Props for sharing such a high quality vid of this fight! Best I’ve seen!

I would have loved to have benton as my trainer; a true gem in the sport.

Mc Grit was a great fighter, but the announcers were dick riding him. Many of those punches were being blocked by Whitaker.

Pernell was one of the best fighter in his time pound for pound

Pernell Whitaker is one of the ATGs and arguably the best defensive boxer ever. Some people may not know but Buddy McGirt was ranked a P4P boxer during the early 90s. I wonder what the outcome of this bout would be if McGirt didn't have a rotator cuff injury though considering that he won a few rounds and made it competitive until the final rounds.

What sets Sweet Pea apart from most fighters of his era, in addition to his talent of course, was his willingness to fight the very best. His resume is a who's who of 80s and 90s legends and the only fights he truly lost were to Trinidad and his last fight due to an injury.

This is for the purist!

RIP Sweet pea Pernell Whitaker. Excellent great Boxer my favorite

Now we need Whitaker vs Mcgirt II in this quality.

Wow, I actually met him in 89, I lived in HAMPTON VA from 87 to 90, played in several Basketball Tournaments in NORFOLK VA, alot of guys knew him on the team, I was the new guy, plus I won several Championships, Just SAYING

Buddy head is pretty large for his weight but if you see him now his head fits his body

116- 113 Whitaker. Round 3-5 and the last two rounds saw Buddy McGirt land some good punches. But in my opinion, Sweet Pea was the aggressor landing the better punches - and more of them - throughout the rest of the fight. Great match. McGirt Whitaker ROUND 1 9 10 ROUND 2 9 10 ROUND 3 10 10 ROUND 4 10 9 ROUND 5 10 9 ROUND 6 9 10 ROUND 7 9 10 ROUND 8 9 10 ROUND 9 9 10 ROUND 10 9 10 ROUND 11 10 9 ROUND 12 10 9

Whitaker worked his body on the inside, so that have enough energy to avoid his punches in the later rounds.

I would have called it a draw. Whitaker's defensive skills were outstanding but his punches had no power.

Bad ref...should be working away from the fighters

43:07 ive seen hundreds of boxing matches but ive never seen someone jump like that to avoid punches

Слава Богу! Здравствуйте! Интересная партия, в шашки! Уитакер, чуть хитрее, точнее! Царствие Небесное! Ему! Бадди, тоже хорош, но он больше отбивается! Пернел стараиться, ищет! Спасибо!

I was there!

Разнообразней, хитрее, увереннее, точнее Уитакер! Левша, от Бога! Чавес, не мог побить его, нормально попасть, ударить плотно! А вот от машины, Пернел, увернуться не смог! Царствие Небесное! Чемпион!

I forgot the late great Pernell Whitaker fought Buddy McGirt! RIP Sweet Pea.

He kinda look like Damian Lillard

The same McDirt who years later in 2019 as a trainer failed to stop the fight and his fighter died in the ring, after taking a beating ? Disgusting

Sweet Pee was our champion like Floyd is today didn't matter who he fought put him in front of him.

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Que feo estilo de Whitaker, muy mañoso

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