Did Ray Leonard avoid Aaron Pryor?

[Majesty]

oh I get it. Was he knocked down?

So he got up and had the cross with his arms as the ref counted him out? if that was the case then I'm glad the fight was stopped.

He took a right hand and went down on his knee, got up, made the sign as the ref continued the count...

Thats very different from jumping up and hitting the other guy isn't it? Why'd the ref keep counting? Pryor look gone?

[cockey cockney]

I loathe Leonard and like The Hawk; but there is no way Leonard avoided this fight...

Timing made this fight impossible.

Pryor only became viable as a Leonard opponent post ArguelloI, and by that time Leonard had retired, and Pryor was only a year away from damaging his eye and pretty much ending his 'world class' career himself.

We've heard it from the man himself now, who you back in this fight was to come off when both in there primes.

[SimonH]

Thats very different from jumping up and hitting the other guy isn't it? Why'd the ref keep counting? Pryor look gone?

I think the ref just used his common sense. Young was no more than a Journeyman; Pryor anywhere near his prime would of won easily...

Pryor just should not of been in the ring. Florida wrongly IMO let him fight, the ref saved him.

[Majesty]

Thats very different from jumping up and hitting the other guy isn't it? Why'd the ref keep counting? Pryor look gone?

I think the ref just used his common sense. Young was no more than a Journeyman; Pryor anywhere near his prime would of won easily...

Pryor just should not of been in the ring. Florida wrongly IMO let him fight, the ref saved him.

yeah, he should have stayed retired as undefeated champ. But sometimes fighters can't find anything to give them the rush and get on that stuff. Pernell Whitaker being an example but he stepped away from it now just as Pryor did, I just feel bad it took him so long to come around, where was his people to try to help them they all took the money and left and thats sad.

[zak]

I loathe Leonard and like The Hawk; but there is no way Leonard avoided this fight...

Timing made this fight impossible.

Pryor only became viable as a Leonard opponent post ArguelloI, and by that time Leonard had retired, and Pryor was only a year away from damaging his eye and pretty much ending his 'world class' career himself.

Spot On.

[Galaxy]

I loathe Leonard and like The Hawk; but there is no way Leonard avoided this fight...

Timing made this fight impossible.

Pryor only became viable as a Leonard opponent post ArguelloI, and by that time Leonard had retired, and Pryor was only a year away from damaging his eye and pretty much ending his 'world class' career himself.

Pryor was asking Leonard for a fight even before he made his 1st defense against Gaeton Hart. Leonard was the one who never took it any further!

[ICB]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-cqLIiqEiiM heres the fight with aaron pryor and bobby joe young

[SEB]

ok, Britkid, our wizard of boxing, tell me for you who whon Hagler-Leoanrd fight.

and don't escape by saying a draw

Seb

[SimonH]

ok, Britkid, our wizard of boxing, tell me for you who whon Hagler-Leoanrd fight.

and don't escape by saying a draw

Seb

I had it to Hagler fairly easily; 8 rounds to 4 if memory serves me right.

[ICB]

did u have leonard winning first 4 rounds ?? i had leonard winning the fight but people got different opinions

[raleights]

I wanna know why britkid got to change his name to BK

I demand an explanation!

[SimonH]

I wanna know why britkid got to change his name to BK

I demand an explanation!

LOL, it was an experiment,that clearly did not work...

Normal service is resumed

[Memphis]

If it aint broke dont fix it

[raleights]

I was scratching my head for a few days over that.... what you were saying was BritKid material but the BK confused me

Kept thinking Burger King or BritKid?

[SEB]

Okay, now I'm sure at 100% that Hagler won that fight and was robbed.