Your favorite Pernell Whitaker fight?

Some of my favorite fight Pernell Whitaker fights were against Diosbelys Hurtado, Julio Cesar Chavez, Buddy McGirt, Azumah Nelson, Jorge Paez, Louie Lomeli and also Roger Mayweather.

I was just a kid during the Chavez fight - like another poster said, the silence of the crowd told the story. My dad had a bunch of friends over watching the fight... I hid behind the couch with covering my ears when the score was read because I knew Chavez lost. I remember being confused that it was a draw; finally realized what a "robbery" was. I remember the McGirt fight as well, and for sure Hurtado that was dramatic. Making Oscar miss like 12 punches in a row and walking off was one of my favorite moments as well

His fight with julio cesar vasquez deserves a mention

The fight with Felix Trinidad. He got his ass kicked lol.Trinidad won just about every round.

His fight with Jorge Paez deserves a mention.

Chavez. Although I thought he clearly won I had an uneasy feeling he was about to get robbed. Ironically, I felt ok with the draw because that was just as much as a win considering who he was fighting and where the fight took place.

The ODLH fight was also a pretty interesting watch, mostly because they were obviously trying to pass the torch to the younger fighter. Whitaker was clearly on the decline by the time ODLH got to him and he still arguably beat him despite the decision loss.

When he schooled Chavez and Ramirez and Greg Haugen. Those were my favorites. And his come-from-behind KO of Hurtado. And all his Olympic wins.

Man, what a sad day. This man was something special. My favorite fights of his in no order: McGrit II - The first fight was very competitive and in this fight he came back and just schooled McGrit despite the knockdowns. JCC - This was the P4P match up of early/mid 90s and this should have been the signature win of Sweet Pea's career but he got absolutely robbed. The way he used his pivots and boxing skills were amazing this fight. Hurtado - Sweet Pea was clearly slipping at this point of his career and was facing a slick boxer that just had his number this particular night. There was only one way for him to win and that was by knockout.....And that's exactly what he did. Pure greatness there. Ramirez II - Just like the JCC fight, Sweet Pea was badly robbed in the first fight and took his first loss. How does he respond? By absolutely dominating Ramirez and shutting him out in the rematch. Nelson - This was just a damn good fight all around. I thought the cards were a bit closer than reality as Sweet Pea was the clear winner for me. Two of the top P4P fighters going at it and they did not disappoint. Could probably list a few other fights but those are the ones that stick out to me.

When he got knocked down against Hurtado a couple of times and he was able to knock the guy out. The ODLH was in serious danger at that point. Santos Cardona threw like 1000 punches against him and his defense/countering was at full display

The Ramirez and Chavez fights as everyone has mentioned. His fight with Roger Mayweather was a ton of fun as well.

Julie Cesar Chavez. The silence of the crowd spoke volumes.

The fight with Felix Trinidad. He got his ass kicked lol.

The Chavez fight!

The Chavez robbery, Whittaker clearly won that fight and it was arguably his finest performance. Even the pro-Chavez crowd recognised who had won that fight...

Still can’t get over how much they ripped off Whitaker from making history as being the first man to give Chavez his first loss. He outboxed Chavez on the outside and even outfought him up close. There should have been a rematch. Yeah man. The Ramirez and Chavez draws were 2 of the worst scorecards ever seen. He thoroughly dominated both men. The Sports Illustrated cover with Robbed on it was unforgettable.

The Chavez fight. At first i had it a draw like the judges but after rewatching i agreed that Sweet Pea deserved the victory. ^^^^^ this right here

The fights with Ramirez. One of the most outrageously bad scorecards I ever saw corrected in exciting fashion the next fight. The Chavez fight was my next favorite. Still can’t get over how much they ripped off Whitaker from making history as being the first man to give Chavez his first loss. He outboxed Chavez on the outside and even outfought him up close. There should have been a rematch.

The fights with Ramirez. One of the most outrageously bad scorecards I ever saw corrected in exciting fashion the next fight. The Chavez fight was my next favorite.

The Chavez fight. At first i had it a draw like the judges but after rewatching i agreed that Sweet Pea deserved the victory.