I watched Pryor-Arguello 1 and 2 about a week ago and...

As i said on an other thread, Pryor would gives Mayweather a rough beating.

 

Remember, Duran is a poor mans Pryor. Nothing more.

 

who won

 

Leonard was lucky to quasi-duck Pryor and Cuevas at their primes.

Sugar always had a way of stacking the deck in his favor.

Smart management.

 

He was also ducking Curry. I remember he was calling the fight against Mccrory and when Curry landed that left hook.. Ray was on Currys balls

 

Arguello was a gentlemen to his opponents before and after the fights. A very classy man. He was my favorite @ the time and I was in a funk for a couple weeks over the Pryor #1 fight. Pryor was a beast that night. I think Arguello may have been able to take him a couple years before, but hey gotta give Pryor credit. Is there any truth to Pryor being on some performace enhancers that night, something a bout his trainer and a bottle of ????

 

It's not even very close. Arguello for sure. Accomplished far, far more.

 

Pryor was phenominal. He wasn't just a tough swarmer, but he was skilled defensively, blessed with great speed, and a good defense. His punch output was unreal...

He beats up Mayweather, Cotto, Hatton, Tszyu, etc.

I would loved to see fights between Pryor and Duran, Chavez, Whitaker.

 

I agree - though I think he wouldn't "beat up" Mayweather, necessarily, but I do think he could win. If he had just stayed on track and not gotten so messed up on drugs, his potential was enormous.

Pryor against Duran, Chavez, Whitaker are just dream matchups and I can't imagine how incredible those fights would be to watch.

It's tough to place Pryor in a ranking of ATG's, since we didn't get to see what he was truly capable of, but we can imagine head-to-head matchups based on some of his great performances. In most of my imagined head-to-heads, Pryor wins - though I think SRL would have beaten him in a close, tough fight.

 

I've thought Pryor-Duran would have been the greatest fight ever for a long time as well. And it's not just the fact that both were so great offensively, so aggressive, so animalistic, and threw shots with horrible intentions, it's also because both were masters at their craft and could do virtually anything they wanted in the ring. This wouldn't be like two C-level sluggers going toe to toe. We would have been treated to a ****ing classic in every aspect of the sport!

I'd go with Duran by close decision and while I think Whitaker could very well beat Pryor, I have been swayed towards Pryor's aggression and pressure being the deciding factors on the judges scorecards in a competitive fight.

Chavez was great, but gets beaten by Duran and Pryor. In a matchup with Sweet Pea, I'd expect Whitaker to do the best work and earn a 9-3, 8-4 decision, but in the end, I'd envision the judges saving Chavez with a draw. Just a little hunch I have.

 

Pryor's Defense better than Floyds? I don't Floyd's ever been hit with some of the shots Aruello landed on Pryor? Could be wrong though.

 

same thing with money may wouldnt fight margarito instead went for baldomir the real champ just like arguello did