Aaron Pryor
Career, Record, Stats
Aaron Pryor (The Hawk) was an American professional boxer. He was a super-lightweight world champion with 2 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. In a career spanning 14 years and 22 days, Pryor amassed a record of 39-1, which includes 35 wins via KO, 9 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1996.
Aaron Pryor's Boxing Career
Aaron Pryor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. on October 20, 1955. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on November 12, 1976 against Larry Smith. Pryor defeated Smith via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Pryor became a world champion fight at the age of 24 after 24 professional fights. He challenged Antonio Cervantes for the WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles and stopped the champion in the 4th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles.
He then went on to successfully win the IBF super-lightweight world title as well.
Pryor's last fight was a 7th-round TKO victory over Roger Choate at age 35, on December 4, 1990.
Some of Aaron Pryor's best fights were against Alexis Argüello (HOFer) and Antonio Cervantes (HOFer). For a complete list of Pryor's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Aaron Pryor".
Pryor has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Aaron Pryor Losses".
Aaron Pryor's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Dec 04, 1990 | 35 |  Roger Choate | win | TKO 7 |
39 | May 16, 1990 | 34 | Darryl Jones | win | KO 3 |
38 | Dec 15, 1988 | 33 | Herminio Morales | win | KO 3 |
37 | Aug 08, 1987 | 31 | Bobby Joe Young | loss | TKO 7 |
36 | Mar 02, 1985 | 29 | Gary Hinton | win | SD 15 |
35 | Jun 22, 1984 | 28 | Nick Furlano | win | UD 15 |
34 | Sep 09, 1983 | 27 | 
Alexis Argüello 31 74-6  | win | KO 10 |
33 | Apr 02, 1983 | 27 | Kim Sang-hyun | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Nov 12, 1982 | 27 |
Alexis Argüello 30 72-5 | win | TKO 14 |
31 | Jul 04, 1982 | 26 | Akio Kameda | win | TKO 6 |
30 | Mar 21, 1982 | 26 | Miguel Montilla | win | TKO 12 |
29 | Nov 14, 1981 | 26 | Dujuan Johnson | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Jun 27, 1981 | 25 | Lennox Blackmoore | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Nov 22, 1980 | 25 | Gaétan Hart | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Nov 01, 1980 | 25 | Danny Myers | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Aug 02, 1980 | 24 | 
Antonio Cervantes 34 63-10-1 | win | KO 4 |
24 | Jun 20, 1980 | 24 | Carl Crowley | win | KO 1 |
23 | Apr 13, 1980 | 24 | Leonidas Asprilla | win | TKO 10 |
22 | Mar 16, 1980 | 24 | Julio Valdez | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Feb 24, 1980 | 24 | Juan Garcia | win | KO 1 |
20 | Oct 20, 1979 | 24 | Alfonso Frazer | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Jun 23, 1979 | 23 | Jose Fernandez | win | KO 1 |
18 | May 11, 1979 | 23 | Al Ford | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Apr 27, 1979 | 23 | Freddie Harris | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Apr 13, 1979 | 23 | Norman Goins | win | KO 9 |
15 | Mar 16, 1979 | 23 | Johnny Copeland | win | KO 7 |
14 | Jul 18, 1978 | 22 | Marion Thomas | win | KO 8 |
13 | May 03, 1978 | 22 | Scotty Foreman | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Mar 10, 1978 | 22 | Al Franklin | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Mar 01, 1978 | 22 | Ron Pettigrew | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Jan 16, 1978 | 22 | Robert Tijernia | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Nov 11, 1977 | 22 | Angel Cintron | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Oct 07, 1977 | 21 | Johnny Summerhays | win | UD 8 |
7 | Sep 03, 1977 | 21 | Melvin Young | win | KO 4 |
6 | May 07, 1977 | 21 | Jose Resto | win | UD 8 |
5 | Mar 26, 1977 | 21 | Isaac Vega | win | KO 2 |
4 | Mar 12, 1977 | 21 | Nick Wills | win | KO 1 |
3 | Feb 01, 1977 | 21 | Harvey Wilson | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Feb 01, 1977 | 21 | Larry Moore | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Nov 12, 1976 | 21 | Larry Smith | win | TKO 2 |