I just got done watching a set of Aaron Pryor fights and....

[BlackRazor]

I agree. Pryor would murder all the current 140 pounders. I would give Maliggangi, Torres, Witter and Hatton no chance against him. Pryor was a beast. Leonard avoided him for that reason.

No doubt Pryor was a beast @ 140 but did he have any big bouts/wins @ 147 or higher?

Pryor's biggests wins were probably against Alexis who started his career @ 126 I think. Since Ray was able to take Tommy's best shots & Hagler's @ 160, I think Ray could have handled Pryor's best shots @ 147. No doubt, it would have been a great fight though!

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I agree. Pryor would murder all the current 140 pounders. I would give Maliggangi, Torres, Witter and Hatton no chance against him. Pryor was a beast. Leonard avoided him for that reason.

No doubt Pryor was a beast @ 140 but did he have any big bouts/wins @ 147 or higher?

Pryor's biggests wins were probably against Alexis who started his career @ 126 I think. Since Ray was able to take Tommy's best shots & Hagler's @ 160, I think Ray could have handled Pryor's best shots @ 147. No doubt, it would have been a great fight though!

I agree. Pryor would murder all the current 140 pounders. I would give Maliggangi, Torres, Witter and Hatton no chance against him. Pryor was a beast. Leonard avoided him for that reason.

No doubt Pryor was a beast @ 140 but did he have any big bouts/wins @ 147 or higher?

Pryor's biggests wins were probably against Alexis who started his career @ 126 I think. Since Ray was able to take Tommy's best shots & Hagler's @ 160, I think Ray could have handled Pryor's best shots @ 147. No doubt, it would have been a great fight though!

I agree with this.

This is another reason why I can't accept that Leonard ducked Pryor.

You just can't duck someone from a weight class below, especially when you have fought bigger, stronger & probably better fighters in your weight class.

[donnydarkoIRL]

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.