Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello I - Nov 12, 1982 - Entire fight - Rounds 1 - 14

Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello I
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Aaron Pryor defends his WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World against Alexis Arguello. The fight had been given alot of media attention and was considered a sure Fight of the Year winner. The fight didn't disappoint, but it didn't get Fight of the Year, however it got ranked #8 in the 100 Greatest Fights of all time by Ring Magazine in 1996. The fight also had some controversy, as 'Panama' Lewis, the trainer of Pryor requested a specific bottle of which Pryor was to drink from; 'The one that I mixed'. The fight ended in the next round, and no urin test was administered by the Miami Boxing Commision after the bout. Because of this, they had a rematch 10 months later.
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Their records at the time
Aaron Pryor: 31-0
Alexis Arguello: 77-5

[@Carlparishhonda]

I remember seeing this fight on television at home. Both fighters has passed on. Rest In Peace.

[@Nonpeon]

HAVE passed on since 2 people..

[@samueldavis1524]

@@Nonpeon Both fighters had severe drug problems.

[@___David___Savian]

Carl, it's both fighters HAVE passed on not has. Come on Carl, other people read your comments. Keep it tight.

[@SunnyIlha]

They were Historic Champions.

[@martianshoes]

Ditto

[@TBConl]

This brings tears to my eyes. Being from Pryor's home town, followed him from day one. Beating Arguello, one of the greatest and one of my favorite fighters ever, happy and sad. One hell of a fight. Respect to both.

[@user-iz4cr1to6b]

Alexis gran campeón Aaron milagro de la botella

[@noodles3371]

R.I.P aaron pryor you were a great boxer and also alexis arguello one of the best boxers that ever existed may they rest in peace and will always be remembered.

[@rubenlenero1327]

RIP both boxers

[@michaelallport5816]

Well said and very true.

[@MaximilianoHerrera72]

What ?? Exhausted ??? Did you watch round 12 ?? Pryor looked absolutely en plene form. Not exhausted at all.

[@elpresadorsracecard2154]

Al MLG You talk like the prototypical internet champion.

[@therealjesus5291]

Pryor destroyed him in the 2nd fight also without any so called magic bottle lol

[@mgska55]

I've been watching a lot of the old super fights lately, and this one very well be my favorite. Considering the pace of it and how many big punches both guys absorb, it's amazing that it made it into the 14th round. It's not quite a slugfest because there's some really good boxing in here, but man is it fun to watch. Every match should have this kind of give-and-take.

[@sherrillraymond7595]

For real, but if you want to see a slug fest watch Foreman vs Ron Lyle that shit was like a movie

[@DANVIIL]

It’s on my greatest ever list.

[@DANVIIL]

@@sherrillraymond7595 Another kill or be killed fight.

[@N.a.j.i.]

I like EVERYTHING U SAID!! THIS FIGHT WAS SO BUSY!! And it made me go back/watch all Aaron's fights: He seems to "like" getting hit!! I had already heard of/liked Alexis(b4 my time, but boxing "pushed" his name on us & made me do my homewrk), but watching/finding this fight decades ago made me end up liking Pryor(more)

[@peterivera2769]

First round was better than any twelve round boxing this days👊

[@michaelfinch9522]

Yes!!!

[@greetrigh28]

"No, give me the one I mixed " Panama Lewis

[@lotemps3042]

Pryor had to be on some speed during this bout

[@pauloskidane2819]

Wasn’t that the second fight...

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@Chromeheart 65 Who's on first??? lol

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@pauloskidane2819 Way to CHANGE THE SUBJECT Kiddo!

[@jasonmorgan5115]

“Cocaine is a helluva drug”

[@AdrianLopez-rc6kl]

Legends of the Ring! R.I.P. The Hawk Aaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello. Two of the greatest that the boxing world will always remember!

[@JWBabaYaga]

40 years ago, this magnificent fight happened! Rest in peace, warriors!

[@DanielHernandez-zf9wv]

Man the thought of Salvador Sanchez versus Alexis Arguello. Why is the world so cruel to us! Love and respect for both fighters! Viva Mexico y viva Nicaragua!

[@danielwobos2566]

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[@danielwobos2566]

Il de

[@williamklink9709]

Why ?

[@LouJevan]

Duran vs arguello Duran vs Pryor Leonard vs pryor Arguello vs Sanchez as you say

[@kelvintorres2675]

🔥

[@spencerglover1]

Both superb fighters, one of the all time legendary fights ...

[@meharinationsportspodcast2582]

RIP Pryor and Arguello, two great boxers that gave their heart and soul for boxing.

[@robert.m4676]

MehariNation Sports Podcast big time

[@paulclarke7803]

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[@mr.blackhawk142]

OH YEAH!!! We all know 'greats' get COKED UP for their fights! It's normal now!

[@RolnOrangeClvrs]

It's nice to hear Larry Merchant when he wasn't insane.

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

LOL

[@patrickquibodeaux4438]

That is a great point. That "batting practice" line from arguably the best punch in the fight has always stayed with me, and always makes me smile. That said, I would still have rather had George Foreman on HBO boxing than Larry Merchant.

[@arthurcrank4456]

+Patrick Quibo ex hbodeaux y

[@oscarvaldesbrito4620]

LOL

[@oscarvaldesbrito4620]

the best of larry for me was in the toney vs ruiz fight

[@johnkrausse3779]

This should have been one of Aaron Pryor's greatest moments. But the water bottle incident has tarnished this fight forever. No Doubt Pryor was on something. Look up what Panama Lewis did to Billy Collins.

[@UpChuckTheBoogie]

Lewis is a scumbag

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Nah Lewis didn’t need it for Pryor. Pryor was running like 15 miles a day

[@williamsmith1803]

@SWP 215 No, it didn't. Arguello had already been through so many wars, while Pryor had been crushing cans with Lewis probably feeding him the bottle even then. Arguello already had 3 and 1/2 modern careers worth of brain damage before the first fight, nevermind after. The first fight put the nail in the casket. This fight is a lot like Hagler vs Mugabi, Chavez vs Taylor 1, or Oliver McCall vs Bruce Seldon --- it shows you what one really bad beating can do to a fighter.

[@paulturner6334]

You dont know your fav got beat.

[@ohhionghuan1712]

The second fight vindicated him. Pryor don't need to do it. he had been running like

[@JohnBarrylizard]

What a great great great fight! These guys were legends!

[@leroisansvis]

What a fight! We rarely get to see fights like this one and we haven't seen many fighters like these two warriors.

[@joemacinnis1972]

Never saw a fighter like Aaron Pryor! Totally underappreciated and underrated

[@charleshodges2559]

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[@ipaporod]

:If you call a great fighter someone who gets juiced up so he could win a fight , then he probably is.

[@CarlosHernandez-ml9wc]

Cause he was on stimulants

[@CarlosHernandez-ml9wc]

To bad he wasn't on crack fucking crackhead

[@joemacinnis1972]

@тαρ мє αи∂ ѕєχ ωιтн мє Mia arguello was an absolute classic man and fighter

[@nhwnhw02]

There are not many fights that I rewatch often other than the Hagler-Hearns fight. However, I do rewatch this one. This fight is two boxers in every sense of the word.

[@MrSilus2000]

14 round TKO. You won't hear that again in this era.

[@jogmas12]

It was still in that same year 1982 that they switched from boxing 15 rounds to 12. The 12 round max has been around since 1982.

[@yamanmustafa7574]

Also due to drugs testing for "the other bottle"

[@ferdinarduguru6444]

Silus,the wbc,switch to twelve rounds,on health grounds,while the other boxing promoting organisations,after been initially hesistant,followed suit.This particular fight,has generated controversy ever since,after it emerged that aaron pryor's corner gave him stimulants as the fourteenth round was about to commence,thus,casting a shadow on his perceived boxing prowess

[@CarlosHernandez-ml9wc]

@@ferdinarduguru6444 aa is better fighter dude had so much energy on the last round I believe it

[@CarlosHernandez-ml9wc]

He was on stimulants 2 fight aa

[@kawaiiafangirl]

Arguello must've been a freak of nature being "5'10" as a Featherweight. Lol.

[@gamalielaguirre2760]

Hoy 12 de Noviembre 2021, se cumplen 41 años de una de las mejores peleas de todos los tiempos. Gracias x este gran combate😮

[@jcoll6518]

Panama Lewis: no not that one,, the one I mixed

[@blite13]

Pryor was spent in the 13th. Panama saw it and gave him the 'mix', you can see Pryor had his wits and power back for the 14th. That is called cheating.

[@BennyNegroFromQueens]

Who cares. Arguello spent the whole fight sandbagging.

[@ComaToast1]

Love how the crowd gets quiet when Aaron lands those big bombs 😂😂😂

[@thegoldenhero]

"No, not that one, the one I mixed"

[@lennoxforeman601]

How has this fight only 600,000+ views? This is possibly one of my favourite fights of all time. "The Hawk" is one of my favourite fighters to watch of all time. Gotta love Arguello too another legend of the sport.

[@danlopezR]

Aaron Pryor rest in peace. This is certainly a memorable fight. The mystery of the "prepared" liquid given to Pryor after round 13 will remain for ever.

[@patrickquibodeaux4438]

So much speculation on that. I watched this fight in real time when I was 14. I remember Panama Lewis yelling "the one I mixed". I had no idea what it could have meant at the time, but it has stayed with me. The greatest fight I have ever seen. Aaron Pryor was super human that night. It is a phenomenon, but it is not unprecedented.

[@JoseCastillo-uj4fh]

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[@LifesAdventures555]

Those were some real fighters back in those days Wow!! Loved both of these warriors.

[@goetia13]

classic. thanks for the full upload! more action in the 1st two rounds than in most fights now-a-days

[@aize3603]

They were both superhuman! No one could have matched Pryor's combination and punch output! One of the greatest of all time.

[@DrSeuss-nv9hw]

They couldn't match his stamina or chin. Arguello would have knocked ANYONE ELSE out with those punches. Not the Hawk.

[@daneilrafael4824]

​@@DrSeuss-nv9hw🥃🤫

[@user-iz4cr1to6b]

😂 con el milagro de la botella

[@aize3603]

​​@@user-iz4cr1to6bthe rematch too? He stopped him earlier🥊

[@rickgurro375]

Why cant we Boxing Fans, just Appreciate two GREAT CHAMPIONS...Going All out for 14 rounds.... and just Giving us "One Hell of a Performance".....BRAVO to Both Champions...Thank You for the memory.....

[@adt3443]

thanks for the upload I was talking to my dad the other night, he said this is the greatest fight he'd ever seen

[@lgndnhswnmnd]

Thanks for this post! Grateful for KZbin!

[@strawpurchasepublish]

RIP Alexis. One of the all time great boxers and people.

[@juceorema6890]

Es uno de los grandes duelos de la historia, 2 boxeadores excepcionales; un combate a la altura de Alí vs Frazier ¿qué hubiera sucedido si no hubiese existido la misteriosa botella que recuperó mágicamente a Pryor?

[@dougamundson6836]

I saw this fight live on tv way back when. Damn!

[@HatianHurricane]

This fight was absolutely amazing! A wonderful performance by both fighters! It's almost a shame that someone had to lose!

[@ralbenem1085]

aaron pryor Did I subscribe? I am new to the Tube.

[@rorschach5151]

More like cocaine time dumbass.

[@edgarsanchez2217]

HatianHurricane arguello le iva Ganando a prayo hay varias Gravaciones de esa pele y una de esas gravaciones Desde el Sundo asalto El panama Entrenado Le comenso Adarle agua de esa botella misteriosa mi pregunta es que descaro mafia si las csmara escucharon y que el estrenador dijo dame drl agua que mescle Mafiosos porque no pararon la pelea claro como era un latino y prsyo smericsno la dociacion huviera descslificado hay nomaa al tal prayo y posoblemente Lla vendria algo gumo antes de enfrentarce al grande Gladiador arguello deque sirve lla como el quemato asu mama el tal prayo no aguantava variasvece ledieron de la botella misteriosa

[@robertwatson4022]

If u do ur research Panama lewis had a different water bottle and made sure he drank it. He said not that one give me the one I mixed. Both r great fighters but because of that water comment and the energy Pryor had in the last round it’s hard to believe it was regular water.

[@robertwatson4022]

aaron pryor I’m not whining no fighter gets as far as he did without talent and heart but I’m quite sure ur under achieving comment has no merit u don’t know me but I bet u never fought in a ring like they did either. U take care me high achiever

[@matsonruddellcertifiedarbo8815]

Wow, just tremendous. I had Pryor winning the fight but he was taking so many hard shots himself that I feel he could have Ben knocked out at anytime himself. Two legendary fighters in a legendary fight !

[@constantine7382]

It is a shame that Pryor passed but in his entire career, he beat just two superior fighters. Both were old and he had to cheat to beat Arguello. I remember this fight very well. Arguello was consider by " experts " to be the best fighter in the world. What Pryor did diminished an absolute LEGEND and should not be celebrated for it.

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Pryor was beating Arguello from the opening bell tf you talking bout and beat him even worse in the rematch

[@cyrillayman7431]

rated the fight of the 80s & rightfully so!

[@Poeme340]

Supernatural courage from both fighters-unbelievable fight.

[@larryfalter1267]

tough fight. lots of respect for both men

[@michaelfox8619]

I watched this amazing fight live on a Friday night, beginning what would be an historic turning point weekend in professional boxing. If I recall correctly, Arguello was semiconscious for about fifteen or twenty minutes on the ring floor after the 14th round pounding he received from Pryor, and may have ended up with a concussion. The very next day on Saturday afternoon, I watched the other amazing fight live when, in ANOTHER 14th round pounding, Ray Mancini delivered a straight right hand to Duk Koo Kim, from which Kim died a few days later due to a brain hemorrhage I believe. That’s when boxing associations began reducing the number of rounds in matches, probably a wise step, though some referees became somewhat overzealous in protecting fighters from similar fates, which resulted in a number of fights stopped earlier than necessary. Still, for me, that was a golden era of boxing.

[@GAR1680BoxingTalk]

I was at this fight in 1982, in a seat about 1/2-way up the Orange Bowl stadium. It was a great view. The atmosphere was electrifying; I'll never forget it. Those 14 rounds went by so fast. I feel fortunate to have attended one of the greatest fights in history.

[@blkmamba40]

The closest Sugar Ray wanted to get to Pryor was announcing his fights.

[@partecipaallaconversazione1220]

Esa pelea fue muy extraña los golpes de Argüello erán perfectos y en uno le calzo directo y le hizo doblar la cabeza hacia atrás pero Pryor parecía no sentir nada y por ahí leí sobre que los guantes del norteamericano estaban alterados. Argüello era uno de los boxeadores más completos que se halla visto

[@CalexZambrana]

Y para remate entro drogado Pryor.

[@cesarlopez9656]

Por eso le llamaron el.caballero del rig a aron prayo se remuro que le dieron una bebida energizante segun la mafia era una pelea muy controversial por una que eeuu estaba en guerra con Nicaragua con el escandalo iran contra segun le obligaron a perder pero yo la vi limpia y si la iva ganando alexi siempre fue a delante los mejores golpe asta aqui se escucha pero se supone que la bebida lo aseguro todo ya la revancha quien iva crecido era prayon algunos dicen que prayo fue aparar al.hospital otros dijeron que murio acausa que alexi le revento el higado asta ayi no se nada nunca supe de pelea que prayo aiga hecho despues de alexi alexi hizo unas cuantas porque Ya se quedaba pobre como muchos boxeadores fue como dice usted todos extraño el final.

[@TheDiegogerman1]

y el agua de araon praior fue arreglada tambien por panamà lewis

[@fernandoayala6096]

🙏❤️🇳🇮🇳🇮❤️🙏

[@jimmylin600]

It's scary to see a man take that many punches while leaning on the ropes...Arguello took probably 4, 5 unnecessary power punches that could've given him concussion at the end there.

[@hollowpointsbullets6254]

Stop being a pussy.

[@mindmesh7566]

That straight hand on Pryor by Arguello was soooooo close a standing count. Right off the bat this fight was great. Two great warriors.

[@JohnnyRico-filmchannelboss]

One of the best fights of all time for sure. I remember it well.

[@MegaUploaderUser007]

how the hell did you upload 45 minutes of one of the fights on the century on KZbin :)

[@RobertoAlvarezlamarca]

Alexis arguello sin duda uno de.los.mejores de la historia del pujilismo

[@CarlosHernandez-ml9wc]

@Landre Wilkinson AA one of the bestever

[@CarlosHernandez-ml9wc]

With out a doubt

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@Landre WilkinsonHe was just ordering a TACO hunny!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@CarlosHernandez-ml9wc In Canada we call it the Eh Eh!

[@longtalltexan63]

The combinations Pryor put together in the last round were picture perfect.

[@NousProductions]

One of the best fights of all time.

[@coda700]

What a fight. I've always talked about the Hagler/Hearns first round and how great it was (and it was), but they didn't didn't go 14 rounds.

[@HatianHurricane]

AP WAS ABSOLUTELY IN THE ZONE IN THIS FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE WAS ON THE FINAL LEVEL!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidmcdonald9374]

That was about 45 unanswered punches that Alexis arguello took Aaron Pryor was a fighting machine

[@igordrakulovic6857]

He should have been tested ..

[@johndasilva2686]

Pryor super fighter super entertainer and super drinker. Arguello the lean mean one. Both superb fighters.

[@johndasilva2686]

Thank you glad you liked my post .

[@tom11zz884]

Would have loved to have seen: Pryor vs Ray Leonard, Pryor vs. Duran, Pryor vs. Hearns, Pryor vs. Ray Mancini Shame those fights never took place.

[@Nolimitvault]

Pryor already beat tommy hearns bro look it up ,,,,this man was sensational

[@Nolimitvault]

I'm a huge leonard fan but he ducked Pryor

[@leaddispenser9]

+Derian Gainey that was in the amateurs. and besides Tommy maybe could have knocked him out. He had that power, especially the way he did it to duran, that was his night.

[@leaddispenser9]

+Derian Gainey he ducked hagler until he was older. and hagler was robbed. you don't take a champions belt like that. If that was the case he shoulda got the belt when he fought vito Marvelous will always be the best middleweight, just like Robinson was the best welterweight duran the best light weight they ruled the divisions. Tommy hearns best super welter and pryor the best jr welter.. got any better people?

[@Nolimitvault]

+Real boxing Fan1 he still have the man a loss

[@orca4540]

We know who really won this fight. Say No To Drugs

[@1963KJJ]

Been a fight fan for many years. I still rate this fight as the best I have ever seen!

[@moosedagreat]

I remember this fight watching it as a kid with my pops...it was so exciting then, even more now!!!! WOW!!!! Greatest Fight EVER!!!

[@stilllearning6656]

Pryor was one of the most unappreciated fighters in the history of boxing. Straight beast.

[@davidisaacwest4914]

Perhaps one of the all time greatest fights: amazing skill, non-stop ferocity by both champions. Unfortunately, also all-time great cheat Panama Lewis, calling for his specially-mixed bottle...both fighters were never the same.

[@scoot1105]

Whether Pryor's trainer cheated or not, it was a great fight!! I remember watching this with my father a week after my birthday. One of the best fights of all time!!

[@sevfan1]

scoot1105 He did cheat. There is no question about that.

[@mmajunkie007]

How did he cheat , what was in that bottle ?

[@sevfan1]

Supposedly some asthma medication to open the lungs. Any mixture is illegal.

[@uncleankie5169]

***** but suppose Pryor lost would you say its bcuz of coke...or does coke make you throw accurate punches..the was just too much for alexis

[@andresgradis9030]

preguntas porq quedo ciego el negro

[@cushc]

One of the best fights in history

[@johndeagle4389]

According to Compubox, Pryor landed 426 of 1429 punches (29.8 percent), and Arguello connected on 238 of 798 (29.8 percent).

[@aldopadilla2424]

RIP Aaron Pryor!!! You broke my heart twice as a kid by beating Arguello but my respect to both for the courage, heart, and skill shown in the first fight. It takes special men to endure 40 minutes of hell with that type of pace and punching power, certainly one of top fights of the 20th century. Both gone too soon to keep preaching new generations about the king of contact sports.

[@Rspenesmit]

Some info & insight on Pryor & why he was not the greatest JWW of All-Time!1974 National AAU Finalist (132 lbs).Outpointed by Hilmer Kenty 1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs). Disqualified (low blow) in the second round against Chris Clarke of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed Thomas Hearns at this Point in time, Pryor was turning Pro soon, & was a Physically Mature Fighter, Hearns was still a tall skinny kid, that had yet to find the Awesome Power he had as a Pro, he was not ready for Pryor, as a Pro, Hearns does to him what he did to DURAN! 1976 United States Olympic Trials Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove, New York. 1976 United States Olympic Box-Offs: Outpointed by Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove, New York. Pryor was an alternate at 132 lbs for the U.S. Olympic teaIn Dec 1980, Pryor rejected an offer of $500,000 to fight Sugar Ray Leonard for the WBC WW Title he wanted more money. When it was increased to $750,000, he rejected it.Considering Duran & Pryor Both were offered $750,000 each to fight at Madison Square Gardens in 1981, many claim the Leonard offer was cheap, but it clearly was not.Below is a web link to a newspaper article, being from Cincinnati, Ohio myself, many articles were written about it back then locally, the buzz at the time around town was, that Pryor was being mishandled by many in his huge entourage & that for their own reasons, were preventing him from taking these big fights. Although not Champ at the time, he got $50,000 for fighting Cervantes for the Title. Goto this Web Link for the News ARticle - news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19801217&id=Id4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,5396168&hl=enBuddy Larosa to Aaron Pryor, "Aaron, what are you doing?" "I've got a contract for you to fight Roberto Duran for $750,000." Madison Square Garden April, 1981. John Condon, President of Madison Square Garden Boxing, said that the Garden had offered Duran $750,000 to fight Aaron Pryor of Cincinnati there in early April. "No, I don't want to fight him. My new attorney told me not to sign anything until you and I work out a new contract." So much for the firing of LaRosa. By the time they worked out a new agreement, the chance to fight Duran-and the $750,000 payday-was gone. The new contract covered 6 yrs; LaRosa's share was cut to 1/3 & he no longer had any ancillary rights. Expenses were to come off the top. "The ink wasn't even dry on the damn contract," says LaRosa, "when I found out Aaron had signed a 1-yr promotional contract with King, who was going to give him a $100,000 bonus. Then King sent me the contract to sign. I told Aaron it was a mistake, but if that was what he wanted, then I'd sign. "Aaron said, 'But King is going to get me a Duran fight, a Mamby fight, because he's got Duran & Mamby.' Link to a New York Times Newspaper article about the Duran-Pryor Fight & offers made - www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.htmlHe signed to fight WBC Super LW Champ, Mamby in a bout for $1 mil. The bout was for 2/7/1981. the fight fell apart when the promoter, Harold Smith, disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 mil fraud against Wells Fargo. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement.In October 1983, Pryor said he would not defend the WBA Jr WW Title against Johnny Bumphus, the No. #1 contender, & sent the WBA a letter announcing his retirement. Robert Buechner, his attorney, said, "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability & fighting ability he has." Officially, Pryor was stripped of the title. LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria/Cincinnati, Ohio was Pryor's manager, but was left out & cut out most of the time, especially after Pryor signed with King, Here are a few insights from me, I spent many days in Pryor's Gym, I lived in Cinci, my entire Life, & worked out at the 2nd Gym, where he moved to downtown, I only missed 1 Pro Fight in person, & saw 40% of his Amateur fights, & many sparring & Training sessions, & talked to him & everyone in his camp on many occasions, & got to see a ton of behind the scenes things, that were said & done, here is my own personal thoughs on Pryor. & then some Reviews of how he would do against some top guys. First of all, yes he was an amazingly exciting fighter to watch, very entertaining, a non-stop offense, Now as for Defense, well, except for good head bobbing & weaving, his only other defense was an all out offense, he was short, a disadvantage, he had short arms, he was always off balance when throwing most of those 100s of punches, even Leonard worked with him,several times to help with that balance, it did not help as he went right back to his old self, He Did not Possess 1 Punch KO Power, he hit very hard with both hands,that's a big difference, his accumulation of hard shots, set up his knockouts, His Chin, I've read in many posts around the net, people say he had a steel, Chin, that's a Joke, & a comment only made by people that do not know Boxing or Pryor, he had a very, suspect Chin, I can't remember all the guys that put him down, Kameda, Kim, Johnson, young, Cervantes & others, the problem is, none of those guys had 1 PUnch KO Power, nor were they even known as power guys, some of them hit hard, they just did not possess enough skills to keep him down, once they knocked him down, whom in his entire career, did he ever fight as a Pro that was good, Cervantes was finished, but still put him down, in his Prime, he keeps him down, Arguello was no JWW, & well over his best weights, & nearing the end of a great Career, & Pryor & Panama Lewis had to cheat to beat him, or I believe Arguello wins, he definitely wins at LW where they should have fought, Pryor was ranked top 3 at LW at one time, & soon they would have had to give him a Title Shot, but his people ran him as fast as they could to a Depleted & weak JWW Division, the LW Division was loaded at that time and many more good fighters coming into the top 10 soon, Pryor never fought any of them, & never fought anyone with Power, WHY? Because his people & everyone in his whole camp knew, he stood and excellent chance of being knocked out with anyone with Power, they avoided every last one of them, he also managed to never fight Sauol Mamby who was ranked #1 at JWW during much of Pryor's reign, he had no power, but was a Solid Boxer, I think they avoided him, he would not fight an up an coming Johnny Bumphus at JWW, he turned down Leonard & Let Duran's offer expire, so Pryor's Camp, maybe not he himself, but his people avoided anyone they could, because they were that worried he would lose against a top guy, they wanted him to get good solid paydays against nobodies & remain Champ, so they could continue to rip him off & Live off him, behind the scenes. Also it was widely known around Pryor's Gym & Camp, & everyone like myself, that he rarely if ever went into a Bout, without being high on Drugs, half the time, his people would Joke at the Gym days after a Win, that he didn't even know or remember whom he fought or if he had even won, he seemed to fight like a Wild Animal & at his best when on Drugs, & they knew it, so they kept him that way, for fights. The only Fight I knew that he was not on something was the Young Fight, next, he had no Ring Generalship, had ZERO fight intelligence, he was uneducated & in fact, just plain Dumb kid, he barely could hold a conversation with u about anything, until after he retired & got clean of his addictions. For all of those Reasons, Pryor Could never beaten most of the top Fighters of his time. Here are some that beat him, because they had real power. 1. Duran 2. Gonzalez 3. Hearns 4. O'Grady 5. SRL, 6. Rosario 7. Chavez 8. Tsyzu 9. Cervantes in his Prime 10. Arguello at LW, & even JWW if they had not cheated with the Magic bottle of elixir 11. Andy Ganigan had one of the biggest Punches at LW, he is nowhere near the fighter, but he has a shot with that 1 Punch KO Power, 12. Benitez by UD 13. Mancini before the Kim fight would have been an Ohio Boy's War, flip a coin, Mancini had good power an had an excellent shot to win.He does not have 1 good Fighter on his resume, look at Arguello, he was an all time great YES, but nearing the end of a great career, & well over his best weight, but still came close to winning it, & Cervantes was at the end, that’s it, Pryor ran from a Packed LW division, to a shitty JWW one, he even somehow managed to avoid fighting the #1 contender at JWW for most of his reign in Saoul Mamby, how that happened I don't know, he never fought 1 good fighter in their Prime his entire career. what if he stayed at LW, he was ranked in top 3 there, what if, Pryor vs. Mancini, Blake, Gonzalez, Ganigan, Duran, Argueillo, Rosario, Arroyo, Frias, Watt, Davis Jr., O'Grady, Kenty, Dejesus, Espana, Bramble, & he conevniently waited till Benitez left JWW to move up, all those what if fights, he should have & could have won many, if not most, but any of those guys with power could have hit him & ended it, whether he was better or not, Like Ganigan, if Andy hits him & I think he has a solid shot at it, before Pryor takes him out, Andy KO's him, but I Still would like to have seen it happen, also he could have eventually Faced Bumphus, Chavez, Warren, McGirt, Paul, & others, he avoided Hearns, Leonard & Duran, also Haley, he never fought anyone.

[@theroaringblaze2742]

Rspene smit...... Thats the longest fucking comment Ive ever seen.

[@flowkickz4349]

Pryor cheated anyway, he probably drank the mixed bottle in the 1st round

[@DalonCole]

Best fight EVER!

[@sugarshawnleonard3541]

That was my main main, Pryor! We used to box together when he used to come to Detroit. His cousin was my former sparring partner and teammate. That's Pryor in the middle and my other former teammate Mark 'Notorious ' Blackburn... R.I.P JOHNSONS BOXING TEAM, 8TH STREET BOXING TEAM

[@scotters201]

This right up there with Hagler/Hearns(1st round)& Foremen/Ron Lyle(4th round) as my favorite fights.

[@tupakhochi9460]

Pryor had the heart of a tiger forever leaping to the challenge of and unknown warrior.What really separated 😕 Pryor from the boys he knew how to take a good punch.My beloved brother I will always pay tribute to your memories and cherish the moments we spent ❤

[@AZLIVE87]

It was a great fight, Aaron won the 2nd Fight as well. That guy had a big heart.

[@robertjrobicheau8456]

That was amazing! I haven't watched it in 20 plus years. Both men took a beating. Aaron was as good as it gets as a fighter. Aaron and Marvin are my 2 personal favorites.

[@KingDaDetailer]

This is what I miss about boxing today , back then you fought the top to get to the top , now and days you pick the safest fight nothing else

[@miltonibarra8962]

Pryor' s trainer gave him an enhanced drug drink that gave him am extra boost, poor Arguello was cheated twice.

[@elizandropedraza1286]

Yep we'll all Latin people know that they cheating Alexis that night with the water bottle and in second fight Alexis wasn't the same fighter anymore being 32 years old and with 80 fights under him he was done before the rematch with Pryor ,also somebody tell me why Pryor at 25 years old never accomplish nothing after his fights with Arguello in his boxing career if they didn't cheat.

[@freeworld2275]

Sore loser. Pryor would beat him 10 out of 10 times

[@jaybiggs97]

Best fight I've ever seen!

[@stevenmendoza5621]

You should watch Chavez-Taylor 1.

[@toddsands6000]

@@stevenmendoza5621 You're right, the Chavez-Taylor 1 fight was the best Pay Per View fight I ever watched. I'm a fan of Chavez and Taylor to this day.

[@jerrysanchez7039]

"If I was 20 years younger I would kick your ass" -Larry merchant foo was funny telling floyd that he even knew floyd would tear him up

[@Lisa-wy1fp]

WOW, Both Boxers deserve the utmost Respect. Fifteen rounds of sheer class Boxing R.I.P Champions 🙏

[@dhanurdhar1954]

Certainly one of the best fights in the history of boxing. Arguello lacked footwork and jab presure over Aaron, who was in amazing shape and endurance. Great fight!!!

[@benitoluera8467]

And high

[@stevens392]

Plus cheating

[@jdstox1]

I think sugar ray saying that pryors stamina isnt what it should be (rd 2) is wishful thinking on his part......pryor was a beast that could go and go.....he was a force of nature

[@sherrillraymond7595]

I think so too

[@Xix1326]

Growing up I can only remember two occasions where my father and I "bonded." Nothing bad between us, just different kinds of people. Anyhow, the first was when he took me out of school to go to the last game of the 1969 World Series. The other was after my Mom died. Dad and I watched this fight on TV, and is probably the best fight I've seen. During the fight, Dad said this was the way most fights looked back in the '40s. Great fight, and I'll always remember it.

[@chrisx2k6]

What a great fight! Great action, great heart, great endurance, great finish and stoppage!

[@iloveadele21]

I don't understand how the commentators could act like it was so close until arguello got knocked out Pryor was killing him and pressing the action

[@somaliking4207]

he was using coce under the fight

[@pauloskidane2819]

Leonard didn’t like Pryor

[@samhsu7308]

Fight of the year: Arguello-Pryor I.Both gave everything they got.Pryor just had a little more in the tank R.I.P. Alexis Arguello

[@benitoluera8467]

We know what was in that tank, clanbuterol.

[@stevenmendoza5621]

Pryor was tweeking. No doubt about it.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Jou mean a little more CRANK right??? :P

[@N.a.j.i.]

HE DIDN'T HAVE "MORE IN THE TANK", he was just better!! U can watch this fight over and over AND NONE OF THE PUNCHES COMMENTATORS "say" hurt him, never had him in trouble. BEAT HIM EVN WORSE IN THE REMATCH. SO, if Alexis is as good as we think, THEN PYROR IS THAT MUCH BETTER!! FYI: There are no "victories" in a bottle OR BOXING SKILLS!! HE WAS UNDEFEATED HERE..

[@flowkickz4349]

@@N.a.j.i. Pryors trainer gave asthma pills to his fighters and he also put Plaster of Paris on one his fighters gloves, who ruined the other guys face so bad he later committed suicide. Pryor died with regret, he was never better than Arguello and it shows cuz Arguello is higher on anybody’s all time list, including any of the major boxing rankings like ESPN, boxrec etc.

[@JamesAllenJr]

Aaron Pryor, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Muhammad Ali... never saw anybody better.

[@leonardosilveira8750]

Great fight one of the best fights of all time.

[@jigafox]

My all time favorite fight

[@davidrivas6412]

Hell yeah, i never seen a fight like this ever in my life, it seem like pryor was on steroids or sumthin b/c im pretty suprise he didnt get tired

[@jigafox]

David Rivas Well Luis Resto said that Panama would crush up asthma tablets and mix it in the water to give his fighters expanded lungs in the late rounds. He def had Pryor drink a mixed water substance before the KO rd. Check out the doc Assault in the RIng. After seeing that...theres no question that Pryor had something in that water. Sad thing is...I think he might have beat him anyway. But instead its now an asterisk fight in my mind

[@merveilmeok2416]

1. Why wait until the 14th round, almost at the end of a fight, to give that kind of drugs to your boxer when he could be knocked out before 2. What kind of substance takes less than 2 minutes after ingestion to make such a big difference in a fight? Name one. 3. Pryor fought 40 times in the pros, won 39 including 35 by knock out. Let's not pretend the man couldn't punch. When you don't want to give credit to a man, you can find 60 reasons not to.

[@jigafox]

Merveil Meok I dont think I was really ripping him that hard...I love pryor ...I even said I think he probably would have beat him anyway. But He didnt drink the mix bottle in just the 14th..he drank it either the end of 2nd or around the 5th...cant remember exactly. Look this isnt some kid on YT talking shit...what Im saying is well documented. I respect all fighters...but Im just talking boxing...not taking shots at anyone

[@flowkickz4349]

@@merveilmeok2416 what makes you think he hadn't drank some of it in the earlier rounds or even at the beginning, Panama Lewis tampered with Resto's gloves, the guy was a full blown cheater. Unfortunately for Pryor, this puts an asterisk on his career because if Resto knew what Panama did, then I'm sure Pryor knew that cheating shit as well.

[@ElAviadorNegro]

RIP Aaron Pryor (1955-2016). 39 wins, 35 wins by KO, 1 loss. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Deservedly so.

[@Rspenesmit]

Some info & insight on Pryor & why he was not the greatest JWW of All-Time!1974 National AAU Finalist (132 lbs).Outpointed by Hilmer Kenty 1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs). Disqualified (low blow) in the second round against Chris Clarke of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed Thomas Hearns at this Point in time, Pryor was turning Pro soon, & was a Physically Mature Fighter, Hearns was still a tall skinny kid, that had yet to find the Awesome Power he had as a Pro, he was not ready for Pryor, as a Pro, Hearns does to him what he did to DURAN! 1976 United States Olympic Trials Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove, New York. 1976 United States Olympic Box-Offs: Outpointed by Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove, New York. Pryor was an alternate at 132 lbs for the U.S. Olympic teaIn Dec 1980, Pryor rejected an offer of $500,000 to fight Sugar Ray Leonard for the WBC WW Title he wanted more money. When it was increased to $750,000, he rejected it.Considering Duran & Pryor Both were offered $750,000 each to fight at Madison Square Gardens in 1981, many claim the Leonard offer was cheap, but it clearly was not.Below is a web link to a newspaper article, being from Cincinnati, Ohio myself, many articles were written about it back then locally, the buzz at the time around town was, that Pryor was being mishandled by many in his huge entourage & that for their own reasons, were preventing him from taking these big fights. Although not Champ at the time, he got $50,000 for fighting Cervantes for the Title. Goto this Web Link for the News ARticle - news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19801217&id=Id4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,5396168&hl=enBuddy Larosa to Aaron Pryor, "Aaron, what are you doing?" "I've got a contract for you to fight Roberto Duran for $750,000." Madison Square Garden April, 1981. John Condon, President of Madison Square Garden Boxing, said that the Garden had offered Duran $750,000 to fight Aaron Pryor of Cincinnati there in early April. "No, I don't want to fight him. My new attorney told me not to sign anything until you and I work out a new contract." So much for the firing of LaRosa. By the time they worked out a new agreement, the chance to fight Duran-and the $750,000 payday-was gone. The new contract covered 6 yrs; LaRosa's share was cut to 1/3 & he no longer had any ancillary rights. Expenses were to come off the top. "The ink wasn't even dry on the damn contract," says LaRosa, "when I found out Aaron had signed a 1-yr promotional contract with King, who was going to give him a $100,000 bonus. Then King sent me the contract to sign. I told Aaron it was a mistake, but if that was what he wanted, then I'd sign. "Aaron said, 'But King is going to get me a Duran fight, a Mamby fight, because he's got Duran & Mamby.' Link to a New York Times Newspaper article about the Duran-Pryor Fight & offers made - www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.htmlHe signed to fight WBC Super LW Champ, Mamby in a bout for $1 mil. The bout was for 2/7/1981. the fight fell apart when the promoter, Harold Smith, disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 mil fraud against Wells Fargo. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement.In October 1983, Pryor said he would not defend the WBA Jr WW Title against Johnny Bumphus, the No. #1 contender, & sent the WBA a letter announcing his retirement. Robert Buechner, his attorney, said, "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability & fighting ability he has." Officially, Pryor was stripped of the title. LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria/Cincinnati, Ohio was Pryor's manager, but was left out & cut out most of the time, especially after Pryor signed with King, Here are a few insights from me, I spent many days in Pryor's Gym, I lived in Cinci, my entire Life, & worked out at the 2nd Gym, where he moved to downtown, I only missed 1 Pro Fight in person, & saw 40% of his Amateur fights, & many sparring & Training sessions, & talked to him & everyone in his camp on many occasions, & got to see a ton of behind the scenes things, that were said & done, here is my own personal thoughs on Pryor. & then some Reviews of how he would do against some top guys. First of all, yes he was an amazingly exciting fighter to watch, very entertaining, a non-stop offense, Now as for Defense, well, except for good head bobbing & weaving, his only other defense was an all out offense, he was short, a disadvantage, he had short arms, he was always off balance when throwing most of those 100s of punches, even Leonard worked with him,several times to help with that balance, it did not help as he went right back to his old self, He Did not Possess 1 Punch KO Power, he hit very hard with both hands,that's a big difference, his accumulation of hard shots, set up his knockouts, His Chin, I've read in many posts around the net, people say he had a steel, Chin, that's a Joke, & a comment only made by people that do not know Boxing or Pryor, he had a very, suspect Chin, I can't remember all the guys that put him down, Kameda, Kim, Johnson, young, Cervantes & others, the problem is, none of those guys had 1 PUnch KO Power, nor were they even known as power guys, some of them hit hard, they just did not possess enough skills to keep him down, once they knocked him down, whom in his entire career, did he ever fight as a Pro that was good, Cervantes was finished, but still put him down, in his Prime, he keeps him down, Arguello was no JWW, & well over his best weights, & nearing the end of a great Career, & Pryor & Panama Lewis had to cheat to beat him, or I believe Arguello wins, he definitely wins at LW where they should have fought, Pryor was ranked top 3 at LW at one time, & soon they would have had to give him a Title Shot, but his people ran him as fast as they could to a Depleted & weak JWW Division, the LW Division was loaded at that time and many more good fighters coming into the top 10 soon, Pryor never fought any of them, & never fought anyone with Power, WHY? Because his people & everyone in his whole camp knew, he stood and excellent chance of being knocked out with anyone with Power, they avoided every last one of them, he also managed to never fight Sauol Mamby who was ranked #1 at JWW during much of Pryor's reign, he had no power, but was a Solid Boxer, I think they avoided him, he would not fight an up an coming Johnny Bumphus at JWW, he turned down Leonard & Let Duran's offer expire, so Pryor's Camp, maybe not he himself, but his people avoided anyone they could, because they were that worried he would lose against a top guy, they wanted him to get good solid paydays against nobodies & remain Champ, so they could continue to rip him off & Live off him, behind the scenes. Also it was widely known around Pryor's Gym & Camp, & everyone like myself, that he rarely if ever went into a Bout, without being high on Drugs, half the time, his people would Joke at the Gym days after a Win, that he didn't even know or remember whom he fought or if he had even won, he seemed to fight like a Wild Animal & at his best when on Drugs, & they knew it, so they kept him that way, for fights. The only Fight I knew that he was not on something was the Young Fight, next, he had no Ring Generalship, had ZERO fight intelligence, he was uneducated & in fact, just plain Dumb kid, he barely could hold a conversation with u about anything, until after he retired & got clean of his addictions. For all of those Reasons, Pryor Could never beaten most of the top Fighters of his time. Here are some that beat him, because they had real power. 1. Duran 2. Gonzalez 3. Hearns 4. O'Grady 5. SRL, 6. Rosario 7. Chavez 8. Tsyzu 9. Cervantes in his Prime 10. Arguello at LW, & even JWW if they had not cheated with the Magic bottle of elixir 11. Andy Ganigan had one of the biggest Punches at LW, he is nowhere near the fighter, but he has a shot with that 1 Punch KO Power, 12. Benitez by UD 13. Mancini before the Kim fight would have been an Ohio Boy's War, flip a coin, Mancini had good power an had an excellent shot to win.He does not have 1 good Fighter on his resume, look at Arguello, he was an all time great YES, but nearing the end of a great career, & well over his best weight, but still came close to winning it, & Cervantes was at the end, that’s it, Pryor ran from a Packed LW division, to a shitty JWW one, he even somehow managed to avoid fighting the #1 contender at JWW for most of his reign in Saoul Mamby, how that happened I don't know, he never fought 1 good fighter in their Prime his entire career. what if he stayed at LW, he was ranked in top 3 there, what if, Pryor vs. Mancini, Blake, Gonzalez, Ganigan, Duran, Argueillo, Rosario, Arroyo, Frias, Watt, Davis Jr., O'Grady, Kenty, Dejesus, Espana, Bramble, & he conevniently waited till Benitez left JWW to move up, all those what if fights, he should have & could have won many, if not most, but any of those guys with power could have hit him & ended it, whether he was better or not, Like Ganigan, if Andy hits him & I think he has a solid shot at it, before Pryor takes him out, Andy KO's him, but I Still would like to have seen it happen, also he could have eventually Faced Bumphus, Chavez, Warren, McGirt, Paul, & others, he avoided Hearns, Leonard & Duran, also Haley, he never fought anyone.

[@MrPocketfullOfSteel]

Rspene smit Yep. That's what you do. You follow Pryor vids and rag on him. You DO know that in the history of YTube that NO ONE ever changes the mind of someone else because of what that person says or links they display. If you didn't know that, well....you know it now. Go play make believe in your journal..Ha!😏

[@chriswelcome8102]

Wow.. I can't believe I didn't know Aaron Pryor was dead..

[@rorschach5151]

I'd rather say RIP to a gentlemen and IBHOF 3 weight champion Alexis Arguello.

[@frankhaymer5537]

Rodd Amos f*^k that cheating thug

[@stephenloflin9984]

Boxing MAGIC. Top of the game this fight is amazing.

[@jimred5700]

Truly, one of the Great fights of all time.

[@jameswilliams7166]

The hawk one of the alltime greats

[@charlesharris9590]

I like this fight is very cool

[@charlesharris9590]

Damn those guys so cool to fight

[@andrewmorgan4650]

JW, you are God Damn right!

[@ashleygreen6277]

Forget the mix of whatever; Pryor was fighting with loaded gloves, one of Panama Lewis’s favorite tricks.

[@stevens392]

I wouldn't doubt it

[@marksymbala3454]

Yes he did in the rematch

[@freeworld2275]

Sore losers

[@kevinsadler7235]

Aaron Pryor: You was my favorite fighter in the early 80's. Even though my friends said you were a"paper champion" I knew better. And when we watched you "dismantle" Alexis Arvuello (Another favorite of mine). You became some of their favorites and won me $1500 that night. Not bad for a 15 year old kid,huh? So I say :Thank you. God Bless you. And May you rest in Peace.:

[@Steven1l2]

The Hawk didnt get much credit for anything but this was a great fight. Those were great rights thrown by Arguello and he hurt Pryor on a couple of occasions but never went in for the kill because Pryor was so good at faking like he wasn't hurt. RIP both of these great fighters.

[@MrMarco855]

Arguello was out on his feet at the end of the 13th round. He wasn't defending himself well late in the 13th, and Pryor's last punch in the 13th got through without Arguello reacting to block it. In the last round, even though Arguello was punching, he was fighting from memory, his senses weren't there at all. Pryor could see that Arguello was vulnerable, so he went after him with everything. The referee waited far too long to stop the fight. I was yelling for the ref to stop the fight before the last series of 5 or 6 punches. Arguello wasn't strong the entire round, and the first big punch in the last sequence was enough to end the fight. Arguello took 5 more hard punches after that first solid shot, then he was totally defenseless and the ref allowed Pryor about 6 more free shots with Arguello totally defenseless. It's very fortunate that Arguello recovered; fighters have died from less punishment than Arguello took.

[@MrMarco855]

***** I will look, I didn't notice it before. I was really concerned about his safety that night. he was one of the all time best fighters, but he's a rather thin guy and he could have been very seriously hurt. He didn't look good laying there, very scary to see. Thanks Gabriel, I'll watch it again for that elbow. Peace to you and your loved ones,........God bless you all.

[@MrMarco855]

***** No, I just watched on television.

[@MrMarco855]

***** Are you referring to middle of the 14th round,........at 43:51 in the video? Pryor landed a right and then a left, then arguello's head went down a little and it looked like there may have been a clash of heads. I really don't think their heads hit, I think the camera angle just made it look like they did. I can't be sure though,......you may be right. I watched the 13th round to the end of the fight again, and arguello didn't block a single punch, especially the entire 14th round. Pryor must have thrown 30 or more punches in the first minute of the 14th round, and about 10 or 12 hit arguello solid. Even a jab was snapping arguello's head back. I'm convinced he was almost out on his feet when he staggered back to his corner after the 13th round. He got off that solid right hand in the 14th, but pryor took it like a mosquito bite and that was basically the last chance for arguello. After that hard punch, pryor landed 3 solid jabs in a row, each snapped arguello's head back. Arguello could only float his jab and his right hand out towards pryor, ; usually after a big punch like arguello tagged pryor with in the 14th round, you would expect to see arguello follow it up and go after pryor. Instead, pryor hit him with those 3 jabs, and arguello had absolutely nothing to give in return. The fight was over right then, and pryor saw that arguello was weakened and not reacting to block any punches. That's why he suddenly turned it up a notch and landed 2 right/left combinations. Then, that solid right had arguello falling back into the ropes, and pryor went right after him and hit him with 10 or more solid punches. The ref waited too long by about 4 or 5 punches, but it's a tough call to make in a championship fight. If he was paying close attention he should have sensed that arguello was already unsturdy and ready to go with any real hard shot. Thankfully, Arguello recovered. In the 2nd fight arguello made an important change that helped him, even though it wasn't enough ultimately. He was waiting too long in the first fight, searching for the chance to land a big right hand. That was his style and it was very effective for him, but not against a guy that has more power and wouldn't stop punching. When arguello waited , it played into pryor's game because he could keep punching unchallenged. Arguello tried to turn it up and punch with pryor in the 2nd fight, but he didn't have the fire power and couldn't stand up under pryors' stronger shots. Pryor was just too strong for arguello, his only chance would have been to hit pryor early, before he was fully warmed up, with a big right hand and then follow it up. ....They were both great fighters,..............R.I.P. Alexis,......you were a great champion.......

[@reno11558]

Thanks to the special mixture in the bottle that Panama Lewis gave Pryor.

[@dassacable]

Arguello es uno de los boxeadores mas inteligentes y pacientes que vi.. En esta pelea si no fuese por la velocidad y resistencia de Pryor, problablemente Arguello hubiese dado vuelta la historia. Entre los rounds 7-9 se nota como empieza a crecer y a conectar buenas derechas y golpes al cuerpo. Pero Pryor era muy duro para el. Verdaderos guerreros!!

[@jodylowe8476]

ARGUELLO HAD PROB THE MOST AMAZINA CLASSIC BOXING TECHNIQUE. PRYOR WAS A BUZZSAW. WHAT A CLASH OF STYLES.

[@EasterlyWind]

These fighters are well before my time. Never heard of them until I read an article on the ten greatest fights of all time and my god did this turn out to be the fight the article gave it the credit for. Relentless pace start to finish. Two unbelievable fighters. Amazing entertainment

[@jacquesjones2272]

Thissss

[@Joshwaaaaaaa]

Pryor is fantastic, but he is too open for counters. I know the old-timers will disagree but the sport of boxing has evolved.

[@dave10172]

+Joshwaaaaaaa You obviously don't know what you are talking about otherwise you wouldn't have made such a ludicrous statement. McCallum, Leonard, Julian Jackson, Terry Norry, Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Wilfred Benitez, prime De la hoya, Whitaker etc would have beaten Mayweather at welterweight or light - middleweight. But Mayweather would have ducked every one of them therefore it's pointless even discussing it. And you are obviously cluelesss, a troll or 10 - years - old therefore I don't even know why I am wasting my time explaining things to you. I also think the Morales and Barrera that Pacquiao beat at super - featherweight would beat Mayweather at super - featherweight; Morales beat the young version of Pacquiao in their first encounter. And Ali, prime Foreman, Tyson, Holmes, Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Tyson etc would destroy today's heavtweights. The standard of boxing has decreased in the past few years anyone who thinks otherwise obviously don't know what they are talking about. Sport generally has gotten worse in the past few years. And the 42 - year - old Foreman went the distance with prime Holyfield in 1991 and then beat Holyfield's conqueror in ten rounds in 1994 when Foreman was 45 - years - old years. Whereas the 34 - year - old Holyfield stopped the 30 - year - old Tyson in the 11th round in 1996 and then beat Tyson by a three - round disqualification the following year. Whereas the 32 - year - old Muhammad Ali beat the 25 - year - old, 40-0-0 (37 knockouts) Foreman - who wasted Frazier and Norton in two rounds - in eight rounds in 1974 which was the only time Foreman was ever beaten inside the distance as a professional; was also the first time Foreman was floored as a professional. Michael Johnson ran 19.32 seconds in the 200m in 1996 and 43.18 seconds in the 400m in 1999 and Carl Lewis who competed in sprinting from the early 1980's to the early 1990's would have beaten Johnson at 200m ;-). George Foreman would still have only been in his early thirties in the early 1980's if he had still been competing. Mike McCallum was almost 30 - years - old when he stopped Julian Jackson in two rounds in 1986; Jackson stopped Terry Norris in 1989. Roy Jones Jr. who is arguably the best pound - for - pound fighter in history beat Bernard Hopkins by a unaimous decision at middleweight in 1994 and beat the unbeaten James Toney by a unanimous decision in their 1994 super - middleweight encounter. Jones went 34-0-0 before losing his first fight by a disqualification to Montel Griffin in 1997 before destroying Griffin in one round in their 1998 rematch. Jones never lost another fight until his 51st fight therefore he could conceivably have been 50-0-0 excluding the disqualification loss against Griffin. And Jones was also robbed of an Olympic gold medal in 1988.

[@Joshwaaaaaaa]

I agree that Ali, Tyson , Foreman etc would beat today's heavyweights. What is happening with today's heavyweights is that they are taking advantage of a stupid division, one that sets no upper limit on weight. Klitchsko for example only needs half the skill of his opponents when he is 40 pounds heavier and 5 inches taller. He need only stay on the outside. There is currently a dirth of skill in the heavyweight division. The same is not true of the lower weights. I do not agree that Morales and Barrera would beat Mayweather at featherweight. The hypothetical scenario is difficult to imagine, in any event , non-sensical even. To the first responder, to suggest that these techniques are non-existent today is patently absurd. For example you would be implying that Gennady Golovkin does not know how to cut the ring off or that Roman Gonzalez and Ringondeaux do not know how to trap set. You seem to be a casual for the suggestion. The reason you see less cutting off is because that is used in a more come forward style, however,boxing has in general become more defensive. It has become more defensive because that is more effective. For example, combination punches can be extremely damaging however from a defensive aspect they are inherently flawed because they increase your length of exposure. This small realisation has led to more potshotting in general.

[@Slipknot5301]

i love how you bring up floyd and not any other modern day fighter...hilarious. proves he's the best

[@yayatoure6200]

Joshua , if boxing has evolved how come the sugar rays , Ali and Joe Louis's of this world are still considered the greatest and haven't been surpassed? And I don't believe Floyd can go 12 wit Ray Robinson or Leonard. Boxing evolving is not having a dead heavyweight division for around 15 years. Today's fighters ain't as tough as before, that's partly why they more defensive, some don't dare to be great.

[@iwant2usethis]

Good work here Joshua - well thought out and thorough - love the argument about combination punching since I left boxing ions ago to pursuit a more lucrative path, I haven't been able to stay relevant in the current saga of boxers but i would agree with those who say that athletics in general have evolved with the technology to improve body strength, endurance, science to maximize workouts and better overall understanding of sports science enhanced by computer technology to crunch statistics and recycle the information into training. Nevertheless there is always a phenomenon in any sport and in boxing there are also a few and the argument that was handed to you had to do with at least one phenomenon and that was Foreman. The others mentioned such as Roy Jones and McCallum aren't actually unusual since what they did has occurred in every era. But some of your arguments are eye openers -- I admit I need to dig deeper to verify whether there is any credibility in it but it does lend itself to some queries that at least I will explore. I would love to see someone pick this up from the socio-economic perspective since it can be argued that Golovkin bears the resemblance of great fighters from the past. Those that came from very humble beginnings and sought to fight their way out of their environs. Some disdained their work and other revealed in it and here there seems to be the common thread that both did it to escape the poverty that awaited them. Here there seems to be a lot that has gone unsaid and it could be worth a deeper dive. Or even the perspective of the death of the Afro-American dominance as it relates to incarceration, drug abuse in black communities, and the decline of boxing facilities in inner city communities. These are more relevant factor I would think then the difficult comparison between eras of boxing. I don't have the time yet but perhaps it something you can look into. You seem to have the skills and interest.

[@memeexclusive]

There's never been a drug that's instilled this much fortitude and stamina. Without a doubt this fight was a testament to 2 of the greatest hearts in sports history. Absolutely the greatest fight I've had the pleasure witnessing.

[@mcentepede]

Like Rick James said...."Cocaine is a helluva drug,man"

[@kingjojo15]

memeexclusive exactly right this was art

[@sherrillraymond7595]

mcentepede y'all must not know Arguello was a coke too right

[@stevens392]

@@sherrillraymond7595 lol arguello never cheated ur crazy he was the rings gentlemen. He had substance issues AFTER this lost while he was fighting in a civil war.

[@sherrillraymond7595]

@@stevens392 how you figure prove he never cheated

[@wheelinthesky300]

Aaron Pryor looks like a native dancing around a prisoner tied to a totem pole.

[@blkmamba40]

Greatest fight and rematch I have seen.