ONE OF THE GREATEST SUPER FIGHTS OF ALL-TIME | Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello | FREE FIGHT
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- We open up the vault to bring you a #superfight between Aaron Pryon and Alexis Arguello from 1982.
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Growing up in Nicaragua until the age of 10, I remember when Alexis Arguello fought he would unite the whole entire country and we were all one cheering for our Champ. RiP Flaco Explosivo
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He lost
Pryor CHEATED!!! Watch the video
Suck that (L)
Alexis went to sleep end Space 💤
And he lost
"Give me the other bottle. The one I mixed." - Aaron Pryor TKO14 Alexis Arguello, from 1982
Yep. Pryor cheated.
@carloszuniga9803 you have evidence that Pryor cheated then tell the boxing committee or be quiet.
@@shawndayvis6169 he cheated, and nobody put you in charge of anything, because you'll probably screw it up.
Panama lewis lead gloves death
@shawndayvis6169 a little late to drug test the crackhead
Man this Brings back Memories, Aaron was a BEAST, So was Arguello!
Aron era una bestia drogandose.
It sure does bring back memories, this was on HBO for free is one of them. Hope all is well.
One of the most fights I've watched never gets old RIP Champs God bless you both.
Both now dead.
The 70s and 80s should be appreciated for producing the greatest talent the world has seen. Its not just boxing. Blessed to have lived it in my prime.
Yeah me too
Spot on 💯
Agreed. 90s for music and pop culture.
True u got maradona Jordan Tyson etc
I got to live in this era tho Messi Ronaldo lebron Floyd pacman Jon jones etc
I watched this fight with my grandpa, who was English and a big fight fan - also loved the ponies. We were treated to one of the greatest boxing matches of all-time- maybe the best. Edge of our seats all the way.
Man it was a differs sport back then . It was raw ,real as it gets bell to bell . No feeling out , no 10-20 punch rounds etc . Just brutal combat at the bell. Incredible stuff of Legend !
Indubidubly 🙂
Definitely one of the best fights I’ve ever seen. I watched it live on HBO back in the day. I lived about a 120 miles due north of Cincinnati so I was pulling for Pryor. How either one of them didn’t pass out from exhaustion is beyond me. What superhuman effort by both fighters.
I watched this fight at big boxing party in newport ky. Must been 150 in bar, and you could hear a pin drop during rounds. I think everyone stood up the whole fight. Sugar ray ditched Pryor and wouldn't fight him, his whole career. But he will never be forgotten in Cincinnati, that used be a great fight town, alot good boxers came outta Cincinnati . Sense this mma gained popularity, fight game won't ever b the same. Sad, but true, not knocking mma, but you think any welterweight could take them head shots?????? I don't think so, boxing is a diffrent fight than mma.
Pryor had more cocaine than night
@@dannyyork1142 actually the world class athletes are in the nba and nfl even though boxing is the cash cow
Ya motley dude I agree I lived north of cincy to about 25 miles away Alexis great champion warrior however pryor was insane non stop odd angles 😉hard hitting and the great arguello falls I watched it live remarkable fight woweeee
@@tomglorius8869 Too bad the mixing bottle by Panama lewis
This fight is included in most boxing writers and experts Top- Ten fights of all time. Two boxing Hall of Fame champions at their peak.
RIP two great fighters
The good ole days!!! They don't make them like these 2 anymore!!!! All time greats. Instead of what we have today which is sometimes kind of ok fights. LoL.
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This is one of the few fights that is as good as I remember.
Incredible fight!! Interestingly, Arguello and Pryor became friends and remained so for the rest of their lives. Now they are forever united in boxing history.
"Gimmie that drink, the one that I mixed..." Yep, I remember that fight. The mixed drink was in a spray bottle.
And then in fight 2 Pryor beat him even easier!
Yeah the infamous cheat Panama Lewis. After this he would go on to put plaster in Resto’s gloves and end the career of Collin’s. The dude should have never been allowed near a gym ever again and yet….
Pryor cheated. He knew it. Panama (obviously) knew it. He beat Arguello so bad he was never the same. Maybe Pryor didn't need it. Maybe he did. But he definitely cheated. @@ghusaghusa2135
@@ghusaghusa2135He had to. Had Pryor struggled or lost in the second fight then the allegations would have been validated. We’ ll never know how this first fight would have ended without the ‘mixed’ bottle. Even in round 13 the announcers were exclaiming ‘ how can Pryor take those punches and keep going! Incredible!” Yeah, we found out later.
@@jeffmejia3556 NO, WE DIDN'T FIND OUT A THING LATER! YOU DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ILLEGAL GIVEN TO PRYOR IN FIGHT 1 AND NEITHER DO I. PANANA HAS MAINTAINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING BUT PERRIER IN THE MIX. YOU CAN, OF COURSE, THINK ANYTHING YOU WANT, BUT TO DECLARE 'NOW WE KNOW' REVEALS YOU TO SIMPLY BE MASQUERADING YOUR OPINIONS AND FANTASIES AS FACT. THAT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK. SRY 4 CAPS, STUCK BUTTON.
One of the people’s champion. Alexis Arguello. The fighting pride of Nicaragua. The explosive thin man. Even in the outcome of defeat. Still one of the best to lace em up. May God give you rest.
Quite literally one of the greatest boxing matches in history
Alexis was unfairly placed in a horrible position with a drug induced opponent
@@sanakori7881 here we go with the hearsay
the fight is in the books
Yep
@@BrokenCulture hearsay ?
@@BrokenCultureit is factual that Lewis said give me the one I mixed....with other boxers in his stable admitting that Lewis used stimulants and asthma medication, and also convicted of glove tampering and wrapping the hand wraps in plaster of paris (convicted of assault in Billy Collins fight)
Remember watching this on Friday Night I believe. It was crazy fight. Two great champions. Whatever Pryor was on I want some. Arguello had the heart of a Lion.
Arguello one of the best boxer during his time .
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but not the best
THEY CHEATED.
TILL THUS DAY WHAT WAS IN. THAT WATER THAT PANAMA LEWIS GAVE PRYOR. ????
Arguello was a Technical fighter. I was impressed when he fought Mancini. Mancini had only 2 or so good fights. He hung with Arguello for 15 rounds. In 14th mancini missed with a right and was knocked down with left hook. Didnt hurt him but it was the shot that won arguello the fight. Mancini needed a ko in last round to win. Argueloo was very respectful of ray. Said he didnt realize the he was such a boxer like him. Classy guy.
I remember watching these fights live. This 70s - mid 80s period was an absolute golden era in boxing. Thank you for putting these fights up here, just as thrilling as the first time seeing these legends.
I have to say though, I love it when commentators say "He took a BIG left there... But it didn't hurt him." 😂
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Couldn't agree more...the fighters from the 70s and 80s were genuinely the best compared to today...I watched all these fights with my grandfather and dad on a TV with rabbit ears
Rip to both of them 59 and 60 years old...
If your talking Arguello he was 57 years old when he died.
Damn the pace these dudes were fighting at is insane
When I was a kid I was GLUED to the television watching this fight...
Man... it was probably one of the best fights ever... So glad I found it here...
Thanks TH-cam... Just downloaded it and it will be on my computer FOREVER!!!
I remember when my dad showed me and my best friend this one and the rematch. We were floored at how hard they were going from the bell. Even the commentator had to say "don't forget this only the first round". They wanted all the smoke
Aaron Pryor (1955-2016)
Alexis Arguello (1952-2009)
RIP
I got to meet Pryor when I was just a kid, down on Chase Ave in Cincinnati. I grew up in Cincy. It was so cool n now I'm old with that memory of me n my dad talking with him. He was a heck of a boxer. Thx for sharing
you got to meet a cheater sc*mbag...
One of the great fights I ever saw. I was a big fan of Alexis A. In this day, it was the fight of the year.
Everyone their day. And this was "The Hawk's" day.
Yes
The best fight of the last 50 years by The Ring Magazine
This fight was not only one of the greatest boxing matches of all time,but Aaron Pryor took one of the hardest punches on the chin of all time and didn't even go down!!!!!!!
Sufrio desprendimiento de la.retina en ese combate.
Aaron Pryor was using asthma meds to enhance his strength and endurance and it's a damn shame. He took a huge dose of the stuff before and during the fight which makes me feel sorry for Arguello trying to defend himself against this guy. Pryor still had a lot in his tank after this impossible pace. I
This fight speaks volumes about Arguello and his courage.
If you haven't heard about Pryor fighting dirty check out the Luis Resto interview somewhere on TH-cam. Damn shame.
They don't make fighters like them in this day and age. They were monsters, the best of the best. RIP you two and thank you for the greatest fight I ever saw. Aaron Pryor your the greatest and not only that your fights never boring never boring.
@@nestorcabanting Even Sugar Ray Leonard admitted in a macabre way that Aaron Pryor was a great fighter by not wanting to ever fight him,in my opinion,Ray indirectly told everyone he actually feared Pryor!!!!!
@@travelin.trucker Lou Duva used to do the same thing. Watch the first fight between Holyfield and Dwight Qawi. Qawi was a beast but he lost by decision. Holyfield never seemed to get tired. He would tire a bit toward the end of a round sometimes, then come out like a tiger no matter how late in the fight. I heard Qawi make a comment about it years later, so I went back to look.
Sure Enough, Duva was using a 'special' bottle. He gave Holyfield a drink between every other round. He would tip the bottle very carefully when giving Holyfield a drink. He even put a towel under his chin. He acted as if the drink was too valuable to spill a drop. Usually they're splashing water around in the corner, the fighter spits out water after rinsing his mouth. When he gave Holyfield the 'go' juice, he didn't spit it out, he swallowed it. I'm not sure what he was putting into the mix.
This may be my favourite fight of all time . Hagler v Mugabi, Duran v Barkley, Hagler v Hearns, Holmes v Mercer, Ali v Foreman, Sanchez v Lopez 1, Ward v Gatti 1,2,3 among others are right up there. In the end Pryor showed just how great of a boxer he was. The angles, the fluidity, the chin, the ability to let his hands go. Pryor vs Duran, Leonard, Hearns, and Hagler are fights that would have happened had Pryor stayed focused and stayed clean. I still think it's safe to say he was one of the best to ever lace them up.
Foreman vs. Lyle💥💥
This man knows his boxing
Give me some more please, I want to watch all of them.
One of the best fight was diego corrales vs. Luis castillo and tyson vs. Holyfield ear bite.
@@assanewade751 Toney vs Jirov, Marciano vs Moore, Louis vs Galento, Lewis vs Briggs, Holmes vs. Norton, and Holyfield vs. Bowe are some great ones as well
I watched both Arguello vs Prior fights many years ago, two GREAT Champions no longer with us.
Apart from Prior and his trainer were well known drug cheats
@@lanatana3867 Oh yes, the crook panama lewis. He also removed stitching from Luis Resto's gloves and put plastar on his hands for his fight with Billy Collins in 83. Both went to prison for that. See Assault in the Ring. th-cam.com/video/caxC6Ky0Hfk/w-d-xo.html
This bout is that corners have to be watched very closely. Pryor was all but beaten down by Arguello, and the "special" water bottle his trainer asked for is why.
And als did you see how they didn't show us the three minutes when they were sitting down on their corner to see if Pryor drink from the mixed bottle again.😒🤔
The greatest fight of the last 50 years
pamama juice up the hawk between round !
@@tracyhurley3037 You nailed it
Dude this cheater is disgusting
These two - but Pryor inparticular - are astonishingly underrated. Pryor knocked out nearly everyone he faced and the only thing that actually beat him was drugs. During his 'real' career pre-1985 he was almost literally unstoppable.
With his special drink
I agree. At a. Time Pryor was undeniable and unstoppable.
@@jjmark3876 He like Barry Bonds. He was good without da enhancement
Take away every thing Bonds did after da steroids & Bonds still is a hall of famer. Its a shame he ain't in there. He wasn't a nice guy & he was hated for it but da kid could ball. Jordan is hated as well but da boy good.
@@jjmark3876 Like Panama Luis said..."not that one, the one I mixed", referring to the water between rounds. He should have been tested for drugs.
@@orlandorojas439 it was crushed Asthma pills
This my friends is what a great fight is supposed to look like.🥊🥊🥊
You said it !
Bac when the BEST FOUGHT THE BEST. Nowadays they Run & Duck each other like TRACK STARS
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Incredible fight. I was a 21 years old and couldn’t even believe the pace of the fight.
100 Punches is considered a lot for one round. Pryor threw 102 punches,.......... in the first 2 minutes of the 1st round. He threw an amazing 139 in total the first round. He averaged right at 100 per round for the fight. Either his corner man had some high quality jet fuel in the ' mixed ' bottle or Aaron was superman that night....
I agree. How Pryor kept up that much energy round after round is crazy. It's like he was a robot. Important thing to note is that Alexis had been fighting professionally since 1968 with nearly 80 fights by this point. This fight had to have taken it's toll on him. Despite whether Pryor had some help in this fight or not , he was one tough guy , relentless fighter.
Cada Round se metía algo a la nariz, por eso ponían el balde o la cabeza para que no lo vean
With all the drugs of course
@@surfshack2 panama lewis literally tells his corner man to give Pryor the bottle 'he mixed' after the 1st round
@@hyuggie Yeah without that mix Alexis may have knocked Pryor out.
I shook Alexis`s hand at a boxing smoker in Ft. Lauderdale FL. in 1992 , that guy was strong as hell
Damn fr that’s dope. How wonder how he got so strong
Great fight. How Alexis Arguello managed to stay on his feet until the ref stepped in was almost superhuman. Pryor looking so fresh at the end, also superhuman. Boxing used to be on Wide World of Sports on weekends, then HBO for years. It was extremely popular with me and the general public in those days.
I know PPV brings in the cash now, but as a young person, I thought having it on more available platforms was better for the popularity of the sport.
He was on something, unreal
A lot drugs
Panama Lewis is on camera, asking for the bottle that he 'mixed'.
Pryor was definitely high in this fight. And the boxing commission refused urine samples after the fight, indicating that it was a fix-up.
Arguello was on the verge of becoming the first 4 division champ. Arguello was Nicaraguan. And America was having a lot of trouble with Nicaragua at this time.
I reckon the corruption ran deep here.
@@lonestar6709 You nailed it
Pryor was looking so fresh in the 14th round was because he had just ingested fast àcting Ashma medicine between Rds. So not really super human at all.
This is one of the best fight exchanges ever! Wow!
How did they keep standing after those blows?!
Tremendous fight between two GREAT warriors! Pryor never got tired. Could punch for days!! A punching machine that had amazing stamina! In all Pryor's fights he never stops punching! Alexis Arguello was a superb champion. Just ran into a buzz saw here.
@Flow Jabz I remember when I saw this fight, and I thought that Pryor was on something. Not to take anything away from either fighter because this was on hell of a fight.
@@kemetman1 finally someone that says the truth but does not take away the work Pryor took to win this fight
Aaron Prior an amazing fighter a freak of nature. His style and level of fighting. All the world class qualities that a fighter needs to be great and become a great champion he got them way above world class level now that a true freak of nature. He fought fighters great fighters and people will not agree with me on this that came to win. True fighters not like todays fighters that try to win. Big difference if you know what I mean. A freak of nature is what I say! And don't say he cheated saying things like that makes you a casual! Then again what do I know! WoW! Did I just use passive aggressive communication to get my point across. I did didn't I? LOL!
Alexis Arquello the greatest super feather weight in history
Good fight. After seeing Aaron fight once, I searched his other fights. He should definitely be mentioned among the best. Exciting to watch.
The Hawk Pryor was such a beast.
Yeah, when he had cocaine in his system.
The pace Pryor set.Is one of the greatest ever.You better be training in beast mode only to fight him.
He was drinking water mixed with cocaine, goofy.
he was cheating his entire carrer lol is already proven champ
He cheated in this fight !
It was a water bottle mixed with the stuff used in Asthma inhalers. Panama lewis the rat cheating again with his shady little fighters.
@@maradona8623
Once a cheater, always a cheater.
This definitely wasn't the first time
"The one that I mixed"😂😂 7:38
What an amazing fight, not seen this one before. Both of them didn't stop moving and throwing for nearly 14 rounds. I am pleased 15 round fights were stopped years ago. A true classic though from two very tough men..rEspect.
I agree about the changing of the 15 rds....a lot of fighters got hurt in them last 3rds...Ali and Frazer damn near killed each other
@@brendancronin3796 I agree, Ali v Frazier is hard to watch....a brutal fight and I am just pleased they both made it out of the ring...peace to ya brother.
Sad day in sports when 15 rounders got the axe. The last 15 round heavyweight championship bout was sanctioned by the WBC - WBA - IBF on October 16th of 1987, it was fought between Mike Tyson and Tyrrel Biggs with victory of Iron Mike by TKO7/15. This was the last fifteen round title bout sanctioned by the WBC.
Years have passed but it seems like yesterday when the genuine championship rounds defined who was a true champion from the rest.
@@Physics072 I appreciate your boxing knowledge but I disagree about the 15 round fights. As someone else in the comments said Ali and Frazier nearly killed each other in the thriller in Manila. !2 rounds is the perfect number...and you still have to work really hard to get to that.
@@Physics072 That’s what they said when 15 rounders were first introduced😂
Regardless of everything. Pryor had a beautiful jab and nine lateral and in & out movement. With a crazy chin. This one of my top fights every. Peace to them both
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I remember watching this as a child. What an amazing fight from two of the greatest.
I was a teenager 40 years ago wow I remember this fight …wow life is crazy I’m a older man 👴🏽 now in my 50s 🎉 🙏🏾 Peace take care
I remember this fight, I mean war. This was a classic, from two great champions. Fighters now, couldn't hang with either. The only bad part was Sugars commentary.Two of the greats RIP. AA & AP.
7:40 was one of the most infamous moments in boxing history.
What was Panama thinking with the camera right there. I can't believe nobody on the broadcast picked that up. Especially Larry merchant
Does anyone know what was in there? I imagine something against the rules, since it was in a spray bottle.😦😦🥊🥊
@@lurk7411 I dont really know what could be given in liquid form between rounds that would be performance enhancing unless maybe a swig of alcohol. Steroids and such would never work that fast.
@@lurk7411 I just found out the trainer had come out years later and said it was asthma pills crushed up. So it was for cardio.
Drugs for sure
Like watching this fight every few years.
That Right Hand, wow !! Greatness for the quality of the shot from Arguello, and Greatness from the Hawk from having the chin to take it and come back even stronger.
Aaron Pryor was an all time great and so was Arguello.However Pryor was a machine and perhaps the greatest finisher in boxing history. RIP both warriors.
Pryor's Coach mix exhilarates in his water between rounds to give Pryor an extra boost. Facts!!!
"the green bottle"
Stop crying 😂
@@jasjustice "the one I mixed"
rematch went the same way, hater.
@@jamescaleb9676 yes the 2nd fight went the same way....but it's still a fact that Pryor did drugs while he was fighting....the 2nd fight arguello had nothing left....
Pryor would have given Leonard a fight to remember... maybe for all time. Why Pryor never boxed like this in his previous fights is beyond me. Point accuracy while on the move is not easy. It was his night that no one could take away. RIP Champ! As for Arguello he moved up to welter weight, but as light he was king. Incredible body puncher. RIP Champ!
One of the most underrated boxers in history. He beat Hearns & Leonard in da amateurs & probably would've beat em in da pro's. Sugar ducked him his whole career Aaron even challenged him @ a press conference to no avail. Water bottle or no water bottle he'd have beaten Aguelo. Pryor was as tough as nails & could take a punch 👊 like a zombie. I'd of loved to see him fight Duran 2 monsters of destruction.
"Why Pryor never boxed like this in his previous fights is beyond me." Maybe he wasn't on ephedrines like he was fighting Alexis?
Shit Pryor was on drugs here
Uh, he was juiced? Ya think!
This fight proved the greatness of Arguello.
I remember this fight so well. We were big time Arguello fans...
I've never seen a fighter(Pryor) with that much stamina in my life
One of the best fights I have ever seen 🙌
One of the greatest boxing fights that I have ever seen... No dull moment in the entire fight... R. I. P. to both of them.
One of the most critical fights in the history of boxing. I had bet Arguello would win because of his critical counter-punching, and almost perfect sharpshooting when it came to accuracy and wasting no punches, Alexis made few mistakes. But Aaron Pryor and his "Hawk Time" overwhelming avalanche of fast head-rockin' combinations, were too much for his opponents including Alexis. I was wrong in my prediction of Arguello winning that night but man...that fight was a winner for all who watched.
Arguello if you watch how he normally fights need to set to throw a punch! Arguello was a great fighter one of the greatest. Aaron Pryor was just to much for Arguello. Most of the time Arguello could not fight his fight was unable what he liked to set then come throwing punches Aaron most the time smothered Arguello with punches. Arguello could not fight his fight!
Pryor used some enhancing drug.
@@filemonruiz7363 Don't forget..Pryor beat Alexis again...
@@nagone11 he psychological destroy Arquello that night and Pryor was on drugs before and after Arquello
I was watching a Panama Lewis video with the other guys in the corner where they said they had more than 2 different drugs in the bottle. But Pryor had ugly ends as well with cocaine. I'm glad he became a pastor and saved his life God
@@yaderblen2890 he beat Arguello twice bro, the drug excuse was tired and worn out.. no evidence for it. Anyway, thx for commenting.
I watched this fight on cable live. It was brutal! And everyone was wondering about what was in that "special bottle " Aaron drank from.
It was crushed asthma pills
@@ComaToast1 man, he was winning without that. Don't know why his trainer gave it to him
Sugar water
@@kennycamaro2361 yea sugar water.....mixed with crushed asthma pills.
@@jamesbrice6619. That's why he was winning. He drank the "water" right after the first round. I'm certain he was juiced before the fight started. I can't believe you said that!
ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE GREATEST!
At 7:40 Panama Lewis literally tells his assistant to give him the water he mixed and proceeds to give it to Pryor. 😂
Yeah, he mixed the water with dihydrogen monoxide. In other words, water with more water.
@43:18 News talk radio host Neil Rogers in the white shirt right behind Pryor. He was dominating the Miami market at WNWS back in '82. RIP ya Pupik.
Fun fact: Pryor beat Tommy Hearns in the Amateurs and got an offer declined by Ray Leonard, just shows how good he was and very underrated.
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Sugar ray would have knocked out Pryor. He got hit too much.
First part is true, but second part is not. People enjoy not giving Sugar Ray Leonard his credit but he was known to focus on fighting and beating other champions. Why would he fight prime, champion Duran (72-1) twice, and prime, unbeaten champions Benitez, Kalule and Hearns during this period but avoid The Hawk? He wouldn't. The fact is that Leonard signed to fight Pryor for late 1982 which would be after his mandatory against Roger Stafford scheduled for May 82. However, after Leonard beat Bruce Finch in February 1982 he suffered a detached retina and was forced to retire a few months later...until his 1984 comeback against Kevin Howard at light-middleweight despite the advice of many eye specialists.
Dude you gotta be kidding Pryor would not have stood a chance against sugar Ray Leonard
He beat Hears at 132 as an amateur. At 147 Tommy would knock him out like he did Duran, Cuevas, and Roldan.
By far the best fight I have ever seen!
Back when boxing had the best warriors in the ring!!
Alexis merecía ganar, siempre quedará la duda de la "botella de Panama Lewis"
Very good
One of the greatest fights in history. Prime example of two men refusing too give in to the other will, there were no losers in this fight ...
Do you think this a brutal fight for Arguello? I counted 50 punches landed by Pryor in the 1st round. I didn't count punches that grazed or were mostly blocked. In one period from 1:35 until 2:10 on the video time clock, Pryor landed 17 punches in 35 seconds. That's one punch every 2 seconds. He landed a total of 19 right hands, 10 left hooks , 18 jabs, 2 uppercuts and 1 body shot. Even though Arguello did well taking those shots and landed quite a few of his own, I think he was hurt and never fully recovered. His eyes were glassy the rest of the fight and he was continually getting hurt when hit with more than one punch. To his credit he hung in there round after round even though it looked like he was in bad shape a couple of rounds before it ended. The ref let him get hit with at least one or two punches more than he should have at the end. The way that Arguello slumped to the mat looked bad, as if he may have been in some real trouble. This was a great fight by 2 great fighters, tainted a bit by the bottle of rocket fuel mixture used by Pryor's trainer.
The thing is the round before Alexis got knocked out he hit Aaron wit a shot that would have dropped any other 140 pounder.
@@megsmith596 That one punch was all he had left and he was trying to land it all night and when he finally did Aaron didn’t move . You saw the life go out of Arguello after that
You forget this was Arguello’s fourth title attempt in four different weight classes. His punches just weren’t having a great effect against Pryor. Even his best punch didn’t phase Pryor much. Pryor was naturally the bigger and stronger fighter. The bigger guy just wore down the smaller guy.
No BS conspiracies or magic bottle’s
@@ltyler01not only that but Arguello had been through a lot of wars and struggled with drugs himself. Pryor still went life and death twice with a blown up Super Featherweight.
Esa legendaria pelea la ganó el Nicaragüense 🇳🇮 prayon iso trampa esa ves con la famosa botella
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What a fight to Great Fighters
My top 5 favorite fighters. 1. Hagler 2. Tyson 3. Pryor 4. Mancini 5. Salvador Sanchez, taken to dam soon.
Was Pryor on something? Make your own mind up, watch the video at 7:36 and listen to the trainer after he says ""you're the boss". "give me that drink man the one that I mixed, the one that I mixed, drink some"
Ye fam. I know I heard that too. Right then the fight shouldibeem stopped. Dude was juiced. If you look at the bottle you can see whatever it was in there.
rematch went the same way, hater
THE SKILLSET AND STAMINA OF THESE TWO WARRIORS BECAME LEGENDARY WITH THESE TWO ALLTIME GREAT Champions .
The pace they kept for the entirety of this fight was insane.
RIP to both guys.
Pryor has to be close to the best ever at 140 lb. Great fighter. Kudos to Alexis as well, for how he performed in the ring and how he conducted himself out of the ring. One of boxing's true gentlemen.
Every fighter has and needs another fighter to bring out the best in him.
Pryor was juiced! Fact!
WOW what a fight those to were tougher than steel.
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Great fight. The Legendary Nights HBO boxing episode brought me here.
One of the most epic fights I've ever seen.
The Orange Bowl in 1982 downtown Miami. You can bet that the front 10 rows had at least half of them being cocaine dealers or cocaine users. If memory serves, Roberto Duran's career had fallen so fast in the previous two years after quitting against Leonard and losses to Benitez and journeyman Kirkland Lang, that he fought in this same ring on the same card against someone named Jimmy Batten after the Pryor v. Arguello fight was over as the walkout bout.
Probably used pure coke to instantly stop Alexis' eye from bleeding.
Interesting.....
It's amazing how much Pryor looks like Ray Mercer. Those were the days. Great fight!
At 7:40 you can clearly hear Panama Lewis say" give me that bottle that I mixed" ???
While Aaron Pryor was a good fighter offensively, his defense was terrible. He kept his hands low and his chin high, which made him extremely easy to hit. Leonard, Duran and Hearns would have all knocked him out inside of eight rounds. It's a good thing Pryor declined their offers (Leonard and Duran's) to fight back in the day.
indeed, I can't really consider him an all-time great b/c he didn't fight any of those other guys.
Pryor beat hearns as amateur and gave Leonard all the smoke ray could handle in sparring as pros this is way ray ducked Pryor please goggle it ☝️🙄
There's a difference between the amateur's and pros, also there's a difference between sparring and a real fight. Do your own research sir, Pryor rejected offers from Leonard and Hearns.
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I remember watching this fight, I probably was the only person aside from his corner who wanted Pryor to win, damn, even Tommy Hearns wanted Pryor to lose.
@Flow Jabz WTF are you talking about? AP won this fight from pillar to post, fair and square. It was a worse beating the second time. Dont deny this great great fighter his due.
That's Sugar Ray commentary not Hearns
@@kingtyomama6564 where's the greatness in going life and death with a war torn and blown up Super Featherweight Arguello? Why didn't Pryor give up a urine sample after the fight? Why did Panama use a 'special mix' bottle?
@@renzopeterson153 Ok, I'm not gonna call you a dummy. AP best AA twice not once and both times showed his greatness. If you say AA wasnt an all-time great, you need to take a look at his plaque in the Hall of Fame. Or ask Ray Mancini.
Magnificent fighters magnificent fight magnificent drinks for Pryor .
Not surprised that this fight has been picked as a favorite. I have watched this great fight so many times it draws boxing fans like a magnet.
Pryor fought with his chin up in the air wide open for Leonard very easy fight for Leonard
Sugar ray faked eye injury. He was not able to go up class. He finnaly matured and finally fouht hagler. After 5 guys beat the shit out each other. The win? Over Hagler was insulting. He was a great boxer. He was a pussy in my book. Duran was 33 34 when he fought Hagler.was still a brawler and could take a punch. Ray fought 10 times in 3 years. Then 2 off. He just avoided the grind. Beating Hearns was not a challznge. Fighting Hagler was. Pryor was around. Arguello.
And this is why water bottles are inspected by the commission 😂
ya gotta think drinking coke is the perfect thing to do while boxing. numbs your mouth AND gives you tons of energy and aggression. basically a drug made for boxing haha
he never needed that bottle. shame lewis gave it to him.
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Yes he did need that bottle!!
@@Paul-sl9zm no he didn’t. pryor always fought this way.
Theres no way it would kick in that quickly
just incredible
I loved watching this Fighter when he was in his prime and he beat fighters like Arguello and if given the chance, IMO, he would have beaten Sugar Ray and maybe even Duran! Fighters did a lot of Ducking in those days and Sugar Ray waited until Hagler was about to retire before taking that fight But most experts thought Hagler won that fight! That Era, IMO, had the greatest group of Talent in the history of Boxing and I am grateful that I was to see all of them! I don.t enjoy Boxing today as I did back then!
Arron pryor just dismantled the champ in both fights.
THIS WAS A WAR BETWEEN 2 GREAT CHAMPIONS 🏆
Cheating doesn't make it a war.
Not really. ONE needed chemicals
An incredible fight still 42 years later!!!
Very good fight I just noticed the commentator billing the fight as good -vs-evil he didn't say who was who, LoL 🤣🤣
Great fighters. Great fight.
Arguello is a technically perfect fighter who was a pleasure to watch his whole career.
If my guess is right I think Manny Pacquiao has learned a lot from Pryor Aaron, the side movements, the quick punching of combinations, the head movement and the trap setting for big punch.
I thought the move is Manny tbh. Great jab, nimble, great head movement, had a chin And I thought Pryor is the best fighter who came out in state of Ohio.
Great fight between 2 great fighters. Unfortunately, scarred by Pryor's trainer and "The bottle that he mixed" incident. Nonetheless these guys put on an epic battle. Respect to both of these warriors. RIP "El Flaco Explosivo" and "The Hawk".
Tell me about the bottle
I remember watching this fight and remember that there was an issue about Pryor's water bottle contents, but heard nothing much about it. It you listen to his trainer before round 3, he asks for the water bottle that, "I mixed". Interesting.
Pryor threw 119 punches in the 'juiced' round.
@@michaelangelo6947 I saw Lou Duva giving some jet fuel to Evander Holyfield when he fought Dweight Qawi. I hink they give it every otherv round. Every round would be too much, might blow a hole in their shorts. In this Fight until the 6th so far, Pryor has thrown more in the odd numbered rounds. The even rounds were under 100 punches thrown, the odd were more than 100 punches thrown. 139 in the 1st round, 119 in the 3rd, and 105 in the 5th round. He threw 99 in the 2nd, 91 in the 4th and 88 in the 6th.
(✊️ Aaron Legend Pryor ✊️) (👊 Alexis Legend Arguello 👊) 14 Rounds on the front foot
👊 Punching 👊 nonstop it doesn't get better than this + a man doesn't get fitter than this u wouldn't think unless you find that special something that's deep inside call it desire or whatever it is all i know is Aaron Pryor found it and unleashed it to finish a man off who was as fit as him other than prior to what finished him but respect to the both of em for making it B the fight that we now call 2B LEGENDARY
IMO Alexis Arguello had better technique, the way he kept his hands throughout the fight. Pryor was more aggressive and had a bit better hand speed. Interesting how Pryor kept his hands down for most of the fight, yet Arguello couldn't capitalize. Well actually Arguello did tag him a few times with power shots that would have KO'd most fighters, yet Pryor's chin was the difference. The man could take a solid punch and keep coming!
Sure if your on the Panama Lewis Dirty Juice like he did with so many other fighters.
Resto fight ? Panama Lewis dirty Juice.
Pryor kicked everyone's ass, they all ducked him , including 🐔 ass Leonard
Aguello rocked him alot. Idk how Pryor withstood those shots. Every punch landed in this fight made me wince. This was two killers going for the kill.