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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.
Pryor died on October 9, 2016. Arguello was the flag carrier for Nicaragua in the 2008 Summer Olympics . In a 2009 documentary, former Lewis-trained boxer Luis Resto revealed that Panama Lewis would break apart antihistamine pills and pour the medicine into his water, giving him greater lung capacity in the later rounds of a fight.
In his later career, he challenged twice for light welterweight world titles, losing both times in famous fights against Aaron Pryor. Argüello has regularly been cited as one of the greatest boxers of his era, having never lost any of his world titles in the ring, instead relinquishing them each time in pursuit of titles in higher weight classes.
The most noted boxer in his stable was light-welterweight champion Aaron Pryor. In 1982, Pryor fought Alexis Argüello. Before the fourteenth round, a cornerman held up a plastic water bottle, but HBO cameras caught Lewis yelling, "Not that bottle, the one I mixed."
Aaron Pryor, 60, American light-welterweight boxer, ... Patrick Sharkey, 85, Irish Olympic boxer . [536] Vladimir Zeldin, 101, Russian theater and film actor ...
Died one day following his first professional fight due to injuries sustained. 1 Jun 1928 Tosh Powell: Billy Housego: 20-year-old Welsh boxer Powell collapsed during the third round of his bout with London fighter Housego. Powell was taken to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, where he died of a brain hemorrhage on 2 June. [8] 24 Jan 1930: Mickey ...
Professional boxer Ubayd Haider has died after collapsing outside the ring following a featherweight title fight. Haider, a native of Fiji, had been in a coma at the country’s Lautoka Aspen ...
He lost his only world title fight against Aaron Pryor in 1980. Boxer Cleveland Denny died 16 days after being knocked out by Hart in 1980. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Six weeks prior to that bout, Hart defeated Ralph Racine and put him in a coma from which Racine eventually recovered.