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KuRuPT 06-27-2012 03:43 PM

What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
or have the best chance to do so... Name some fighters (From lighweight - Welterweight) that could beat Whitaker skill wise or out counter him

Flo_Raiden 06-27-2012 04:13 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, and prime Donald Curry I think were capable of "out skill - ing" Whitaker. Curry would have been a handful for Whitaker with his counter punching skills.

Seamus 06-27-2012 05:08 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
few to none.

Benny Leonard?

Senor Pepe' 06-27-2012 05:11 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Emile Griffith

Too strong for 'Sweet Pea'.

Popkins 06-27-2012 05:28 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Senor Pepe' (Post 13209547)
Emile Griffith

Too strong for 'Sweet Pea'.

What does strength have to do with out-countering or 'out-skilling' anyone?

Popkins 06-27-2012 05:30 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by KuRuPT (Post 13208844)
or have the best chance to do so... Name some fighters (From lighweight - Welterweight) that could beat Whitaker skill wise or out counter him

The only two guys I can think of would be Hearns and Duran. Hearns could outskill/outbox Whitaker on the outside purely because of his physical dimensions, it would be much easier for Hearns to land on Whitaker than it would be for Whitaker to land on Hearns. Duran could outskill him on the inside only if he could make the fight with Pea occur against the ropes - but I'd still expect Pea to be competitive. But I can't see anyone out-countering Pea and I can't see anyone his own size outskilling him.

LittleRed 06-27-2012 05:46 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Barney Ross

orriray59 06-27-2012 05:47 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Hearns is a great shout.

Primebeatz 06-27-2012 05:50 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Duran

the cobra 06-27-2012 05:54 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Probably a few who could better him on the outside with counters & potshots. No one "out-skills" Whitaker though.

LittleRed 06-27-2012 06:19 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Outside shot on Benitez and Locche.

red cobra 06-27-2012 06:21 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Flo_Raiden (Post 13209043)
Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, and prime Donald Curry I think were capable of "out skill - ing" Whitaker. Curry would have been a handful for Whitaker with his counter punching skills.

If any of these three were to beat Whitaker it would be due to height, reach and speed..not for any of them "outskilling" the Pea.

red cobra 06-27-2012 06:22 PM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleRed (Post 13210181)
Outside shot on Benitez and Locche.

Agreed:good

sweet_scientist 06-28-2012 01:19 AM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Probably no one out skills him.

Some might beat him because of other advantages (height, reach, weight, speed, strength, power etc.)

Skills-wise he's as good as anyone ever has been at the weight.

SuzieQ49 06-28-2012 01:35 AM

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 
Ike Williams


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