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  • Reggie Miller
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    The Most Complete Fighter You've Ever Seen For the past 30 years

    I know a few but the one that comes through my mind is aaron pryor

    -Good Speed
    -Good Power
    -Good Chin
    -Good Agility

    never knocked out (10 count), only had 39 wins in a 14 year career due to boxers avoiding having a fight with pryor because of his relentless fighting style/agility and the chin strong enough to take punches.

    He's mostly known for having 2 wars with alexis arguello in 1982/1983.

    the first battle was one of the biggest upsets of that year, arguello the 10-1 favorite got knocked out in the 14th round.

    there was controversy due to pryor's trainier and the infamous 'black bottle' controversy, pryor took a rematch with arguello to erase the controversy from everyone's minds.

    in the 2nd fight, after alot of exchanges pryor caught arguello in the ropes with a left uppercut following a right uppercut which dropped arguello.

    Arguello looked o.k but he refused to get up knowning that he knew he couldn't beat pryor.

    :thumbup:
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    I think Leonard's better and wudda beat him but of course some feel SRL ducked him.

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    • Reggie Miller
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      #3
      Originally posted by The_Executioner
      I think Leonard's better and wudda beat him but of course some feel SRL ducked him.
      according to pryor on the hbo legendary nights episode he and leonard sparred and aaron gave him a tough sparring fight.

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      • Mr. Ryan
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        Pryor? I dunno about that, I'm the biggest Aaron Pryor fan in the world but I wouldn't say he was the most complete. Leonard showed the complete package, he didn't get hit nearly as much as Pryor did.

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        • Mr. Ryan
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          #5
          Originally posted by The Underboss
          according to pryor on the hbo legendary nights episode he and leonard sparred and aaron gave him a tough sparring fight.
          Thats according to Pryor, of course I'd read more into that if say Bert Sugar or Doug Fischer was describing it.

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          • sugarshanenas
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            #6
            Originally posted by The Underboss
            I know a few but the one that comes through my mind is aaron pryor

            -Good Speed
            -Good Power
            -Good Chin
            -Good Agility

            never knocked out (10 count), only had 39 wins in a 14 year career due to boxers avoiding having a fight with pryor because of his relentless fighting style/agility and the chin strong enough to take punches.

            He's mostly known for having 2 wars with alexis arguello in 1982/1983.

            the first battle was one of the biggest upsets of that year, arguello the 10-1 favorite got knocked out in the 14th round.

            there was controversy due to pryor's trainier and the infamous 'black bottle' controversy, pryor took a rematch with arguello to erase the controversy from everyone's minds.

            in the 2nd fight, after alot of exchanges pryor caught arguello in the ropes with a left uppercut following a right uppercut which dropped arguello.

            Arguello looked o.k but he refused to get up knowning that he knew he couldn't beat pryor.

            :thumbup:
            Sugar Ray Leonard(thomas hearns to if it werent for his chin)
            JCC
            Manny Pacquiao
            Mike Tyson?(Chin?)

            prolly forgot some

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            • larryx
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              #7
              pbf
              ray leonard
              rjj

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              • Ramamaiden
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                complete, i have to say SRL.

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                • them_apples
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                  #9
                  Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson

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                  • Reggie Miller
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by JournalSquare
                    Pryor? I dunno about that, I'm the biggest Aaron Pryor fan in the world but I wouldn't say he was the most complete. Leonard showed the complete package, he didn't get hit nearly as much as Pryor did.
                    that's because all he did was run around and was afraid of getting hit, but pryor didn't give a damn about getting hit, he got hit and came back and destroy you, (exp: cervantes fight).

                    Originally posted by JournalSquare
                    Thats according to Pryor, of course I'd read more into that if say Bert Sugar or Doug Fischer was describing it.
                    butch lewis said it as well, .

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