How good was Aron Pryor??

**The Boxer** · 02-05-2008 04:12 AM

ESPN classic should get off ali's balls and show some fights welter weight fights from the 80's

**Greig** · 02-05-2008 05:14 AM

I have always thought very highly of Pryor, but Scrap makes the good point that he never really fought against a top drawer jr welterweight.

Chavez had his Taylor and Randall, Tszyu had his Judah, Mitchell and Hatton but aside from Arguello, who was coming up in weight, Pryor never really fought a prime and supremely talented 140 pounder.

Still, If we're talking all time, my choice would still be:-

1. Pryor
2. Chavez
3. Tszyu

Pryor was just a beast in the early 80's.

**Mr140** · 02-05-2008 05:35 AM

Well i think it funny that people think SRL ducked Pryor but then fights Hearns who ended his career and we never got to see his true prime because of that fight.

**ghoster** · 02-05-2008 05:43 AM

I thought Pryor was really good back then. I watched him from the begining. Now looking back I see his biggest win, that over Arguello came under illegal conditions. I don't know how much of the blame goes to Panama Lewis, but Pryor could have been remembered better than he is.

**CutMeMick** · 02-05-2008 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by ghoster

I thought Pryor was really good back then. I watched him from the begining. Now looking back I see his biggest win, that over Arguello came under illegal conditions. I don't know how much of the blame goes to Panama Lewis, but Pryor could have been remembered better than he is.

Hey! there ghoster.... I shot some Rep. your way.
I also agree with you.
An arguement can be made that his biggest win was over Alexis or Cervantes who were both past it.
I think he was an exceptional fighter come forward guy who gave it his all.
But the fact that he never faced an elite prime fighter and the fact that he has such a short career also takes from his legacy.
Also the who bottle incident will forever be there to haunt him.

**donnydarkoIRL** · 02-05-2008 01:04 PM

Alexis Arguello respected him after their fight, enough to say, "Anything I can ever do for you it is done."

If Alexis Respected hiM thats enough for me

ICB · 02-05-2008 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

Alexis Arguello respected him after their fight, enough to say, "Anything I can ever do for you it is done."

If Alexis Respected hiM thats enough for me

Alexis was in awe of Aaron Pryor he also said *I have never been hit with two fists at the same time* Pryor never achieved enough to be mentioned with the likes of the other greats of the 80's, Cervantes was past his best but he also had made 6 defenses of the Jr Welterweight title at that time, and Arguello was moving up above his natural weight class but he still was coming off good wins so he wasn't that past it either. I think Pryor should have moved up to Welterweight to try force a big fight with one of the top boys, unfortunately for Pryor there wasn't any big names at Jr Welterweight division at that time only Ray Mancini but he got upset by Livingstone Bramble so that never happened. Pryor had a very rough child hood and i think all the stuff that happened to him when he was young i think he took it all out on his opponents in the ring, Pryor was one of the most ferocious boxers i've ever seen.