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Aaron Pryor
Born
(1955-10-20)October 20, 1955
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died
October 9, 2016(2016-10-09) (aged 60)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality
American
Other names
The Hawk
Statistics
Weight(s)
Light welterweight
Height
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach
69 in (175 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
40
Wins
39
Wins by KO
35
Losses
1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing United States
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City
Lightweight
Aaron Pryor (October 20, 1955 – October 9, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He was a two-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 1980 to 1983, and the IBF title from 1984 to 1985. Additionally, he held the Ring magazine title from 1980 to 1983, and the lineal title from 1983 to 1986.
In 1982, the Boxing Writers Association of America named Pryor as their Fighter of the Year. Pryor was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 1999 was voted by the Associated Press as the world's best light welterweight of the 20th century.[1] In 2002, he was ranked as the 35th greatest boxer of the past 80 years by The Ring.[2]
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1980, Cervantes dropped his next title challenger, AaronPryor, to the canvas in the first round. Pryor recovered, however, and beat Cervantes by a knockout...
defeating Terry Dobbs, a U.S. Marine from Atlanta, Georgia. Ahead of both AaronPryor and Leon Spinks, officials also voted him the 'Outstanding Boxer' of...
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Tiger Eye Productions, signed world champion boxers Sean O'Grady and AaronPryor. Stallone began the 1990s starring in the fifth installment of the Rocky...
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