Aaron Pryor

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Aaron Pryor
Born	(1955-10-20)October 20, 1955 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 9, 2016(2016-10-09) (aged 60) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Other names	The Hawk
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light welterweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	40
Wins	39
Wins by KO	35
Losses	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  United States Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City Lightweight

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.^[1] In 2002, he was ranked as the 35th greatest boxer of the past 80 years by The Ring.^[2]