prime for prime Hearns vs Pryor

At 147, its pretty close. I say Hearns takes a beating from an agressive Pryor, but manages a late KO.

154 is a whole different story. That is where Hearns peaked and Aaron most likely couldn't carry the weight effectively. Therefore, it's Tommy in a one-sided beating here.

 

It's not close at 147 either. Hearns would likely blow him out pretty early.

 

Pryor could hang with anyone at 140 all time, except maybe Duran (who skipped this weight all together). But at Welter Hearns was a terror, who would have a good chance to beat any other Welter that ever lived on any given night. Hearns by KO early at Welter.

 

In the amateurs Pryor was a twenty year old star and Hearns a 17 year ols kid and Tommy gave him hell .. the video is on youtube ... as a pro Hearns flattens him ...

 

Hearn's decapitates him somewhere in the middle rounds, I'd bet.

Pryor was there to be hit and every other person he got into the ring with managed it, knocking him down fairly often.

When Hearn's lands similar shots on a careless Pryor?

Goodnight.

 

When Hearns hits Pryor with the same sort of open shots Arguello did, he takes Pryor's head off.

 

Exactly.

 

I agree also

 

Pryor was in his prime arguably at 135 (140 tops); Hearns was in prime at 154... thus it would hardly be a fair fight.

 

Aaron rushes in, and Tommy catches him with that long right, and it's over, one of them"count to 100 and still out" knockouts.

 

Same exact thing I was thinking. I think Tommy would stop him, maybe straight up KO him, in 7 or 8 rounds.

 

Pryor's defense is way too open for a rangey, fast, authoritive puncher like Hearns. His unorthodox style might well test Hearns' timing to the maximum. Pryor was a fluid mover around the ring, although very dis-jointed and somewhat unreadable. He might well have surprised a few people by lasting longer than expected against Hearns due to his movement and awkwardness. But Hearns catches him in the end.

 

Hearns in 4-6 rounds. Just far too big, fast and powerful for the much smaller Pryor. Amateurs doesn't matter one bit in the pro game.

 

The amatuers dont mean ****. Hearns woulda wasted Pryor at 147, and I'm a huge Pryor fan.