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Round 1: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Whitaker was very elusive this round and Chavez just couldn't get to him. He controlled the tempo with his jab, and set up combinations to the body and the head. Chavez was aggressive, but not effective.
*Round 2: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Chavez was actually pretty effective with his aggressiveness this round, especially on the inside, but Whitaker controlled him with the jab from the outside. It landed too often to ignore, not to mention the straight left hands that followed the jab up. Close round.
Round 3: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Pernell dominated this round from start to finish. Good jab, combinations, defense, footwork, everything. Chavez was dumbfounded
Round 4: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Pernell dominated this round once more, taking a lot of low blows in the process for his troubles. Chavez seemed to be searching for a new game plan this round, as he began to go backwards and tried to counter punch. He however failed miserably.
*Round 5: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Whitaker's combinations went down this round, but the jab was ever present. Chavez ate it time and time again. Chavez was his most effective in the last 30 seconds of the round, a part he clearly won. The rest of the round on the other hand, not so much. What Chavez did at the very end might swing it in his favors in some judges eyes, but not mine.
*Round 6: 10 – 9 Whitaker
One of the closer rounds, ring generalship wise this round was even. Clean punching wise, clearly goes to Whitaker. Chavez simply gets hit too much and is unable to hurt Whitaker to make up for it.
Round 7: 10 – 9 Whitaker
After a moment early in the round where Chavez essentially lifts Whitaker off the ground while putting together combinations of his own, Whitaker complains to the referee, but the ref lets the action continue. Infuriated, Whitaker comes right back with some excellent combination punching. The body work is especially impressive and even slows down and backs Chavez up. Toward the end of the round Whitaker is seen lighting Chavez up to the head. Chavez actually feels Whitaker's power and does not press the action. This is the first round I'd say Chavez definitively lost in ring generalship. Dominant round for Whitaker.
Round 8: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Chavez had a much better round this round because Whitaker lingered on the inside which allowed Chavez to put work in. However, Whitaker actually WON the exchanges on the inside. He honestly beat Chavez up this round. Competitive but clear round for Whitaker.
*Round 9: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Very close round with back and forth action. Big shots were thrown by both fighters, but Whitaker landed by far the majority of the eye catching blows.
Round 10: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Chavez just kind of bored his way in with reckless abandon this round. But he was lethargic and mostly ineffective. Whitaker countered well, and still landed the more significant blows.
Round 11: 10 – 9 Whitaker
More of the same from the last round. Chavez looks desperate at this point.
*Round 12: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Close round. Whitaker gave the first half of the round away by holding too much and not letting his hands go. I think Lou Duva was having memories of the Meldrick Taylor fight and didn't want Pernell to take any unnecessary risks (as he was clearly winning he fight by a large margin at this point on any non corrupt score card). So in the first half of the round Chavez wins it by outworking Whitaker. In the second half however, Whitaker clearly won on clean punching. What he did in the second half was more impressive, hence I believe he deserved to win the round.
Final Score: 12 – 0 Whitaker (120 – 108)
Score Variances:
Scoring all the starred rounds to fighter 1: Official Score
Scoring all the starred rounds even: 7 – 0 – 5 Whitaker
Scoring all the starred rounds to fighter 2: 7 – 5 Whitaker
Whitaker was very elusive this round and Chavez just couldn't get to him. He controlled the tempo with his jab, and set up combinations to the body and the head. Chavez was aggressive, but not effective.
*Round 2: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Chavez was actually pretty effective with his aggressiveness this round, especially on the inside, but Whitaker controlled him with the jab from the outside. It landed too often to ignore, not to mention the straight left hands that followed the jab up. Close round.
Round 3: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Pernell dominated this round from start to finish. Good jab, combinations, defense, footwork, everything. Chavez was dumbfounded
Round 4: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Pernell dominated this round once more, taking a lot of low blows in the process for his troubles. Chavez seemed to be searching for a new game plan this round, as he began to go backwards and tried to counter punch. He however failed miserably.
*Round 5: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Whitaker's combinations went down this round, but the jab was ever present. Chavez ate it time and time again. Chavez was his most effective in the last 30 seconds of the round, a part he clearly won. The rest of the round on the other hand, not so much. What Chavez did at the very end might swing it in his favors in some judges eyes, but not mine.
*Round 6: 10 – 9 Whitaker
One of the closer rounds, ring generalship wise this round was even. Clean punching wise, clearly goes to Whitaker. Chavez simply gets hit too much and is unable to hurt Whitaker to make up for it.
Round 7: 10 – 9 Whitaker
After a moment early in the round where Chavez essentially lifts Whitaker off the ground while putting together combinations of his own, Whitaker complains to the referee, but the ref lets the action continue. Infuriated, Whitaker comes right back with some excellent combination punching. The body work is especially impressive and even slows down and backs Chavez up. Toward the end of the round Whitaker is seen lighting Chavez up to the head. Chavez actually feels Whitaker's power and does not press the action. This is the first round I'd say Chavez definitively lost in ring generalship. Dominant round for Whitaker.
Round 8: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Chavez had a much better round this round because Whitaker lingered on the inside which allowed Chavez to put work in. However, Whitaker actually WON the exchanges on the inside. He honestly beat Chavez up this round. Competitive but clear round for Whitaker.
*Round 9: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Very close round with back and forth action. Big shots were thrown by both fighters, but Whitaker landed by far the majority of the eye catching blows.
Round 10: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Chavez just kind of bored his way in with reckless abandon this round. But he was lethargic and mostly ineffective. Whitaker countered well, and still landed the more significant blows.
Round 11: 10 – 9 Whitaker
More of the same from the last round. Chavez looks desperate at this point.
*Round 12: 10 – 9 Whitaker
Close round. Whitaker gave the first half of the round away by holding too much and not letting his hands go. I think Lou Duva was having memories of the Meldrick Taylor fight and didn't want Pernell to take any unnecessary risks (as he was clearly winning he fight by a large margin at this point on any non corrupt score card). So in the first half of the round Chavez wins it by outworking Whitaker. In the second half however, Whitaker clearly won on clean punching. What he did in the second half was more impressive, hence I believe he deserved to win the round.
Final Score: 12 – 0 Whitaker (120 – 108)
Score Variances:
Scoring all the starred rounds to fighter 1: Official Score
Scoring all the starred rounds even: 7 – 0 – 5 Whitaker
Scoring all the starred rounds to fighter 2: 7 – 5 Whitaker
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