Should Pernell Whitaker be rated higher than Wilfredo Gomez, P4P?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    In a list of the best 50 P4P fighters in the last 50 years, in a 1996 edition of Ring magazine, Pernell Whitaker was rated No.21 while Gomez was rated 22nd in the list, should Whitaker have been rated above Gomez and were both men rated correctly?

    Info the ring gave on Pernell:
    Quality of competition: 8
    Bouts vs Top 50 fighters: 2
    Why he`s there: Career loses? With ''Sweet Pea'' it`s hard to find rounds he lost.
    What he could have done to improve his ranking: He could have still done it by beating Trinidad and/or Norris.

    Gomez info:
    Quality of competition: 8
    Bouts v top 50 fighters: 3
    Why he`s here: He`s arguably the finest boxer-puncher of the early '80`s.
    What he could have done to better his ranking: Give himself a chance by properly making weight for his bout v Salvador Sanchez.
     
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  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Whitaker was greater I think.
     
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  3. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes, definitely. Big fan of both, but this isn’t that close.
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Both great fighters but Whitaker by some margin
     
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  5. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes
     
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  6. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Big Gomez fan but yeah Pernell ranks higher.
     
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  7. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It would have to be Whttiker, but I'd much rather watch Gomez fight
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Nell should be comfortably ahead and that's no knock on Wilfredo.
     
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  9. thanosone

    thanosone Love Your Brother Man Full Member

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    I don't think anyone thinks Gomez is ranked higher. Pea is on another level p4p.
     
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  10. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Agreed.
     
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  11. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes.
     
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  12. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Whitaker. But it's closer than most are making out in my opinion.
     
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  13. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed. I suppose sweet pea moving up in weight successfully is a major factor
     
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  14. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    118 or 122 pd Gomez all the way. Could do things at his best that Whit could only dreamed of.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I think his head movement was faster than Pernell`s.
     
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