Aaron Pryor Gone At 60

[JayBee74]

An all time great, his two bouts against Alexis Arguello were epics, which defined his career.

[steelcityjames]

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Loved watching "The Hawk".....RIP champ

[sheredia]

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rest in peace, aaron pryor.....God bless. he destroyed arguello twice and then called out sugar ray....and even leonard wanted NO part of him.

[steelcityjames]

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Probably the only guy Leonard ever ducked, which speaks volumes as to how good Pryor was

[JayBee74]

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Probably the only guy Leonard ever ducked, which speaks volumes as to how good Pryor was

Leonard's career peaked with his victory over Hearns in their first bout in September 1981 which was preceded by his two bouts with Duran. Then came Leonard's eye surgery and effective five year retirement (other then bouts with two nondescript fighters) while Pryor was doing Arguello 1 & 2. Aaron was rising just as a much bigger name (Duran) was jumping two weight classes to set up a mega fight(s) with Leonard. I'm not saying Sugar Ray relished a fight with Pryor (which he probably would have won) but the economic timing wasn't there.

[JayBee74]

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If you've ever watched or re-watched the 132 pound amateur bout between Tommy Hearns and Aaron Pryor it's remarkable to hear the announcer say, "Hearns better not try to punch with Pryor, he hits too hard."

[sheredia]

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Leonard's career peaked with his victory over Hearns in their first bout in September 1981 which was preceded by his two bouts with Duran. Then came Leonard's eye surgery and effective five year retirement (other then bouts with two nondescript fighters) while Pryor was doing Arguello 1 & 2. Aaron was rising just as a much bigger name (Duran) was jumping two weight classes to set up a mega fight(s) with Leonard. I'm not saying Sugar Ray relished a fight with Pryor (which he probably would have won) but the economic timing wasn't there.

exactly....pryor didn't have the drawing power of a duran and too much risk involved for leonard. come to think of it, pryor-duran would have been a treat to watch as well.

[pietasterp]

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I hadn't heard he passed. Sad news.

[Armor and Sword]

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His two fights with Alexis Arguello were just incredible. I was at the first fight in Miami with my uncle and dad. It was outrageous. A memory I will never forget as a 12 year old kid. Just incredible.

RIP Hawk.

[sheredia]

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His two fights with Alexis Arguello were just incredible. I was at the first fight in Miami with my uncle and dad. It was outrageous. A memory I will never forget as a 12 year old kid. Just incredible.

RIP Hawk.

that's awesome....

[gmac0322]

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Going to have fire up some Pryor fights when I get home from work. Legend. R.I.P.

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[fistofrage]

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RIP Hawk. He was sweet to watch.

I'm sure Panama Lewis didn't do anything to increase his longevity either. WHo knows what was going into his body during those prime years.

[redsrule]

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I met Pryor about 15 years ago when I was at a Reds Fest with my dad. I didn't know much about boxing at the time but I had heard of him, and my dad knew him (he grew up with his main training partner) but for 2 random people bothering him when he wasn't at a booth or anything he couldn't have been more gracious and talked to my dad for quite some time talking about his old sparring partner.

Wish we could have seen his full career if he didn't get hooked on drugs. RIP Hawk.