Do you consider Whitaker a technician or not?

isn't that a technical skill though? he stood right there made them miss. he wasn't like Roy Jones Jr or Nunn who would simply leap out of range

 

I understand the semantic argument, I think, however, I did have to vote for the option that called you a ****face. I didn't see a way out of it, sorry.

 

yes, of course he was. anyone that has seen him knows this

 

But his chin was not as good as Norris

 

There was certainly nothing wrong with Pernell's chin but the fact of the matter was, he didnt have to take too many

Norris was more the action type, no holds barred type fighter that becuz of his speed he could beat anyone with ease

he didnt have Norris' speed. he didnt have Norris' power but Pernell was a pure technician who could sometimes fight dirty (like my man Camacho) if needed

I wouldve hated to be the Prez of Mexico in the front seat watching Chavez taking those groin shots.

 

Typical speed demon mistakes, but they start to pay for them once they slow. Hurtado and Trinidad specifically really started to catch him inside those type of shots.

 

The Trinidad fight was a good one. Whitaker was just not quick enough to avoid Titos righthand, so he was forced to fight. He showed a lot of heart in that fight. Hurtado same thing, Whitaker was losing and boxing went out the window. Whitaker managed to catch Hurtado and stop him against the ropes in the last round.

 

You what?


I'd say Whittaker is a technician. He used his technical skills, which were of a high quality, and he integrated defense and offence as good as any other fighter, because of his technique. Very rarely, if ever, you will find a fighter with poor technique integrating offence and defense.

 

Think about it the really great physical talents tend to be good at either defense or offence.