Your take on pernell whitaker (sweet pea) ?

One of the very best of his era, and one of the greatest defensive counter punchers of all time. I rank Pea right up there with Willie Pep as an all time Great.

Your take on pernell whitaker (sweet pea) ?
he was great fighter. but he was too defensive. if he would have just attacked chavez more he would have gotten the decision. never would have beaten duran leonard or pryor.
Reply:He was a great boxer - Hall Of Famer. He was one of the best defensive fighters ever! he could also bring it on offense.
Reply:He ran against Chavez. He could not stand Chavez's pressure, so he ran and ran, stop, sneaked a punch and ran and ran, stop,threw a punch and ran and ran. Pernell avoided Meldrick's mistake when Mel fought Chavez
Reply:Great defensive fighter, but definitely below Chavez. Many people fail to realize Chavez was way past his prime when he fought Sweet Pea (his 1st defeat against class C journeyman Frankie Randall came a few monthsd after this fight). A prime Chavez would have destroyed Whitaker à la Meldrick Taylor (brain damage, broken ribs, peeing blood for one week...).
Reply:One of the greatest if not THE greatest left handed technician EVER! Any lefties you see in boxing today that are technically sound. I guarantee you, As a kid they at one time or another studied Pernell's fights and took a few things from them. I know I did. Peace!
Reply:One of the all time best in his division. Excellent defensive fighter, took on all comers. He dropped Oscar, and in my opinion got robbed in the decision. I also had chance to meet him at a fight in Las Vegas at Cesar's Palace, down to earth and real cordial.
Reply:Great fighter, didn't have the best chin (which is the case with a lot of good to great defensive fighters). Chavez was out of his league once he left 140 anyway.
Reply:Heavy D is way off. He stood right in front of Chavez like a matador, juked him out of his socks with slick upper body movement and counterpunched him to death. Then he would dance away a few feet, stop and wait for another ineffective Chavez charge. It was a masterful performance and anyone who says otherwise is either a sour grapes Chavez booster or a Whitaker detractor. After the fight Julio's face looked like it had been rattailed with a wet towel for 12 rounds. If you gave Chavez more than 4 rounds you are more charitable than Mother Theresa.





Whitaker was one of the top 10 greatest lightweights of all time and only Duran had a chance of beating him in my opinion.
Reply:My favorite fighter of all time and clearly one of the greatest to ever do it. In terms of skill, I rank him up there with Ray Robinson and Roy Jones Jr. as the most skilled ever, in terms of accomplishments and resume I still have around top 10. Most skilled defensive fighter ever, excellent counter-puncher, evasiveness and slickness on a whole nother level.





People are impressed by Mayweather today, this guy had nothing on Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea threw way more punches and stood in front of you and outboxed you and made you miss, not like Floyd. People who call Whitaker a runner have simply re-hased what others have said without actually watching the man fight. One of the very best to ever do it. IMO the best LW ever, right there with Duran.
Reply:Greatest southpaw of all time.
Reply:A great southpaw defensive fighter. Ask De La Hoya, Chavez, Nelson, and others he encountered. As a lightweight he dominated that division from 1988 when he won his belt to 1992 when he already unified the division before moving up in class. I got to let Heavy D know something did you watch or study the Whitaker vs Chavez fight in 1994? He clearly dominated that fight all rounds. Lou Duva was p'd off that he lost, so was he, and also to point out if you even can catch Ringside Documentary on Pernell Whitaker he pointed out that fans of Chavez even told him he was robbed. Now to hear that from people who did not care for you then like you after the fight come on now........ Also they fought in El Paso TX which is close to Mexico. Think back to 1988 when Sweet Peat fought Ramirez in France he was robbed then and he clearly dominated that fight. I think where he was during some of his biggest fights played a difference in him winning and losing. His record should be 43-2-0 that is my opinion....