About Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor (October 20, 1955 – October 9, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He was a two-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 1980 to 1983, and the IBF title from 1984 to 1985. Additionally, he held the Ring magazine title from 1980 to 1983, and the lineal title from 1983 to 1986. In 1982, the Boxing Writers Association of America named Pryor as their Fighter of the Year. Pryor was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 1999 was voted by the Associated Press as the world's best light welterweight of the 20th century. In 2002, he was ranked as the 35th greatest boxer of the past 80 years by The Ring. Pryor, nicknamed The Hawk, had a record of 204 wins and 16 losses as an amateur. Pryor finished his amateur career having 220 fights under his belt, with a record of 204 wins, 16 losses. After the fight with Summerhayes, Pryor won 26 fights in a row by knockout. He won the National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Lightweight Championship in 1973.
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