Editing Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Argüello (section)

==Background==
Arguello had previously won three boxing titles (at Featherweight, Junior Lightweight and Lightweight) and hoped to become the first boxer ever to win world titles in four divisions by adding the Jr. Welterweight title.  The broadcaster, [[Home Box Office|HBO]], had televised two of Arguello's previous fights. Pryor had no previous telecasts on that network, despite a record of 31 wins and no losses, with 29 knockouts.

Both fighters had radically opposing [[public relations|public images]]. Arguello was suave, sophisticated, and extremely humble about his impressive accomplishments, which garnered him great admiration from both the boxing community and the [[Mass media|media]] . Pryor, on the other hand, was fearsome, intimidating and, despite possessing great talent and having been a peer of greats [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] and [[Thomas Hearns]], was the recipient of limited media coverage.