is Pernel Whitaker Overrated?

Pryor was always off balance.

 

I know, exactly why him looking even worse against a shot punch bag is even more worrying.

I think Pacquiao would starch Pryor.

 

Flea didn't you pick Pryor to give Armstrong hell? Is that a styles things?

 

I picked Pryor to win a decision 4 years ago. Yesterday I went for Armstrong to be too much for him :good

 

Ah. That happens. Four years ago I would've picked Lopez to knock Chang out. Now he's just winning.a close decision.

How'd this thread get 30 pages so fast with no tangents?

 

I believe you :good

Did he say he got robbed by Hagler?

Never heard him say he got robbed.

Depends which fighter and depends how it's said. That Perkins was vehement about that fight above all the other jobbings he got makes me wonder.

Without proof though, I won't push the argument further.

Given the calibre of fighters Ortiz was facing, that sounds highly credible.

But hey, in your sources we trust.

Yeah Duva was known for making his fighters duck other fighters.

 

:twisted:

 

How can someone watch Pea fight all time greats.. and dominate them and not help but think he's one of the best fighters to ever lace them up. I'm honestly amazed how someone couldn't come to that conclusion. Personally, I think he's one of the best fighters ever that we have a lot of film on. Top 5 for me.

 

Mental edge WTF.. When did anybody win the metal edge against pea? He was a calm cool and collected as they come. Nobody dictated the fight to pea and out generalshiped him in his prime or really after. Yet you say Pryor is going to win the mental game.. Ummm okay...

 

You can PM me a link to a source if you'd like. Or you could mention the website any way in a slightly different way so that it doesn't get edited out. Or you can just say who actually said it (which journalist).

Did he ever fight his way to no.1 contender status at lightweight?

I don't think Ring rated him there for long either did they? He was rated more at 140.

How many great wins did he actually have at the lightweight limit to force a fight with Ortiz anyway?

I can see why they wouldn't do him any favours and throw him a fight as he's a high risk, but it's not like Napoles did everything he could to get a title shot there.

Had he become the no.1 contender I'm sure Ortiz would have obliged.

Fact is though, Napoles didn't really have that great a resume at 135 to make him a must to fight.

Had he chosen to fight exclusively there instead of going up to fight guys at 140, I'm sure he'd have eventually got a title shot against Ortiz.

That Ortiz was facing so many quality fighters, I don't see why he'd be scared to face Napoles.

You should like someone like Chavez then.

He can box, he can knock people out, he has a very good resume, and he doesn't cut up like Jose and lose to the likes of Billy Backus in his prime.

Fought a heap of times too, so he has excuses to lose to average fighters, just like Jose does. He didn't though :good

 

It's all opinions and speculation and you're entitled to think what you like.

Now whether there's good evidence for thinking what you think is another story.

I don't think there is.

Pryor is a better swarmer than anyone Pernell has faced, but there's no evidence that Whitaker stylistically has a problem with that style or anything.

It's still ok to guess that Pryor would be a handful and beat Whitaker up. There's no really good evidence for it is all I'm saying.