1st Round - 140 Pound Tourney - Aaron Pryor vs. Beau Jack

Gruelling, but Pryor for me, sets that tempo,wont bother the immensely strong Jack too much, who will land bombs no doubt. Pryor is down, but finishes strongly, with the workrate and stamina enabling him to do the better work. Jack could get stopped,but not in my scenario.

Pryor.

 

Hell of a matchup. I think Pryor would serve himself well to use the angles more in this fight rather than attacking heads up, as Jack would've been every bit as strong and even rougher inside. I think if Aaron were to imply the stick and move, punch from all angles method he used against Arguello, he'd give Jack troubles getting set and would likely outland him. If he were to attack straight on, I'd probably favor Jack to roughhouse him on the inside for a Decision.

As it is, I'll take Pryor in a close Decision.

 

Would certainly be a very entertaining fight. Two high volume pressure fighters going against each other, both very strong. I think Pryor will use his punches more wisely though, land at a cleaner percentage and set the tempo just above what Jack could. I don't think he will stop him though.

Pryor UD over 15.

 

Tough opening round match-up. I like Pryor, because of his speed and pace. Pryor may have to stay outside and use the jab more in this one.
Pryor UD

 

Thought Robert Mezey's poem about Beau Jack would be apropos here, ss:

A GLIMPSE OF BEAU JACK

Philadelphia, 1946.
Night. My father and I are walking home
along a pavement raked by swirling snowflakes
wherever the wind kicks up. Having just emerged
from under the beamed shadows of the El
we cross to the Arena, heading home
– to mashed potatoes, sisters, downcast eyes,
anger and sullen silence – past the wall
in which a door stands open and I see
in luminous blackness hundreds of black shapes,
heads and shoulders, the sides of faces silvered
in swirls of smoke, the embers of cigars
glowing an instant and then blacking out –
far off in the black depths the source of light,
the canvas square of ring circled by kliegs
and a slim brown man who has a bigger man
pinned on the ropes, digging blood-red gloves
methodically, like a man chopping wood,
into his ribs, the white skin splotching pink.
Could I have seen at that distance the rocking
and ripple of muscle under the bronze skin
or did I just imagine all of this?
It couldn’t have been much more than a second –
my father was a very impatient man –
but there it is, as radiant as just now.
My arm was jerked hard, I was dragged away
wondering desperately who the man was – then
there he was on a poster, fists cocked, poised,
smiling behind his gloves. I have forgotten
the name of his opponent but not his name.
I loved him, and I wanted what he had –
not the jeweled belt, the title, money, fame –
what could they mean to an eleven-year-old?
No, what I wanted was the pride and power,
prowness and speed and grace, and even more,
fearlessness in the face of bigger men.
And that most beautiful of names – Beau Jack.

 

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I think Beau Jack would win I don't think Pryor is disciplined enough to box for 15 rounds he'll box for probably 2-3 rounds, I could see Jack being one of the very few fighters to push Pryor back and maybe both guys score knockdowns but Beau out muscles him to a close decision.

 

Man, this is a rough one. I see Pryor picking himself off the canvas, then altering his style since he realizes he just can't fight Jack they way he did others. Staying alert and more outside, Pryor on a very close decision.

Scartissue

 

I agree with Scartissue. Pryor could box when he wanted to (or had to). I think he'd feel Jack's power inside and adjust. He was the superior boxer and Jack would take a lot of shot coming across the gap.

Winner: Pryor UD

 

Beau Jack, 1944, before his knee problems, was a strong swarmer and volume puncher. He had beaten Bob Montgomery, Angott, Tippy Larkin, Allie Stolz, Fritzie Zivic, Armstrong, and Bummy Davis. He's got some serious scalps on his record and could be counted on to edge Pryor in experience and I'd say his mettle is more proven.

Pryor was shockingly tough and enragingly unorthodox, but his style looked better against stand-up boxers than it would against a relentless whirlwind who would force him to dig deep and could be counted on to catch him during one of Pryor's infamous open windows.

I'd go with Beau Jack. Decision over 15.

 

Beau JAck was far more proven than Pryor. Pryor´s myth is based on his fights with the smaller and past his prime Arguello. Pryor was a very good fighter but got overrated over the last few month. Beau Jack would be one of the few man who could push him on his backfoot and knock him down. Close fight but Beau Jack would win due to 2-3 knockdowns.

Beau Jack UD15 Aaron Pryor.

 

I have to go for Jack because I believe that he was more battle hardened. I just don't think the way Pryor wasted energy is going to do him any favours when in with a man who will match him punch for punch.