Aaron Pryor v Pernell Whitaker

Whitaker at LW I'd say, though I've heard that Pryor himself was just as impressive if not moreso there, he just didn't get the shots he did at 140.

At 140 it's anyone's guess. Problem with Pryor is that we simply didn't see him against many elite fighters so it's difficult to say how he'd fare against certain styles, whereas Whitaker faced most.

Either way, it's clear that neither has faced anything quite like the other. I'd favor Whitaker at LW more due to his movement than anything(his ability to fight off the backfoot would likely minimize Pryor's effectiveness), whereas he got more flat-footed as he went up in weight, though we only saw him against Pineda at 140(whom he disected within range throughout the fight).

Again, it's really anyone's guess, Pryor head to head is a dilemma. I'd favor Duran more comfortably over Pryor style-wise though.

 

Without Cocaine? Whitaker all the way. With it, Pryor was unstoppable.

 

Pryor (like Sal Sanchez) is one of the most underrated fighters of all-time. Ducked so much that we'll never know how great he really is except on the weight of his fights with Arguello.

RE: a fight with Whitaker, I would have Sweet Pea by close UD, but Pryor would always have a puncher's chance, because as good as Whitaker was defensively from 135-147, he was still sent to the canvas by punchers like McGirt and even Roger Mayweather.

 

Yet he took massive shots off of prime Trinidad....:think

 

Yeah, and Trinidad put him down too, remember?

 

Pryor wasn't really ducked. He ****ed his own career up with his out of ring decisions.

 

Like I said, I see Whitaker by close decision, but I could see Pryor catching him once or even twice...and if it goes to the cards, that's four points rather than just two for winning the round.

 

And he put Trinidad down as well, yet they decided not to count his. I think it's obvious he was beyond shot by the time he faced Tito as well.

 

What does that have to do with it?

 

Nice, interesting match-up!

Can't really argue with anything here.

 

Haha, I don't know. You're the one who brought it up!

 

No what does the knock downa have to do with it. I forget exactly how long it took Pernell to get up, but I think it was 2.

Prime Trinidad hit Pernell with a lot more than Pryor would have and hits far harder, I do not see what a flash KD proves when he took much better shots later in the fight.

 

I'd say given Pryor's own balance and footwork issues that he's just as likely to be caught off balance as Whitaker. Whitaker's footwork was flawed only in that he'd cross his feet at times(was much better at LW than WW overall), whereas Pryor's was more or less all over the place, technically very flawed. Whitaker could easily catch him with a crisp counter and put him down for a flash KD, though nothing serious.