Pernell Whitaker Asked about his and Mayweathers Defense (Video)

[C.Y.]

Possibly.

I don't think he could literally walk out of a corner without getting hit by a single shot either, when I see pea do that I always crack out laughing.

But that **** doesnt win fights between two fighters of this level. And actually the fact that Mayweather wouldnt pull bull**** like that even if he could, is one of his assets over Pea. Pea lost fights or made them way too close because of clowning.

EXACTLY

Nice post. Whitaker was so hard to beat because most fighters could never figure him out and the very elite would usually catch on too late - and there was still little they could do about it. That muthaphukka was hard to hit. Plus, his jab was brilliant, his footwork breathtaking and he worked the body well on the inside. Remember how Zab Judah was once called "Pernell Whitaker with power?" Well, if Floyd Mayweather had problems with that version of Zab imagine the difficulties he'd face against Pea.

Floyd only lost 3 out of 12 rounds against him and was on the verge of knocking him out in the later rounds and people call that struggling???

Sweat Pea doesnt have great power and although he is an awesome fighter, i think he would lose to floyd..

didnt sweat pea have life and death with uncle roger mayweather?

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Wmute has made some good points, but, I think we're all missing a very important point if this fight ever happened. I would personally take Pea over Mayweather. They are both hideously skilled and both obviously have brilliant counter punching skills that come from a stunning defensive game. So without the next point it would be a real pick 'em fight, with most maybe going for Pea apart from the more contemporary watchers of Mayweather.

The biggest point that makes me think Pea would win is quite simply that he is a southpaw. In every fight that Mayweather has had problems in, apart from Castillo 1, his opponent has been a southpaw. It is simply one of his weakest points. He struggles against southpaws and in Pea he would be facing the best southpaw ever, along with Hagler.

One that has focus for an entire fight, has speed, combination's, great body work (a facet of his game that is very underrated), both an aggressive and a defensive game and, of course, his defense. I would be undecided or could make cases for both guys if it were not for this point. Being that he is a southpaw that tips the scale for me to a definite Pea win. Mayweather has been hit quite a lot with the right hook. He was hurt against Corley with it and knocked down against Judah with it, despite it being ruled a slip. He gets hit most frequently by southpaws.

Mayweather does get hit most frequently by southpaws.

That his performance against southpaws can be counted as weaknesses I don't quite agree with. He lost 5 rounds total in the Corley, Mitchell and Judah. Put Corley and Mitchell on their asses multiple times. Judah was on the way to some form of stoppage before the riot thing.

Pea had many closer fights than Mayweather-Judah, and not always against stellar opposition.

Roger Mayweather had Pea hanging for life, in a fight that he otherwise won pretty thoroughly. Do we use that to say that Pea's weakness are fighters with good straight right hands? I hope not.

EDIT: obviously Mayweather deals better with righties than lefties, but that's the case for everyone. It doesnt seem to me that he has some special trouble with that. It's not like Tito vs. a good jab.

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Floyd only lost 3 out of 12 rounds against him and was on the verge of knocking him out in the later rounds and people call that struggling???

He lost three of the first four then Zab faded. Not to take anything away from Floyd but his opponent crumbled - he basically said so himself after the fight.

Sharmba Mitchell tagged Floyd a couple times as well - nothing serious but his defense lacked a bit in that fight. You make it seem as if these kind of things aren't big deals - they're not but when studying an elite fighter, these little things are the flaws you take. Certainly that's what Whitaker would see. So there's a weakness there and Pea was on a much, much higher plane than those two.

[djsygo]

Mayweather wins, he can adjust to anyones game, has more power, same speed, his toney defense on the inside and him counterpunching Sweet Pea to body and head would make the difference. Quite boring fight until round six, then Floyd starts with combinations and for Pernell gets worser and worser. Floyd wins late TKO stoppage

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Mayweather wins, he can adjust to anyones game, has more power, same speed, his toney defense on the inside and him counterpunching Sweet Pea to body and head would make the difference. Quite boring fight until round six, then Floyd starts with combinations and for Pernell gets worser and worser. Floyd wins late TKO stoppage

So...

A prime Tito landed a lot on a shot Pea, Pea made it through 12 rounds...

How does Floyd stop a prime Pea?

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So...

A prime Tito landed a lot on a shot Pea, Pea made it through 12 rounds...

How does Floyd stop a prime Pea?

He does it easily if Pernell Whitaker is some guy you never really watched.

[Miburo]

Two completely different styles of defense. Might as well throw Winky Wright in there to round it out. Pure blocking (Winky), pure movement (Whitaker), hybrid blocking/movement (Mayweather). Based on this analysis I think that Floyd's is overall the more complete defense, although from the standpoint of just slipping punches (movement only) Whitaker is the best.

[larryx]

Damn Pernell Is ****ed Up..he Sounded And Looked Terrible...floyd Is To Smart To End Up Like That.

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Two completely different styles of defense. Might as well throw Winky Wright in there to round it out. Pure blocking (Winky), pure movement (Whitaker), hybrid blocking/movement (Mayweather). Based on this analysis I think that Floyd's is overall the more complete defense, although from the standpoint of just slipping punches (movement only) Whitaker is the best.

Pernell blocked as well as he evaded, particularly on the inside.

[larryx]

i Don't See That. I Remember Whitaker When He Was Fighting And He Sounds The Same To Me. Whether That's Good Or Bad.

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