After the controversial finish of their first encounter, Alexis Arguello once again challenges Aaron Pryor for the WBA Super Lightweight Championship in what he deems the final fight of his career. The second meeting picks up where the first left off, with both men trading huge bombs until Pryor floors Arguello with a right hand in the opening round. Arguello comes back to land some big shots on Pryor in the third, but the champion drops him again in the fourth with a left hook. The challenger puts up a great fight and connects with some hard shots in the eighth but loses a point for low blows. Pryor hurts Arguello in the tenth and blasts away at him against the ropes until he collapses in a seated position. Finally finished, Arguello chooses to remain sitting while Referee Richard Steele counts him out.

The Rematch: Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello II

Alexis Arguello attempts to become the first fighter to win titles in four weight divisions when he moves up to 140 pounds to take on undefeated WBA Super Lightweight Champion Aaron Pryor. To the shock of many, Pryor's fast hands prove too busy for Arguello and his chin too strong as he takes bombs from the challenger without relenting. After the thirteenth round, Pryor's trainer Panama Lewis has his fighter drink from a designated bottle, which has sparked controversy as to its contents. In any event, Pryor punishes Arguello in the fourteenth round until Referee Stanley Christodoulou stops one of the greatest fights of all time.

The Rematch: Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello II

Ring Of Fire: Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello I

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