How do you rate Sweet Pea - Pernell Whitaker all time p4p?

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  1. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And please. Try to bring your vcash up if you want my respect. I bet on boxing EVERYWEEK and research fighters EVERYWEEK from all over the world. Tell me some winners before you talk like u know something... and don't try to put me in my place with barely any winning bets like a loser. In order to win you got to be able to put styles together and envision an outcome which i've learn to do very well. Something I seriously think you guys can't do. Please prove me that i am wrong, i welcome it.
     
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  3. Back Hand Slap

    Back Hand Slap Well-Known Member Full Member

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  4. judgeJAB

    judgeJAB Skills to pay the bills! Full Member

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    You want a bottle of lotion and some tissue for when you decide to beat off to your vCash? I don't give a **** about that, even though I'm 3-3 on the bets I've made here, I don't talk like I want a ****ing cookie for it. Yay, you can win fake cash online for betting on fights. Now go beat off about it. Try to use legitimate knowledge instead of how much fake online money you have.
     
  5. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So you think i just bet on ESB lol? :-( legitimate knowledge? whats that? who is Pernell whitaker?
     
  6. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Just as I thought.
     
  7. Don't Sleep

    Don't Sleep Personal Trainer Full Member

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    Top 10 most likely

    Top 20 without a question

    The difference between him and Floyd to me is that the casual fan thinks Floyd is boring (though we who know the sweet science, know its completely opposite) .... but the same casual fan thought Sweet Pea was entertaining.

    He skills was his PAINT BRUSH and the ring was his CANVAS!
     
  8. judgeJAB

    judgeJAB Skills to pay the bills! Full Member

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    I can see why you phrased it that way. /discussion
     
  9. TYSON DURAN

    TYSON DURAN ******************** Full Member

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    The styles are completely different.

    Floyd fights with a Philly shell defence blocking shots with his arms and shoulders. Pot shotting from the outside with accurate blows, wasting very little and taking minimal risks.

    Pernell on the other hand is a southpaw who fought both on the inside and outside. Using upper body movement to not simply block the shots but make his opponent miss completely. He had the ability to be stood on the inside right in front of his opponent, make him miss and still find the room to counter.

    There is no doubt in my mind who rates higher P4P, and that is Whitaker.
     
  10. madkillaz692000

    madkillaz692000 Fuerte y Abundante Full Member

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    Top 20 and surely above Pac and May.
     
  11. Slacker

    Slacker Big & Slow Full Member

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    Lot of unrefutable names on that list.... but missing Hearns.

    I'd give Honroable Mentions to ODLH (well rounded), RJJ (speed/mobility/dominance), Hopkins (defenses, technical ability & Ring IQ).
     
  12. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Pernell is the man. Boxing genius. If he had power, he'd be undefeated up until Trinidad
     
  13. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    One of the 25 greatest I know of. One of the 4 or 5 best I've seen.
     
  14. friend of frank

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  15. JASPER

    JASPER Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tito was the first to clearly beat the man and if pernell wasn't taking cocaine for years he would have had a good shot at beating him. (and badly at that). If he had power, **** he might be still fighting :lol: