Aaron Pryor

I too dont believe he was as good as people make out.

Apart from Cervantes and Arguello his record is average.

 

Well he certainly isn't the best ever welterweight but I doubt anybody argued that :?

Junior welter, however...is not a deep division historically. His average resume can be somewhat compensated for with his h2h ability at that weight.

 

you havent looked at the context of those losses. your right arguello was slipping b4 to the pryor fight in the ganigan fight he was taken into trenches he wasnt supposed to be in,
however i'm not so sure that many 140lbers could have taken some of the hallacious punches arguello or pyor was dishing out that nite.

 

Aaron was a helluva figher, but drugs somewhat ruined him.It was said that many lightweights avoided him, so he moved up.

 

Pryor's speed, power, non-stop attack from all angles, footwork, and chin made him a terrific fighter.

He does sometimes get overrated though, I agree. His resume is weak, once you get past Arguello and Cervantes, both of whom were on the decline, there isn't much there. He did however have excellent ability.

 

Considering you thought he was a Welterweight it doesn't sound like you've done sufficient research or seen sufficient footage to make any viable claims.

 

I have to disagree with the poster, Aaron Pryor was a sensational light-welterweight and i'd back him to defeat the notable guys in this division over the last 20 years, Chavez, Hatton, Tzsyu .. its 50/50 whether he could take Pernell or Floyd but make no mistake, Pryor was a star ...... His drug use affects his legacy and people attribute (rightly or wrongly) his all-action style to drugs (not proven) but to beat Cervantes and a textbook fighter like Arguello, that deserves serious respect .....

 

He tends to get overrated historically, his achievements aren't that great, but I think at his best he was a hell of a fighter.

It's probably best for his legacy, though, that the big name welterweights never fought the smaller Pryor (they instead fought bigger names at 147 and above). I don't like Pryor's chances at 147, especially against Hearns. Tommy would've wasted him as a pro at welter.

 

Yea, Pryor wasn't a ''OMG'' fighter, he was a great fighter, one of the most avoided fighters of all times due to his relenteless style and good chin, that's why he has such a low/poor record, the best fighters ducked him and was forced to fight mandatory fighters in a weak division (140lbs).

unfortunately, he felled in the crack/cocaine epidemic of the 80's after he retired in 85'.

after that he was never the same, but he kept beating people.

As for arguello, he battled cocaine addictions like pryor, but when he fought aaron at 140 he didn't carry his power up, he threw everything he had but no effect.

Arguello's power is on 126/130.

 

Bro, he's a jr. welterweight

 

The best summation of why Pryor is rated so highly I can think of :good

 

pryor never fought at 147!

 

Significantly tho, he DOES have those names, some great fighters do not.


Pryor had amazing stamina, was very relentless, had a high workrate & a cast iron chin, all these things make a fighter that is going to be very hard to beat & he was.