The metaphorical 'on my knees' thread for Whitaker.

He was something special. I have him as a lock on the top three all time lightweights.
He was a true master of defense and a real showman.

What i would give to have been a bit older than i was back in the 90s.

 

It's good to finally see him getting some respect after all these years. You rarely even hear his name mentioned these days!

 

I really disliked him during his career because he could be such a truculent ass, but I have always thought he was blessed with amazing talent and grit. Top 3 lightweight of all time and well up there in LB 4 LB.

 

Top 15 on my p4p list

 

Ain't nothing embarrassing about praising this man to the heavens my friend.

The way I usually put it is that when you watch him it's as if he's (and I really think this) just looking at his opponents as if to say 'what are you doing in my ring?'

 

make a ****ing post my friend, I'm in nostalgia mood and ain't nobody laying down a post glorifying Pernell Whitaker like yourself, do it.

 

I'm all talked out on Whitaker. As a matter of fact, I'm talked out on most topics these days. I've lost the fire, I'm afraid. Peaked early. A has-been, etc. etc.

It's funny because I now know about 10X as much as I used to, but I'd probably still get owned by my younger self in a debate.

Maybe I'll dig up some old posts.

 

well I'm giving you the Teddy Atlas talk now,

You've been asked to make a post right? So you're going to turn this down and go home? And wake up tomorrow, and bump this thread when nobody else gives a ****? People can see the time that posts are made, people will notice that I asked you to make the post today, and that you came up with some old dusted off **** a couple of days later, and people are going to laugh, people are going to attack you a lot, and expose your weaknesses. But if you pull those now grown fingers out of your candy ******* right now and make the post, then you're going to make a ****ing statement, not just about Pernell Whitaker, but about yourself and show these ****ers that you're no joke. So make the ****ing post.

 

Part I:

Must of us know Pete's style front to back. Yes, I'm calling him Pete because that was his actual nickname, and goddamnit, I've earned the right to call him that. What I'm gonna talk about is something else. It's called "bottom".

It's a term I've heard our resident old-timer burt bienstock use here and there. What it describes is essentially a fighter's (or any person, for that matter) will. Not just the will of any old fighter, but the will of those select few who simply didn't know how to count themselves out. Those who had that undying belief in themselves no matter what the odds or circumstances. Those who went through hell and back and had you thinking "Just another day at the office for him."

Normally this isn't the kind of topic Pete would be associated with, and for good reason through most of his career: he was just too good. However, what I've decided to do is to highlight a few of his fights, or even select moments, which show that the man, despite his godly skills, was one of the mentally toughest sons of bitches that ever stepped in the ring.

 

Ok so you're back. Is this new material Buja? this isn't some old copied and pasted post is it?

I'm ready son.

 

All new material. I'm going to try to put into words, in detail, my full thoughts on the man's character. Give me some time, though. I got **** I gotta do. Figured I'd just start it off with a little forward.

 

Very nice, I'm looking forward to it.