Aaron Pryor vs Ray Leonard

[Boxerdog]

The difference is that Pryor was shut out of the top tier elite status. Think of him as an earlier version of Winky.....except ten times the finisher and an angry young brother to boot.
Any of those top guys that got in with him KNEW that he wasn't going to try and merely win....he was going to try and MAIM!

[jabsRstiff]

Boxerdog....


You're being from Cincinatti means nothing here.....On a NATIONAL level, Aaron Pryor was viewed as a mere steppingstone to Arguello's historic 4th title.

Do you have old copies of the Ring, KO, World Boxing, Boxing Illustrated ?
90% of those polled picked Arguello to not only beat Pryor, but to demolish him.

At the time, I actually picked Pryor.....& the only writer/insider I knew of who was picking Pryor, was Steve Farhood.


Ray Leonard was afraid of a 140lber who was decked by Akio Kameda & DuJuan Johnson, but not the undefeated, 6'1", KO force...that was Thomas Hearns ?

[Xecutioner]

i dont agree if anyone was shut out it was the body snatcher. pryor never moved up to 147 until late in his career so not sure how he could be shut out against fighters hes not even in the same division with.

[Boxerdog]

Boxerdog....


You're being from Cincinatti means nothing here.....On a NATIONAL level, Aaron Pryor was viewed as a mere steppingstone to Arguello's historic 4th title.

Do you have old copies of the Ring, KO, World Boxing, Boxing Illustrated ?
90% of those polled picked Arguello to not only beat Pryor, but to demolish him.

At the time, I actually picked Pryor.....& the only writer/insider I knew of who was picking Pryor, was Steve Farhood.


Ray Leonard was afraid of a 140lber who was decked by Akio Kameda & DuJuan Johnson, but not the undefeated, 6'1", KO force...that was Thomas Hearns ?

i had no idea you were this weak on boxing knowledge.

[Mr. Ryan]

This fight looks similar to Pryor-Arguello I. Pryor starts fast, Leonard tries vainly to turn the tide, Leonard ends up on the ropes tko'ed, slumps to the canvas. Leonard knew better...

[Mr. Ryan]

Boxerdog....


You're being from Cincinatti means nothing here.....On a NATIONAL level, Aaron Pryor was viewed as a mere steppingstone to Arguello's historic 4th title.

Do you have old copies of the Ring, KO, World Boxing, Boxing Illustrated ?
90% of those polled picked Arguello to not only beat Pryor, but to demolish him.

At the time, I actually picked Pryor.....& the only writer/insider I knew of who was picking Pryor, was Steve Farhood.


Ray Leonard was afraid of a 140lber who was decked by Akio Kameda & DuJuan Johnson, but not the undefeated, 6'1", KO force...that was Thomas Hearns ?

I believe Arguello was a 2-1 favorite in the first fight.

[SweetScience]

I can't disagree with you there. It seems the way Ray fought in the later part of his career can be compared to DLH's style as of late.

I stop reading right there.

[Hurlex]

i think pryor takes him...and not not even breaking a sweat...ray ws good but a prime pryor was amazing..he was like mayorga but with skills like evander..the guy was great...if you didnt have the power to hurt pryor, you werent gonna stop him coming at you for 12-15 rounds

[phallus]

i think pryor takes him...and not not even breaking a sweat...ray ws good but a prime pryor was amazing..he was like mayorga but with skills like evander..the guy was great...if you didnt have the power to hurt pryor, you werent gonna stop him coming at you for 12-15 rounds

no man, a prime pryor is as close as we'll get to the great "homicide hank" henry armstrong... nonstop aggression

[Boxerdog]

Pryor always made me think of a shark in a feeding frenzy when he knew he had someone hurt.
I think that this is what worried Sugar. A smart fighter knew that Hearns didn't have the greatest wheels and could exploit his inability to back up as well as other things.
You can't really "outsmart" a homicidal maniac too easily!