Sugar Ray Leonard vs Pernell Sweet Pea Whittaker, 15 rounds, Peak for Peak, 147 lbs.

Leonard KO 7 . Different level way too fast. Just better by far. Period.

 

Leonard on points

 

Pea wouldn't win a round

 

No case to be made for Pea. None at all.

 

Two of the five best fighters of the second half of the 20th century .. Ray the natural welter ..

 

I can’t see Pernell Whitaker being knocked out by anyone....if he loses it’s because he can’t get his offense going

 

I saw him get knkdn by Roger Mayweather. Leonard puts him on his ass for keeps.

 

%100 agree. Well said!

 

I can see Pea making Ray miss, but Whitaker has nothing to come back at Leonard with. Sweet Pea would be in survival mode fairly early. He makes the distance.

 

the Taller, Stronger, Busier Leonard should do it.

the BIGGER Fighter USUALLY Beats the Smaller Fighter.

 

It would be difficult for Leonard early on, Whitaker's speed and
southpaw stance would need to be adjusted too. But Leonard
would sooner than later figure it out. When Leonard learns
Whitaker is a lesser threat than Benitez with his punching power.
I see Leonard applying study pressure on Whitaker, keeping his lead
foot outside of Whitaker's forcing him to go in a direction he's not
accustomed too.
A steady diet of lead right hands (The antidote to south paws IF
the orthodox fighter is fast enough to land it. Leonard would be.)
Leonard also was a viscous body puncher.
Leonard is one of a very few fighters capable of not just beating him
but possibly stopping Whitaker .
Either way, at the end of their fight, their wouldn't be any doubt who
the winner was, Leonard would wins convincingly.

 

Can't say fairer than this.

 

Leonard UD or late stoppage

Probably similar to Leonard/Benitez.