Re: Question About John Conteh And Aaron Pryor.
Pryor first: He found Coke post ArguelloI; by ArguelloII he had damaged his eye so bad that would in due course, be legally blind in that eye; so he retired post ArguelloII.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug though, expensive then too, so Pryor came back, but he was a shadow of the fighter he once was; he was awful against Hinton, but believe it or not, he got worse.....
I agree Conteh was a little unlucky against Matt, but remember back then, the USA was as bad as anyone for favouring home fighters (we the Brits, were just as bad), added to the fact that also, it was considered fair play that any benefit of the doubt be given to the defending Champion, there was little chance of Conteh winning that decision.
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