Aaron Pryor vs Roberto Duran! Who wins?

Question

What a fight this would've been! Who gives in first? Who takes a backward step? This would have been an all time classic!

Answer 1

aaron pryor, hes straight up bad to the bone, no quit in him

Answer 2

Assuming this fight takes place at 140 (although Duran never fought at that weight going straight from 135 to 147) it would have been a great fight. Pryor was one of the most entertaining fighters I ever saw and his first fight with Alexis Arguello was one of the all time greats. However I would pick Duran. One thing I don't think people ever fully appreciated about Duran is what a clever boxer he was. He wasn't a stationary target, and of course when he did get hit he had one of the hardest chins in the sport (I think only Hagler had more iron in the jaw and he did weather shots from Hearns that flattened Duran). Pryor has his moments but in the end Duran by 13th rd TKO.

Answer 3

Great question. Since Arguello was the only top class fighter that Pryor fought and Duran on the other hand fought many excellent fighters, I have to give the edge to Duran. Duran winning 7 or 8 out 10 fights.

Answer 4

This would be probably the most thrilling non stop fight of all time between two of the greatest fighters to ever step in the ring. The Hawk threw punches from any angle and was a very strong puncher. Duran was a crafty hard punching fighter with a great counter right hand. I do not see either of them taking too many backward steps with thousands of punches thrown. I have to call this classic a draw.

Answer 5

santana d wants an idiot (me) banned from this forum (it doesn't matter the reason). I can only say that is UN-American. Where is his patriotism?
Now to the fight:

Pryor - W 39 (KO's 35) TF 40 - W pct 98% - KO's 88% - wins over A. Cervantes and Arguello{2} - KO'ed by B. Young
(unknown) - #35 ranked fighter
Drugs probably did cost him greatness as a fighter

Duran - W 103 (KO's 70) TF 119 - W pct 87% - KO pct 58% - wins over Leonard, Buchanan, Cuevas, D. Moore and Palimino - KO'ed by Duran (Duran quit in the ring), Hearns and W. Joppy - #28 ranked puncher - # 5 ranked fighter
Won titles at 135, 147, 154 and 160.

Duran was a better all-around fighter and had more boxing experience/championship experience and Duran fought better fighters than Pryor. In this fight, Duran wins by a 15 rd unanimous decision.

Answer 6

Tremendous match-up. I think that Pryor would know when he could slug with Duran and when to take the fight to the outside. Not enough is said about Pryor's outside skills. He wasn't just a one-dimensional windmill. I think he could frustrate Duran from the outside. Pryor in a close decision in a candidate for fight-of-the-year.

Answer 7

Pancho nice matchup! Why in the hell didn't I think of that one? That pisses me off! (I'm kidding). Duran never fought at Jr. Welterweight but I don't think he would have had a problem making weight. The obvious is that we know how great a fighter Duran was at Lightweight, but drug use by Pryor robbed him of his prime years. Toughguy asked this question previously. My Toughguy answer condensed is that Duran gets off the canvas to rally and take a RAZOR thin split decision. Fight fans scream for a rematch!

Answer 8

This is the hardest of these questions I've seen yet. In his prime, Pryor was one who would not be denied, but Duran of course was brutally tough and determined. I'll say Duran in the first fight on a 14th round KO, Pryor in the rematch on a 12th round TKO, and Pryor by a split decision on the bumper fight.

Answer 9

great matchup. i think of Duran is the desirable easy-weight ever. Pryor's non provide up attack could have been exciting to observe yet Duran's protection became underrated. Duran's head became consistently moving, he slid from area to area properly. He additionally went with a punch to nullify it is impact. Pryor protection became his offense. interior the 1st Arguello combat, i presumed Arguello became landing some remarkable photos because of the fact the combat wore on. I felt he became "taking administration" whilst the infamous bottle got here out and Pryor have been given a 2d wind. Duran became better and nastier than Arguello. His protection and the fact he packed extra ability than Arguello could have been the determining aspects. on the tip of the combat i think of Pryor's face could have been a multitude(worse than after the Arguello combat) i think of Duran nonetheless might have that sought after sneer. Duran by utilising late TKO interior the 14th or fifteenth. In a brutal yet all time great combat.

Answer 10

Roberto Duran defeats Pryor with tremendous punches in a slugfest.

Answer 11

Duran