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Pernell Whitaker was born in Norfolk, Virginia on January 2, 1964, the son of Raymond Whitaker Sr. and his wife, Novella. [ 2 ] He had two brothers and four sisters. [citation needed] Pernell married Rovanda Anthony on December 21, 1985 in the boxing ring at the Virginia Beach Pavilion Convention Center. [ 27 ]
All week, you heard all of the Davis brothers pay homage to Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker. During the first major boxing event at the arena in 30 years, he and his brothers Kelvin and Keon ...
Super Lightweight Champion. The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter. 3-division world champion. Result. 12-round majority draw (115–113, 115–115, 115–115) Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez, billed as The Fight, was a professional boxing match contested on September 10, 1993, for the WBC welterweight title. [1]
Welterweight Champion. The Ring pound-for-pound No. 4 ranked fighter. 4-divison world champion. Result. Trinidad wins via unanimous decision (118–109, 118–109, 117–110) Félix Trinidad vs. Pernell Whitaker, billed as The Big Picture was a professional boxing match contested on February 20, 1999, for the IBF welterweight title.
Sweet Pea was Whitaker's nickname, and it fit perfectly. Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has ...
3-division world champion. WBC. No. 1 Ranked Welterweight. 2-division world champion. Result. Whitaker wins via 12-round unanimous decision (118–112, 117–112, 117–110) Pernell Whitaker vs. Buddy McGirt II, billed as The Final Say, was a professional boxing match contested on October 1, 1994, for Whitaker's WBC welterweight title. [1]
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.
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 ...