I'm not sure I see this as the mismatch some may. If any Jr. Welterweight in history could pull it off against the bigger, harder-hitting, equally-tenacious Trinidad at 147lbs, it would be fire-brand Pryor. Could he swing it, though?

Tito by destruction, early and ugly.

Trinidad finishes off what AA could not. A good big man just beating a smaller good man. It would be exciting in the early rounds though

It's easy to envision that, & I can't really argue too strongly with that prediction. Still, part of me just can't count Pryor out. He truly was a beast in his day, & Trinidad dealt with movement no better than did Arguello. Each struggled, & Pryor showed that ability, in support of his more aggressive, high-volume assault. I give him a shot --- certainly, he'd be a considerable underdog, but a live one, nonetheless.

What makes it most difficult for him is even if he survives the early going, he is not going to out-gut as fierce a competitor as Trinidad. Each man had exceptional will to win, & one is going to be doing a fair bit more damage with his fists than the other. Pryor was more adaptable, & he'd need to be.

Aaron Pryor had a huge chip. I'd pick Pryor.

tito by ko....

With his frame, 147 could be just too high a division for Pryor. It will be an exciting fight until as long as it lasts, but I think Trinidad KOs him during 5 to 8th round.

He'd give it a hell of a shot, though, wouldn't he?

I can just feel how much Pryor would want this fight. He wouldn't die wondering, & who knows? Like I said from the outset, the chance is there, if slim...

I agree he'd give it a shot, but I'm afraid to no avail.

Aaron would always try, but he wouldn't want anything to do with this fight. The size difference is huge, Pryor wasn't any bigger than JMM. Tito would rip him apart, easily. The chance is zilch. In this time frame, Pryor would more than likely be smashing gatti & chico at 130, hunting a fight with Money.

Pryor vs Pac would be epic

Holy damn. Never thought of that. Hmmm...this deserves a thread after I've thunk it.

I've got Pryor against Pacquiao...two out of three, in a trilogy.

At least one of those fights would be an all-time spectacle. The first round between those two would be an instant classic.

Sly one- I enjoy your contributions in here, but you have a habit of throwing much smaller men to the wolves. LOL

If they're good enough, they'll beat any wolf in their path. We'd find out in the first few rounds if Pryor was up to it...

When the style matchup is favorable, I completely agree. Here, the size difference is massive and the style is suicide.

Pryor could be versatile, though. Like Arguello, Trinidad had trouble with someone who moved, & Pryor showed that capacity (even if it wasn't his strongest suite).

Thing is, & this, to me, is as much a sticking point as anything --- Trinidad was all fire-&-courage. It would be one thing if Pryor had a big edge in willpower, or tenacity, but, in addition to the power he'd be facing, if he could out-gut Trinidad, it'd be barely. I was never a fan of his, but I always, always held admiration for Tito's steely determination. He'd fight Pryor to the end, if it was called for.

It's a tough fight for ole Hawk.

Pryor could be versatile for a round or two. Having the skill and having the discipline to execute it are two different things all together. Pryor was a warrior, and in this case he would be giving up 20-25lbs to another one. It's a recipe for a hideous beating.

Arguello was unquestionably a greater fighter than Trinidad, Pryor too for that matter. But getting hit by alexis and getting hit by Tito are two different propositions.

Felix had his feet in cement so i can see where you can form this idealistic scene of Pryor sticking and moving. But it's unrealistic, he was made to go to war.

Someone like Mayweather or a prime Whitaker, would shut Trinidad out.

No. If Arguello could stun him, a bigger Trinidad would knock his head off. Trinidad was a very accurate puncher & Pryor wasn't that hard to hit. Pryor would make it a fight & have his moments, but Tito by KO.

With the way he FIGHTs and his wide punches, Pryor gets TKO'd somewhere in the middle rounds. Pryor would be
lunging up with his wide punches even higher facing Tito. He'll have to come to Tito with his height disadvantage.

Whitaker maybe
I'll tell you about Floyd when he fights a true welter

floyd wouldnt be in the same building as tito much less the same ring.....

Neither would Pryor, but here we are anyway.

Tito's hands to fast and powerful. He would ruin AP over 8 or 9 rounds brutally ala Vargas.

Pryor had the tools to outbox Tito. In his fight against Arguello when he saw that blasting him wouldn't work he started outboxing him. AA was a true technician, Tito wasn't. But the things Tito did he was good at and Pryor had too much of an attack mentality to not get into it with Tito. I'm going with the bigger man.

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