4:58 Did this nigga just...get on the ground and STILL avoid that flurry of punches...FROM THE CORNER??? What a sickening display of defensive ability, people always think that Tyson moment when he crouched down and avoided those punches was awesome, that doesn't have anything on this... I think i'm gonna throw up...
Im so glad my mom told me about this guy, my Dad used to know him and they used to chill at his house sometimes. (We lived in Norfolk, moved to Va Beach) His defense is amazing.
I really respect everyone's commetns, but Pernell was a genius in the ring. He was defined as "unfindable" by boxing experts. It's one thing to punch and runaway, but to stand in front of someone and dodge a 10 punch combo?! He's in the boxing hall of fame for a reason, His defense is one in a million. Truly one of the greatest boxers to ever step in the ring.
i get more joy out of seeing great defence than seeing KO's. Boxing is about hitting your opponent and there will always be big hitters, but seeing people with such amazing defence skills don't come along that often
I love the behind the back rabbit punch from Pea at 2:01...lol!!!! Now that's a classic Old School trick. The old timers must have loved watching Pea back in the day for his variety of ancient boxing tricks: feinting, footwork, counterattacks, d.... The only fighter today i see that fights close to Pea is Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Agreed, boxing isn't about taking the biggest punch. Its about hitting and not getting hit. There are some boxers who are exceptional at "improvising" and boxing by "sight" rather than rhythm. These boxers are guys who express themselves in the ring, guys like naseem hamed in his early career, Pernell Whittaker, Emmanuel Augustus, two of the guys I mentioned may not be fundamentally the best boxers born but they were entertaining.
Look, we're not here to fight about how boxing is better than MMA (or any other martial art) or how other martial arts are better than boxing. We're here to admire one of the greatest defensive geniuses ever. End of story.
He is the master of defensive boxing. I loved the end where he was fighting trinidad and he just sat down and still was moving his head and getting out of the way. I hated him because he was so damn good that he was almost arrogant about it. But nobody can ever say he sucked. He was incredible and made other fighters look horrible. That is why people say it was a bad era for boxing. Because he was too brilliant for the other big named boxers to handle. Mad props for Pernell Whitaker.
It really says something about Whittaker that he fought so many great or top notch fighters in his career, and with the exception of Trinidad in one of his last fights, he made them all a part of HIS highlight reel. He could be an ass at times, he had his problems, but he never got and may never get the full credit that he deserved. A true master of the Sweet Science.
He moved his head, moved his upper body, ducked and slipped when he had to and kept his hands up when he had to. Easier said than done, though. This guy's a bloody legend
guys!! This boxer is the MASTER of defence. It is very very important to be able to defence when you have to. As other says hit without getting hit! thats the idea.
That was their style, not everyone plays by the book. Whitaker not only dominated his opposition, but he had some of the best accomplishments and resumes of the modern era, fought everyone and beat everyone until his addiction and age caught up with him. He's an All Time Great whether you like his style or not, same as Jones.
Hey you gotta give Chavez his props. He fought everybody in his prime. He never ducked anyone. And he didn't just pad his record. He had plenty of stay busy fights to keep himself in form against inexperienced but undefeated or very experienced fighters with good records.
No one in the history of boxing showed the kind of evasion that Sweet Pea had. It's just natural to him. Best defensive boxer ever .........but, not even in the top 50 all time.
A lot of people who don't know about boxing are completely ignorant of ring generalship and how it plays a big factor in fights. Willie Pep is probably the blueprint to this type of fighting, probably the first fighter to coin the hit and run technique. Once he said he would win a round without throwing a single punch, did it all by ring generalship, slipping and movement and made the other guy look stupid.
Pernell.Greatest defensive skillz shown by anyone since 1990.Hands down.His defense,I think,is better than Sugar Ray Leonard's.And that's saying A LOT.
This is what was said: "Whitaker largely had his way with Chavez, running him into straight left hands, banging hard shots to his body and out-maneuvering him at every turn. How bad was the draw? A ringside poll conducted by The Ring magazine after the fight had 14 writers favoring Whitaker by an average margin of three points. Seven out of 10 newspapers - in Mexico, no less - agreed that Whitaker had been robbed."
mca is from a small town called "JulioVilla"... face it, the dude went up against a Hall of Fame Legend, and those 88 wins went out the fucking window... once he started facing some real competition, he got Taylor by the skin of his teeth, got whipped by Frankie Randall and Whitaker really brought him down-to-earth...after that, it was officially over. Whitaker, on the other hand, gave hell to everybody he fought, tough til the end.
What awesome defensive skills ! Also the guy is a really entertaining fighter . That fight against De La Hoya looks amazing, I'm going to have to watch the whole fight !
Yes, I agree. If you jump around too much or run around you will get tired. He does not waste movement at all. He makes it all count for something and he pulls you out of position and hits his opponent back.
That is Absurd!!! Boxing is an Art of emotive, physical intelligence thats why it is the hardest sport in the world, its just not about slugging & running you have to read the emotions of your opponent, your thinking all the time, strategy, tactics, thus changing all the time!!! sometimes you win/lose gaining experience for the next fight, then its the relearning process over again, i think of Boxing like the Bible your learnin summat new all the time.
as great as pernell is, he's only got a few tricks defensively that worked amazingly well: foot movement and crazy head/upper body movement, and the occasional gloves up by the head. floyd can do it all, head movement, foot movement, better counter punching, and he can fight better off the ropes and in the pocket due to his philly shell defense. he's also quicker than pernell. they sparred before and floyd said it wasn't competitive, and b/c of those reasons I can see how it wouldn't be
When Pernell was serious he could counter punch 🥊, like he did against Harold Brazier who beat a young Mickey WARD , and hence watch his 1992 fight against Rafael PINEDA who would later would give Zab Judah a tough fight in 2004. And Floyd also said his toughest fight would of been against Roberto Duran and Pernell Whitaker and he has said Pernell was the best body puncher in history. Floyd is like the 2007 and 2014 Toney Parker , prime Kwai Leonard and MICHAEL JORDAN was who was very athletic and skilled , Pernell Whitaker is like Kyrie Irving , Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant who was not as athletic as Jordan but he used more angles than Jordan with footwork and finesse. Roy Jones = Russell Westbrook and prime Derrick Rose.
Whitaker was probably one of the top 10 fighters all time in the Lightweight Division. Maybe even #1, he was tall, long, quick, powerful, and smooth as ice. And great Title. How often do you see a ref allow a fighter to be so timid so long, he's so good at defense he doesn't even have to land to win the round, which isn't just based on punch counts.
Dude, Duran and Chavez had very underrated defenses, especially Duran. Asides from having a great chin, Duran had very good defense in an infight, his biggest problem was against the outfighters like Hearns. Going into the Barkley fight, the announcers called Duran "a boxing master". Ward had good defense too.
A combination of the two is best. That's why everyone loves Ali, because in his prime he'd do all the dodging and weaving and then land a dozen punches in a row. I quite enjoy watching this kind of bobbing and weaving though. It's very impressive to watch isn't it?
Whitaker was amazing. His hands might be a bit slower than Floyd's but his footwork and upper body movements were just as fluid and more unpredictable than Floyd's.
When Pernell Whitaker retired his record was 39 wins, 4 loses, 1 draw, 1 no contest. The 2 notable names he lost to were Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad. His 1 draw was against Julio Cesar Chavez. Not knocking "sweet pea" cause he had skills out his ass but he never really beat a big name, always sorta fell short. Great fighter though with some of the most exciting fights.
It was amazing to see Pea frustrate the hell out of his opponents. The man was unbelievably hard to hit. A true defensive master and top 25 all time great
Here's some nice cover stories from Magazines at the time: "Outrage at the Alamodome: Sweet Pea Shafted!" Ko Magazine "Don't Buy this Magazine if you think the Fight was a Draw" Boxing Illustrated "Robbed! Pernell Whitaker whips Julio Cesar Chavez in a dubious draw" - Sports Illustrated "Chavez-Whitaker: Was the Fix In?" - World Boxing
watching whitakers fights for the first time in a while and i think one of the best things that you honestly sometimes forget with sweet pea is that he was so great not only because of his godlike reflexes and defense, but the accuracy of his shots, you didnt usually see a whole lot of wide swings and misses (though that really wasn't what he was all about anyway.) But especially watching him when he was younger his accurate barrage of punches, like a pair of fencing swords almost.
I know a lot of you probably don't watch MMA let alone the Diaz/Condit UFC fight over the weekend, but there are a lot of JERKOFFS who are comparing Condit's strategy to what Pernell did in the ring. Long story short, Condit won with "footwork" and "effective counter striking." After watching this highlight video of the AWESOME Pernell Whitaker, it's confirmed that those JERKOFFS don't know what the hell footwork and counter punching is.
Pernell definitely had the most entertaining & spectacular defence of all time but Floyd Mayweather Jr has the most effective defensive style of all time hands down.
De la Hoya will only be remembered as a greater fighter by people who take a partial interest in boxing and haven't even heard of Whitaker other than in this fight. Anyone that knows the sport will recognise that a past prime Whitaker held his own against a prime De la Hoya. And as Larry Merchant said in the fight, that just shows you how great Whitaker must have been in his prime.
A fight with Whitaker and Duran at LW is a dream match that is thought of a lot by me and many other fans. Very interesting style matchup. I am a huge Pernell fan and have heard it from both sides as to who they think will win, I am 50/50 but lean towards Pernell based on styles.
The 2nd greatest Defensive boxer of all time, After Willie Pep. But, when he wasnt getting bad decisions, nobody could beat him. Hell, nobody could catch him!
They had to explain their rediculous scorecards somehow. They were either incompetent or corrupt or both. This was one of the worst robberies of all time. No one needs to look to the judges cards to know who won fights like Armstrong-Ambers II, Harada-Famechon, Lewis-Holyfied I, Fenech-Nelson I, Whitaker-Chavez. If you go by those scorecards you are disrespecting the sport because its decisions like that which kill the sport.
Very true. Southpaws are supposed to step to the right. Juda does not step to the right but back pedals backward to the left hoping to lure people into his fast hands. More boxing careers have been ruined by dad's than anything else.
Knock outs often speak to the victim's weakness as opposed to the victor's skill. Of course a powerful punch is needed and there are many KO artists, but a KO generally happens when a fighter is on his way to defeat anyway.
that is pernell whitaker, one greatest southpaw boxer of all time,if not that, top notch. i dont think he really got much credit for really how good he was. but him and mayweather defenitly have the best defense i seen.
Whitaker was a great counterpuncher and had an underrated body attack. it must have been frustrating to throw all those punches only to get countered with super fast combinations.
@BeestonBrawler I disagree, yes he hasnt fought Pacquiao & Cotto but that is not to say the fighters he has embarrassed werent worthy fighters. Genaro Hernandez who was undefeated in 2 weight devisions, an undefeated Zab Judah, an undefeated Corrales, Castillo who was coming of 10 KOs, an undefeated Chavez, an undefeated Hatton, the list goes on.. Look you can criticise him all you want but the fact that this man has gone 42fights without even being knocked down is simply incredible
Sweet Pea is like a fish; you can't catch him because he keeps flapping and slipping in between your fingers, and then he jumps and slaps you in the face tail-first.
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"Great flurry by De la hoya"
........but he didn't touch Pernell
Shiryu Rain exactly that pissed me off when he said that
+Shiryu Rain thank you. Man we need people with better eyes and understanding in boxing
RIP champ. Took years of retirement and a damn car to finally hit the dude... LEGEND.
4:58 Did this nigga just...get on the ground and STILL avoid that flurry of punches...FROM THE CORNER???
What a sickening display of defensive ability, people always think that Tyson moment when he crouched down and avoided those punches was awesome, that doesn't have anything on this...
I think i'm gonna throw up...
he weren't human he makes defensive boxing fking entertaining
He also got basically shut out in that fight, i.e. their was a reason he went to the ground.
Im so glad my mom told me about this guy, my Dad used to know him and they used to chill at his house sometimes. (We lived in Norfolk, moved to Va Beach)
His defense is amazing.
More exciting defense than the Philly shell
I really respect everyone's commetns, but Pernell was a genius in the ring. He was defined as "unfindable" by boxing experts. It's one thing to punch and runaway, but to stand in front of someone and dodge a 10 punch combo?! He's in the boxing hall of fame for a reason, His defense is one in a million. Truly one of the greatest boxers to ever step in the ring.
By far the greatest slipper, defensive boxer of all time! Dude was truely a joy to watch! One of a kind.. Sweet-P all day..
i get more joy out of seeing great defence than seeing KO's. Boxing is about hitting your opponent and there will always be big hitters, but seeing people with such amazing defence skills don't come along that often
I love the behind the back rabbit punch from Pea at 2:01...lol!!!! Now that's a classic Old School trick. The old timers must have loved watching Pea back in the day for his variety of ancient boxing tricks: feinting, footwork, counterattacks, d....
The only fighter today i see that fights close to Pea is Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Agreed, boxing isn't about taking the biggest punch. Its about hitting and not getting hit. There are some boxers who are exceptional at "improvising" and boxing by "sight" rather than rhythm. These boxers are guys who express themselves in the ring, guys like naseem hamed in his early career, Pernell Whittaker, Emmanuel Augustus, two of the guys I mentioned may not be fundamentally the best boxers born but they were entertaining.
Look, we're not here to fight about how boxing is better than MMA (or any other martial art) or how other martial arts are better than boxing. We're here to admire one of the greatest defensive geniuses ever. End of story.
He is the master of defensive boxing. I loved the end where he was fighting trinidad and he just sat down and still was moving his head and getting out of the way. I hated him because he was so damn good that he was almost arrogant about it. But nobody can ever say he sucked. He was incredible and made other fighters look horrible. That is why people say it was a bad era for boxing. Because he was too brilliant for the other big named boxers to handle. Mad props for Pernell Whitaker.
Sweet Pea is with out a doubt one of the greatest defensive and pure boxers of all time.
Man, his reflexes are so fast that this shit looks choreographed, like he knew what the hell was coming 10 seconds before it came.
This is a Jewel! And of course, it also counts. Every movment of Pernell is also a pearl, a sweet and divine balance.
2:00 I have NEVER in my life seen a boxer throw a round the back punch like that in a fight haha
LEGEND!
It really says something about Whittaker that he fought so many great or top notch fighters in his career, and with the exception of Trinidad in one of his last fights, he made them all a part of HIS highlight reel.
He could be an ass at times, he had his problems, but he never got and may never get the full credit that he deserved. A true master of the Sweet Science.
Sweet Pea, beautiful boxing a great champion and one of the most exciting visual fighters ever.
He moved his head, moved his upper body, ducked and slipped when he had to and kept his hands up when he had to. Easier said than done, though. This guy's a bloody legend
guys!! This boxer is the MASTER of defence. It is very very important to be able to defence when you have to. As other says hit without getting hit! thats the idea.
That was their style, not everyone plays by the book. Whitaker not only dominated his opposition, but he had some of the best accomplishments and resumes of the modern era, fought everyone and beat everyone until his addiction and age caught up with him. He's an All Time Great whether you like his style or not, same as Jones.
Love how he still showed a little at the end of the Trinidad fight what could and would have happened if it was a prime Sweet pea
Hey you gotta give Chavez his props. He fought everybody in his prime. He never ducked anyone. And he didn't just pad his record. He had plenty of stay busy fights to keep himself in form against inexperienced but undefeated or very experienced fighters with good records.
No one in the history of boxing showed the kind of evasion that Sweet Pea had. It's just natural to him. Best defensive boxer ever .........but, not even in the top 50 all time.
damn this is just beautiful in a way. It inspires me
A lot of people who don't know about boxing are completely ignorant of ring generalship and how it plays a big factor in fights. Willie Pep is probably the blueprint to this type of fighting, probably the first fighter to coin the hit and run technique. Once he said he would win a round without throwing a single punch, did it all by ring generalship, slipping and movement and made the other guy look stupid.
Pernell.Greatest defensive skillz shown by anyone since 1990.Hands down.His defense,I think,is better than Sugar Ray Leonard's.And that's saying A LOT.
Man, this guy is one of my idols. I don't think any other boxer has ever been as slick as this. Mayweather's not bad, but Sweet Pea was the master.
This is what was said:
"Whitaker largely had his way with Chavez, running him into straight left hands, banging hard shots to his body and out-maneuvering him at every turn.
How bad was the draw? A ringside poll conducted by The Ring magazine after the fight had 14 writers favoring Whitaker by an average margin of three points. Seven out of 10 newspapers - in Mexico, no less - agreed that Whitaker had been robbed."
Art in the ring...a thing of beauty. Proud to be from southeast Va.
It's hilarious how De la Hoya is running back to his corner and raising his fist like he actually landed something during one of those flurries.
mca is from a small town called "JulioVilla"... face it, the dude went up against a Hall of Fame Legend, and those 88 wins went out the fucking window... once he started facing some real competition, he got Taylor by the skin of his teeth, got whipped by Frankie Randall and Whitaker really brought him down-to-earth...after that, it was officially over. Whitaker, on the other hand, gave hell to everybody he fought, tough til the end.
What awesome defensive skills ! Also the guy is a really entertaining fighter . That fight against De La Hoya looks amazing, I'm going to have to watch the whole fight !
Yes, I agree. If you jump around too much or run around you will get tired. He does not waste movement at all. He makes it all count for something and he pulls you out of position and hits his opponent back.
That is Absurd!!! Boxing is an Art of emotive, physical intelligence thats why it is the hardest sport in the world, its just not about slugging & running you have to read the emotions of your opponent, your thinking all the time, strategy, tactics, thus changing all the time!!! sometimes you win/lose gaining experience for the next fight, then its the relearning process over again, i think of Boxing like the Bible your learnin summat new all the time.
amazing, blows my mind everytime and ive seen this clip like 12 times
One of the greatest boxer's of all time in my opinion.
2:01 is priceless... one of the best ever, together with Pep and Locche.
It was amazing to watch Pea in his prime box, he made it look so natural and had fun doing it.
as great as pernell is, he's only got a few tricks defensively that worked amazingly well: foot movement and crazy head/upper body movement, and the occasional gloves up by the head. floyd can do it all, head movement, foot movement, better counter punching, and he can fight better off the ropes and in the pocket due to his philly shell defense. he's also quicker than pernell. they sparred before and floyd said it wasn't competitive, and b/c of those reasons I can see how it wouldn't be
When Pernell was serious he could counter punch 🥊, like he did against Harold Brazier who beat a young Mickey WARD , and hence watch his 1992 fight against Rafael PINEDA who would later would give Zab Judah a tough fight in 2004. And Floyd also said his toughest fight would of been against Roberto Duran and Pernell Whitaker and he has said Pernell was the best body puncher in history. Floyd is like the 2007 and 2014 Toney Parker , prime Kwai Leonard and MICHAEL JORDAN was who was very athletic and skilled , Pernell Whitaker is like Kyrie Irving , Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant who was not as athletic as Jordan but he used more angles than Jordan with footwork and finesse. Roy Jones = Russell Westbrook and prime Derrick Rose.
Damn my second favorite boxer ever, behind mayweather jr, showing all his skills. He is the slickest and best defensive fighter I have ever seen!
Whitaker was probably one of the top 10 fighters all time in the Lightweight Division. Maybe even #1, he was tall, long, quick, powerful, and smooth as ice.
And great Title. How often do you see a ref allow a fighter to be so timid so long, he's so good at defense he doesn't even have to land to win the round, which isn't just based on punch counts.
You got to admire the superior skills and defense of the Great Pernell Whitaker.
Dude, Duran and Chavez had very underrated defenses, especially Duran. Asides from having a great chin, Duran had very good defense in an infight, his biggest problem was against the outfighters like Hearns. Going into the Barkley fight, the announcers called Duran "a boxing master". Ward had good defense too.
This was the video that introduced me to you man. What a blessing that was. R.IP brother.
insane^^ great reflexes and huge skills :)
A combination of the two is best. That's why everyone loves Ali, because in his prime he'd do all the dodging and weaving and then land a dozen punches in a row. I quite enjoy watching this kind of bobbing and weaving though. It's very impressive to watch isn't it?
Its a shame the youth of today will never get 2see great fights w/ great fighters such as SweetPea ever again. how sad....
Whitaker was amazing. His hands might be a bit slower than Floyd's but his footwork and upper body movements were just as fluid and more unpredictable than Floyd's.
Great reflexes are always to the advantage. Roy Jones past his prime, still has better reflexes than the majority of men his age.
Sweet Pea made defensive fight fun to watch.
haha that behind the back punch was classic. sweet pea was great fighter.
Sweet pea was the only person in boxing who can do that!!!
When Pernell Whitaker retired his record was 39 wins, 4 loses, 1 draw, 1 no contest. The 2 notable names he lost to were Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad. His 1 draw was against Julio Cesar Chavez. Not knocking "sweet pea" cause he had skills out his ass but he never really beat a big name, always sorta fell short. Great fighter though with some of the most exciting fights.
This is Beautiful. Thanks for uploading.
OMG!!!!! That fight with De LA Hoya!!!!!!! Sweet Pea is my Favorite defensive fighter FROM THIS MOMENT ON!!!!!
Mayweather is better
Troy Jacobs Sweet pea aint running and hugging, maybe you call that defensive.
It was amazing to see Pea frustrate the hell out of his opponents. The man was unbelievably hard to hit. A true defensive master and top 25 all time great
Here's some nice cover stories from Magazines at the time:
"Outrage at the Alamodome: Sweet Pea Shafted!" Ko Magazine
"Don't Buy this Magazine if you think the Fight was a Draw" Boxing Illustrated
"Robbed! Pernell Whitaker whips Julio Cesar Chavez in a dubious draw" - Sports Illustrated
"Chavez-Whitaker: Was the Fix In?" - World Boxing
Truly amazing defensive technique. Thanks for the great clip!
watching whitakers fights for the first time in a while and i think one of the best things that you honestly sometimes forget with sweet pea is that he was so great not only because of his godlike reflexes and defense, but the accuracy of his shots, you didnt usually see a whole lot of wide swings and misses (though that really wasn't what he was all about anyway.) But especially watching him when he was younger his accurate barrage of punches, like a pair of fencing swords almost.
Pea and Pep, greatest defensive fighters.
Sweet Pea is definitely a level above most boxers.
I know a lot of you probably don't watch MMA let alone the Diaz/Condit UFC fight over the weekend, but there are a lot of JERKOFFS who are comparing Condit's strategy to what Pernell did in the ring. Long story short, Condit won with "footwork" and "effective counter striking." After watching this highlight video of the AWESOME Pernell Whitaker, it's confirmed that those JERKOFFS don't know what the hell footwork and counter punching is.
Pernell definitely had the most entertaining & spectacular defence of all time but Floyd Mayweather Jr has the most effective defensive style of all time hands down.
The cocaine before each fight really helped move! LOL!
"if i dont want god to hit me, he wont hit me" mr. sweet pea aka mr.untouchable
Fighting Pernell Whitaker is like fighting an invisible boxer
Pernell Sweetpea was just beautiful to watch
De la Hoya will only be remembered as a greater fighter by people who take a partial interest in boxing and haven't even heard of Whitaker other than in this fight.
Anyone that knows the sport will recognise that a past prime Whitaker held his own against a prime De la Hoya. And as Larry Merchant said in the fight, that just shows you how great Whitaker must have been in his prime.
A fight with Whitaker and Duran at LW is a dream match that is thought of a lot by me and many other fans. Very interesting style matchup. I am a huge Pernell fan and have heard it from both sides as to who they think will win, I am 50/50 but lean towards Pernell based on styles.
that guy's movement is poetry.
Pernell would dance in front of his opponents like a Jackal and rob them of their lunch money.
Sweet Pea's hand speed and elusiveness was amazing. We lost a legend.
Pernell was the man. He made defense cool.
PBF at his best, very very elusive. Remarkable defensive jukes, Impressive.
Pernell never had that punching power, he felt short in his big name fights. But the man was a master of head movement.
Why dont the commentaters ever say anything about the amazingness of how much punches whitaker slips. ARE THEY NOT WATCHING THIS GODLYNESS
You are right. In fact LaMotta's defense is so good, he doesn't need any defense.
Davey Peale you ain't never lie. That dude was just magic
The fighter is Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, one of the best pound for pound boxers of all time, and my personal fave.
LOL his best defense was shouting "No Más!!"
This is the best boxer that i never seen in my life ! Oh... MY ... GOD !!!
the best defense boxer in heavyweight of all time - George Foreman
The 2nd greatest Defensive boxer of all time, After Willie Pep. But, when he wasnt getting bad decisions, nobody could beat him. Hell, nobody could catch him!
4:00 is the reason why sweet pea is the greatest..
I feel you. I dont understand why talented people resort to drugs
Whitaker is my fave ever.
I'm afraid the world won't see anything like this no more. :(
1:27
he just sit downs on the ropes and then walks away
LOL
They had to explain their rediculous scorecards somehow. They were either incompetent or corrupt or both.
This was one of the worst robberies of all time. No one needs to look to the judges cards to know who won fights like Armstrong-Ambers II, Harada-Famechon, Lewis-Holyfied I, Fenech-Nelson I, Whitaker-Chavez. If you go by those scorecards you are disrespecting the sport because its decisions like that which kill the sport.
Very true. Southpaws are supposed to step to the right. Juda does not step to the right but back pedals backward to the left hoping to lure people into his fast hands. More boxing careers have been ruined by dad's than anything else.
Knock outs often speak to the victim's weakness as opposed to the victor's skill. Of course a powerful punch is needed and there are many KO artists, but a KO generally happens when a fighter is on his way to defeat anyway.
that is pernell whitaker, one greatest southpaw boxer of all time,if not that, top notch. i dont think he really got much credit for really how good he was. but him and mayweather defenitly have the best defense i seen.
Sweatpea would make any jr. welterweight and welterweight look like a damn fool he is just to good.
Whitaker was a great counterpuncher and had an underrated body attack. it must have been frustrating to throw all those punches only to get countered with super fast combinations.
True Boxer's do do display more skills in a fight than kickboxers do
Can't have a video like this without James Toney
@BeestonBrawler I disagree, yes he hasnt fought Pacquiao & Cotto but that is not to say the fighters he has embarrassed werent worthy fighters. Genaro Hernandez who was undefeated in 2 weight devisions, an undefeated Zab Judah, an undefeated Corrales, Castillo who was coming of 10 KOs, an undefeated Chavez, an undefeated Hatton, the list goes on.. Look you can criticise him all you want but the fact that this man has gone 42fights without even being knocked down is simply incredible
Sweet Pea is like a fish; you can't catch him because he keeps flapping and slipping in between your fingers, and then he jumps and slaps you in the face tail-first.
The Art of "Elusive" Boxing!
One of the greatest lightweights ever.