Pritchard was stopped by the big punching Weaver on his feet in six, but returned to win three fights in a row before meeting another former world champion, this time Michael Dokes.
Pritchard returned to the States where he was a chief sparring partner of Frank Bruno prior to his Tyson fight.
A trip to England to face world-ranked Gary Mason resulted in a 9th-round stoppage loss, although yet again Pritchard gained respect for his durability – no one could knock him down.
He knocked out undefeated West Turner to win the USBA heavyweight title, but lost to the likes of Tim Witherspoon, Orlin Norris, Michael Moorer and Herbie Hide.
By the mid to late 1990s he was an aged heavyweight and not much more than cannon fodder for Corrie Sanders, Brian Nielsen and Wladimir Klitschko.