Why is Pernell Whitaker Punch Drunk??

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  1. Derrick_Rose

    Derrick_Rose Guest

    I rewatched some interviews before the Khan-Judah fight and realized that Sweet Pea is slurring his speech badly.

    I mean this guy never took really punishment in the ring...**** me he barely got hit. One of the greatest defensive fighter ever! I really dont get it :?
     
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  2. Jappa

    Jappa Active Member Full Member

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    I think James toney said (along the lines) "I got hit more in sparring practising technique than actual fights"


    Could be the same thing.
     
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  3. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Julio Cesar Chavez ruined him.
     
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  4. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    He's crack drunk, like Roger Mayweather. Destroying your synapses will do that to ya.


    Sounds like when teachers say "dont do drugs" they arent just trying to be lame.
     
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  5. boxingbull

    boxingbull Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This. Think its them drugs moreso than the boxing ring
     
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  6. bigironmike

    bigironmike Member Full Member

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    Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
     
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  7. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    I guess some guys just take it better in the long run. Pernell did have an extensive amateur career and had been boxing from a very young age so there is probably some damage that we don't know of. Compare him to say...George Foreman? Guy took some ****ing monster shots and wasn't exactly the Pernell of the heavyweight division. He seems to be talking fine...well...you get what I mean. Crack may very well contribute to it.
     
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  8. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That white powder destroys people :yep.
     
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  9. RazorHandz

    RazorHandz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think fighters who aren't used to getting hit and suddenly take a bad beating or two, end up with more brain damage than the others.
     
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  10. Sean Juan

    Sean Juan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    rofl that someone said crack drunk. I was thinking the same thing.
     
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  11. The Spider

    The Spider Guest

    Sweet Pea is only in his mid 40s. So these are not good sighs. But 50 odd pro fights, an amateur career and years and years of sparring, is a lot of hits in the head.
     
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  12. crimson

    crimson Boxing Addict banned

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    I doubt it is the drugs. I go with the Toney explanation.
     
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  13. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    what?
     
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  14. good

    good 'bad' Full Member

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    yes neurotransmtters should not be abbused.:-(
     
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  15. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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