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Trinidad had almost ended the fight during the sixth round after fracturing Whitaker's jaw in the round, though Whitaker insisted on continuing the fight. Whitaker was the busier fighter, throwing 749 punches compared to Trinidad's 518, though he landed just 234 for a 31% success rate while Trinidad scored 278 punches for a 58% success rate.
The winner of the fight was expected to be recognized as the number-one pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. [4] Whitaker entered the fight as a 12-to-5 favorite, and both fighters were set for a 7-figure payday. McGirt's purse was $1 million while Whitaker's was $1.25 million. [5]
Though Whitaker controlled most of the fight, McGirt would score the only knockdown of the fight, sending Whitaker down on the seat of his pants after landing a right hand. Knockdown notwithstanding, Whitaker threw a considerable amount of punches more than McGirt, throwing 816 punches of which he landed 330 for a 40% success rate, while McGirt ...
Revisiting David Fincher’s cult classic at 25.
Boxing on ABC refers to a series of boxing events [1] that have been televised on the American Broadcasting Company.Many of these events aired under the Wide World of Sports [2] banner which began on April 11, 1964 when challenger Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, defeated champion Sonny Liston in the seventh round.
The bout featured a matchup of two of the top ranked pound-for-pound fighters in boxing. 33-year-old Pernell Whitaker had been the WBC welterweight champion for four years, captured world titles in four different divisions and had been among the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport since 1989, with The Ring magazine listing him number one in their annual pound-for-pound rankings for three ...
Oliveira weighed in at 173 pounds, two pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Álvarez weighed in at 159.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were each fined 20% and 30% of their individual purses respectively, which went to their ...
vs. Method Round Notes Catchweight 145 lb Pernell Whitaker (c) vs. Julio César Chávez: D 12/12 Note 1: Super Featherweight 130 lb Azumah Nelson (c) vs. Jesse James Leija: D 12/12 Note 2: Light Middleweight 154 lb Terry Norris (c) def. Joe Gatti: TKO 1/12 Note 3: Middleweight 160 lb Thomas Tate: def. Eduardo Ayala UD 10/10 Lightweight 135 lb ...