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Result. De La Hoya wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116-110, 116-110, 115-111) Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya, billed as Pound for Pound, was a professional boxing match contested on April 12, 1997 for the WBC welterweight championship. [1]
He met Oscar De La Hoya on April 12, 1997, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Whitaker, defending his WBC championship and the mythical status as the best boxer in the world, pound for pound, succeeded in making De La Hoya look bad through his crafty defense, but he was unable to mount a sufficient offense to convince the judges.
Oscar De La Hoya (/ ... In 1997, De La Hoya moved up to the welterweight division and fought Pernell Whitaker (40–1–1). [27] The fight proved to be a difficult ...
3-division world champion. The Ring. No. 3 Ranked Welterweight. Former WBA welterweight champion. Result. De La Hoya wins via split decision (116–112, 116–113, 114–115) Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ike Quartey, billed as The Challenge, was a professional boxing match contested on February 13, 1999, for the WBC welterweight title. [1]
He also lost to three champions: Frankie Randall, Oscar De La Hoya and Kostya Tszyu. He was held to a draw by two others: Pernell Whitaker and Miguel Ángel González . Chávez retired in his 25th year as a professional boxer with a record of 107 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 86 knockouts and is considered one of the greatest fighters of all ...
Pernell Whitaker, who forged a reputation as arguably the greatest defensive boxer who ever lived, died late Sunday in Virginia Beach, Virginia, when he was struck by a car while crossing a bridge.
In 1997, Oscar De La Hoya was a perfect 3–0. De La Hoya started the year by making a successful defense of the WBC light-welterweight title against Miguel Angel Gonzalez . Following this he would move up to the welterweight division to challenge Pernell Whitaker , still considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, for his ...
I mean, first of all, being a Black Republican," Whitaker says about the complexity of Garland. "I think, it is a phenomenon that seems to be more prevalent now than it ever was before.”. A ...