Yeah, Pryor was one of the toughest guys I've ever seen and he was also supremely skilled. In the first fight against Arguello he takes a murderous shot in the 13th round that would have KO'd a lot of guys. It didn't even knock Pryor down. He then stopped Arguello the very next round. Amazing.

There have been a lot of great fighters at 140 - Meldrick Taylor, Julio Cesar Chavez and Kostya Tszyu. But I reckon Pryor beats all of those guys by stoppage except maybe Chavez who, in his prime, was impossible to stop. I still reckon he'd beat Julio handily on points.

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I agree. Pryor would murder all the current 140 pounders. I would give Maliggangi, Torres, Witter and Hatton no chance against him. Pryor was a beast. Leonard avoided him for that reason.
Pryor Vs Mayweather at 140 would have been a 50/50 matchup in my opinion.

I'd have it 60/40 for Mayweather but I agree with you, it'd be anybodies fight.

Pryor was sensational and it's a pity his drug problems prevented him from being a mega star.