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People should know that Pryor spent a lot of time helping young men to stay off the streets and avoid the problems he had. He had a camp in Indiana and besides training us to box he made sure we knew the trouble that drugs could cause. He was humble and he didn't brag about his boxing career , although he had reason to. He told us stories about being on top of the world and a short time later being in the crackhouse out of his mind. He saw his life as a cautionary tale and he really did care about the kids at his camp. Hawk was a hero.

@WVandellHarris

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this Brotha. You’re words were more important than the video I just watched. 🙏🏾

@samyoung9365

Жыл бұрын

Aaron Pryor was also a Drug Addict! But I heard he Repented and Received Jesus Christ as his Saviour!

@deaconmack8

Жыл бұрын

I share that sentiment

@ulisout8233

Жыл бұрын

Respect

@godislove6013

Жыл бұрын

Why should he brag about his career when it was built upon his drug addiction,he didn't want you to think his drug induced tenacity was something to aspire to he just wanted to warn the young people from going down the path of drug addiction he went

“Bury his opponents in boxing gloves” “He hits like a panic attack” who is the narrator? The guy has a gift for words and expression 😂

@trustedtarget7534

2 жыл бұрын

@john loughlin Could you name five boxers in that era who were not using drugs?

@trustedtarget7534

2 жыл бұрын

@john loughlin I guess that puts him in good standing with the rest of them.

@Manny-nm8dh

2 жыл бұрын

@Trusted Target They're all on something. The only difference is some use enhancements not recognized by governing bodies and switch substances once it is recognized. Your favorite athlete is tainted like the rest of them.

@trustedtarget7534

2 жыл бұрын

@@Manny-nm8dh I totaly agree.

@diverseconscious5262

2 жыл бұрын

True indeed

While diamond Duran made fighting dirty look so clean and smooth, unstoppable Pryor made fighting ugly look so beautiful. Those two guys were such masters. That era of the bazooka Hearns, speedster Leonard and indestructible Hagler was absolutely insane for boxing.

@machomanoncoc9185

Жыл бұрын

Marvelous hagler

'Everyone has a chance until they punch me in the face' - Aaron Pryor, maybe

@marquesburman1380

2 жыл бұрын

Clever

Look at how he put Thomas Hearns hand up though he won. He respected him. Love that.

@santiagoalonso7257

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair Hearns was 3 yr his jr and had 17 yrs old.

@APAMVs

2 жыл бұрын

@@santiagoalonso7257 still though. It's always good to respect a opponent

@MrWARHAMMER68

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas was a 17 year old who fought him like a man. That was more than Ray Leonard ever did. Leonard was scared of this guy and never faced him other than getting beat up by Pryor before firing him as a sparring partner in camp.

@MrWARHAMMER68

2 жыл бұрын

@@santiagoalonso7257 Really ? Are you serious ? Camacho even beat Leonard. He was overrated because he was America's black sweetheart. Now go watch the rest of that interview of the press conference of your sugar boy. Wearing a gay sailor's cap. And go find out why before the Olympics Ray moved up in weight when Pryor entered that weight category.

@HansumTrini

2 жыл бұрын

@@santiagoalonso7257 Indeed

Bro Aaron Pryor’s reaction to getting knocked down is like HE was the one that knocked the other person down. Like bro you’re suppose to be on defensive. But nah you knock him down and he turns into an anime character where they start taking you seriously.

@javantedavis1999

2 жыл бұрын

Lmfao they knock him down.. Run when Aaron gets back up☠️☠️☠️

@CRAFTYRICE

2 жыл бұрын

@@javantedavis1999 Fareal. It’s like they were the ones that got knocked down 😂. Like wait hold on. Hahahah he’s suppose to be the one on defensive not you.

@dominiquejones3805

2 жыл бұрын

He'd wind the right arm up and attack

@davestephensjr7268

2 жыл бұрын

Because he's a cheater and been a cheater his whole career drinking that special mix drink his weak cheating ass trainer Panama gave him every fight.

@davestephensjr7268

2 жыл бұрын

He's a disgrace

I really like how you made a 16 minute long video highlighting the fights and skills of Aaron Pryor, and didn't even cover the Arguello fights, which are primarily what Pryor is remembered for. That's the kind of respect the Hawk deserves, well done.

Thank you for highlighting one of the greatest, underrated boxers of all time!!! R.I.P. AARON PRYOR

@cecilshaw9100

2 жыл бұрын

Had the pleasure to grow up with AP McCall tubb and many More c Shaw ✌️

@charleshammer2928

2 жыл бұрын

I did not know he had passed away, one of the greatest ever.

@planetmayhem2012

Жыл бұрын

on the contrary, pryor is actually overrated. now before anyone gets a fit, let me clarify. overrated doesn't mean 'not great'. it just means people rate someone higher than they ought to be rated. you can be the best fighter and still be overrated. ali, for example, is almost unanimously hailed as the greatest fighter in the last 50 years and with good reason. but many say he's unbeatable. that's overrating. no one is unbeatable. same with pryor, he's a great, great fighter. very exciting to watch. but not great enough to put his name beside the likes of the 4 kings, which some make him out to be. some even suggest SRL ducked him. the hawk is sloppy and only has 2 significant wins - the aging arguello and cervantes. hardly comparable to the legends of the sport. all-time great, yes! legendary, no. and to think otherwise makes him overrated.

@gl6996

Жыл бұрын

@@planetmayhem2012 I understand your point completely. However, since he never fought the 4 kings, how else can you rate him? He could've beaten all 4 kings or could've gotten blasted, but we'll never know. Therefore, however he gets rated, it's primarily up to the individual. I choose to say he's underrated. Your points are highly valid, though. 👍🏾🥊

@yaderblen2890

11 ай бұрын

@@gl6996 the only reason he beated Arquello was because he was crazy with all the drugs he took before and after I'm glad he became Pastor and left the life back.

Golden Age of Boxing... what can i say!

@yaderblen2890

11 ай бұрын

Alexis Arquello the greatest super feather weight in history period

I had the privilege of watching him fight, he was a monster.

@life107familyfitnessboxing8

2 жыл бұрын

Me too what a beast.

@thedarksideoftheforce6658

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah what fight and what year?

@09robinhood

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too being born in the early sixties I got a chance to see a lot of the old school greats people don't really talk about how good Cesar Chavez really was he fought over a 115 to 120 fights and I think he lost maybe 2 fights in his career can you imagine that over a hundred fights!

@db-hj9cu

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedarksideoftheforce6658 man shutup. Ppl were on earth before you and KZread boy

@smittyboy13

2 жыл бұрын

Cheater

My friend. Met him when he was prepping for first title bout, and stayed cool with each other up till his passing, even through his dark days, before he got himself straightened out. I stopped attending a church he'd frequented, because many in the congregation spoke harshly of him , during his addiction days. He , a couple of years later, invited me back to that same church to hear him give witness. I'll always remember him as a really good dude. He was great to me and my kids;never asked him for anything, but we always had time to chat and visit. He once asked me why I'd never asked him for anything, and I told him he'd already given it...time and friendship. R.I.P.,Champ ! 👍🏻

The Hawk was an all time legend RIP .You will live on forever.Thanks for the memories.

I thought smoking Joe was relentless but this dude is on another level of persistence.

@camiloardila2399

2 жыл бұрын

It's in the special water 💦

@tomerx1

2 жыл бұрын

if you want even more than this watch Rocky Marciano

@mannyneva1760

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomerx1 😂🤣✌🏽

@marvinclick8198

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomerx1 this feed has nothing to do with heavyweights. if you want to talk about Marciano then find a feed about him. this is about Aaron Pryor, so give him the respect and comment on him.

@marcoantonioc5437

2 жыл бұрын

@@camiloardila2399 it's that damn crack he smoked lmao. Just playing but alotta champs had drug problems in those years, Micheal dokes, even sugar ray did coke

“The Hawk” Aaron Pryor’s suicidal pressure fighting style has an antecedent in boxing history. Henry Armstrong nicknamed alternately as “Hammering Hank” or “Homicide Hank” was the originator of this style. Armstrong held the featherweight, lightweight AND welterweight belts AT THE SAME TIME and fought middleweight king Ceferino Garcia to a draw. It is because of Henry Armstrong that they made the rule that if you win a belt in a heavier weight class you have to forfeit your belt in the lower weight if choose to defend the belt in the heavier class. Henry Armstrong achieved this feat when there were only EIGHT weight classes. The key to Armstrong’s maniacal style was because he had an abnormally slow heart rate.

@apollyon1

2 жыл бұрын

man I've just looked up Henry Armstrong and he might be the best fighter I've ever seen in terms of manipulating his opponent moving them about with body leans and footwork. Amazing; thanks for the tip.

@user-uk9ji8hx4z

Жыл бұрын

WOW! Thanx for the education my man!

@LBNoah316

10 ай бұрын

Armstrong was a machine. That draw was controversial against the middleweight Champion. No catchweight....only 8 divisions at the time. Armstrong pound for pound one of the greatest ever. Often over looked

@kardiackids1435

5 ай бұрын

@@LBNoah316 Yes P4P indeed. I believe the late great boxing historian Bert Sugar had him somewhere in his top 5 of all-time

@ronaldfinch7420

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the gems.

I was a kid living near Cincinnati at the time of Pryor , I was boxer and Pryor was one of of my idols. He was a really unusual person, he was legitimately superhuman, like one of the X-men, the more you hit him the stronger he got, he was a force of nature like the ocean. A singular human being.

@Cincinnatus1869

Жыл бұрын

Remember him and his entourage jogging around downtown yelling ' what time is it!? He had the hype but he also had the skill and toughness to back the hype

Interesting fact is that Gervonta Davis said in an interview he gets inspiration for his style from Aaron Pryor.

@gabrieljohannson6777

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@donnyfromal4503

2 жыл бұрын

Pryor is the Ancient Spirit of blugeoning decapitation!

@mannyneva1760

2 жыл бұрын

It is interesting…cuz Hawk would split Tank in 2

@YoREalDaddy

2 жыл бұрын

@@mannyneva1760 pryor would split manny in two.

@projectrain2254

2 жыл бұрын

Well Gervonta lied cause he fights nothing like him🤣

I'm a 80s baby,grew up in the 90s,how i envy those that would have watch boxing in the 70s and 80s 💯

@MohawkItalian76

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat,I grew up watching Tyson.. I wish I could of seen this guy in his Hey day

@Mozes316

2 жыл бұрын

I don't knock your opinion whatsoever... But I think us 80's babies/90's kids had our own master class of greats to watch live. Some even steming from the 70's and 80's. I don't think I'd trade it for any other decade. Just my opinion though. Also, WAAAAAAAAAY better cameras and televisions to view them on. lmao Now that's just a fact... 😊😂

@adamage1766

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. But, we got Tyson, Holyfield and other great fighters.

@Mozes316

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamage1766 Sweet Pea, Pac Man, Roy Jones, James Tony, Winky Right, Oscar De La Hoya.., I could go on and on... So many warriors!

@jerrysanchez7039

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah when the fights were fucking pure skill and will

One of the most underrated fighters of all time. A true warrior in the ring.

@patrickhausenfleck9045

2 жыл бұрын

One of the most Doped up you mean.

@barrykime5580

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickhausenfleck9045 I have always said he was so doped up you couldn't have knocked him out with a telephone pole. Tests confirmed this. Panama Lewis Pyrors trainer was banned from boxing because of this.Pryor vs Arguello. Pryor was looking dead tired.Lewis asked for the bottle and said no not that one the one I mixed. Pryor came out looking fresh as a daisy. You don't take that many punches and throw that many and look totally refreshed.

@patrickhausenfleck9045

2 жыл бұрын

@@barrykime5580 To Hell With Martin & Lewis!!!.....Pryor & Lewis was the Greatest "ACT" there was...even if on the Crooked tip👍👎

@jefferyroy2566

2 жыл бұрын

@@barrykime5580 There is no drug, street or legal, that lessens the impact of the brain crashing into the side of the cranium. This impact is what causes a fighter to wobble after a hard punch and the effect that could lead to a knockout as well. Even if Pryor was given some PED during the Arguello fight, there is nothing he could have taken to protect or prevent what might happen to his brain. Watch the fight right here on KZread and make up your own mind. Would you be pleased to know this business about the black bottle may have played a role in Pryor becoming a coke addict? I know it sounds like a cop-out, and maybe it was. But it doesn't diminish the fact he put his life in order by getting off the blow and starting giving and taking blows in the ring. His Leonard-like comeback wasn't nearly as successful as that of Sugar Ray, who also became a snow-bound addict as well. I was pulling for Arguello in both Pryor fights and The Hawk knocked him out in each one. Pryor had the toughest chin of any welterweight of my lifetime, and that includes Benvenuti, Mayweather, Pacquiao, Hearns, Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard.

@8House

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickhausenfleck9045 Whatever happened watch the second Arguello fight. No one could make Arguello quit. Except for Aaron Pryor. As far as his style being impossible without chemistry, he had that way of fighting in the very beginning as an amateur. So a savage frenetic style is rare to be sure, but two all time greats fought in a similar manner. Henry Armstrong and Harry Greb.

Aaron the beast!! He gets knocked down by Johnson and at the same time does a burpee to get back to his feet😂😂

@tashajones3661

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao you called it sir. Perfectly said.

Wish we had excitement like this in today's boxing 🥊

@marcus6026

2 жыл бұрын

It would be nice.

@thanjhaeteasley1160

2 жыл бұрын

You will in a couple of years to come when I turn pro.

@MohawkItalian76

2 жыл бұрын

@@thanjhaeteasley1160 Post some videos of you working that bag

@thanjhaeteasley1160

2 жыл бұрын

@@MohawkItalian76 just look at my Instagram it’s Thaj_teasley, and bag work doesn’t really show to you much

@MohawkItalian76

2 жыл бұрын

@@thanjhaeteasley1160 I just assumed that you would also show speed bag, sparring, running.ect

man the way you narrate is on another level thank you

Aaron Prayor was one the greats during that boxing time of Suger Ray, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler & Roberto Duran. He was fearless, relentless and a great finisher. Excellent boxer & a good man. RIP brother Aaron 🙏🏾

@DrSeuss-nv9hw

Жыл бұрын

It was like he didn't feel pain OR fatigue.

@jumahamis227

Жыл бұрын

And the old folks said he was feared a lot by many boxers such that even the sensational Sugar ray avoided him by moving up to middle weight class😂

@DrSeuss-nv9hw

Жыл бұрын

@@jumahamis227 ...Actually, Sugar was going to fight him. Then, in 1982, Leonard suffered a detached retina and the fight was cancelled. Pryor heard the news over his car radio. Aaron was feared by boxers, but Ray moved up to middleweight because that's where Marvin Hagler (and the $$$) was. Tommy Hearns, another great welterweight of that era, did the same. To be clear though, no person in his right mind would have "wanted" to fight Aaron Pryor. You only did it for the money and/or a shot at the title. He was the Tasmanian Devil in boxing gear (and maybe on something, as well).

@shaned7158

Жыл бұрын

His handlers turned down fights with Duran and Leonard to keep him champion and money coming in.he turned down like 700 thousand to fight either of them but wanted more. I believe he wasn't scared to fight them but it was the people handling his career.

@yaderblen2890

11 ай бұрын

With the drugs of course

He's the only fighter I ever seen that when you knock him down The standing 8 count was for his opponent not him. I mean it was like you had to knock him down to get a break. He could swarm in on an opponent. He could Calmly Box, He could punch, throwing punches at every angle you can imagine. He originally fought at 135 and the Lightweight Champion wouldn't fight him. He had to move up in weight to get a title shot. He was stuck at 140 as the Welterweights at 147 wouldn't fight him either. His first fight with Alexis Arguello was one of the most intense fights you'll ever see. His fight with Djuan Johnson was a classic as well, Johnson could punch. Aaron Pryor had an incredible chin. I really wish Pryor and Leonard could have fought. They had heated sparring sessions where Pryor more then held his on.

@DrSeuss-nv9hw

Жыл бұрын

You could hit this guy with an aluminum baseball bat and wouldn't have made any difference.When HE got knocked down, he thought he knocked YOU down. Dude was the Tasmanian Devil in boxing gear. Crazy man (and a super-human fighter). That's why people avoided him.

@yaderblen2890

11 ай бұрын

Without drugs tho

@RaulRamirez-jv4rn

10 ай бұрын

Turned down a career high payday to fight Leonard. He knew those black bottles Panama Lewis mixed wouldn’t help him

@curtismcneil8695

10 ай бұрын

@@RaulRamirez-jv4rn , He wasn’t afraid of Leonard they use to spar some together and Leonard’s camp sent him on his way because the sessions were becoming heated. Ray retired in November of 82 killing a fight between him and Pryor that would have eventually happened in 83 or 84.

I guess when you grow up the way Pryor did, nothing in the ring will hit as hard as the shit from his childhood. What an absolute monster of a fighter.

My first time hearing of him, most definitely a different beast.

@Manny-nm8dh

2 жыл бұрын

It was said that Sugar Ray Leonard moved up weight classes to get away from him. He was a Tasmanian devil with gloves.

@MohawkItalian76

2 жыл бұрын

@@Manny-nm8dh I've seen a few of his fights,they were brutal and entertaining

@brianmcgarry1632

2 жыл бұрын

@@Manny-nm8dh i thought of the tasmanian devil too

@comewatchfights9112

2 жыл бұрын

@Jamie W You should wait a week...

@housemoneyken7100

2 жыл бұрын

A monster

Pryor fought like a tasmanian devil.

@dannyboy4140

2 жыл бұрын

💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊

@sundaybamgbose8205

2 жыл бұрын

Tasmanian devil will give you hell 🔥 of a fight with absolutely monster power: the name fitted him

“Like a user hits a bowl..” That’ll go down in history

His movements are so smooth the fact he never really gets to get on the back feet but his defensive skills was amazing also .

one of the best ever at 140...hands down

My coach used to call Pryor "The Black LaMotta." It's not hard to see why.

@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord

2 жыл бұрын

@@skeetboatwright7674 Almost definitely. But Pryor was just a genuinely aggressive fighter, and coming on would've been his natural style. I'm sure he studied LaMotta's style for tips, though.

@DeeNice681

2 жыл бұрын

LaMotta, Joe Frazier, and Henry Armstrong!

@dno8212

2 жыл бұрын

He Actually is lol

@combatsportlover6919

2 жыл бұрын

There are some similarities.

@kevindean1327

2 жыл бұрын

He was much closer to Henry Armstrong or Harry Greb. LaMotta wasn't in the same league skill wise and always came forward in a crouch. LaMotta was a pressure fighter but he wouldn't be called a boxer.

My dad took me down to the union terminal in Cincinnati to watch Aaron Pryor train for that Antonio Cervantes fight . This was way back in 1980 or so. Hawk time!!!! What time is it? Hawk time!!! They were shouting. They had round card girls even in sparring training. I’ll never forget that.

I saw him train at the union terminal in Cincinnati , before the Gaetan Hart fight . he was like a swarm of hornets , you couldn’t get him off , and he had massive punching power , He destroyed most everybody he fought .

The reason my name is called Aaron is because of this man 😁

@sirnolacketh2176

2 жыл бұрын

Nah. Your mom named you after the mailman

@HansumTrini

2 жыл бұрын

@@sirnolacketh2176 😯😲🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

@Poop-sr9sn

2 жыл бұрын

@@sirnolacketh2176 you got him good

@stopcapping571

2 жыл бұрын

hmm sure

@theyoutubeguy917

2 жыл бұрын

@@sirnolacketh2176 why you do him like that 😭😭😭

How you can become so great , and at the same time so unknown as a great fighter His 3 biggest assets ,, conditioning ,heart and a damn good chin....

@seanwright8786

2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn Stephan, u called those 3 elements bruh. Trainers know about this man but the sverage fight fan under 40 don't know about this man.

@leftydrizel1842

2 жыл бұрын

This is how I killed guys on the basketball court. My conditioning & hustle & skill.

@jackadoni

2 жыл бұрын

Sugar Ray Leonard refused to fight him

@Bob-eo6uh

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackadoni Y’all kill me with that dumb ass rumor. Leonard offered him 500k and he REFUSED. Cut it out. That man stayed at one weight class his whole career while Leonard went on to win titles in 5 different weight classes. Y’all really think he scared of this man??

@johnfoley5810

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Bob-eo6uh maybe he Did but Leonard was shrewd at pricing the fight out knowing Pryor was worth more

Relentless is the perfect word to describe Aaron Prior. I enjoyed watching his boxing matches.

Aaron Pryor is the complete package. Hits often, hits with power, defensive skills, granite chin, cardio, and leg speed. He was hard to train for because he did not know how he was going to attack

When Pryor and Johnson were shadow boxing before the fight, 2 BMFs 🥊

@SmallTownBoxing

2 жыл бұрын

I never seen a thing like that before :)

He was absolutely my favorite boxer back in the 80s. His fights were the most entertaining I’ve ever seen. One speed foot to the floor!

@robertk811

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too and still

@DrSeuss-nv9hw

Жыл бұрын

Aaron Pryor's fighting style was like watching the 1994 movie, "Speed." The bus had to keep moving at least 50 mph. Can't stop.

@mookeychase0907

10 ай бұрын

Yes and for him to be so cocky and aggressive some times pre fight, he was a great sport

@yaderblen2890

7 ай бұрын

@@DrSeuss-nv9hw cocaine can do and more

@yaderblen2890

7 ай бұрын

@@mookeychase0907 he was a addict

This man literally could throw every punch in the book! 📖 👊🏾

@muttsez

Жыл бұрын

and thats b4 the fight !

Out of all the boxers I had the privilege of watching during the great 1980's as a fan, only two fighters put fear in me for simply watching them execute their sweet sciences in the ring. They were Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Aaron Pryor. My eyes would open wide on how many devastating hits Pryor would receive from other opponents. And Aaron would keep coming almost unfazed.

@stanleysmith1064

2 жыл бұрын

My two favorite fighters! I loved to watch them execute the “sweet science”!

One of, if not the most ducked boxers of all times. Because of the relentless pressure. 🥊

@brianmcgarry1632

2 жыл бұрын

And the ones he did fight wished they ducked lol

@dominiquejones3805

2 жыл бұрын

Leonard didnt want Pryor

@housemoneyken7100

2 жыл бұрын

@@dominiquejones3805 ducked him! 🦆🦆🦆

@flowkickz4349

2 жыл бұрын

@@housemoneyken7100 He only lost to Arguello because of Panama Lewis, Arguello the only man to wanna fight the best, if you were a monster he would fight you.

@superflyjimmysnucka9068

2 жыл бұрын

And the fact his trainer was loading his water bottles!

"This is a story for another day...." NO! I WANNA HEAR IT NOW!! Man I love these videos :)

One of my best ever fighters, R.I.P Aaron ‘the Hawk’ Pryor 🙏🏿 👍🏿 🥊

WOW! I've NEVER heard of this guy! He was a BEAST!

@derekcooper7354

2 жыл бұрын

He was a Tazmanian Devil. Watch the highlights against Alexis Arguello. Savage!

@itree4

2 жыл бұрын

Catch up on his fights. He never got tired.

@rwwdzzm5608

2 жыл бұрын

He was relentless it was unreal the pressure he brought

Just thinking about him the other day. Cheers 🍻

You knocked Him down. He gets up and YOU are clinching to survive

@desert_rose7171

2 жыл бұрын

it's like you almost don't wanna hit him so you may as well duck him altogether. beastly!

@DrSeuss-nv9hw

Жыл бұрын

"Everyone has a plan...until they knock me down." -Aaron Pryor

@DrSeuss-nv9hw

Жыл бұрын

In Aaron's mind it WAS YOU that got knocked down.

Boxers in this era are nothing like the boxers in that one. They'd rather talk over the internet then fight each other in the ring.

Some of the old greats never avoided Pryor, and some still question the old green bottle, but Pryor was a beast with skills and determination. I loved the old school boxers heart and soul every round. R.I.P. Sir you were one of the greatest and under rated...damn shame.

Terrific video. Very well done. Ty for posting this. I remember The Hawk. He was two sticks of dynamite every time he entered the ring. A real fighter in the old-school sense.

Pryor v Arguello…one of the best matchups of all time. I’m not even sure how both men lived to see the rematch.

@richardrobinson1697

2 жыл бұрын

BEST FIGHT I REMEMBER!🥊🥊

@userangl1

2 жыл бұрын

That was the doping fight? The special brown bottle that his trainer mixed?

@joseCalderon1976

Жыл бұрын

@@userangl1 Yup.

I grew up in the 70's watching this guy. And I never seen anyone in all of boxing like AP.

Watching Aaron Pryor getting knocked down was like watching A Fighter in rewind. Pryor was back up and hitting His Opponent before The Referee got to Him for the eight count. Absolutely Fantastic. Going to try watch more on Mr Aaron Pryor and be thoroughly entertained for sure. 🥊💯

It’s crazy I’ve never seen a lot of this footage

The pace he put on people was tremendous. He made the best boxers fight him (like Alexis Arguello).

@becool5706

2 жыл бұрын

He was a drug fighter. Good fighter, but a known and proven drug fighter..... he didn't need it tho. He was very talented. But he needed it when he fought arguello. His head trainer and corner man Panama Lewis, was caught several times cheating. And exiled from boxing.

@ruffboss1

2 жыл бұрын

@@becool5706 if he needed it to fight Arguello what happened in the second fight 🤔 without Panama Lewis?

@Pop-lr6yb

2 жыл бұрын

They never proved that because he would of been suspended with Title vacated. Pryor beat Arguello worse the 2nd time. I'm a fan of Arguello and Aaron " the Hawk" Pryor

@onlyrog5

2 жыл бұрын

His resume was thin. He beat a faded ATG who put up a good fight until he became superman all of a sudden...

@rickphilly1975

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlyrog5 just stop

3:01 why did I think that was an opponent he was barking at. One of his trainers. Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor. He was a monster in the ring. Rest easy Champ!

Aaron "gimme the bottle, the one I mixed" Pryor

Aaron Pryor is underrated primarily because he was AVOIDED by the guys who got the limelight

@thadon1067

2 жыл бұрын

I heard SRL didn’t want no parts of him

@mikejall3644

2 жыл бұрын

Sugar ray avoid avoiding him could have been a fight of the century

@Dpend84

2 жыл бұрын

SRL takes him to the cleaners

@williampinkard4809

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikejall3644 false .

@mikejall3644

2 жыл бұрын

@@williampinkard4809 I was there kid

This was GREAT! I really hope that there’s a follow up to this! It ended with Pryor first fight with Arguello approaching and the narrator saying “that’s another story for another day.” I can’t wait to see it!!

@Kidgavilan700

2 жыл бұрын

Arguelo was three classes above his best weight and then there is Panama Lewis.

@suzimajor9532

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kidgavilan700 Excuses, excuses. They don’t change a THING..the result was Pryor knocked out arguello in the 14th round! And it will stay that way! LOL!!

His cardio was otherworldly. His style, erratic. A chin made of granite. He and His fans knew "The hawk" came to beat you up, and when the fight was over, you knew it too.

I really enjoyed this. Thank you!

Well done vids and perfect narrator voice! Quality channel, excellent documentaries!

R.I.P. Champ! You was a Awesome Legendary Champion. 1love

Thank You. The Honorable Aaron Pryor the King of the 2 handed bandit style. One of my favorites

One of the best narrated biographies I've seen yet, Aaron Pryor fought like he was high on cocaine but I'm pretty sure they tested him. Boxing aficionados praised Aaron Pryor, now I see why-he was beast mode before beast mode.

Pryor was the truth...One of a kind, rest well champ.🙏🏿

R.I.P. to the Former WBA, IBF and Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion Of the World, Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor!!!!! God bless!!!

One of my favourite fighters. In my top 15 all time. And I've been watching boxing nearly 40 years.

Thanks for the upload. This was a good documentary.

Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor is perhaps the most underrated boxer in history. He had it all, speed, power, and a relentlessness that was unmatched in the ring during his day... And keep in mind that his day included the likes of Sugar Ray, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, and Marvin Hagler, the golden age of the non-heavyweight division. His fight with Alexis Arguello is one of the greatest fights in recent history. I only wished that Sugar Ray hadn't avoided him, but after Pryor whipped Sugar Ray in a sparring session, Angelo Dundee wanted no part of him. RIP Pryor.

@raulramirez9657

2 ай бұрын

Pryor turned down a career high payday from Leonard. That’s a duck on Pryors part. He knew not even his black bottle that Panama Lewis mixed would help him against Leonard

What a Fighter 🥊

Epic video! Thank you!

I don’t think Pretty Boy Floyd could have beat Pryor. Pryor was just possessed, damn.

After being knocked down, he looked like he was saying “you’re gonna get it now”.

@slnfitness2208

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Damn you left me wanting more, even more so then usual! Why you gotta do me like that man haha.. Great stuff as always!

This is one the best videos I’ve seen in this genre. Well done.

That was amazing, great work!!!

Facts definitely relentless & alot of tenacity

holy shit, thats work rate per definition..

@seanwright8786

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Good stuff bro ur informing alott fans here with good history of good fighters. I liked it

Being from Ohio he is my hero one of the most ducked fighters of all time and under rated relentless pressure like no other and a chin from a other world in my top 5 favorites

No one in the world would have beaten Pryor on the night he first fought Arguello.

@stevens392

2 жыл бұрын

Arguello was coming on strong till Pryor took a sip of that bottle for the second ime

@lordburlap4514

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong..... Arguello was fading....enough with the conspiracy theories.

@stevens392

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordburlap4514 not conspiracy lol clear audio and video evidence of Panama Lewis giving Pryor smelling salts between rds and sip of mixed water in 3rd and 13th rd

@lordburlap4514

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but it was skill not "sipped water" that beat Arguello....

@mitchellplaice7673

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordburlap4514 what do you mean he was addicted to cocaine you moron then got off it and started a campaign against drugs.

One of the most underrated legends in the ring is Aaron Hawk Time Pryor.

One of my idols as a kid. Late 1990-91 I spent almost a year training, living and sparring hundreds of rds together under the tutelage of Archie Moore. Those two things were my “world title” in boxing!

Gr8 channel !!!! Keep up this amazing work with footage that's so rare, it's a privilege to see. Thank you, God Bless 🙏

If he got you into the corner you lost lol, what a guy.

The sound is amazing ❤️

I certainly hope it's a part 2. Outstanding.

Beautiful and well told story. Thank you

“That’s a story for another day.” That shit hurt lol

@shanesnell1049

2 жыл бұрын

For real. I was committed to hearing this dudes life story! Lol

@thewandering01

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing hurts more than Pryor vs Arguello I. An insanely vicious 14 round war.

It's amazing how much javonte Davis looks like he has the same fighting style and he has the same facial features

Wow!... This Guy was Over the Top. Thanks for Sharing

Aaron Pryor was a beast!! Didn’t stop coming at you!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Ever time I seen dude fight He RUNS FAST AF...Straight to his opponent lol

“Hand me the water, not that one! The one that I mixed“ 🧐 the asthma medication helped him in the first Argüello fight. May they both rest in peace.

@carlwalker9635

Жыл бұрын

You do know they fought twice, correct?

Thank you for doing this video on Aaron Pryor my pappy would tell me stories about this guy he was very underrated champion man nobody was as ferocious as he was in the ring nobody had a chin or the will or the heart that he had omg there just isn't boxers like this anymore I appreciate the old school boxers because they did not play back then they was taking heads but thank you this brings back memories of my pappy he was a boxing enthusiast I'm watching all your stuff now I'm subscribed

Great content!!!

10:40 imagine missing a punch and seeing arrons smileing face right over your arm

you would not want to see this dude in the street

@Cincinnatus1869

2 жыл бұрын

I knew him after he retired and he was a good trainer and a nice guy. But we knew he was a dangerous man with his hands. He told stories of being on top of the world in his profession and being at the crack house hallucinating a year later . He really experienced the best and worst of life in his short time on Earth

@steaks652

2 жыл бұрын

Except to wish him a good day

@haroldsimpson8422

2 жыл бұрын

At all for no reason

@nobleman_81

2 жыл бұрын

Him and Tony Tubs.😂

@jdawg3629

2 жыл бұрын

I know people who had ran into him in the street here in the Nati. He was a full on crackhead at that point

A real champion from my city. The hawk !!! Aaron Pryor . Hughes high school.

@TikkiEXX

2 жыл бұрын

Cincinnati represent! Taft myself. Was in school back when he was running around knocking out dope boys downtown. Lmao

@samestuffdifferentday5712

2 жыл бұрын

@@TikkiEXX he was street fighting first that’s right just like Tyson.