Apart from his last 2 fights when he was well past it ,I think you could make a great case that Whitaker should have been undefeated,his ring IQ was just incredible and 1 of the best examples has to be his performance against a prime Delahoya where i thought he was unlucky not to at least get a draw.
Very sorry to here this.It was nice to see him on tv as a guest more often recently.One of the greatest from a great era the eighties and nineties . Had the pleasure of meeting him wonse in person,i will always remember that.Prayers and condolences to his friends and loved ones.He will be greatly missed.R.I.P. Champ.
He'd already been shafted a few years before when he boxed Jose Luis Ramirez's head off in Paris, and they gave Ramirez the decision, a scandal. However Don King and company had already lined up an all Mexican super fight between Ramirez and Chavez. A true genius. R.I.P.
Aye Yo ... memmerz that time that $weet Pea cameback & almost killed Hurtado against the ropes in the 11th round to $ecure the De la Hoya fight at age 33 & frustrate da golden boy? That was awesome.
This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected BEST JAB Buddy McGirt: I didn’t really get hit with them jabs. I tried to keep guys on defense. That was one of my best assets. That’s where I start off at, using the jab and being constant, keeping my jab out there. I think every fighter should have a good jab; a good jab could take you a long way. Of the guys I fought I would say Buddy McGirt had the best jab. BEST DEFENSE Azumah Nelson: (Laughs) That’s a tough one because it never took me long to get to anybody. But if I picked someone, I would say Azumah Nelson. I don’t think nobody on this planet had a better defense than I did. There are a lot of fighters with good defense but not like Pernell Whitaker. BEST CHIN McGirt: Had a pretty good chin. It’s kind of hard to say who had a good chin. I liked hitting to the body; I liked to work from the body up. McGirt took a good punch. BEST PUNCHER Julio Cesar Chavez: Everybody I’ve been in the ring with was considered a big puncher. The one who stands out the most would be Julio Cesar Chavez. I didn’t experience any big shots. I don’t like taking punches. FASTEST HANDS Oscar De La Hoya: I made all these fights so easy, it’s hard to say who had the better hand speed. I consider all of them being great, they just weren’t quicker than I was, though I would say Oscar De La Hoya had good hand speed. They start off with speed but by the time I break ’em down, the speed’s over. FASTEST FEET Diosbelys Hurtado: I didn’t have a problem with anybody. All the fighters I fought were good fighters. It’s hard to give credit when you make guys look so bad all the time. I would say Diosbelys Hurtado had good feet. Like I say I just went in there and took fighters out of their fight game, turn them into being ordinary fighters. SMARTEST All of them: All of the guys I fought were smart fighters; I was just a little smarter. Chavez was pretty smart, De La Hoya was a pretty smart kid, McGirt, I fought him twice, he was a veteran. I don’t have no favorite. STRONGEST Nelson: I didn’t give anybody the opportunity to punch. I tried to be the complete boxer. I outboxed all off them. The one that comes to mind is Azumah Nelson. He was a strong guy. He just kept coming forward. BEST SKILLS Chavez: [He] was just a good fighter. He had great boxing skills, he was a big puncher, you had to be careful. You don’t get caught up with him, going toe to toe. BEST OVERALL Nelson: I liked Azumah Nelson. He kept on coming, he never gives up, he hung in there.
