Could Aaron Pryor have beaten Joe Gans and Benny Leonard?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Could Leonard have stood a chance at 140 or would he have beaten Pryor at 135? Could Gans have beaten Pryor at either weight?
     
    mark ant, Dec 1, 2021
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    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Could he?

    Sure.

    Would he?

    Probably not.
     
    janitor, Dec 1, 2021
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    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Plenty of fighters I would take over Pryor at 140 ...
    and yes and yes
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    How could you possibly know on what little we have. If my life was at stake i'm going Pryor.
     
    JohnThomas1, Dec 1, 2021
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  5. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Leonard was beating the welter champ Jack Britton when he deliberately fouled out.which became the plot for Hemingway's,"Fifty Grand".
     
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  6. Claw4075

    Claw4075 Ezzard Charles GOAT Full Member

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    Pryor knocks them out both easily. There's a huge difference in skill level between fighters of that era and modern fighters.
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Aaron Pryor hardly shows off the highest order of skills.
     
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    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Just a mixed bottle.
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Quality work.
     
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    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Do you really think that Pryor was more skilled than Leonard?
     
    70sFan865, Dec 2, 2021
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Plenty, who the hell were they?!
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Offensive wise yes.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Pryor`s combos were amazing, a master pressure fighter with good head movement a very hard style to work out.
     
    mark ant, Dec 2, 2021
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    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    off the top of my head
    Barney Ross, Packey McFarland, Jose Napoles, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pac, Mayweather, Duran( Pryor passed on it), ODLH, JCC
    I would bet Pryor comes out with a losing record
     
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  15. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Based on film, Pryor kills both of them.Based on reality who knows cos anyone who actually saw Gans and Leonard box must be long dead or older than Jesus.
     
    JackSilver, Dec 2, 2021
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