the same question as on the other thread, Pryor/Leonard, who do you pick??? I say Sugar, but I can't say that it would've been a sure thing, Pryor was a ****in' machine. :confused:
Thanks alot for the support Eyes, make sure to check out my Tarver article (Stickied below). On Pryor-Leonard, I would have to go with Pryor on this one. In the first Roberto Duran fight, Leonard was suckered into an all out war, a move that ultimately ****ed him over. Pryor applies the kind of pressure on you that you have no other choice but to fight his fight. Leonard would get into a toe to toe war with a very fast, very hard punching, and very tough man. Leonard would not stand up to that all night. Pryor would put a decent beating on him, winning a clear decision. It really hurt his legacy that he never got to face Mancini and Leonard in his career, cuz he would've mopped the floor with them.

This is a letter that Frankie Pryor, The Hawk's wife, sent me moments ago:

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for submitting this article to us. This is Frankie Pryor, Aaron's wife and also his manager. Aaron is already asleep, recuperating from a major surgery in December but I will show your e-mail in the morning. I'm sure he will appreciate your kind words.

I took a look at your article and can offer a couple of minor suggestions. I've been with Aaron for 15 years and am considered by most to know more about Aaron's career and personal life than even Aaron. ha! ha! In addition to managing his career, I also maintain our website. I do know that Aaron would appreciate you removing the line about his siblings being drug addicts and derelicts. That's simply not true that all of his siblings went that way. You may have got that from The Flight of The Hawk but the writer Marshall Terrill left out one major part of writing -- fact checking! And to call anyone a derelict is just downright unkind.

Also, Aaron does not own his own gym or train either one of his sons (Stephan Mitchell Pryor or Aaron Pryor, Jr.). Aaron trained Stephan Mitchell Pryor and I managed him about 3 years ago but he hasn't fought in almost 3 years. He record is 8-1 and he is thinking of making a come-back but we are not involved with his boxing career either from the management or training side. Aaron Pryor, Jr. is 5-0 as a pro and we have never trained or managed his career. When it came time for him to turn pro in August 2005, Aaron Sr called Emanuel Steward of Kronk Gym and Jr. has been in Detroit with Mannie ever since. Jr. is 6' 4-1/2" and Kronk Gym was the only place to be with that height!

If you can mention our website in your article, we would greatly appreciate it. The URL is www.hawktime.com. Aaron reads all his e-mails and guestbook signings and really enjoys hearing from all his boxing fans.

Thank you and if you have any further questions, please let us know.
Frankie Pryor for Aaron 'The Hawk' Pryor

Good job Asian, that's a good letter he wrote you and I see your coming up with good ideas for article's. I told you ppl will take to your article's, let us know if you get something off the ground with a major paper or whatever comes about.

Great article.

The only thing I have to say is I disagree with Manny Pac being the closest comparison to Aaron Pryor. If you've seen him fight, you'd know that they had totally different styles.

Good job Asian, that's a good letter he wrote you and I see your coming up with good ideas for article's. I told you ppl will take to your article's, let us know if you get something off the ground with a major paper or whatever comes about.
Of course I will. I sent a ton of work to Rick Reeno, and I'm still waiting on a response. C'mon Reeno, don't act like you don't know the kid all of a sudden. Look Reeno, I got alot of points. I got that paper kid, maybe we can do some good business :confused:

My article topics come from whatever I am thinking about. This article actually came about from a thread earlier about Aaron Pryor and my post was getting kinda long, so I just turned it into a column. I get most of my ideas from the forums ya know. I spoke again with The Hawk's wife and she sent me these 2 emails:
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Thanks so much Ryan -- don't worry about it. If that's the worst that was ever written about my husband or our family we would be doing great! ha! ha!

Have a good evening,
Frankie Pryor

P.S. Thanks for mentioning the website. I'm always pushing merchandise!
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Great article.

The only thing I have to say is I disagree with Manny Pac being the closest comparison to Aaron Pryor. If you've seen him fight, you'd know that they had totally different styles.
They had the same idea. I have heard many people compare the PacMan to the Hawk, and while Pryor was more polished, Pacquiao uses a similar game plan.

Ryan -- forgot to add that Aaron Jr. is in camp with Jermain Taylor @ Kronk Gym right now. There's an article in the Detroit Free Press today (5/17) -- see Detnews.com Sports Section for more info.

Thanks,
Frankie Pryor
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So everyone take note of this, OK?

NIce column asian !!!!!

Go for it!!

NIce column asian !!!!!

Go for it!!
Hell yeah!!! Of course I'm a nuthugger, so I had to throw something in there about Pacquiao :D . I made sure to throw up Team Pinoy in it, of course.

On some real ****, I was planning on working on an article that would put me in the newspapers, but in infamy. I had come across a very credible source who was a well known entity in the boxing industry. He divulged me some classified info that would shake up the boxing world. I finished the article, but I elected not to publish it. First off, I cannot verify this info and maintain the confidentiality of the source. Second, boxing is a big money thing. They could kill me if they wanted to, and the info I was given would put alot of people in jail. I would be dead in 48 hours.

Instead of playing with fire, I prefer instead to maintain my journalistic integrity and stick to just criticizing the sports other dimensions.

keep the good reads coming Asian...that was a good article...nice comparison to Manny Pac fight wise. I'll continue to read whatever you post. Stay focused...you keep getting better with every aticle.

keep the good reads coming Asian...that was a good article...nice comparison to Manny Pac fight wise. I'll continue to read whatever you post. Stay focused...you keep getting better with every aticle.
**** the Dolphins.

They had the same idea. I have heard many people compare the PacMan to the Hawk, and while Pryor was more polished, Pacquiao uses a similar game plan.

Sorry man, but I just think you're clearly wrong here. Aaron Pryor was a relentless swarmer. The closest thing to him today is Ricky Hatton. Manny Pac is a SOUTHPAW and a totally different fighter.

And Pryor would never beat Leonard. Pryor NEVER proved himself once at 147, yet he can beat Pryor? Right..

keep the good reads coming Asian...that was a good article...nice comparison to Manny Pac fight wise. I'll continue to read whatever you post. Stay focused...you keep getting better with every aticle.
LOL, I'm gonna keep them coming no doubt. ****, my latest reincarnation as a writer has been very fruitful. Less than a month ago, I dropped my first article (Which BPP had some mean words for :mad: ), and in less than a month I have been on a roll. I wonder where my career will be in a year.

Sorry man, but I just think you're clearly wrong here. Aaron Pryor was a relentless swarmer. The closest thing to him today is Ricky Hatton. Manny Pac is a SOUTHPAW and a totally different fighter.

And Pryor would never beat Leonard. Pryor NEVER proved himself once at 147, yet he can beat Pryor? Right..
Of course Pryor never proved himself at 147, BECAUSE HE NEVER FOUGHT AT THAT WEIGHT!!! Manny Pacquiao's punch output is more like Pryor. Hatton is aggressive, but doesn't throw the amount of punches or punch from the angles that Pryor did.

OK, heres what I want you to do Smokin'. Start a thread asking who is more like Pryor's style, Pacquiao or Hatton. If I win, you give me 3 bil, you win I give you 4 bill. That is unless you don't think you could win, Right....

No thanks, I couldn't care less about points.

First of all, Pryor is orthodox and Pacquaio is southpaw. Strike One.
Second of all, Pryor fought from very awkward angles and averaged many, MANY punches per rounds. Manny has a straight up 1-2 style that is very one dimensional. Strike two.
Third of all, Pryor was an awesome amateur. His claim to fame in the amateurs was beating Tommy Hearns. What was Manny's career like? Strike Three.

Manny's style is nowhere near Pryor's, that's just ****in' stupid.

Ok, so let me get this straight. You're sayin a prime Aaron Pryor (who fought at 135/140) beats a PRIME Ray Leonard who was able to fight at 147, 154, 160, 175. LOL. Aaron Pryor beats Arguello who was on the tail-end of his career and was a punching bag with little to no lateral movement yet he beats a top 2 welter and a top 15 fighter of all time. You're smokin to much hash boyyyyyy.

No thanks, I couldn't care less about points.

First of all, Pryor is orthodox and Pacquaio is southpaw. Strike One.
Second of all, Pryor fought from very awkward angles and averaged many, MANY punches per rounds. Manny has a straight up 1-2 style that is very one dimensional. Strike two.
Third of all, Pryor was an awesome amateur. His claim to fame in the amateurs was beating Tommy Hearns. What was Manny's career like? Strike Three.

Manny's style is nowhere near Pryor's, that's just ****in' stupid.

Ok, so let me get this straight. You're sayin a prime Aaron Pryor (who fought at 135/140) beats a PRIME Ray Leonard who was able to fight at 147, 154, 160, 175. LOL. Aaron Pryor beats Arguello who was on the tail-end of his career and was a punching bag with little to no lateral movement yet he beats a top 2 welter and a top 15 fighter of all time. You're smokin to much hash boyyyyyy.
Come on kid, lets just get this bet cracking then. I don't see what would be so hard in Pryor going up one division to knock the sugar off Leonard's candy ass (Poetry, son). Then you tell me this, why did Leonard refuse to answer Pryor's requests for a fight? Pryor was a very dangerous fighter that no one wanted a piece of.
Pacquiao's style was very reminiscent of Pryor's with the way they both filled the ring up with punches, punched from odd angles, always came forward through everything. And what does the southpaw thing have anything to do with anything? They both have brains and fists, that is what its all about. They attack in very similar fashion, with quick punches coming out their asses.

BTW, everyone feel free to let us know who was more like Pryor, Pacquiao or Hatton. I'm also working on getting an interview with the Hawk, that would be ****ing awesome!!!!

I'll reply later, big guy. Ima header.

I CAN DO IT!!!!!!
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Flying High: The Aaron Pryor Story
By Ryan "Asian Sensation" Songalia, Photo courtesy Boxing Monthly
Team Pinoy*
5-18-2006

http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0511/images/two.jpg

Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor is one of the more interesting fighters of the last quarter of the 20th century. Universally considered one of the top three junior welterweight champions of all time, the story of his life outside the ring was almost as turbulent as his life in the ring.

His pure animalistic demeanor in the ring allowed you a peek into the heart of a man on the edge. Having his crew follow him around screaming "Hawk Time", Pryor was a very intimidating force. He was hungrier than any other fighter I have ever seen on film or in person. He was as raw a beast as they come, a man who truly didn't give a damn about anything. He would come forward for every second of every round tossing punches, each one intended to end the fight early.

Growing up in abject poverty in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pryor had to endure adversity for the majority of his young life. Having to cope without proper guidance and adult supervision, it appeared his life was headed in the direction of being engulfed by the street life that surrounded him.

Seeking healthy activities, he picked up the sport of boxing. In a short period of time, Pryor was surprised by his proficiency in the sweet science. After dominating Tommy Hearns in the 1975 National Golden Gloves, Pryor was thought by most boxing pundits to be America's top amateur and a sure shot gold medalist. However, he failed to make the 1976 Olympics Boxing team when he was upset by the eventual gold medalist Howard Davis in a qualifying match.

Without the major contract that goes along with being an Olympian, he tore through the professional ranks en route to a 24-0 record. Then in 1980, he got his first title shot against Columbian legend Antonio "Kid" Cervantes. Cervantes, who had four times the amount of fights as the challenger, had built an early lead on the scorecards after dropping Pryor. Pryor turned the fight around in the fourth, ending the fight with one lightning right hand and winning the WBA junior welterweight title.

Finding it hard to secure bouts with big name fighters like Leonard and Mancini, he kept busy with mandatories while racking up five successful title defenses. Then, in 1982, Pryor signed to face former three division champion Alexis "El Flaco Explosivo" in the biggest fight of his career.

In the fight of the decade, both fighters fought like the champions they were. Fighting in front of a partisan crowd in Miami, Arguello was installed a 2-1 favorite to win the title. Pryor, having waited his entire life for the opportunity to prove himself to the world, set a very intense pace in the early rounds. Pryor swarmed the Nicaraguan legend with punches while Arguello valiantly returned fire. Fighting the fight of his life, Arguello turned the tables in the middle rounds and began to become very accurate with his storied right hand.

Feeling the momentum slipping away, Pryor began to settle down, resorting back to using boxing technique to become more accurate with his own blows. Bending down to keep Arguello of balance, Pryor started to become very effective throwing punches from unconventional angles. Having recaptured functional control of the fight, Pryor started to come on very strong in the later rounds of the fight. Then in the fourteenth round, Arguello could no longer stand up to the accumulation of punishment, being stopped brutally against the ropes after absorbing a volley of vicious, unanswered blows from the Cincinatti warrior.

However, after the fight, there was controversy about interactions between Pryor and his trainer Al "Panama" Lewis. Two times during the bout, Lewis commanded Pryor to drink from a black bottle that many believe contained a performance enhancing substance. Compounded by the newly instated Florida State Boxing Commission's failure to administer a post fight urine test, the public demanded that they meet again. In an attempt to quell the criticism and add credibility to his initial victory, the 2 fighters signed to face each other again 10 months later in a rematch of their epic bout.

Arguello fought bravely until the tenth round, when Pryor's constant assault and pressure broke Arguello's will. After going down voluntarily to escape further punishment, he remained on the seat of his pants until the count of ten. In the post fight press conference, Arguello revealed that he stayed down to prevent serious injury.

On the top of the boxing world, Pryor flirted with mega fights against some of the sport's brightest stars. However, Pryor failed to capitalize on his success and secure another major fight. After relinquishing the WBA title in favor of the upstart IBF, the party life he lived outside of the ring began to take it's toll on Pryor's career. Fighting infrequently against non descript opposition, Pryor lost to Bobby Joe Young by seventh round TKO with his better days clearly behind him. Aaron Pryor retired in 1990 with a final record of 39-1 (35 KO).

It was later revealed that Pryor had been fighting with a malignant eye injury and retired from the ring. Years on the party circuit had transformed him from a top notch fighter into a crack cocaine addict with regular run ins with the law. Forced with the ultimatum to turn his life around or die a premature death, Pryor cleaned up became a pastor in his hometown of Cincinnati

Today, the closest comparison to Pryor can be seen in Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao, who had experienced similar disadvantageous circumstances growing up in the ghettos of the Filipino island of Mindinao, displays similar intensity in the ring and an unbreakable will. His whirlwind offensive attack and hit and get hit strategy make him the type of force of nature that hasn't been seen since "The Hawk" hung up the gloves a decade and a half ago.

With his illustrious career behind him, "The Hawk" still maintains his religious responsibilities with his church. In addition to his theological endeavors, he also owns and manages his own gym where his son Aaron Jr., a promising professional prospect, trains. In 1996, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Aaron Pryor's against the odds success story is one of boxing's greatest legends, one that belongs in the pantheon of boxing lore.

Aaron Pryor still maintains a strong bond with his fans. He has an official website that fans can go to and learn more about The Hawk. The web address is http://www.hawktime.com .

Ryan Songalia is a syndicated columnist. If you have any feedback, his e-mail address is mc_rson@yahoo.com. He is a proud member of Team Pinoy.

yo rye that some hot ****

i was juct talking to my uncle who is a huge boxig fan and he was telling about them old boxerd from his days and he was talking about aaron pryor

yo rye that some hot ****

i was juct talking to my uncle who is a huge boxig fan and he was telling about them old boxerd from his days and he was talking about aaron pryor
Hell yeah kabayan, Aaron Pryor is a hero of mine. I am trying to get an interview going with him, that **** would make me blow up!

BTW, only my Mom and my girlfriend call me Rye. Ewww..... :D

si ryan oh

if you say it fast in tagalaog it means looks its the carzy guy crazy as in mental institution crazy LOL!

si ryan oh

if you say it fast in tagalaog it means looks its the carzy guy crazy as in mental institution crazy LOL!
LOL, it sounds like chinese or something :D