How good was Aron Pryor??

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I thought id bump this thread as i dont really know that mauch about Pryor either

[The Boxer]

He was pretty good. My Pop swears up and down SRL was duckin him.

[Violent Demise]

He was pretty good. My Pop swears up and down SRL was duckin him.

Leonard did duck him

[Deanrw]

A couple of his opponents got unlucky enough to actually knock him down.

I say unlucky because if he got floored, he would just get pissed off and then beat the living daylights out of them.

He was a monster in the ring. So much Stamina and so much Relentlessness. I cannot think of anyone who could have beat him at 140. There may have been a couple who could deal with him, but they would be in the fight of their life.

[Master]

ITV 4 showed the clip where he had the bottle with the "mix". It was definitely suspicious as he was tired at the end of 12th and he had never gone further than that in his career which is what the commentator said against Arguello. Then he puts on that burst and stops him as if he had been "suped" up. He took some bombs from Arguello, particularly with the right hand so his chin was brilliant but where did he get that extra burst from will taint that fight. Leonard would have handled him at Welter, but he probably could have handled Duran, but do not know if he could have beaten him.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I rank Pryor as the best 140lb Champion of all time ahead of Tszyu and Chavez. He could be reckless at times and get himself knocked down but that only meant danger for his opponents not him! The Leonard issue is something else again, let's just say SRL never went out of his way to accommodate a fight with Pryor at any time. SRL may well have outboxed him but Pryor was a machine and unstoppable at 140lb, 147lb may have been different. There is controversy surrounding him though and i will let others who know more about that explain.

[Deanrw]

I rank Pryor as the best 140lb Champion of all time ahead of Tszyu and Chavez. He could be reckless at times and get himself knocked down but that only meant danger for his opponents not him! The Leonard issue is something else again, let's just say SRL never went out of his way to accommodate a fight with Pryor at any time. SRL may well have outboxed him but Pryor was a machine and unstoppable at 140lb, 147lb may have been different. There is controversy surrounding him though and i will let others who know more about that explain.

Ahh you are talking about the bottle his trainer "Mixed" hehe

I am not sure what advantages Cocaine may have gave him, but it was never truly confirmed I don't think.

I do know that his habit most likely shortened his career.