PERNELL WHITAKER

**Donate Points** · World Champion Joined: Oct 28, 2004 Posts: 1739

This guy is a true legend in my opinion the fight with de la hoya was alot closer than the judges scored it , i thought pernell should of got a draw in that fight ! and this guy was a truely spectacler fighter i think he is defintely top 5 greatest P4P fighters of all time

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**Donate Points** · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:17 pm

yeah me too, but they found cocaine in his urine after the fight.

**Donate Points** · World Champion Joined: Oct 28, 2004 Posts: 1739

That was in one fight near the end of his career

**Donate Points** · Contender Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 232

I'm a big Chavez fan and at the time of the fight I hoped that Chavez would wear him down and knock Whittaker out. The air of invincibility was taken out of Chavez wings that night as most thought Whittaker won.

From memory I had Chavez ahead by a point or so but I was totally biased and favour pressure fighters which is probably why I also had Hagler beating Leonard!

What I will say about Whittaker is that I appreciated him as he got older and marveled at his sheer artistry in the ring. The fight I really enjoyed was against Azumah Nelson who I hoped would beat him up but he could not get close. Whittaker had the skill of being able to stand in front of fighters and not get hit better than anyone else in his era and in most other era's (Willie Pep may have given him a run for his money).

Shame about the drugs etc but I agree that it was at the tail end of his career and I must admit I was surprised. Not sure where he is in his life now but I hope he kept his money. Boxing wise, an absolute legend and one of the great p4p fighters of all time.

**Donate Points** · World Champion Joined: Oct 28, 2004 Posts: 1739

he should make a comeback i think he could school someone like Baldmoir easy

**Donate Points** · World Champion Joined: Jun 27, 2008 Posts: 604

what did you think of the fight between pernell & trinidad. tito showed great boxing skills was pernell in his prime ?

**Donate Points** · World Champion Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 587

stephenalcala wrote:

yeah me too, but they found cocaine in his urine after the fight.

your right they did find cocaine and thear was peopel that said he did drugs omost his whoel time he boxt

**Donate Points** · World Champion Joined: Jun 27, 2008 Posts: 604

drugs wouldn't help his style i think