how did whittaker get his nickname sweat pea ?

[cuzfozzy]

how ???????

[The Troll]

his first name is pete and his mom used to just call him pea I think

[Silencers]

I read somewhere that he wanted his nickname to be Sweet Pete but an announcer read it out as Sweet Pea and he has stuck by it.

[bishop2006]

He was having a fight in his hometown,the announcer said Sweet PETE,but the crowed thought he said Sweet Pea,so during the bout they kept yelling " Sweet Pea " so he just stuck with it

[Fox McCloud]

God what a ****ty nickname.

Pernell "******" Whitaker sounds better than Sweet Pea.