Quote Originally Posted by Mr140
Hitman to be fair though he endsup fighting Hearns who ended Leonard almost we never got to see Leonard full prime because of that fight.
Hearns was a fantastic boxer and for me could have been the one to KO Pryor had they met prime for prime IMO.
However styles make fights and Pryors would have proved even more difficult for Leonard than Hearns.

As you said in the first fight Hearns nearly beat Leonard and IMO he did beat him in their second.
However, my hypotyhesis is although Pryor < Hearns, Pryor gives Leonard an even tougher fight.