Flying High: The Aaron Pyor Story (My column)

[AllEyesOpen]

....I hated that prick for beating Arguello(who was my favortie non heavyweight of that time). I saw that fight live at my buddies house and everyone there was pulling for Arguello because Prior was looked at as ****** trash and relatively skilless and classless. He took clean shots in that fight that I have never seen anyone take and still stand up. I think there could be merit to the little black bottle theory. The problem is that the fight totally ****ed up Alexis and he had nothing for the second one. Still, Pryor was a beast and I ended up having a great deal of respect for him over time. He came from a hard background and ended up being one of the most exciting fighters ever. He was absolutely relentless in the ring. Good article for a guy who wasn't even alive when that fight took place.

I feel you PBDS, like i've said a few times, I'm Nicaraguan and Alexis is my favorite non-HW boxer as well. I agree with everything you said. In a way that's why i dont have respect for Mayorga, he's nowhere near the calliber of Arguello, and i'm glad he got schooled. A.S., I gotta agree with kfootball(i think that his name) you got alot of writing skill, and I wish you the best of luck & be sure i'll read what you got to say.I gotta post the same question as on the other thread, Pryor/Leonard, who do you pick??? I say Sugar, but I can't say that it would've been a sure thing, Pryor was a ****in' machine.

[Mr. Ryan]

I feel you PBDS, like i've said a few times, I'm Nicaraguan and Alexis is my favorite non-HW boxer as well. I agree with everything you said. In a way that's why i dont have respect for Mayorga, he's nowhere near the calliber of Arguello, and i'm glad he got schooled. A.S., I gotta agree with kfootball(i think that his name) you got alot of writing skill, and I wish you the best of luck & be sure i'll read what you got to say.I gotta post the same question as on the other thread, Pryor/Leonard, who do you pick??? I say Sugar, but I can't say that it would've been a sure thing, Pryor was a ****in' machine.

Thanks alot for the support Eyes, make sure to check out my Tarver article (Stickied below). On Pryor-Leonard, I would have to go with Pryor on this one. In the first Roberto Duran fight, Leonard was suckered into an all out war, a move that ultimately ****ed him over. Pryor applies the kind of pressure on you that you have no other choice but to fight his fight. Leonard would get into a toe to toe war with a very fast, very hard punching, and very tough man. Leonard would not stand up to that all night. Pryor would put a decent beating on him, winning a clear decision. It really hurt his legacy that he never got to face Mancini and Leonard in his career, cuz he would've mopped the floor with them.

[Mr. Ryan]

This is a letter that Frankie Pryor, The Hawk's wife, sent me moments ago:

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for submitting this article to us. This is Frankie Pryor, Aaron's wife and also his manager. Aaron is already asleep, recuperating from a major surgery in December but I will show your e-mail in the morning. I'm sure he will appreciate your kind words.

I took a look at your article and can offer a couple of minor suggestions. I've been with Aaron for 15 years and am considered by most to know more about Aaron's career and personal life than even Aaron. ha! ha! In addition to managing his career, I also maintain our website. I do know that Aaron would appreciate you removing the line about his siblings being drug addicts and derelicts. That's simply not true that all of his siblings went that way. You may have got that from The Flight of The Hawk but the writer Marshall Terrill left out one major part of writing -- fact checking! And to call anyone a derelict is just downright unkind.

Also, Aaron does not own his own gym or train either one of his sons (Stephan Mitchell Pryor or Aaron Pryor, Jr.). Aaron trained Stephan Mitchell Pryor and I managed him about 3 years ago but he hasn't fought in almost 3 years. He record is 8-1 and he is thinking of making a come-back but we are not involved with his boxing career either from the management or training side. Aaron Pryor, Jr. is 5-0 as a pro and we have never trained or managed his career. When it came time for him to turn pro in August 2005, Aaron Sr called Emanuel Steward of Kronk Gym and Jr. has been in Detroit with Mannie ever since. Jr. is 6' 4-1/2" and Kronk Gym was the only place to be with that height!

If you can mention our website in your article, we would greatly appreciate it. The URL is www.hawktime.com. Aaron reads all his e-mails and guestbook signings and really enjoys hearing from all his boxing fans.

Thank you and if you have any further questions, please let us know.
Frankie Pryor for Aaron 'The Hawk' Pryor

[beezy 14]

Good job Asian, that's a good letter he wrote you and I see your coming up with good ideas for article's. I told you ppl will take to your article's, let us know if you get something off the ground with a major paper or whatever comes about.

[Smokin']

Great article.

The only thing I have to say is I disagree with Manny Pac being the closest comparison to Aaron Pryor. If you've seen him fight, you'd know that they had totally different styles.

[Mr. Ryan]

Good job Asian, that's a good letter he wrote you and I see your coming up with good ideas for article's. I told you ppl will take to your article's, let us know if you get something off the ground with a major paper or whatever comes about.

Of course I will. I sent a ton of work to Rick Reeno, and I'm still waiting on a response. C'mon Reeno, don't act like you don't know the kid all of a sudden. Look Reeno, I got alot of points. I got that paper kid, maybe we can do some good business

My article topics come from whatever I am thinking about. This article actually came about from a thread earlier about Aaron Pryor and my post was getting kinda long, so I just turned it into a column. I get most of my ideas from the forums ya know. I spoke again with The Hawk's wife and she sent me these 2 emails:
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Thanks so much Ryan -- don't worry about it. If that's the worst that was ever written about my husband or our family we would be doing great! ha! ha!

Have a good evening,
Frankie Pryor

P.S. Thanks for mentioning the website. I'm always pushing merchandise!
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[Mr. Ryan]

Great article.

The only thing I have to say is I disagree with Manny Pac being the closest comparison to Aaron Pryor. If you've seen him fight, you'd know that they had totally different styles.

They had the same idea. I have heard many people compare the PacMan to the Hawk, and while Pryor was more polished, Pacquiao uses a similar game plan.

[Mr. Ryan]

Ryan -- forgot to add that Aaron Jr. is in camp with Jermain Taylor @ Kronk Gym right now. There's an article in the Detroit Free Press today (5/17) -- see Detnews.com Sports Section for more info.

Thanks,
Frankie Pryor
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So everyone take note of this, OK?

[miron_lang]

NIce column asian !!!!!

Go for it!!

[Mr. Ryan]

NIce column asian !!!!!

Go for it!!

Hell yeah!!! Of course I'm a nuthugger, so I had to throw something in there about Pacquiao . I made sure to throw up Team Pinoy in it, of course.