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Lets be serious here, we're talking about a welterweight king in Leonard fighting one of the best 140 pounders ever in the tenacious Pryor.
At 147 I don't think Pryor has enough power to take down Leonard. SRL had that kind of blinding handspeed/power that made him dangerous at all times. Pryor wouldn't be nearly as fast or strong as Ray 147. It'd be a high octane fight for about 9 rounds give or take a round before SRL TKO'ed him.
Remember, although Arguello is an all-time great and was a complete surgeon with his punches, he was fighting above his best weight...still managing to almost kill the hawk with a few of his punches(uppercut anyone). Ray would really put it on him in the later rounds. I do think that Ray wanted no part of him (its understandable, not many people did).
At 147 I don't think Pryor has enough power to take down Leonard. SRL had that kind of blinding handspeed/power that made him dangerous at all times. Pryor wouldn't be nearly as fast or strong as Ray 147. It'd be a high octane fight for about 9 rounds give or take a round before SRL TKO'ed him.
Remember, although Arguello is an all-time great and was a complete surgeon with his punches, he was fighting above his best weight...still managing to almost kill the hawk with a few of his punches(uppercut anyone). Ray would really put it on him in the later rounds. I do think that Ray wanted no part of him (its understandable, not many people did).
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