I would say it worked out well for Pryor though. Pryor talked about rejecting the Leonard deal in the post-fight interview of his bout with Lennox Blackmoore, which took place in June 81’. He made some more title defenses and ended up getting his million dollar payday not that much later, in November 82’’. In a much more winnable fight against Alexis Arguello at 140 rather than having to move up to a weight he really wasn’t suited in (147) against one of the best fighters we’ve ever seen on film (1979-82 SRL).