Pretty sure the Ring mag did a mythical matchup with these two guys, years ago. All had Leonard KO'ing Pryor I think.
Pryor-Leonard - The match that failed to happen..
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First off Pryor would not get knocked out by sugar forget that. His chin has made of granite and knocking out Hearns does not prove he could knock out Pryor. Also many people who were close to sugar and Pryor said when they had sparring matches it often turned into a slug fest and a real fight and according to those in close, even rays management team Pryor beat his ass all over the place. Now does this mean in a "real fight" pryor would win, no but he would give sugar hell of a time. Pryor also beat the hell out of Hearns in the amateurs and was brought in once to spar with him but it turned ugly and Pryor was removed from Hearns camp. I say Pryor by late Ko or Sugar by descionComment
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Hearns and Pryor are both my favorite fighters as well...Originally posted by FloydmayweatherFirst off Pryor would not get knocked out by sugar forget that. His chin has made of granite and knocking out Hearns does not prove he could knock out Pryor. Also many people who were close to sugar and Pryor said when they had sparring matches it often turned into a slug fest and a real fight and according to those in close, even rays management team Pryor beat his ass all over the place. Now does this mean in a "real fight" pryor would win, no but he would give sugar hell of a time. Pryor also beat the hell out of Hearns in the amateurs and was brought in once to spar with him but it turned ugly and Pryor was removed from Hearns camp. I say Pryor by late Ko or Sugar by descion
but Pryor beatin up Hearns in the amateurs had nothin to do with the pros...
Hearns was not the devastating machine that he was as a pro in the amateurs, Hearns hardly ever scored any knockouts, when he went pro, that all changed...
I think Pryor could beat Leonard but doubt he can beat Hearns cuz Hearns was just a way bigger guyComment
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Not to be rude dude, but you just don't have a clue.Originally posted by FloydmayweatherFirst off Pryor would not get knocked out by sugar forget that. His chin has made of granite and knocking out Hearns does not prove he could knock out Pryor. Also many people who were close to sugar and Pryor said when they had sparring matches it often turned into a slug fest and a real fight and according to those in close, even rays management team Pryor beat his ass all over the place. Now does this mean in a "real fight" pryor would win, no but he would give sugar hell of a time. Pryor also beat the hell out of Hearns in the amateurs and was brought in once to spar with him but it turned ugly and Pryor was removed from Hearns camp. I say Pryor by late Ko or Sugar by descion
First of all, as great as he was, the one thing that WASN'T great about Pryor was his chin. He was dropped & hurt many times during his career. True, he came back on those occasions ( not counting the Bobby Joe Young fight that is ) to win, but then, he never faced a bigger, stronger, finisher like Ray Leonard.
Sparring is sparring is sparring. Nuff said.
When Pryor beat Thomas Hearns it was at 132 lbs. Hearns was a rail thin kid who could box beatifully, but hadn't yet developed any sort of physical strength or punch yet.Comment
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If a contender could knock Pryor down, his chin wasn't granite. You'd think a much bigger, harder punching Leonard would have Pryor in trouble.Originally posted by FloydmayweatherFirst off Pryor would not get knocked out by sugar forget that. His chin has made of granite and knocking out Hearns does not prove he could knock out Pryor.Comment
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Pryor was never hurt when he went down though...Originally posted by NABIf a contender could knock Pryor down, his chin wasn't granite. You'd think a much bigger, harder punching Leonard would have Pryor in trouble.
If your gonna say it like that then, PRYOR KNOCKED DOWN LEONARD with sparring gloves n headgear..Comment
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Hey man, didnt mean anything sorry if u got the feelingOriginally posted by NABRelax, man.
It's just for other ppl in general all say a fighter has a glass chin cuz they get knocked down once etc. lolComment
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I am totally impartial to this discussion. I couldn't care less who would have won between these two. Just making an observation.Originally posted by FloydmayweatherAnd usually when Pryor went down he bounced right back up and was smiling so that is bull****.Comment
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