Pernell Whitaker`s best performance ????

I enjoyed his first round KO over WBA lightweight champ Juan Nazario. His boxing lesson of Azumah Nelson was fun to watch too.

 

I find it impossible to choose.
Against Haugen and Ramirez II he was as close to perfect as I've ever seen - he made two good fighters look like they'd never stepped in the ring before.
Nelson was a better fighter than those guys and the way Pea beat him whilst moving backwards was a thing of beauty.

 

Chavez, because Whitaker would not be who he is without that fight. I remember the early 90's very well, and Julio Cesar Chavez was a big deal. Magazines were mapping out Chavez' path to 100-0. Some were predicting Chavez would replace Ray Robinson as the the general consensus' choice as boxing's best ever. People would call you a fool if you even gave another fighter a chance against him.

Whitaker was boxing's 2nd best until he got Chavez in the ring. After getting his unofficial victory over Chavez, Whitaker sat atop boxing's highest peak until mid 1996. After a close fight against Wilfredo Rivera, Roy Jones became boxing's #1 fighter.

 

I forgot to add that Whitaker arguably won twice as many rounds against what was one of boxing's most feared challengers, when he "drew" against Chavez. The above post makes more of an argument of being Whitaker's most significant fight, which it may also have been.

 

I probably should've gone with the last choice, but I went with his shut-out masterclass against Greg Haugen.

 

His fight against Azumah Nelson in my opinion, the Chavez fight comes right behind.

 

I can't seperate them.

All.

 

The first Buddy McGirt fight. Whitaker beat an elite fighter in his prime, in a great match. Haugen & Ramirez were not in Whitakers class. Nelson was a little over his weight & past his prime. The same could be said of Chavez to a degree. But against McGirt, a great fight against one of the time's best fighter's. A brilliant victory.

 

Either Haugen or Ramirez.

I went with Ramirez, mainly because Ramirez had already beaten Whitaker (albeit on a questionable decision) which gave Pea's win in the rematch added significance.

Either way, both fights showed what an underrated puncher Whitaker was at 135.

 

Still really enjoyed the McGirt fights..because Ive always rated Buddy.

And Ive said before Pea was so good in the Nazario fight it was actually a disapointment because I was looking forward to a 12 round exhibition but instead I Whitakers answer to RJ...Peashooter or Peadawg or Soursprout :?

Especially since that was a man who battled 16 rounds with Rosario.

Its hard to split them..He was the kind of fighter that had many top shelf performances not just the odd one.

 

A lot of people speak of Peas "lack of power", let it be known he was the first guy to KD Greg Haugen. I dont know if that means much?! :huh

 

That's why I voted McGirt 2. No arguments of being too far past his best, or facing a guy who was overmatched, or facing someone a class above their best like some of the other options. Just a good ol' fashioned beating of a P4P fighter in his best class. :thumbsup

 

Nelson. Ramirez II and Haugen are right up there as well.