Could Manny Pacquiao have beaten Aaron Pryor?

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By Robert Cassidy

It’s an interesting question. Could Manny Pacquiao have beaten Aaron Pryor in a bout held at junior welterweight. The Ring magazine asks that very question in the current issue in a section called, “Battle of the Legends.” It compares today’s champions against champions from the 1970s or 1980s. read more

Filed under: Aaron Pryor, Fantasy Boxing Match, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, ring magazine

IF WE HAD MORE STARS LIKE PACQUIAO, WOULD BOXING BE BIG TODAY?

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by Pedro Fernandez

DREAMS OF THE LAST GOLDEN ERA PERSIST!

San Francisco, CA- Rarely does a day go by where I don’t think a bit about the last golden era of boxing, that being the late 1970s to the late 1980s, just before the light began to dim circa 1991-92. This time period had Roberto Duran, Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes, Thomas Hearns, Mike McCallum, Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, Salvador Sanchez, Carlos Zarate, and of course Mike Tyson, these were just some of the leading actors. With supporting cast members like Davey Moore, Pipino Cuevas, Wilfred Benitez, Gerry Cooney, Wilfred Benitez, Alfonso Zamora, Lupe Pintor, Alfredo Escalera, and Donald Curry, “superfights” were often the rule and not the exception! read more

Filed under: Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, Carlos Zarate, Larry Holmes, Manny Pacquiao, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Salvador Sanchez, Thomas Hearns, Wilfred Benitez