Duran-Pryor

I imagine Duran beating Pryor. They would end up close often times and Duran's superior in fighting skills and defense would win the day here. That and Duran's balance and footwork blow Pryor's straight out of the water. I believe he could consistently capitalize and take advantage of an off balance Pryor dropping him and staggering him throughout the fight.

 

Pryor would need 2 of the special bottles to see the 15th

 

Love both, but Duran would have beaten Pryor. Savage war, but Duran would have been too much for Pryor in the end, and I think the Hawk is stopped circa 12 or 13.

Both of them beat Chavez.

 

This mirrors my opinion.

 

As already mentioned Duran had better balance and was much better defensively. He could box Pryor and make him pay for his mistakes. Roberto was the better puncher as well.

 

Yep, Duran too good at just about everything for Pryor.

 

Aarons workrate was obviously better than Duran's, and he might have had a slight advantage in handspeed but Roberto was better in everything else. I see a late round stoppage here.

 

Duran was better than Pryor but the huge x factor is that neither of them ever had to deal with an opponent remotely like the other. How would Duran react to Pryor's speed and workrate? How would Pryor react to Duran mauling and roughing him up on the inside?

 

Duran does everything better.

Pryor consistently comes up a day late and a dollar short.

 

:goodNice post and good points although Duran did deal with guys that were quicker than he was.

 

Let he who has been played before be played again.

 

Pryor hand speed was not better than Duran's.. where on earth is that coming from?

 

I always thought Aaron had very good hand speed and might have had a slight edge in that aspect as Roberto had very good hand speed as well. I could be wrong but that's just the way I see it.

 

Hard to imagine the man who beat a prime ray Leonard at 144 losing to a super lightweight, but I suppose it's possible.. I just can't imagine prior pulling it off for as great as he was.