RIP Sweet Pea (you were one of the greatest southpaws in the fight game)
@iSwallowCrunch4 жыл бұрын
Ironic watching Terence Crawford go through some of the same shit now🤔
@juswa15925 жыл бұрын
Goat of boxing defence sweet pea pernell whitaker thanks for the memmories 90' boxings greatest
@maybebabyny11 жыл бұрын
Simply put. The best of his era and one of the all time greats.
@benrobbo29023 жыл бұрын
RJJ is the only one I consider better in his era
@its_rick_james_bich2575 Жыл бұрын
@@benrobbo2902 Whitaker was miles ahead of RJJ as far as technique and pure boxing IQ. RJJ had the athleticism, but not the technique or IQ to match Whitaker. Something that became apparent as RJJ hit his 30s.
@anthonysandoval20875 жыл бұрын
Rip Pernell your one of the all time greats
@GOATAli10 жыл бұрын
Should have included his punch variation and volume. His work rate and stamina are top notch.
@doctor88304 жыл бұрын
GOATAli Truth
@magoh088 жыл бұрын
i like how haters always comparing mayweather to everyone. he must b doing something right
@jasonkessler73215 жыл бұрын
HA HA, good point.
@ramongarbey66882 жыл бұрын
El mejor mi boxeador preferido desde que vivia en cuba y tube el gustos de entrenar juntos con el y compartir el mismos campamento de entrenamiento y el mismos entrenador y promotion buen hombre Dio los tenga en los mas Altos de las Gloria descansa en paz gran campeon forever ♥
@JoE-hv7rg Жыл бұрын
He was probably the most skilled boxer of all time, I can't see no one beating a prime Pernell Whitaker.
@josecuevas23598 жыл бұрын
To my opinion I've been watching boxing over 40 years and Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker was the best defensive fighter and had an excellent chin to this day even better than Floyd Mayweather because Pernell Whitaker engaged and would go toe-to-toe with you he wood box with you and brawl too Mayweather runs all the time .and all these other up and coming Fighters but Pernell Whitaker to me was the best defensive fighter all around pound for pound. I miss watching Whitaker that type of skill and that type of guts you don't see that anymore in today's Fighters he would always be the best defensive fighter in my humble opinion and the experience of watching fights and being a former fighter myself Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker the best of all time. Then Hector Macho Camacho then Wilfredo Benitez then Mayweather jr defensive wise.
@ronaldlaury53707 жыл бұрын
jose Cuevas You never seen Sugar ray Robinson then
@caseycook56745 жыл бұрын
jose Cuevas you mention floyd hes better than chavez as well
@surgicalboxing15515 жыл бұрын
jose Cuevas u had me until you mentioned Hector Camacho ahead of Mayweather
@trevormadin4 жыл бұрын
Niccolino locche not in your list?
@Latimish4 жыл бұрын
Camacho has no business on that list. Sweet Pea, Floyd and Benitez are several levels above Camacho defensively.
@CESESSION11 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! Those were some great ones you named..
@dannyurka43018 жыл бұрын
Terence craword is a reincarnation of pernel whitaker
@jigafox8 жыл бұрын
I actually really like that comparison. Although at this point, I'd have to rank Sweet Pea greater. But hey, TC is young, time will tell.
@neilyringworm7 жыл бұрын
danny urka I'm a massive Whittaker fan and saw crawford live when he beat my boy Ricky Burns over here in Scotland. you could tell he was special and it's actually not a bad comparison
@HR-jy1nb6 жыл бұрын
Minus the crack smoke
@caseycook56745 жыл бұрын
danny urka i dont know about that but terrance is a beast i would say hes on the same level as whitaker
@kingmars88174 жыл бұрын
Crawford is close but I think Sweet Pea greater than him
@demetriusdion2865 жыл бұрын
RIP Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker.
@boxingclips68134 жыл бұрын
Rip the greatest
@lionvclennon11 жыл бұрын
great video man and i would put him in my top 15 maybe top 10 all time
@shoto52010 жыл бұрын
Floyd got knockdown by zab super Judah in the 2nd rd..replay showed right glove hit canvas..floyd cherry picker is not untouchable..whitaker overcomes adversity and never ducked or cherry picked in his life..also a gold medalist so he can box better
@Primus9128 жыл бұрын
I know u commented in 2014 and this is 16 but toy dumb as hell...undefeated young canelo, undefeated Ricky, strong maidana, tough Marquez, and tough Shane Mosley, list could go on but cherry pick..no...maybe the PAC fight because it was late but no
@pauliesarachelli52465 жыл бұрын
Angel King hater
@metahduh40037 жыл бұрын
Met Pernell at the opening of Planet Hollywood in New York, 1991. He was With a footballplayer I only knew from the Billboards.
@davidgoldman5392 Жыл бұрын
Probably Bruce Smith. I am from Va beach and they both went to high schools together
@vnmenme369211 жыл бұрын
wow the guy was never knocked out and people say he did not have a solid chin he was36and took several left hooks from tito loaded wrap trinidad with a broken jaw and these gooffy bastards say he did not have a solid chin the majority off his knock downs were when he was caught off balance the only time I ever saw him hurt was by mayweathers huge straight right then while he was on his hands and knees mayweather about tore his head off with an uppercut was the only time I saw him wobbled
@eastcoastshine20098 жыл бұрын
This was the period in Sweetpea's career that he started partying hard with drugs outside the ring, he didnt put in the same hard work in camps as before and you can see he wasnt as sharp in the ring from 1995 on.
@gunshop10783 жыл бұрын
Rip legend
@havrisen66207 жыл бұрын
In Whitaker's era there was only one p4p and his name was Julio Cesar Chavez. I followed boxing unbiasedly for 35 yrs and can say that no fighter in the world from 1985-90 was more feared than "JC Superstar", not even Mike Tyson. The Duva's never thought twice about putting Whitaker in the ring with Chavez in the '80's when Chavez was at his peak and Whitaker not once called Chavez out or challenged him. Chavez had to evacuate the 135 lb division after dismantling Rosario (another fighter Whitaker curiously never even tried to negotiate a fight with ?) to find bigger green. Love Chavez or hate him this is the truth. It wasn't until 1993, not 1988, that Whitaker finally was willing to get in bed with Chavez and not at 135, not at 140, but at 147....a weight Chavez had never fought in and could never naturally grow into. Nothing against Whitaker but it's time we put his "robbery" draw against Chavez and his proper place in p4p talk from his era into perspective. Keep it real.
@cosmokramer73967 жыл бұрын
Hav Risen chavez fought mostly bums.
@obiclone6 жыл бұрын
Hav Risen if you watch the Rafael Pineda vs Pernell Whitaker fight Which took place in 1992, Pernell did call out Chavez
@krisjaetienne52358 жыл бұрын
the short mention of mike tyson they praise him damn mike u just the man
@CESESSION12 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! You really think so? Glad you enjoyed it friend.
@gametimex39695 жыл бұрын
RIP Pernell Whitaker
@LMcD-bx4np7 жыл бұрын
what is the name of the tune at 2:50?
@ultrainstinct47664 жыл бұрын
master of defense
@tonynobbs69533 жыл бұрын
My boxer of the 90s he was p4p #1 for a fair while. Top 12 all time maybe top 10.
@vnmenme369211 жыл бұрын
The best boxer I ever saw a lot of great fighters showed flashes of greatness this guy was consistently dominate from the first ramerez fight untill george benton left and even awhile after that watch the haugan fight the second ramerez fight these were champs that did not even win a round the paez and the zuma nelson fights were almost the same he pummeled these champs Ramerez said he fights like the devil nelson is in my top 5 all time and it looked like he did not even belong in the ring
@jamaaldavis32225 жыл бұрын
Rest in power to pernell Whitaker he beat oscar and Chavez and got robbed
@06-Scape4 жыл бұрын
anyone know what crack he used?
@erikt367210 жыл бұрын
JIM LAMPLEY'S HAIR, OH MY!!!!!!
@euclideszoto9972 жыл бұрын
Actually Jacob's gave Pernell problems because as a natural southpaw , orthodox fighters have a disadvantage of all the little details they face but Jacob's was a natural southpaw also so the little quirks that southpaws naturally have didn't work but Pernell still won but Pernell got tagged more than I ever saw against Jacobs.
@doctor88302 жыл бұрын
7:41 Song in background while he’s hitting the bag please
@Lotus-Son11 жыл бұрын
Wow Larry's commentary was general, yes, but also fairly accurate about pernell as he got older into Oscar and Tito :(
@georgeyblessed61835 жыл бұрын
Rip Sweet Pea
@rottenapple83337 жыл бұрын
WILFRED BENITEZ THE BIBLE OF BOXING!!!!
@doctor88304 жыл бұрын
It’s sad how underrated he was, they’re fast to forget how much trouble he gave Leonard, Duran and Hearns
@CESESSION11 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! Really? Who would be in your top 5
@edmon9111 жыл бұрын
Sweet pea the man, the Trinidad fight might be great if it happen two years earlier, but a Dela Hoya match was so huge for Whitaker to resists, the only fight missing in his resume is Ike Quartey, Well I think he beats Terry Norris and pretty entertaining for Pea beating up the late Hector Camacho, from the story I remember they bumped into each other and Pernell really got irked on the macho man.
@ohmohm86275 жыл бұрын
@Alex Lopez idiot
@ObieG939 жыл бұрын
What fight were the people watching @ 7:17
@Marz9169 жыл бұрын
ObieG93 I believe it was George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz.
@HatersHaveOpinion17 жыл бұрын
Tito Trinidad Is The Only Boxer That Can Say He Clearly Beat Sweetpea Without The Judges Help!
@aztecempire99707 жыл бұрын
Haters Have Opinion no Chavez and Oscar and the one guy who tko his azz
@ciaranfox29256 жыл бұрын
You think he beat de la Hoya ?? Cmon !!
@caseycook56745 жыл бұрын
Haters Have Opinion yeah he beat a old whitaker
@doctor88304 жыл бұрын
Haters Have Opinion Pernell was on his way out though
@mrroyixo4 жыл бұрын
Whitaker vs pac man that would of been a good. Chess match.
@chrisrembert972210 жыл бұрын
@jaime ramirez Wtf, no Pep, Greb, Benny Lenoard???? Arguably, all top 10 p4p atgs.
@kingsolomon31919 жыл бұрын
Pernell vs Roy Jones Jr
@Aqua.man0458 жыл бұрын
+King Solomon Pernell was too small for Jones.
@kenshiro79602 жыл бұрын
Wished he was a little more powerful and stopped fighting after del hoya or just never touched drugs
@Th0ughtZ_6 жыл бұрын
Too good for their own good would be Rigondeaux.
@DESERTFOXX25211 жыл бұрын
01:13 Whitaker forgot to trim his finger nails
@paulhughes61013 жыл бұрын
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@paulhughes61013 жыл бұрын
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@b3at210 жыл бұрын
from videos like this.........he was great but still not as good as floyd jr.. floyd would never let a guy hit him like that... or even look so sloppy.
@senorswole144210 жыл бұрын
Well pernell fought the best of his time so that makes him much better than floyd in a lot of people's book.
@MB-fo2sk8 жыл бұрын
Floyd clearly had the better career, as for a fight between them to me it would be 50-50, maybe I'd slightly favour Floyd because of his size advantage, but slick southpaws like Whitaker (or today Rigondeaux) are the hardest guys to fight, period.
@paulhughes61013 жыл бұрын
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@alvarogines67887 жыл бұрын
pernell beats mayweather
@jigafox10 жыл бұрын
What about Benny leonard, Henry armstrong, Stanley Ketchel???? Jack dempsey? Tunney? Jack Johnson? You guys only name guys from 1940 on...step your history game up
@marsflee38155 жыл бұрын
Pernell was one of the best, but to say that "no one"? That ego is way too big. Loma, Mayweather, and there two others that come to my mind that have mastered that style. Just one of the best. Putting Pernell against Mayweather, I think Mayweather will edge him. I mean De la Hoya and Trinidad made him look ordinary, why would Mayweather not do the same?
@doctor88304 жыл бұрын
Mars Flee Pernell schooled De La Hoya and kept up with a young Trinidad (Pernell was on his way out btw) Loma and Mayweather have different styles to Pernell even though it was inherited by Pernell and Pernell beats up Mayweather any day of the week and twice on Sunday
@davelouie1313 жыл бұрын
Lol stupid Comment, one Pernell Whitaker was not in his prime when he fought Oscar and he still made Oscar look silly, Oscar was 23 while Pernell was 10 years older, and Oscar said that was one his toughest fights, because of Pernell skills. come on really you brought up Trinidad who was like 24,who fought Whitaker when he had no legs 🦵. Lol Trinidad farther Trinidad Sr. Wanted to fight Pernell at the time because he came off a year lay off and they knew Pernell Whitaker was partying hard around this time, so they essentially knew Pernell wasn’t going to have no legs 🦵even though Pernell been calling out Trinidad since 95 but they didn’t respond till 1999 when Pernell had no legs 🦵.Prime Pernell Whitaker was from 88 to 94. In 1992 he beat the stew out of Harold Brazier who beat Micky Ward, he beat the stew out of Rafael Pineda who at 40 years old in 2004 gave a very young Cory Spinks and Zab Judah a run for their money. But yet Back in 1992 Pernell Whitaker dominated a prime 25 year old Rafael Pineda who just came off a Roger May-weather KO. In 1995 Pernell move up in weight and beat Julio Vasquez who just came off a KO of a young Winky Wright. In 1991 he out boxed the great Azumah Nelson. I love LOMA but lets weight till he fight someone like Oscar. LOMA still have to prove himself. Mayweather is great but he never fought no one like Pernell, Zab Judah may be the closet but then again PERNELL WHITAKER AND ZAB JUDAH share a common opponent and that’s Rafael Pineda. Pernell Whitaker fought Rafael Pineda when Pineda was a champion and he dominated Rafael Pineda in 1992 while Zab Judah struggled against a 40 year old Rafael Pineda in 2004. So comparing Zab to Pernell is like comparing Floyd to Adrian Broner, but Floyd is proven and a great but lol I’ll give Oscar credit lol because he did give Floyd and Pernell a swollen eye 👁 which is rare to do against great defensive masters like Pernell and Floyd.