Is Pernell Whitaker the greatest ring general in boxing history?

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  1. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A simple but legitimate question. Fought several hall of famers, a slew of top ten guys, and done other solid fighters and I can't think of a single fight in which Whitaker was made to fight someone elses fight, as least until he was an old man. Most guys have one brilliant stand out performance that people view as almost artistic; Pea has 4. Is their anyone better at determining the rules of engagement than Sweet Pea?
     
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  2. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Monzon as well. Op is terrible.
     
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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Jung Koo Chang, he went through you! He was a near impossible style to come up against.

    He was water.
     
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  4. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol:

    But I'd go with Benny Leonard.
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    You could argue this, but he had serious augmenting gifts that make it disputable, too. I go for Monzon. Legitimately generalship made up entirely of "generalshipy" things.
     
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  6. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which gifts do you speak of buddy?
     
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  7. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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  8. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    :lol: I don't know. I just found one day and bookmarked it for future use.

    :lol::lol::lol: He was definitely up for a scrap that night.
     
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  9. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Yes...he's certainly one of them. In fact, he might well be the daddy of them all.
     
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  10. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    He was even crankier back then, believe it or not.
     
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  11. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    Armstrong
     
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  12. GoldSugar

    GoldSugar Guest

    jones jr says hey
     
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  13. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    one of the best, speed and southpaw stance helped him.
     
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  14. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In all honesty not a bad call.
     
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  15. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If flea were here he would mention Ricardo Lopez. In his absence I'll throw that out there although I disagree and think that it was his pluperfect technique and great combination punching that separates him. But flea knows and he'll surely post something about the man he calls the second greatest filmed fighter in combat sports history (behind Khaosai of course).
     
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