Pernell Whitaker could have beaten Floyd Maywether

[Left Hook Tua]

Whittaker wouldve lost the battle to ******* before he even stepped in the ring with PBF...Same goes for SRL...

whitaker high as a kite would still decision floyd.

leonard ko's mayweather even while doing lines in between rounds.

[TheGreatA]

Be serious man. Thats not a fight, where you could easily state who'd win.

This is the truth. With two fighters as skilled and talented as these two, and as defensive, it's almost impossible to say. Most will decide by bias, not with an 'educated' opinion.
Very few clean blows would be landed and in fights like that, the judges will probably flip a coin to decide who won the fight on their scorecards...

I'd call it a draw, but Whitaker with his unorthodox, crouching southpaw style would certainly trouble Mayweather quite a lot.
In some cases that style worked against him, as the judges did not appreciate it (see the disgusting decisions against Ramirez/Chavez, and the DLH fight where the scorecards were surprisingly wide in Oscar's favour).

[JAB5239]

This is the truth. With two fighters as skilled and talented as these two, and as defensive, it's almost impossible to say. Most will decide by bias, not with an 'educated' opinion.
Very few clean blows would be landed and in fights like that, the judges will probably flip a coin to decide who won the fight on their scorecards...

I'd call it a draw, but Whitaker with his unorthodox, crouching southpaw style would certainly trouble Mayweather quite a lot.
In some cases that style worked against him, as the judges did not appreciate it (see the disgusting decisions against Ramirez/Chavez, and the DLH fight where the scorecards were surprisingly wide in Oscar's favour).

I would lean toward Whitaker for the simple reason that he threw more punches. Pea was as good defensively and as fast. It would be close bvutthe punch output would be the difference in my opinion.

[THE REED]

of course he could have....


mayweather ALSO, COULD HAVE... beaten whitaker...

[rizkybizness]

whitaker high as a kite would still decision floyd.

leonard ko's mayweather even while doing lines in between rounds.

HOLD UP, SRL had a ******* problem? ****, I've never heard of that.

[El Dominicano]

I would lean toward Whitaker for the simple reason that he threw more punches. Pea was as good defensively and as fast. It would be close bvutthe punch output would be the difference in my opinion.

He wasn't as fast as Mayweather. Thats easy to see

[El Dominicano]

This is the truth. With two fighters as skilled and talented as these two, and as defensive, it's almost impossible to say. Most will decide by bias, not with an 'educated' opinion.
Very few clean blows would be landed and in fights like that, the judges will probably flip a coin to decide who won the fight on their scorecards...

I'd call it a draw, but Whitaker with his unorthodox, crouching southpaw style would certainly trouble Mayweather quite a lot.
In some cases that style worked against him, as the judges did not appreciate it (see the disgusting decisions against Ramirez/Chavez, and the DLH fight where the scorecards were surprisingly wide in Oscar's favour).

I agree, I'm a Mayweather fan and even I can't decide who'd win. Question is, will Mayweather outbox him or brawl.

[El Jesus]

I would lean toward Whitaker for the simple reason that he threw more punches. Pea was as good defensively and as fast. It would be close bvutthe punch output would be the difference in my opinion.

if this fight was at 140, that wouldnt be a factor at all.

[TheGreatA]

Lets compare them style wise

Pernell Whitaker is the better body puncher.
Whitaker has the better Jab.
Ability to fight with they're back against the ropes would be a Tie.
Stamina Tie
Speed: Mayweather
Power: Mayweather
Chin: Mayweather
Defense: Altough, Whitaker has been dropped a couple of times, that would be due to his chin. I'd say this is a tie.
Accuracy: Pernell Whitaker

There is no doubt about Whitaker's chin, he was hit by Trinidad with punches that knocked out middleweights.

He could get knocked down, but I would say it's because of the nature of his unorthodox style. Even Whitaker could not always get away with the things he does.

I would lean toward Whitaker for the simple reason that he threw more punches. Pea was as good defensively and as fast. It would be close bvutthe punch output would be the difference in my opinion.

I remember Whitaker once landed over 500 punches in one of his fights. He does work more, even at higher weights. That particular fight was at welterweight (against Santos Cardona).

Mayweather waits for his opportunities to land a counter punch while Whitaker creates them with his jab and feinting.




Mayweather is the best against fighters who give him a LOT of opportunities to counter like Chavez here.

[JAB5239]

He wasn't as fast as Mayweather. Thats easy to see

Stop nitpicking. He was nearly as fast. In other words, not at a clear disadvantage in the handspeed department. That is also easy to see.