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

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.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

few to none.

Benny Leonard?

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

Emile Griffith

Too strong for 'Sweet Pea'.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

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

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

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.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

Barney Ross

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

Hearns is a great shout.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

Duran

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.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

Outside shot on Benitez and Locche.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

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.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

Agreed:good

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.

Re: What fighter would out counter or out skill Whitaker
 

Ike Williams