Pernell Whitaker v Aaron Pryor

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Pernell Whitaker v Aaron Pryor

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    At 140lbs.
     
    Stevie G, Sep 15, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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    Whitaker UD.
     
    Mod-Mania, Sep 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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  3. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree.
     
    Stevie G, Sep 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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  4. SwarmingSlugger

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    Whitaker, if the black bottle is banned.
     
    SwarmingSlugger, Sep 15, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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  5. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Love Pryor but he aint beating Pernell
     
    Noel857, Sep 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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  6. Saintpat

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    Pernell’s best weight imo was 140. He’s close to unbeatable H2H at the weight imo.

    Pryor hits the canvas four times when he falls ass over teakettle from wild missed swings at the ghost of Sweet Pea — “I swear he was right there when I threw the punch,” Pryor will say — and two more times when Pernell catches an off-balance Hawk with counters.

    Easy-sweet-peasy: Pernell UD over 15, 11 rounds to 3 with 1 even.
     
    Saintpat, Sep 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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    TNSNO1878 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    P is on my Mount Rushmore at 135; H2H at 140, I think he'd have made easy work of Pryor. We're talking about a guy who was robbed against an undefeated Chavez, whom many consider the greatest at 140 of all time. I think Duran beats P at lightweight and that's it. Very few fighters in history would have given Whitaker any problems.

    Somebody like Kostya, who could try to time him on the way in, would be more difficult. Or a standoffish, highly technical fighter like Shakur would pick up more rounds than Pryor could against Whitaker, but P was as close to the sweet science as it possibly gets; if he had more power and lived a cleaner life outside the ring, he'd have been virtually unbeatable. Although Pryor had his demons and drug problems too, I don't think he had the ring IQ to give Whitaker any issues.
     
    TNSNO1878, Sep 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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  8. Boxing GOAT

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    Whitaker all the way. Pryor was overrated.
     
    Boxing GOAT, Sep 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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    Pryor, close decision.
     
    Titan1, Sep 16, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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    Pernell Whitaker by decision. He'll be able to control the fight with his jab, counter Pryor's constant aggression, and not allow him to take the fight away from him.
     
    Flo_Raiden, Sep 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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  11. NoNeck

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    Defense>No defense
     
    NoNeck, Sep 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    I dont even know if Duran beats him ..
     
    he grant, Sep 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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  13. Saintpat

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    I think Pernell is a stylistic nightmare for Roberto.
     
    Saintpat, Sep 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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  14. he grant

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    He's a stylistic nightmare for anyone. Way past his best and likely on drugs prime Oscar and Tito could barely hit him ..
     
    he grant, Sep 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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    Pernell by decision , something like 115-113
     
    Fergy, Sep 18, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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