Aaron Pryor 1982 v Lloyd Honeyghan 1986

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Pryor who won that classic first fight with Alexis Arguello moving up in weight to battle the man who beat Don Curry in '86.
     
  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I still like Pryor regardless of having to jump weight to meet Honeyghan.
     
  3. Legend X

    Legend X Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I believe Honeyghan would have bashed him up.
     
  4. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Honeyghan's head > Pryor's PEDs ,
    Honeyghan as overrated that he is (but obviously not by this TS) would have stopped Pryor . After all Arguello would have done it had it not been 4 that bottle . Pryor beat no1 , a stoppage of a well done Cervantes , a cheat against a well past his prime Arguello , another stoppage over n even more runied Arguello and there it ended , didn't it ?
     
  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Bump!
     
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  6. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lloyd would stop Aaron. There are some battles at 147 that Aaron Pryor is not winning and Honeyghan is one of them.
     
  7. jabber74

    jabber74 Active Member Full Member

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    Pryor was an exciting fighter and I loved his spirit and style, but now I question if he was hopped up on something throughout his career. His cornerman was a known conman/cheater, and Aaron was a known drug user. It's a shame that has to be held over him but it's just what I think now. It's hard to truly know just how good he was simply because I don't know if he could do all the same things he did without the "pep pills" in his bloodstream.
     
  8. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It'd be a cracker of a fight.
    The ragamuffin man, a Jackinabox with gloves vs a modern version of Henry Armstrong.
    I can see Pryor hitting the deck a couple of times but still stopping Honeyghan