Prime Pac Man vs. Prime Aaron Pryor. Who Wins?

[marbleheadmaui]

I pick Pac just because he has the better drugs. (Oh no I didn't!)

LOL. I'm Arguello's biggest fan but I never thought much of the Pryor drug story in terms of impact on their first fight. Why? Well because nobody alleges Pryor drank from that bottle until after round 12. And by then my boy Alexis was beaten. He walked very slowly and very flatfooted back to his corner. But even if that weren't true, Pryor would have needed to drink something that metabilized in about 75 seconds to explain an impact. I don't think such a chemical exists (happy to be proven wrong on that).

Now that's not to say Scumbag Lewis didn't TRY to cheat! Just that my guess is if he did it didn't have an impact.

Nobody gets hit like Pryor did in that first fight and show no reaction. Their were a couple of times when Pryors head almost came clean off and he showed absolutely no effect. I was waiting for someone to throw a Louisville slugger into the ring. Their is no debate about Arguellos power in that weight area. His ko% is undeniable before that fight. It was concussive.

As far as the drug thing goes, the time frame of the black bottle is easily explainable. He was already jacked up when he went to the ring.Lewis perhaps saw something and called for a specific bottle. A booster if you will to pull him back up. Maybe liquid ephedrine who knows I'm no bio chemist but no human imo could withstand those kinds of shots and show no effect.

Lets not forget that indeed Lewis was a scum bag and this fight was fought just 6 months shy of Resto/Collins and we both know what happened there.

Hmmm, much to think about! Great post!

[marbleheadmaui]

BTW, I remember reading somewhere that it has been said that the contents in the black bottle was an asthma drug grounded up and mixed with water. This drug supposedly opens up the lungs. Sort of like a cheap EPO back then.

That was what Luis Resto said in the documentary Assault in the Ring. The issue there is pitiful Resto is such a screwed up, conflicted and tortured soul I wouldn't take his word that the sky is blue or water wet.

[miron_lang]

He has never been dropped by a head shot, his chin is vastly superior to Pryor's.

That is correct on all his 130lbs bouts and higher.


Nedal Hussein drop and hurt him at 122
Kazak Yasmangbetov drop and stun him at 126.

Both his KO losses were at 112.

[miron_lang]

Pacman wins , no doubt for me. Other than Arguello, Pryor never faced anyone very good. Decent fighters but not great.

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