Julio Cesar Chavez vs Pernell Whitaker

I voted for Chavez but Pea won the fight. I remember watching this fight as a kid and being happy JC got the draw

 

People seemS to forget how big this fight was at that time. It could have easily been billed THE FIGHT OF THE DECADE or even FIGHT OF THE CENTURY.

Chavez was already considered an ATG at that time, with a record of 87-0. Withaker was concensus P4P #1.

Both were at the prime of their careers.

The result was a letdown though, it was not competitive and boring.

It was like DLH-Tito in many ways.

 

I was a big Chavez fan at the time and still am, but there's no way I can more than four rounds to give Julio. I usually wind up with a 116-112 score whenever I do this fight. Although I do have to agree with an earlier opinion that Chavez may have deserved the first two rounds or so, but from there on Whitaker really dominated this fight.

 

It was only a letdown because Whitaker made it boring, which he needed to do to win.

Which is why years from now people will remember JCC, and only boxing fans will remember Whitaker.

 

Pernell Whitaker put on a masterful display of boxing to tame the onrushing Chavez. Sweat Pea was clearly robbed of the decision.

 

Whitaker got this in the bag!!! too bad he was robbed

 

some delusional mexican... it wasn't close at all

 

116-112 Whitaker.It was a pretty exciting fight also.

 

their were a fair few close rounds in this fight I recall.

 

Nice work. I can't remember exactly but I think I scored it very similarly. People run this fight down by saying they were both past-prime etc, but I thought it was another Whitaker masterclass, he was simply superb.