Pryor was really a lightweight who only moved up so he could get the opportunity to fight for a title. He could have made 135 for years.
Another small fighter from the past was Jose Napoles. He was a great lightweight for years but could never get a chance. Napoles would look tiny next to guys like Williams and Margarito. When Floyd fans cry about how small he is for his weight class they should look at films of Napoles, one of the great welterweights of all time.
Napoles fought among people who could make 147 on fight night...
Montell Griffin 5'7 Light heavyweight
James Toney and Byrd at Heavy
When Derrick Gainer was still a Featherweight Beltholder he said "Manny Pacquiao is so small at featherweight"
so its almost unthinkable that he's gonna be figting at 135 in his next bout.
no.. pryor was a beast doode.. no way
Pryor was really a lightweight who only moved up so he could get the opportunity to fight for a title. He could have made 135 for years.
Another small fighter from the past was Jose Napoles. He was a great lightweight for years but could never get a chance. Napoles would look tiny next to guys like Williams and Margarito. When Floyd fans cry about how small he is for his weight class they should look at films of Napoles, one of the great welterweights of all time.
He was not particularly tall (5'6) nor wide. That has little to do with him being a beast (which he was).
yeah i think he was pretty small for a lightweight but not freakly.
Yeah Hatton and Malignaggi are small guys too
Also Julio Cesar Chavez needs a mention IMO
Moorer, Toney and Roy as HWs, and Macho Camacho are some other ones...
Gavin "chav" reese is tiny!! hatton could be bigger.
oh and mayweather is a small welter.
yeah to both of these.
Gavin 'the carjacker' Rees is a two inches away from clinically being a dwarf.
Apparently that's 4'11.