Lightweights: Aaron Pryor vs Henry Armstrong

[elmersalsa]

Both fighters almost had similar styles. They were boxing whirlwinds that never stopped throwing punches.

Who wins this fight between these two action-packed champions? The Cincinnati Hawk or Homicide Hank?

[goose 5]

I like Pryor in this one. Decision. He was the better boxer and the harder puncher, shot for shot, imo.

[scorpio83]

Homicide Hank would outslug the Hawk to take a decision at lightweight which wasn't the prime fighting weight for Pryor, but at super lightweight or junior welterweight, the Hawk may outfought Armstrong to take a decision as fighting at 140lbs was Pryor's prime fighting weight in the division.

[elmersalsa]

Ironically, both fighters won 27 and 26 straight fights by knockout, respectively.

Henry Armstrong scored 27 in one year alone in 1937.
Aaron Pryor scored 26 from 1977 to 1983.

[gilgamesh]

I'd have to favor Armstrong here just based on the amount of Championship success both had, and how much more of it Armstrong had.

Would've been an awesome slugfest. A stoppage is pretty likely just because with the pace these 2 are going to fight at something's gotta give.

I think Armstrong would get him in the Championship rounds of a 15 rounder.

[Nile4000]

Armstrong by UD in a hotly contested battle.