jeff fenech vs pernell whitaker

A fighter suffering from malaria doesn't absorb the type of pasting that Nelson took and last the full distance against a relentless,smothering beast like Jeff Fenech - especially in putting up such a spirited effort in the process.Fighting at that type of pace,in the middle of the summer,out in the desert - it takes a fair bit of conditioning along with a strong will.



Nelson always had an excuse for a mediocre showing,or even in fights where he didn't look completely dominant.What happened to Fenech in the rematch was no different to what happened to Leija several years later.Leija has completely outboxed him in the rematch but Nelson managed to beat the daylights out of Leija in their third fight,despite being alot older and a largely inactive fighter at that point.

 

..that's why they call him the 'Professor'...:thumbsup

 

Whitaker's better p4p & would win convincingly.