Roberto Duran vs Aaron Pryor at 140

[TitoFan]

First... that matchup would put today's PPV matchups to shame. That would've been a classic. Pryor had sort of a meteoric rise and fall... so it's hard to gauge exactly how he would've fared against Duran. In terms of career and achievements there's no comparison. But Pyror also beat one of my favorite fighters ever..... twice. His knockouts of Alexis Arguello were spectacular. There was nothing "El Flaco Explosivo" could do to get Pryor off of him. The guy had no reverse gear. That's why a matchup with Duran would've been so great. But I favor Duran by close decision. I can't say Duran would've knocked him out, because Arguello hit Pryor with some flush hellacious shots and "The Hawk" just blinked and kept on coming. Arguello visibly, mentally wilted a bit after that. But I can't say Pryor would beat Duran, either. Duran was a fighting machine, with bad intentions. He beat a peak SRL in their first fight... and I'm fairly certain SRL takes Pryor if they had ever fought. I know the A-B-C theory doesn't wash in boxing, but it's one of the few comparisons I could come up with at the moment.

Duran by hard fought decision.

[SlimTrae]

Fight of the decade is as best as i can predict.

[Ron Swanson]

First... that matchup would put today's PPV matchups to shame. That would've been a classic. Pryor had sort of a meteoric rise and fall... so it's hard to gauge exactly how he would've fared against Duran. In terms of career and achievements there's no comparison. But Pyror also beat one of my favorite fighters ever..... twice. His knockouts of Alexis Arguello were spectacular. There was nothing "El Flaco Explosivo" could do to get Pryor off of him. The guy had no reverse gear. That's why a matchup with Duran would've been so great. But I favor Duran by close decision. I can't say Duran would've knocked him out, because Arguello hit Pryor with some flush hellacious shots and "The Hawk" just blinked and kept on coming. Arguello visibly, mentally wilted a bit after that. But I can't say Pryor would beat Duran, either. Duran was a fighting machine, with bad intentions. He beat a peak SRL in their first fight... and I'm fairly certain SRL takes Pryor if they had ever fought. I know the A-B-C theory doesn't wash in boxing, but it's one of the few comparisons I could come up with at the moment.

Duran by hard fought decision.

Something to consider is that maybe 140 was a bridge too far for Arguello. And if it was......