ATG post right there. My view on this subject is that while I don't know if Whitaker is underrated or overrated, I'm a hundred percent sure that he's not rated accuretely. :twisted:
Whitaker is very much an acquired taste. Boring to watch for many, and a personality many may not like either. But that does not take away from the fact he was an exceptional fighter. A great, and as some here know, I do not use that word for many in the sport.
Oh yeah, the last time we had one of these there were around 600 something replies. :yep So accurate.
A weight jumping Jimmy Young, a weight jumping Jimmy Young, I mean just contemplate it for a month or 2, it's a utopia
I think it's a stretch to say he dominated Welterweight, or at least phrase it in such a manner as to imply his ability and achievements were similar in two traditional weightclasses. He had that year and a half against Chavez and McGirt where he was a good choice as best Welter, then went rather quickly downhill because of his lifestyle outside of the ring and was by no means a standout Welter champion anymore post-JCV, albeit capable of rolling back some of the years for a last top effort against DLH. His window of being a great fighter at Welter was about as big as Duran's.