Pernell Whitaker - Master of the Sweet Science (Career Documentary)

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9 ай бұрын

Today's video examines the career of one of the most influential defensive boxers ever. A true practitioner of the sweet science, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker had it all. Speed to disarm his opponents, reflexes to counter punch would be attackers into oblivion, the footwork to elude and evade all comers, and the mental acuity to out think and out maneuver every challenger. This original documentary covers Pernell Whitaker's entire career, every knockout, out matrix like defensive magic move, every dodge, every win...all of it. Celebrate the career of one of the greatest to ever throw leather.
Voice Over Narration by
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@eddieburk9153 9 ай бұрын

The only boxer I ever talked to. He herd me singing in the dressing room and yelled out don't quit your day job. He joined in and I didn't realize it was him until I came out. We both started laughing and dapped it out. Best defensive boxer ever...

@funny_dame_dame_man 6 ай бұрын

What

@mrbossinthebin4868 6 ай бұрын

@@funny_dame_dame_manwhat

@russellcampbell3500 6 ай бұрын

Great story to tell the grandkids bro, awesome

@eddieburk9153 6 ай бұрын

@@russellcampbell3500 crazy thing is until i saw the video clip i hadn't told anyone, not even my son and he was just a baby back then... thank for the reminder

@MeltonDevil 6 ай бұрын

He's my fav boxer

@BradAaronTaylor 9 ай бұрын

Unquestionably, one of the greatest boxers who ever lived. The man was an artist.

@domagoj4843 9 ай бұрын

Yes he whas..And then we have Floyd claming be the goat...

@Mandarintoenail1 9 ай бұрын

@@domagoj4843Floyd just has a loud mouth. Can’t compare records with Marciano when your 50th is a boxer with a 0-0 record. Whitaker is up there with the all-times (I’m not one who picks a #1 greatest, but you can make a list of some guys who will remain in boxing history for a reason, and Floyd is lower on my list than lots of other fighters through time)

@TFLUFFY. 9 ай бұрын

@@Mandarintoenail1you look at any list on the internet and floyds around #20 and they give accolades and facts for the reason of each fighters ranking i think its bleacher reports list.

@omegasquad868 9 ай бұрын

@@Mandarintoenail1 if your going off record resume alone then Ricardo Lopez was 51-0 people forget that because he was a 105 and 108lb world champion

@ko-rp7ge 9 ай бұрын

He's dope

@PCKL3B01 9 ай бұрын

Gone way too soon. You'll be remembered by us boxing fans forever for your amazing style and wizard style defense. Rest In Peace Sweet Pea, Pernell Whitaker.

@jameshurtado5389 9 ай бұрын

One of the best to ever do it

@brooklynknite 9 ай бұрын

You are correct.

@dionellwalker9762 8 ай бұрын

Boxing will never see a fighter with his command of the ring, Ali said it best, " float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" definitely describes Pernell 'Sweet Pee" Whitaker

@glucoseaqua852 7 ай бұрын

No Diggity.....NO DOUBTT🤨😎😎😎😇

@alaromukhtar2127 9 ай бұрын

A counter punching genius, a defensive master. What a true genius he was. An icon

@daWolfRam 9 ай бұрын

It's not even that his physical movement is so fast, he is literally just always positioned perfectly. Amazing to watch this fighter.

@InfamousAWJ 9 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how fighters of yesterday is present in some fighters today. Like he reminds me a lot like Crawford and Mayweather.

@kennethmapp1385 7 ай бұрын

Mayweayher Jr. Copied his style

@sincereburden3 7 ай бұрын

@@kennethmapp1385perfected it or mastered it. He didn't copy it. Nor was Pernell the first to use it.

@blacklight3596 5 ай бұрын

Bud def show shades of the slick movement

@MrBeetsGaming 9 ай бұрын

That soul glow part was absolutely hilarious....

@jimalessandra5908 9 ай бұрын

One of the MOST underrated boxers ever!

@tramp2892 7 күн бұрын

Who made him underrated???

@lxchronic420xl 9 ай бұрын

My family and I use to live about a mile from his house and we would trick or treat every year in his neighborhood. We always made sure to stop by his house because he would pass out king sized candy bars 😁and he was always kind hearted. He would come out and talk to us and tell us boxing stories as well. Such a cool dude and wonderful boxer.

@nick94nw 9 ай бұрын

Pernell is a master of the sweet science while Joseph Vincent is the master of documentaries and videos

@yomommas 8 ай бұрын

So why no mention of Pernells trainer george benton. He taught Whitaker the philly shell defence that everyone loves. Without benton pernell ain't pernell. Look up george benton.

@nick94nw 8 ай бұрын

@@yomommas you’re on the wrong channel for a George Benton video. Go to rhythm boxing channel. I believe he has a video on him

@micheledeun1048 9 ай бұрын

The Soul Glow short clip was uncalled for 😂

@johnnyboyboxing-yy4tw 9 ай бұрын

My favorite fighter!! I went to his funeral in virginia,and drove down from brooklyn ny. Sweetpea the best!

@neanam 5 ай бұрын

You from crown heights?

@theskateboardfan Ай бұрын

Respect❤ Pernell was special I am so glad I got to see his greatness.

@lilbru 9 ай бұрын

That robbery against ramirez drained a little from him then the robbery against chavez was the proverbial nail in the coffin of his confidence & natural charisma. This man was one of the top 2 boxers of the 80s & a top 5 fighter in the 90s..those robberies affected his confidence & spirit even tho the physical skills were still there. It matters when your unbeaten record is stolen from you & your career affected unjustly through no fault of his own. No telling where his legacy & career would've went by the decision makers getting those decisions right.

@michaelpierce3725 8 ай бұрын

Perfectly said, it was heart breaking to see him not win when you knew he had won! He lost apart of him, especially Oscar 's la hoya

@amck72 8 ай бұрын

The robbery against Ramirez did nothing to Pernell. It actually made him a better fighter. He came back and won the rematch and continued to dominate pretty much his whole career. The questionable judging never regressed his fighting ability. He even became a more aggressive fighter later in his career.

@michaelfrazier2494 8 ай бұрын

This was beautifully said..I grew up on Sweet Pea, he made me want to box and be able to defend myself, I cried whenever he got robbed..His heart did change after being robbed ( a few times )..He'll always be one of my top dawgs. I wish he was alive so we could hear his stories and his take on everything..

@bigmeet54 8 ай бұрын

They robbed him in that De La Hoya fight as well😡😡

@wendellfarao8094 8 ай бұрын

Ramirez what a horrible robbery

@mider-spanman5577 9 ай бұрын

Pernell Sweet pea Whitaker was one hell of a boxer and I don't think he had any legitimately unquestionable losses. He arguably beat Julio Cesar Chavez and at least drew with Felix Trinidad. It's so darkly ironic how such a defensive wizard with so much heart, who could dodge everything, was run down by a careless heartless driver. Rest easy champ! You will always be in the boxing hall of Fame and on the Mount Rushmore of the sport.

@leonidaspr805 9 ай бұрын

His only lost was trinidad

@justinridley4444 9 ай бұрын

@@leonidaspr805that was a great fight. Sweat P showed up looking for a knockout. Tito was in his prime.

@justinridley4444 9 ай бұрын

@@leonidaspr805that was a great fight. Sweat P showed up looking for a knockout. Tito was in his prime.

@meilmarc14 9 ай бұрын

He schooled Chavez

@jesselent7894 9 ай бұрын

he whooped chavez, only real loss on his record that is legit is trinidad.

@CreeceMarquis 9 ай бұрын

757's own!!!! Boxing legend to the world and a hometown hero for us in the Hampton Roads area!!! Rest in Peace! Thanks for this one @JosephVincent

@montbrink4700 9 ай бұрын

757 Norfolk VA

@lxchronic420xl 9 ай бұрын

@@montbrink4700 757 VA Beach

@vicmagnificent8304 9 ай бұрын

757Portsmouth

@Kunfucious577 9 ай бұрын

Man, I remember being excited to watch his defense. The way he would duck punches was amazing

@thegunslinger8806 9 ай бұрын

Man who the hell could forget Trinidad vs Whitaker, those men turned out to go to war for that win. God rest his soul.

@donniematonnie9378 7 ай бұрын

Near the end of his career, Pernell Whitaker 5'6 and 35 years old lost by UD to Felix Trinidad 5'11 and 26 years old in 1999.

@donniematonnie9378 7 ай бұрын

Pernell Whitaker retired 2 years later in 2001 after being K'Od in the 4th round by relatively unknown 5'10 Carlos Bojorquez. THE END

@rdf4315 7 ай бұрын

Now that is a nice profile pic of the grey rider .

@davelouie131 5 ай бұрын

@@donniematonnie9378he tore his rotator cuff and the ref stopped it , he wasn’t kod

@StretchKOS 9 ай бұрын

Norfolk is great boxing city. He had awesome head movement & footwork.

@user-em6qu2bb2s 2 ай бұрын

met him once when he was an amateur an I was a Navy Boxer we were both southpaws Nice kid he was RIP..Champ 🙏

@melissapacheco2598 9 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace and in Power Sweet Pea Whittaker May God Bless Your Soul.. Pound For Pound One of The Greatest Of All-Time No Question

@hoochymama 9 ай бұрын

Man, watching him through the 80's and 90's was amazing. My favorite behind Hagler at that time.

@daWolfRam 9 ай бұрын

This fighter appears to perceive his opponents actions in the very instant that they are occurring to due to his phenomenal mental power. Truly amazing. His fights just look like he's playing around.

@dionellwalker9762 8 ай бұрын

I remember one fight where he ducked so low he tapped both feet of his opponent, the man was a artist of his craft

@GIBBO4182 9 ай бұрын

Came for the “boom, perfect timing” Stayed for Joe Vincent’s edit!

@KeydotBdot 9 ай бұрын

One of those GOATS!! Can’t go wrong when you drop! Literally the best boxing Docs online!

@Jbf-76 9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite fighters of all time.. Way underrated and gone way too soon.. RIP.

@mikewilkins2030 9 ай бұрын

I hope all these athletes and champs reach out to you and thank you! I hope they can relive their “Day” by watching these! You do amazing work!

@ko-rp7ge 9 ай бұрын

This channel is dope. I've been watching his videos since I was a kid.

@demetriusmiddleton1246 9 ай бұрын

Umm ... Wrong video for this comment champ

@mikewilkins2030 9 ай бұрын

@@demetriusmiddleton1246 I realized that after the end of the video, but you get the sentiment! This is for the actual athlete or their family! Just didn’t edit it!

@demetriusmiddleton1246 9 ай бұрын

@@mikewilkins2030 ✊🏽

@prestonmckoy5872 7 ай бұрын

@@mikewilkins2030sweet pea

@waynejones7833 9 ай бұрын

ABOUT TIME THEY PUT SOME RESPECT ON SWEETPEA!!!! 💯 💶 💯

@euclideszoto997 9 ай бұрын

Whitaker and Mayweather had one thing in common that made them almost identical in talent. They both had a sense of timing that was off the charts!!!

@edupbeat 9 ай бұрын

Mayweather use to spar Whitaker when he was 15/16..

@euclideszoto997 9 ай бұрын

@@edupbeat I remember Whitaker one time saying about Mayweather when they sparred. He said we danced, we didn't spar. Jokingly saying they had a hard time landing anything potent on each other with their punches.

@TheBoxingRealm 9 ай бұрын

@@euclideszoto997 Castillo and Maidana was Floyd's kryptonite. And Oscar and Ramirez as Pernell's kryptonite.

@InfamousAWJ 9 ай бұрын

@@TheBoxingRealmNeither were kryptonite lmao. Even if you argue Floyd lost the first fight against Castillo, it wasn’t because he was kryptonite. The second fight Floyd showed he was the better fighter. As for Maidana, not even gunna entertain that 🤣🤣🤣

@TheBoxingRealm 9 ай бұрын

@@InfamousAWJ Castillo outlanded and whipped Floyd like his personal piñata 🤣 Ramirez and De La Hoya schooled and whipped Pernell. Pernell looking like a middleweight still couldnt beat a coked out Chavez 🤣

@sinoverlord409 9 ай бұрын

😂 The soul glow reference was hilarious 😂

@japa_koniu 9 ай бұрын

Just let your Soul Glo, just let it shine through! You Sir are a Master.

@chattinwithcharlie1426 9 ай бұрын

This man was a true Scientist. Love these videos!!!

@brandonsoal-bo5fl 9 ай бұрын

One of the best boxers to ever live

@Zues-reactions 9 ай бұрын

How is this man not talked about more lol this like flyod with super power 😂

@Ta_Dow 6 ай бұрын

It's like he is the Boogeyman it's real hush hush lol.I guess because they way he passed.

@AUDIOANDWHIPS2 9 ай бұрын

Joseph Vincent never disappoints! 💯 Sweet pea Pernell Whitaker! Awesome job 🙏🏆

@tremode3 9 ай бұрын

I used to live in Virgina. 2014, Sweet Pea came in to the Cigar Shop I managed at the time, took a bunch of photos with the guys in the lounge, got some cigars, and left. I'd see him at the corner restaurant every now and again. His ability to duck and move was incredible! I always wondered if you were going to do a documentary on him. thank you!

@LetsgoDarkbrandon 9 ай бұрын

He's not even alive anymore stop lying

@tremode3 9 ай бұрын

@LetsgoDarkbrandon this was back in 2014/2015 time frame.

@Lonelysportofboxing 9 ай бұрын

@@LetsgoDarkbrandonbro his comment says 2014 😂

@Lonelysportofboxing 9 ай бұрын

@@tremode3Lucky man 👍🏽

@HDX21 9 ай бұрын

Another Amazing Fighter I Grew Up Watching With My Dad. His defense was impeccable on so many levels with a cool ass name as well. Another amazing documentary again Joe. You keep killing the Sports Documentary Game On All Platforms.

@leonardjackson842 9 ай бұрын

He was one of the best defensive boxers of all time and some of the fastest hands ever.

@treywilson4310 9 ай бұрын

I’m from Virginia, he’s a legend here and globally. Well done Joey V. Well done

@The_Wise_Man. 9 ай бұрын

Im telling you, ANYTIME, you post content, my day instantaneously gets better. Thank you for your content! 🙏🏽🙌🏽

@malik678 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for bringing "Sweet Pea" to today's audiences, including me. I knew about him but alas watched far too few of his fights to fully appreciate his science of the most brutal of arts. Only now can I admire the craft, skill and greatness of this legendary fighter. RIP Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker - a true great of the pugilistic art.

@user-en4vh4de3y 9 ай бұрын

We miss him, what a legend, underrated by many.... One of the best boxers to ever live.

@DJ_WeWatchBattles 9 ай бұрын

Both y’all have mastered the sweet science ‼️‼️‼️

@charlesjohnson536 9 ай бұрын

MASTER OF THE 'SWEET SCIENCE' .. PERNELL 'SWEET PEA' WHITAKER .. 1 OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS ..

@TriggaD 9 ай бұрын

"Just Let Your Soul Gloww!" almost took me out 🤣🤣🤣 Great Work 👏 This is the greatest channel on KZfaq 🔥

@larrysmith534 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@peacefulwarrior1987 9 ай бұрын

Pernell Whitaker The best defensive Boxer of ALL TIME

@Scamp2x 9 ай бұрын

Sweet Pea is the reason I started boxing. I was left handed (southpaw) and 140 pounds at best so pretty small so I thought it would be best to find somebody with my similar body type to teach me how to box. I looked up the greatest southpaws of all time list and Pernell was one of the first to pop up. I watched everything single thing he did from nip to tuck. 4 years later even at 200 pounds I still fight like Pernell which is crazy. Rest In Peace legend you’ll be forever missed ❤

@johnnyC004 9 ай бұрын

My favorite boxer of all time. Thank you for this one.

@PrenticePowell1906 9 ай бұрын

The Soul Glo clip was insane😂😂😂

@Mma-basement-215 9 ай бұрын

Pernell Sweet pea Whitaker!! My favorite boxer growing up , he was just so good everywhere, offensively, defensively his ability to counter punch, his speed he had power ... He definitely got robbed in a few fights politics towards the tail end of his career but the truth is in his prime he was clearly ahead of his time.. the 1 pound-for-pound best boxer I've ever seen meaning when I was growing up he held that title on top of his own belts

@Adamantium-jp8lw 9 ай бұрын

That fight against The Golden Boy was one of boxing's best fights. Sweet Pea got away with one there, IMO. As always love your stuff Joe!!

@geraldfriend256 9 ай бұрын

You mean Pernell got robbed of a deserved victory? Agree

@headbussa5430 9 ай бұрын

Sweet pea beat the breaks off golden boy

@giantatt25 9 ай бұрын

This is what I'm talkin about SWEET PEA. Thanks Joe! Nobody brings it home like Joe Vincent....NOBODY!

@leroythompson8942 9 ай бұрын

That left hook counter was magical

@michaelsendelback9935 9 ай бұрын

Sweet Pea was a byproduct of George Benton, who at the time was the crown naster of the Philly Shell defense. It sucks how Benton never got the middleweight title first for being drafted in the Korean War and then being shot. Sweet Pea truly remarkable his shoulder rules evasis ducks and pivots are almost Godly. What a great team these two made. Sweet Pea you made my birthday by watching you brilliantly being you in the ring. RIP Sweet Pea and Professor Benton. And of course, thank you, Joe Vincent. No one brings it home on my birthday, then when I watch your documentaries.

@oaooao4962 8 ай бұрын

One of the absolute best!!!!! Rest Easy Champ!!!!!

@zacharybarnard7789 9 ай бұрын

He is so underrated RIP champ

@bh1422 8 ай бұрын

Sweet Pea's boxing wizardry was on another level🥊🥊🥊🥊💥💥💥💥

@sinceremarks8529 9 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorites and I was blessed to see him fight 1 time at MSG against Buddy Mcgirt,who’s a New Yorker like myself and I was still going for Sweet P,RIP…

@Resilientspirit18 9 ай бұрын

Rip one of the goats 🐐 😢🙏🏾 boxing will never forget you or your legacy sweet pee ❤️😊

@Jj-ty7qh 9 ай бұрын

No question. Pound for pound one of the best to ever do it. One of the few dudes of the Morden era who,would have made it in any era. Legit pound for pounder.

@darylcoston1554 9 ай бұрын

I ran into Sweet Pea once in New York at the prime of his career and again in Charlotte NC at the end of his career. We were from the same area and I enjoyed meeting him twice. One of the greatest for sure.

@robertharkness8281 7 ай бұрын

Hands down one of the best to ever do it did yall forget that's the beauty of youtube

@JoaquinGuzmanII 9 ай бұрын

No cap I was jus thinking to myself the other day while watching your Roy jones jr video “why he hasn’t did one on sweet pea” come to yt and this the first vid I see Joseph I love the work bro been a fan for a while now salute to you💯🖤

@MauMauBinghi 9 ай бұрын

Was robbed against chavez and Oscar.... One of the best pound for pound fighters ever

@elijahtheboxingfan3877 9 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace to Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker. One of my favorites, and one of the best boxers of all time.

@krugersavage6347 9 ай бұрын

Joe Vincent must've heard I have been waiting for this one

@Nitero_ 9 ай бұрын

THE MASTER OF DOCUMENTARIANS COVERING THE MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTER PERNELL WHITAKER!!!!!!!!!!!

@themiseducationofjaymercad479 9 ай бұрын

Thank You Joseph! I asked for this last month and you delivered. You're the best at this, no doubt.

@lelandlordjr9808 9 ай бұрын

Tysm for this one! The most underrated boxer of all time imo... And my p4p GOAT! He made boxing look like art in motion... He was also a victim of some of the worst decisions in boxing history. 😢 . RIP Sweet Pea 👑 🥊 🐐

@bakontrackz 9 ай бұрын

We miss him, what a legend, underrated by many...

@peterstern5266 9 ай бұрын

Underrated by the ignorant!!!

@MrEdium 9 ай бұрын

HE WROTE THE BOOK ON "THE SWEET SCIENCE"‼️

@Peter-mr4st 9 ай бұрын

Another absolute gem of the video!. Please consider Andre Ward 🙌🏻

@rickeyem 9 ай бұрын

Simply one of the GOAT.

@p1mpholio 9 ай бұрын

My All Time favorite boxer. RIP Sweet Pea

@Darkskinjus 9 ай бұрын

🎶Just let your soullll glow🎶 has me ready to watch coming to America after this masterpiece! Great job again my brother 🫡 3:22

@davidsondavinci6478 9 ай бұрын

Been waiting so long thanks joey you are the GOAT 🐐

@Tone757 9 ай бұрын

The 757 is where legends are made and I'm proud to be apart of that tradition of being an athlete in our small lil corner

@jackdempsey9644 9 ай бұрын

I saw him fight in the Olympics in LA 1984 and he was fantastic 😊

@APG2112 9 ай бұрын

Wow,wow,wow!!!His timing and range perception is uncanny. It looks like he’s just moving around casually. Another masterpiece of sports documentary. Nobody does it like Joe.

@heyderdubir9976 9 ай бұрын

Love your documentaries bro, been following you since day one❤

@ramonespicer9089 8 ай бұрын

My all time Favorite fighter.. Rest up Sweet Pea...

@nineteenct 9 ай бұрын

“Just let your SOUL GLOOOOOW” was unexpected but always welcomed. Love me some Sweet Pea

@kenlipson8686 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant as always Joe!!!!! Thank you!

@thegoat6116 9 ай бұрын

pernell whitaker vs floyd mayweather would'v been the greatest chess match in boxing history🥊

@gztech1217 9 ай бұрын

Pernell was insanely nice. Beautiful counter puncher. Slick elusive movement. He could put together punches well which is never talked about. He could do it all and had plenty of pop in his punches as well which is also never talked about.

@foxglove65 9 ай бұрын

my all-time favourite. rest in peace champ.

@franciscolima5892 9 ай бұрын

Floyd was also under Pernell, Pernell was great RIP sweet Pea

@robertcatania1120 9 ай бұрын

Would have loved to see a prime Sweet Pea vs a prime Pretty Boy Floyd.

@Nickgonelie 9 ай бұрын

The video I was waiting on the most.

@heybro6105 9 ай бұрын

Floyd, Sweat Pea and Lennox, let's never forget

@rohaidkhan7677 9 ай бұрын

Can't believe it's the first time I'm hearing about this guy he was a beast 🥊💯💯

@neanam 5 ай бұрын

You was born in 2012 or something?

@BrotherToby85 9 ай бұрын

Been waiting on this video FOREVER!!! RIP "Sweetpea" 🙏🏾

@samsoniu 9 ай бұрын

as always, thanks for another great docmentary! Love it!

@stevenx2523 9 ай бұрын

"Whitaker's problem is that he makes his fights look too easy" lmao

@jackhandma1011 9 ай бұрын

This guy's record is a reverse Mayweather. In some really close fights and even in a clear victory against Chavez, the Judges didn't favor him.

@bentejallow5272 9 ай бұрын

everytime you upload u put a smile on my face

@BoxingSponge 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this work. This has been one of my personal favorites l, since I was a child. Love the videos but this one, I’ve been waiting for. Again, thank you

@shaufandavis 9 ай бұрын

Youre absolutely the goat of boxing documentaries, thank you for all these videos. Could you make a documentary about my favorite boxer Alexis Argüello aka El Flaco Explosivo?