Legendary Nights: Pryor Arguello Part 1 [Abbas Khan]

[brwnsxyslm]

lol @ 6:03

[brwnsxyslm]

pryor never got what he could have gotten.he would have beaten lots of big names

[justentime77]

Anyone who wants to see what a scum bag Panama Lewis is should watch the documentary 'Assault in the Ring' about the fight between Collins and Resto. Lewis is an absolute criminal who deserves a fate worse then death! He pulled nearly ALL the padding from Resto's gloves and dosed his water bottle! Collins suffered permanent brain damage from the fight and later died in a suicidal car wreck.

[chrissouthsid3]

why are people bringin up pacquiao all the time, he would have gotten knocked out by anybody in their prime from the 70s,80s,90s and has bad defense

[ben10wynton]

0:12 that's so true i've already watched about 6 back to back

[90038jhon]

Around 5minutes in, Pryor complains about making ''only 500 dollars a week''

While the other guys were making millions...

Hell, I'd be happy with 500 a week NOW, in 2011. Back then, that was big money. Then again, I don't have a coke habit. Go figure.

[cbaldwinjr]

@90038jhon Not really actually...inflation had kicked in by the time Pryor became a serious fighter. $24k a year isn't exactly big time

[checklefthook]

@90038jhon 500 dollars a week for working as a non-skilled worker full time in 2011 is good. For putting your ass on the line against Howard Davis everyday? 500/week is slim.

[brwnsxyslm]

@checklefthook lol..back then 500 a week was alot

[supernova09100]

i will kill jim lampley an crush his compu box numbers so fuck it me an u jim in da squared circle if u got da balls

[samjames3000]

@supernova09100 LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[supernova09100]

@samjames3000 its on =P

[scooterleftie]

@supernova09100 you tell im!

[haroof]

I wish HBO would put ALL of these on their HBO GO app.

[ThePresident45]

Would love to see a prime j c chavez vs a prime pryor at 140

[cbaldwinjr]

@ThePresident45 WOW...that's an ALL-TIME dogfight right there. Chavez might have the advantage because of his body punching...but Pryor...man, you had to KILL The Hawk to beat him. That said, I hate that his moment (this fight against the legendary Arguello) was tarnished by the fucking scumbag Panama Lewis.

[ghns1133]

its fucked up that he never got a fight with leonard. his style would give sugar man an run for his money.

[REXFERAL59]

hbo needs to bring this series back, there are still many many stories to be told

[bmillerdrums]

@REXFERAL59 For sure. They easily could have another season of this show there are a ton of great fights they could do.

[justentime77]

I loved Aaron Pryor, it's just a shame he got mixed up with that walking piece of shit 'Panama' Lewis and cheated during the Arguello fight!

[77777johnnybravo]

@justentime77

Pryor was one of the alltime greats as was Arguello. I do believe from following boxing from 1971- present that Leonard didn't really want to fight Pryor. It was a big risk for him.

[justentime77]

@77777johnnybravo Leonard had a career full of risky fights Duran, Hearns and Benitez.... just to name a few. Had Pryor not cheated during this bout, who knows what the outcome would have been?

[KHLB516]

@justentime77 probably would have been the same outcome as the second fight, proyer KO over AA

[Metatarsal]

Great show

[itsabird]

lol larry merchant's part at 6:15 might as well have been him saying "black people are really loud and hang out in big groups."

[lickstickly]

@itsabird no he was describing fairly accurately what Aaron pryor and his entourage were like back then, jeez why is there always someone who tries so hard to spot racism they see it when its not there?

[itsabird]

@lickstickly it's not really hard to spot....

[tellthetruthg]

I like what Angelo says; to paraphrase "he lives in the moment" not in who woulda coulda won. We can argue until a cow jumps over the Moon. One thing is for sure The Hawk is one of the greatest. As for SRL ducking him Hell Yea until we can make Millions fighting the Hawk, why? See once mandatory fights were eschewed it open the gates for picking your opponent; don't like the # 1 contender fight the other guy for more money. Fans need to take some of the blame for this. Vote with your wallet

[tellthetruthg]

I like what Angelo says; to paraphrase "he lives in the moment" not in who woulda coulda won. We can argue until a cow jumps over the Moon. One thing is for sure The Hawk is one of the greatest.

[MrBulat1990]

haha pryor: i beat him up a couple times and i lost my job

[AspiePilo82]

@MrBulat1990 funny he didnt beat him up in the "Olympics"

[beezy272]

Alexis Arguello was and still is my favorite fighter of all time ... he fought in a time when titles meant something in boxing .... RIP Alexis Arguello

[MaximusDowns]

Was that Kevin Rooney Arguello knocked out at 8:33?

[ElectricEquines]

series was ruined by Bert Sugar

[njunderground]

Thanks for the upload. Great series.

[glutamin111]

ye lol definitely addictive, its mostly because of the analysis that these so called experts make is so interesting and full of side effects, they always use the words like "ive never seen anything like this bla bla" that it catches your attention immediately

[chifuli1974]

Aaron Pryor would have KO'd Leonard, Hearns, Duran and Pacquiao. I have never seen a fighter like this guy. Leonard avoided him like bubonic plague, he beat Hearns as an amateur, he called out Duran and he ran the fastest 40 ever. Nobody wanted to fight him. The dude was something else. Arguello was the only one that had the guts and paid the price. Pryor was the man...

[16ancelmo]

@chifuli1974 he was on drugs

[daTruChosen]

R.I.P.: Alexis Arguello; Arturo Gatti; Vernon Forrest; Edwin Valero; Diego "Chico" Corrales; Trevor Berbick; Leavander Johnson; Julian Letterlough; Yermek "Kazakh Tyson" Serikov, etc., etc. These tragic deaths, unfortunately, in one way or another prove that if you live by the sword, you will die by the sword. There's no other reason I can think of for the clear, undeniable tragedy that defined, and will continue to define, so many fighters.

[jkoff76]

Aaron Pryor is a 100% American bad ass!!

[MAFsoldier]

does anyone know the guitar song at 8:16??

[M2490311]

Best channel on youtube.

[ErraticBoxing]

Leonard offered Pryor a fight, but Pryor wanted more money than the $500,000 he was being offered.

Pryor talks about this in his post-fight interview after beating Lennox Blackmoore.

[itsabird]

David michaels at 5:20 talking about how if the networks didn't make you special, you weren't special. it's nothing to do with "back then", it still happens, always has.

[Haplotype0]

did pryor have panama lewis in his corner? if so this is not a fair fight.

[antharr510]

@Haplotype0

LOL

[MAFsoldier]

R.I.P. ARGUELLO

[fortyozdog]

i finally made a account and thanks for these vids.mad props

[tscharf75]

Fine I'm guilty---- I watched them all in a row!!!!!!!!!!!

They are so amazing. The stories of these fighters....... Awesome

[preoxwhygen2007]

i cant wait for the new legendary nights series with ....... gatti vs ward, lewis vs klitschko, toney vs jirov,

[Jamietheboi91]

"That was Aron Pryor he would take your best punch, spit in your eye and then kick your ass"....

[LMLR187]

that knockout in 8:35 was just beautiful

[MAFsoldier]

@LMLR187 truly beautiful! true art

[pnutbutrncrackers]

Aaron Pryor was the epitome of a very scary fighter that none of the champions wanted anything to do with -- and knew it in their hearts.

[Shirashama]

Pryor was something special in that ring.

[someperson111]

Aaron Pryor has to be the hungriest fighter ever.

[Konpop]

on 8:30 That was a work of art! Beautiful cross-counter!

[Omer698]

8:36 that's kevin Rooney KO'd (Mike Tyson's trainer)

[Honestabe86]

Floyd and Lenord are cut from the same cloth.

[julius5551]

Everybody knows that Leonard ducked Pryor big time,he knew what Pryor was all about and that's is why he fled of the jr welterweight div(yes,Leonard was a natural jr welter)Pryor was just a monster at that weight class,but as it happens every so often he always lacked that marquee name that could define his career,the two KO's of Arguello even though impressive,were against a man past his very best,a few divisions north of his natural weight class,with a LOT of mileage in the odometer.

[RBB5400]

To executionery4145: Pryor would win in 9 as much as I like Money Mayweather, Pryor is too much of a force

[WSBT960]

Leonard ducked Hearns till he had the edge, and then ducked Hagler till Marvelous Marvin was past his prime, heck either Pryor or Argeullo could've crushed him.

[JDezi4]

Pryor vs Duran would've been bad ass

[Neimisis]

i only need 14oz lol...yh man we need 2 spar u should come down to ma club sometime

[wasimj2a2]

i would of loved to seen pryor vs hearns duran and leonard i think pryor could beat all of them

[Neimisis]

Yo Abbas its Neimo, whats good man, dint know u knew about the old gr8 fights lol

[Abbaskhan6428ZZ]

neimooo hwv u been man, aint seen u for ages. you still owe me that sparr son, i'l let u peak before we lace up the 16oz lol :)

[carlosdamasterofsocc]

I agree sugar Ray was a straight bitch, if he woulda fought hagler like a man he would have defently lost dat fight no doubt about it

[RBB5400]

I'll Say it again "Sugar" Ray Leonard is a STRAIGHT BITCH!!!! Dodged Pryor and Hagler forever FUCK HIM OVERRATED! Period

[RBB5400]

Aaron Pryor illest of all time Ray Leonard is a straight bitch man!

[illmatic95]

I live in the DMV so of course Sugar Ray Leonard is well-known where I'm from HOWEVER, the fact STILL remains that Leonard AVOIDED THE HAWK (Pryor) at all costs....even my pops who schooled me to boxing told me that for about 2-3yrs. Pryor "challenged" Leonard to a fight but Sugar Ray purposely declined.

[dhlfh]

One of the most underrated fighters in history..would have beaten Hearns and Duran..although i think Sugar Ray would have beaten him in a close fight..

[BoxingPride]

I think he would of lost to Duran.Duran was a smart boxer who always liked to mix it up as well showing that he is willing to fight.

[dhlfh]

Floyd Mayweather was asked in an interview with an english t.v station in the summer if he could have tested himself against any fighter in history..,he said Aaron Pryor..

[gharyu]

Pacquiao would have destroyed Prior like he anahilated Hatton. Any fighters willing to engaged with Pacquiao always end up quiting or with their face on the floor that's a fact... JACK....

[asmallcap007]

agreed

[gioDMP]

@gharyu wtf?!! lmao, this is aron pryor man. Not a de la hoya past his prime, not a b level fighter like hatton, not damaged goods like cotto...Ur FUCKING RETARDED if you think pac wouldve destroyed pryor. I will tell you this, it wouldve been one hell of a fight but pryor wouldve knocked out pac in the process.

Be realistic man, pac is a great fighter but there has been better. Its just that there hasnt been something like him since chavez and the 80's golden age with duran, pryor, leonard.

[gharyu]

@ gioDMP. Some strong words coming from a 22 yrs old wrestling fan, I bet you still believe that wrestling is not fake and you still live in your parents basement.

What the hell do you know about boxing anyways, can you honestly say that you have step up in a ring and compete in amature or professional level? I bet you're a jobless lazy bum who sits at home waiting for handouts. Why not get a job for a chance and leave boxing comments to real boxers/fighters.

BTW, FUCK YOU TOO...

[gioDMP]

lmao, I share my page with my brother. He favorites stuff cuz he's a wrestling fan and autistic.

And yeah, I have boxed before thats why I am such a huge fan unlike you who is probably another pacman wagon fan.

U guys make me laugh. I faugh ametuer here in southerCALI with all your fellow filipinos. Pac is a once in a lifetime occurance. My ametuer record was 22-1(DQ) but I got into baskietball. BTW FUCK YOU, 14 of my wins were against bitches like you, Pinoys who thought they could fight.

[jjonah10]

pinoys could fight,could you read and write ? how do you spell kool aide and watermelon ? how often do you take a bath ?

[nicablackmamba]

@gioDMP it seems youre autistic or you got hit so hard that you cant spell!!

[nicablackmamba]

@gioDMP youre smoking crack this fight probably would have gone to cards and probably a draw. 2 different styles of fighters, with pryor having maybe more endurance since back then boxing went 15 rounds.

[aflyingmonkey]

well commented...paq won't even win against mayweather...lol

[dsussman]

@gioDMP cannot thumbs this up enough, my man. Pac fans are seriously drunk on freddy roach's ability to choose fighters to face Pac when they’re not dangerous anymore. They need to recognize that Pac is not that technically sound of a fighter. he's has gotten much better with the sweet science over the past few years, but there is no possible way that Manny could take down Pryor in his prime. NEVER

[johnosandra]

@dsussman arguello wouldve ko'd pacman

pacman cant box but he can fight

arguello can do both

[dsussman]

@gioDMP It is kinda redundant to compare the two now, but Pac’s fans need to understand the fight game before they terrorize every single video on YouTube tagged with the word “Boxing.”

[nicablackmamba]

@gioDMP I donk know who really would win this fight!!

[cainepittman2]

@gioDMP manny pacqauio would have beat pryor and arguello

[gioDMP]

@cainepittman2 retard. dont waste your time replyin to me.

[cainepittman2]

@gioDMP manny pacqauio is one of the greatest fighters to ever live ever exper says and just like emaunel stweart said pacqauio is a top 5 all time great pryor or arguello arent

[gioDMP]

@cainepittman2 LMAO, if you know anything bout boxing you will know that pac's opponents have been handpicked, he has not faught anyone at their weight since the diaz fight. Aside from that, slow fighters have been picked for him ever since the marquez fight. He has not faught a top contender in the last 3 years other than marquez and cotto(never the same after bein beat by margarito). If you are a TRUE boxing champ u will know that pac is all media hype. do some research retard.

[cainepittman2]

@gioDMP ha ha ha bert sugare says pacqauio one of the greatest and emaunel steward said he one of the greatest and jim lampin said he is the best offensive fighter he has eever seen

[gioDMP]

@cainepittman2 Ofcourse they gonna say that, they work for HBO and their job is to hype their boxers. Make more money from idiots like you.

[cainepittman2]

@gioDMP im a amutar boxer pacqauio is a great fighter have you ever even boxed

[gioDMP]

@cainepittman2 I have idiot, didnt u read my earlier comments? i boxed all through out highschool. I had a good amateur record of 22-1(dq) stuck to football and basketball tho. but seriously, i wouldnt talk bout this shit unless i was in the ring. Your the one that prob has never boxed. or if u have boxed were never smart enough to understand this great sport.

[cainepittman2]

@gioDMP im 14 years old im a boxer but i play football and run track

[nicablackmamba]

@gioDMP pacquiao would have raped pryor, pacquiao has won in 8 categories!, plus god knows how many fights he won cause panama lewis cheated for him!

[gioDMP]

@nicablackmamba PACs championships r meaningless after the featherweight division. he hasnt faught any TRUE champion and has faught for vacant belts at catchweights. Wich means he never won a championship past featherweight at the respected weight. aside from that, cherrypicked opponents coming off losses does not impress me. Pryor wouldve raped pac and so wouldve arguello who was a stronger and faster counterpuncher than marquez. Please, learn bout boxing. dont just go by wat the media tells u

[cv003799]

@gioDMP i agree nobody would 'destroy' but pacman would have beat him and is a better fighter. he's quicker, better footwork, hits harder and stamina is just as good. (plus he's not the cheat that pryor was)

[gioDMP]

@cv003799 actually, pac may have the same stamina and speed than pryor but in no way hits harder, has better footwork, has better defense, or chin. I see through pac, he has not fought good opposition since marquez. He has fought big NAMES, but thats all they are, names. Pac has never fought someone that hits as hard as arguello. I blame it on Arum, he protects his cash cow and avoids prime fighters for pac ever since marquez almost beat him in their last fight. Prime Pryor would win UD or KO.

[fsaari]

@gharyu wow, you obviously know nothing about boxing. C'mon, Pacman is great, a soon to be legend, but not at the level of Arguello or Prior. Pacman is not complete - doesn't have a good defense nor is he intelligent - and I guarantee you that if he continues to fight into his late thirties, he will be getting stopped; he's like a Roy Jones Jr who can make mistakes in his prime but b/c of a supreme athletic abilities. Prior and Arguello were complete fighters

[BOMDOM50]

Check this out. AARON PRYOR would have anihilated Pacman, Floyd and everyone else that ever was a champ at 140 pounds except Ray Robinson. Aaron had no real weaknesses. Great stamina, Great chin, akward hit you from any angle style, punching power and the HEART and WILL to wanna kill you after you hit him hard. Thats why the best of his time Ducked and Dodged him. Leonard, Hearns, Duran didnt even stop at 140 cuz he knew what was up. I feel bad Pryor never got his chance against them.

[gioDMP]

@BOMDOM50 I bet duran wouldve faught him but he was chasing leonard, hearns, and hagler. Besides, I think going up to middleweight to fight hagler was braver than fighting pryor at 140. And hagler was a bad motherfucker.

But I know for sure leonard dodged pryor and I know 100 percent pryor wouldve fucked him up. Gotta give it up for arguello tho, he had the biggest balls to fight this man...TWICE lol.

[xotatumxo]

i agree

[BlackPoisonxX]

Arguello was such a nice person.....a rarity in this sport

[BlackPoisonxX]

I love Mayweather but I think Pryor might just be too much

[007rocksalotmann]

Pror and Arguello were great fighters.

[heath5511]

It would be interesting to see how Pacquiao would have handled Pryor but I'm sure the "Hawk" would have gobbled up Pacman.

He's just to much of a beast for today's light welterweights

Forget about hatton.he wouldn't be brave enough to step into the ring with him

[007rocksalotmann]

Sugar ray Leonard dodged Pryor...

[movieman7000]

PRYOR IS A CHEATER

[ichirima]

They have wight divisions so the height would be fair. Imagine if 6 ft 4 Muhammad ali fought Ray leonard in a heavyweight fight. Ray would have to balloon up to make the weight. Alexis was one skinny dude thats how he made the weight. Pryor didnt want to ballon up to make welterweight so he stayed. Ray was the right height for Welterweight.

[JDezi4]

Leonard coulda beat'm. It wasn't so much about his record as it was about money. He wanted Pryor to get big before they fought. Just like he did with Hearns.

[prettywiseguy]

No doubt, this serie is addictive

[FijneWIET]

@prettywiseguy true

[godbless1231]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[MAFsoldier]

@prettywiseguy too bad they dont make new ones :(

p.s. I LOVE BOXING!!!!

[JMBedolla]

leonard woulda beat pryor

[Piglatinsuperstar]

Then he shouldnt have turned him down.

What's the matter, chicken?

[JMBedolla]

well pryors cornermen cheated for dat bottle crap end of story

[Piglatinsuperstar]

did you know there was a rematch?

Pryor's bondless energy would have overwhelmed Ray.

Don't forget Duran coming up from two divisions below, whipped Ray. So would Pryor

[executionery4145]

remember guys leonard went up a wt class to get the hell away from pryor

[MrPalspal]

please shut the fuck up,Leonard was a welterweight you silly cunt

[executionery4145]

who wins pryor or mayweather

[MrPalspal]

mayweather clowns him easily you silly cunt

[camselle]

Leonard was a coward.. He shoulda faced Pryor.. period...

[Piglatinsuperstar]

Can't argue with that. Pryor went up and challenged Ray, the bigger man and Leonard turned him down

[MrPalspal]

why should he have faced him fat boy?

there was no demand for such a fight,pryor was a JWW and Leonard was a WW

Pryor was a coward for never moving up from the 140 division and actually fighting a elite fighter in his prime

[RocinanteSWS]

I love Leonard's face when Pryor says "Mr. Leonard".

Seriously though, Leonard didn't want any part of Pryor. Pryor would have destroyed him. He had so much pent up frustration and anger, it would have been unleashed, like Hagler did against Hearns. A guy that keeps coming and throwing, a virtual windmill. Leonard would have had zero chance.

[MrPalspal]

I would have loved to have seen the look on pryor's face when he had the nerve to actually turn down an offer from Leonards camp to give this chump a shot.Pryor's ex manager even admitted that he did.

Pryor sucked,his defense sucked,he struggled against Dujuan johnson and other medicore mandatories he was fighting.Leonard would have ripped him apart

[P4PBEST]

ray leonard was scared to death of arron prayor arron prayor wanted to fight ray as a pro and he did want kno part of it

[lorenzodemedici1]

No instead he fought Tommy Hearns who was 6'1" with an 78 inch reach with dynamite power and good speed at 147 who messed up his eye. If Pryor wanted Leonard he should have moved up to Welterweight, Leonard wasn't going to move down. But you know why he didn't? Because Pryor would be an undersized 5'6" Welterweight who really doesn't have the frame to go to that weight class. Benitez, Leonard, Duran, Hearns, would all be waiting for Pryor, and he has no shot against them.

[P4PBEST]

didnt u watch the segment he wanted to move up he jus said he jus beat the number one contender at 140 he got ntn to prove there so y cant i move up arron prayor was a beast he wouldve gave ray problems

[MrPalspal]

you just proved how retarded you really are when you came to such a conclusion from watching this.Leonard was a welterweight for starters,a weight class that pryor ducked.

Go ahead and tell me how great a star pryor was?

Go ahead and tell me how great a demand for a fight was?

Go ahead and tell give pryor's record as a welterweight

pryor was an overrated cheater who never had the guts to face a good fighter in his prime

[dbreiden83080]

This series was so well done by HBO!!

[repcrese]

Every one needs to see the fight between Pryor vs Hearns. You seeing two greats.

[Whyavier]

Did he really kill himself or was he murdered like Gatti? Fuck Gatti's wife if it really was her.

[skillet54]

watych the fight in between rounds...every round and pay very good attention you will see pryor 'snort' something held under his nose..i wish i could remember which round...but a friend of mine just watched and told me he saw it...no bullshit...check it out!

[aryul]

ITS HAWK TIME! *snort

[ironman36]

lol. I now know why they called him the Hawk. because he likes to stay high.....all the time.

[jcaudill6921]

That is smelling sauce isn't it? Tons of fighters do that.

[tommygunnisgod]

smelling salts, they're legal in the sport

[KHLB516]

smelling salts. We find out in the Assault in the Ring with Resto that The bottle was mixed with an Asthma medication used to open up the lungs.....SO if you ever took a hit off your friends inhaler, that was what was in his mixed bottle

[skillet54]

respectfully to you all...a friend of mine watched it and said he saw as i did that Pryor snorted whatever was in the capsule...snorted as in sucked up his nose...inhaled...you have to watch the fight closely in between rounds...wish i could remember the round..but pryor has a crowd around him when he does it..and still i think the state they fought in didn't allow smellin salts.

[wazenk24]

simly amazing video to watch.. both are great fighters..

RIP Arguello..

[wdchr]

RIP Mr Arguello

Boxing legend

[ard56191]

Arguello was my idol when I was a teenager. I'm in shock. RIP, Champ.

[amador1988]

RIP champ, you will be missed

[xotatumxo]

aaron pryor the scarriest 140 pounder maybe ever he could hit hard box great could take a punch and life cheated him you take him on

[naizebee666]

I have Pryor losing only to Chavez at 140 buy UD, but that's only due to Chavez's monstrous chin and Pryor's tendency to get knocked down (though never out).

BTW, R.I.P. Alexis Arguello. Legend and gentleman.

[theliterarythug]

..but if Frankie Randall knocked him down......

[posnosecabron]

i think he mean 28 year old chavez. the one who fought taylor