Pryor Vs. Cervantes. Did Cerv bite off more than he could chew at 140? A title bout?

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  1. TheSouthpaw

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    It seemed to me once Cervantes knocked down Pryor in the first we were gonna have ourselves a fight, But instead classic Pryor kicked in and he just beats him down and smothers him before Knockin him out in brutal fashion!!!!!...Pryorjust never stopped punching and trying to just run over this guy, who keep in mind was no *****!.He was Champion
     
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  2. Flea Man

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    He was shot.
     
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  3. Borincano

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    Funny. Drugs kicked in.
     
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  4. TheSouthpaw

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    ..He was shot..A beaten man
     
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  5. Surf-Bat

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    Cervantes was way past his prime. Prime for prime he may very well have beaten Pryor as he was one of the better counterpunchers the division has ever seen. A sharp, fast and hard puncher. Check out his fights (vs. DeJesus, etc.).

    No way Pryor runs over a prime Kid Pambele.
     
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  6. TheSouthpaw

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    Ya I didnt know about Pryor and the drugs..I watched a Pryor fight night and DaveK told me about the coke problem..****in shame, so who knows he may have been high as birdpussy for this fight!
     
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  7. TheSouthpaw

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    but either way Pryor beat the **** out of him and took his title..
     
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  8. Flea Man

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    I'm not certain actually. Cervantes had his off nights. Furuyama was all over him. And Tetsuo 'Lion' Furuyama was NOT 'The Hawk'.

    I'd favour Kid Pambele though. But yes he was way past his best, he may not have been the 'champ' either, his opposition after his loss to Benitez essentially made him a paper champ' IMO.
     
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  9. TheSouthpaw

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    @Surfbat...Dejesus was a badass as well..
     
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  10. Flea Man

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    Shot.
     
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  11. TheSouthpaw

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    Ya im gonna watch that Benitez VS Cerv footage just to check that out...Thanks my man:good
     
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  12. Flea Man

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    He was a bit past his very best there IMO. Check out the Furuyama fight to see how, even in his prime, he wasn't infallible.
     
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  13. TheSouthpaw

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  14. Surf-Bat

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    You make a valid point. But there were nights where just about every ATG looked less than unbeatable. Greb, Robinson, Louis, Ali.....

    Best vs best? Cervantes vs Pryor is a HELLUVA fight. A struggle for both men :good
     
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  15. TheSouthpaw

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    So now im gonna watch the Furuyama fight to do some homeework...
     
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