aaron pryor
Alexis Arguello -vs- Aaron Pryor I 11/12/82 part 3, Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor Vs. [1]
Aaron Pryor, The Hawk, was one of the most exciting championship fighters of the 1980’s. [2]
Aaron Pryor Jr., most likely stuck forever in his more famous father’s shadow, is trying to make a boxing name for himself anyway. [3]
Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor is a former Welterweight boxing champion. [4]
Finally in 1999, Jr. made the decision to devote himself fully to boxing and began his amateur career under the direction of his legendary Hall of Fame father. [5]
As a 1996 International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee, he is considered by many boxing historians to be among the best Jr. Welterweights in history. [2]
Being 6′ 4-1/2″, Jr. was a natural at basketball, playing for Withrow High School in Cincinnati and Wilmington High School in Wilmington, Ohio. [5]
After the fight with Summerhayes, Pryor won 26 fights in a row by knockout, in one of the longest knockout streaks in the history of boxing. [6]
When he entered the ring against Prieto, though, the focus clearly was on Aaron Jr. Joshua Snyder had knocked him from the ranks of the unbeaten when he beat Pryor by split decision on Dec. 31. [3]
Receiving a basketball scholarship from Edison Community College in Piqua, Ohio Aaron attended college from 1996-1999 majoring in Computer Science. [5]
) is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. [...] In 1972 he was the National AAU Champion at 132 lb, having outpointed Robert Newton of Boston. [6]
But walking slightly behind him and entering the ring a few second after him was his dad - Hall of Fame fighter Aaron Pryor. [...] He strolled to the boxing ring in front of about 4,000 people, ready for the 13th bout of his professional career, and Aaron Pryor Jr. tried to be his own man. [3]
Pryor was dropped in round one, but he rose and knocked out Cervantes in round four in front of a national television audience, becoming a world champion. [6]
Sources:
[1] Aaron Pryor
[2] Official Site of Aaron Pryor The Hawk
[3] Aaron Pryor Jr. and His Father: Boxing Legend’s Son Trying To Be Like Dad
[4] Aaron Pryor - Mahalo
[5] Aaron Pryor Jr.
[6] Aaron Pryor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia