Aaron Pryor
Name: Aaron Pryor
Alias: Hawk
Born: 1955-10-20
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 6″ / 168cm
Reach: 69″ / 175cm
Boxing Record: click
Aaron Pryor Gallery National AAU Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston
- 1975 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs)
- 1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs)
- 1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed Thomas Hearns of Detroit
- 1976 U.S. Olympic Alternate (132 lbs) [1]
Professional Achievements
- Professional Record: 39-1 (35 KOs)
- WBA Light Welterweight Champion 1980-1983
- IBF Light Welterweight Champion 1983-1985
Career Notes
- Pryor's manager was Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria. [2]
- In 1983, Pryor signed a three-year promotional agreement with Sylvester Stallone's promotional company, Tiger Eye. [3]
- Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight Roberto Duran in 1981, but Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. Pryor also turned down $500,000 to fight Sugar Ray Leonard. [4]
- Pryor signed to fight Sugar Ray Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his title against Roger Stafford in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 1982. Pryor was driving to Buffalo to taunt Leonard to help hype their fight when he heard on the radio that Leonard had suffered a detached retina and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [5]
- Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. In 1988, Pryor underwent surgery to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. He was declared legally blind in his left eye. The vision in his left eye was 20/400. With corrective lenses, his vision improved to 20/70. He was denied a license in California, New York and Nevada. [6] [7]
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