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5 de mar. de 2020 · Poli Díaz y Pernell Whitaker se enfrentaron un 27 de julio de 1991. El español le disputó el título mundial con todo en contra y salió erguido del ring.
Hace 5 días · Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker won a silver medal at the 1982 World Championships, then won gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and 1984 Olympics. He had 214 recorded amateur bouts, winning 201, 91 by knockout. Whitaker turned pro shortly after the Los Angeles Olympics and had one of the great professional careers.
In a professional boxing career spanning 16 years and five months, Pernell Whitaker fought 46 times with 40 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw. Whitaker retired from professional boxing with a record of 40-4-1, which included seven world-title wins and 16 successful title defense fights at two weight classes — lightweight and welterweight.
15 de jul. de 2019 · Pernell Whitaker, widely considered to be one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time, has died after being hit by a car. He was 55. Police in Virginia Beach said Whitaker was killed as he ...
15 de jul. de 2019 · Pernell Whitaker, el hombre que derrotó a Poli Díaz en la recordada pelea de 1991, falleció la noche del domingo en un accidente de tráfico en Virginia Beach. El boxeador estadouni
Pernell Whitaker (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Whitaker was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the undisputed lightweight title; and the lineal lightweight and ...
The late, great Pernell Whitaker was naturally gifted and very special. The southpaw genius captured world titles in four weight classes – from lightweight to junior middleweight – and he was one of the best defensive fighters in boxing history. Whitaker was a highly decorated amateur, winning silver at the 1982 World Championships and gold […]
