Where is Aaron Pryor on the P4P ATG List?

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  1. andrewe

    andrewe Ezekiel 33 banned Full Member

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    HAWK TIME
    (by p4p ATG list I mean the list of greatest fighters to ever fight, pound for pound. Based off resume and skill)
    Personally I have him in the top 15, right around 12 or so. 39-1 with 35 KOs don't lie.
    Beat Tommy Hearns in the amateurs, the Hitman wouldn't fight him pro and neither would Ray Leonard... getting ducked by two ATG must make you a bad mofo, right?

    If you need some reminder on how good he was, watch his first fight against Alexis Arguello - he brawled and outboxed in that one.
    His style was 'reckless' in a sense that he kept on coming in, but it worked and he knew how to outbox. The dude was strong.

    I might be over ranking him since he is one of my favorites, so I made this thread to see where you guys rank him.
     
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    68th
     
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  3. The Morlocks

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    47 and a 1/2
     
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  4. andrewe

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    Guess I might be over ranking him...
    or y'all just underrating him

    HAWK TIME
     
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  5. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Lower then his H2H rank his resume lacks but his greatness as a fighter is apparent.
     
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  6. Monogamous STD

    Monogamous STD Ya know, Quasimoto predicted all this. Full Member

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    A little over or under a hundred?
     
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    You really got him that low?
    Aaron Pryor is GOAT'ed
     
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    andrewe Ezekiel 33 banned Full Member

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    Yeah, I agree his Resume isn't outstanding but his H2H ranking is top 10 IMO
     
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    Monogamous STD Ya know, Quasimoto predicted all this. Full Member

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    I don't think that's really low when you consider all the great fighters we've had, honestly. I don't know what you mean by GOAT'ed exactly? You mean he's the greatest 140-pounder or what? Awesome fighter anyway.
     
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  10. The Morlocks

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    I was joking. I love Pryor and think him a great fighter. I think he could do it all. There are just soooo many fighters great the last 150 yrs that placing anyone is very hard.
     
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    No, Goat'ed simply means a goat, not the goat. He is definitely one of the greatest 140 lbers, and I think he fought a little lighter than that sometimes.
     
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  12. George Crowcroft

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    He isn't on it...
     
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    Aaron Pryor ******* blew it, It's that simple.. I really feel bad for the guy because of his contract structure ... But he had SRL and he passed on it, he had Duran and he passed on it.... He is not a top 100 guy because he just doesn't have the resume for it .. I will take Napoles, McFarland, Mayweather over him at 140 anyway .. Prime Cervantes is a great fight also .. And I'm sure I'm leaving others out .. Pea would School him at 140
     
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  14. Unforgiven

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    He's not on the list.
     
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    He proved against Alexis he was a great fighter and he had a lot of heart. Incredible, yet his resume is lacking. We all seem to know how great he would have been had he been able to fight more great fighters. There would have been some surprises.
     
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