He became so good, he couldn't be ignored. Articles have since suggested that Aaron's behavior kept him off the team, not his skills.ĭavid, Sugar Ray Leonard, Leo Randolph and the Spinks brothers all won gold medals at Montreal and became famous. But Howard Davis moved up in weight and beat Pryor to earn the spot. He was considered a sure thing for the 1976 Olympic team. It kept him out of trouble and gave him a life. Then he found boxing, and Phil Smith put him to work. He often slept in a doorway somewhere in Over-the-Rhine. He told Sports Illustrated that he wasn't wanted at home as a kid. You could tell how he walked, how he talked, how he acted in public. WATCH late-round highlights of Pryor-Arguello II:Īaron was also a street kid, no doubt about it. Pryor was a shut-em-down, turn-out-the-lights closer. And when he smelled the kill, look out! Check out YoutTube video of the two fights against Alexis Arguello. It made no difference if you were in the middle or the ring, or pinned in a corner, he'd unleash a flurry of punches,too many to defend. He came at you from all angles with seemingly no regard for his personal protection. I'm not sure where the term "whirling dervish" came from, but it accurately described Aaron Pryor's style of boxing. And when he got mad, the other guy didn't stand a chance. The crowd would gasp, one because they were surprised these guys knocked him down, and two because they knew what would follow. I think Dujuan Johnson landed a solid punch early, others as well.Īaron would go down on the mat and then rise back up like the Terminator. He got hit early and he got hit hard, I remember Lenox Blackmore did it once. "If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad." "No don't do that.don't do that" warned the Waco Kid. The townspeople wanted nothing to do with the black sheriff but when the monster Mongo terrorized the town, they came begging for his help.Īs soon as Sheriff Bart found out who and what Mongo was, he reached for his gun belt. CINCINNATI - When I think about the great Aaron Pryor, I always think about that scene in the movie "Blazing Saddles".
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