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Boxing great Aaron Pryor, who battled Arguello, dies at 60 (The Associated Press)

Posted: October 11, 2016 at 5:25 am   /   by   /   comments (0)

FILE - In this June 10, 2012, file photo, former professional boxer Aaron Pryor peers out at the crowd at the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Canastota, N.Y. Pryor was inducted into the hall in 1996. Pryor, the relentless junior welterweight died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at the age of 60. Pryor's family issued a statement saying the former boxer died at his home in Cincinnati after a long battle with heart disease. (AP photo/Heather Ainsworth, File)

Aaron Pryor, the relentless junior welterweight who fought two memorable bouts with Alexis Arguello, died Sunday. Known as ”The Hawk,” Pryor was a crowd favorite who fought with a frenetic style, rarely if ever taking a step backward. Pryor’s widow, Frankie Pryor, said her husband – who would later speak out about the evils of drugs – also had a side most fans didn’t know about.



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