Pernell Whitaker pro debut

[TheSweetestScience]

Gotta respect Mayweather and Toney, but Sweat Pea was somethin else..

[smimot]

This was nothing more than a sacrificial lamb led to the slaughter. But most celebrated boxer's like Pea started out like this, club fighter's who were game but way out-classed. It wouldn't do for any Olympian boxing gold medalist to lose his first bout. The business of world professional boxing is business.

[smimot]

@smimot, correction on me. I meant, fighting club fighters who were game but way out-classed.

[userho]

whitaker weak as hell imagine if he actually had some power

[Legend1One]

@userho Come on now, that white boy had a chin, so give credit where it's due.

[jason60152]

@Legend1One userho wouldn't have been able to take those blows.

[zulubro]

crisp, sharp punching; good head movement; body punching in the first round was nasty! imagine if Whitaker was a harder puncher!

[TheStunnaDre]

Why the ref wasn't calling no 8 counts

[connymat]

This is first class boxing Gentlemen..

[joeblohhh]

He beat Comeaux like a Homo

[mcentepede]

This is a Pernell style ass-whooping of the highest caliber. I remember Pernell walking thru the olympic fights in much the same way...That's how far I go back fellas.

[joeblohhh]

@mcentepede You must be Hella old.

Like, even your farts smell like mildew. :[

[bobjimjones]

his opponent could scrap too

[bbrizzle11]

he toooo damn awssuum

[MrMorningside125]

Watching this fight is why they call it the "Sweet Science". The art of hitting and not getting hit

[MrMorningside125]

Sweet Pea was great. Its a shame he would've been greater had he not dabbled with coke.

[connymat]

@MrMorningside125 Im not sure how much better he could have been he was almost perfect, but i understand youre comment..

[madchronic]

and fuck i can't help but admire his reflex's they're fucking untouchable both figuratively and literally

[madchronic]

Damn hes raping that boy. haha this fight is fuckin sick! pernell is the man. i think hes like a slicker Floyd Mayweather

[sn113083]

i think floyd is just as slick but quicker than pernell was. floyd has the type of defense that can be tought....the way pernell avoids punches is something you can't teach that

[madchronic]

@sn113083 yeah Mayweather's defense is a little more conventional Pernell's is like nobody elses. I think their speed is equal. Mayweather more power though for sure.

[bobjimjones]

whitaker fought inn one of the toughest weight divisions ever

[dizzymasekela]

Manny Pacquiao would be unbeatable if he could throw uppercuts like Sweet Pea.

[jitteryjoe]

But Pacquiao already throws punches with power... Sweet pea had none.

[fibdizzle2]

those are some serious combinations!! sweet pea put on a clinic!

[101sibbo101]

a 20 yr old gold medalist fighting a guy 9-0 in his pro debut!....thats a risk promotor's would never make these days.

[TGUNZ562]

Farrain Comeaux was 9-0-0 when he faced Pete. Do you think you will ever see a highly touted Olympian face that kind of record in today's game? No. Most of the guys off of the '08 team will be fighting bums with 13-25-7 records untill there 20th fight. Pete technically destroyed this poor dude. He frustrated him with his D early on, rendering Comeaux over aggressive, and then picked him apart with clean, accurate counter punches. Can somebody PLEASE post Whitaker/Trinidad?

[TGUNZ562]

Pete beat De La Hoya... If Rau'shee Warren would quit wasting his time in the amateurs, the U.S.A. could have another Pernell in the making!

[cedgebone]

to TGUNZ id like to say you need to watch the del la hoya fight again and see who is landing the effective blows... then holla at ya boy

[TGUNZ562]

The beginning of something great. Sweet Pea is the greatest lightweight in the history of the sport. With the exception of Floyd Mayweather Jr, Pete has the best D anyone has ever seen as well. The guy didn't lose a fight until he fought "Tito", who was almost half his age, twice his size, and only after Pete had been smoking crack. In my opinion, Pernell beat De La Hoya. But, De La Hoya held his own and being the up and coming savior of the sport, I can't really argue with the official verdict.

[Nikolay116]

Best lightweight? Ever heard of Duran?

[dhlfh]

pernell has to be considered one of the top ten best fighter's in the history of boxing...the guy was a genius...had the best defence ever...

[joshuacollins1990]

2nd best defense, look at willie pep, you need to know the history behind the sport and its godfathers. just have a look at him then come back to me. cheers.

[dhlfh]

i know the history very well,and i would still say sweet pea has a better defence..

[joshuacollins1990]

really?! after 241 fights, 229 wins, only 11 losses and 1 draw, Pep boxed a total of 2017 rounds in the 241 bouts during his 26 year career, a considerable number of rounds and fights even for a fighter of his era. to sweet peas 46 fights 40 wins with 4 loses 1 draw and 1 nc. im telling you the records because it shows how much experience and obvious raw talent each boxer had, as well as how long they had to do it for, therefore in one sense pep had a better defense, sweet pea is amazing but....

[jhuan0]

Pep also broke his back in a plane crash and was back in the ring 6 months later!

Unbelievable

I think its very difficult to say who had the better defence. Their styles were very different.

Whitaker didnt fight as often but did move up a few weight classes. .

[joshuacollins1990]

yer ur rite, the guy had the ultimate comeback, going back to be champion and beating saddler who would make mince meat out of most featherweight champs today, also pep is the only boxer ever! to win a round without throwing a single punch, he even picked the round before the fight too, he was amazing, but you are correct sweet pea did move up in weight as pep did not, but back then remember there were fewer weight classes which meant a jump to another would put a huge strain on a boxers body

[dhlfh]

i know the record of pep,im a boxing fanatic,i feel sweet pea was harder to eat and just had better defense...

[joshuacollins1990]

fair enough dude, everyones entitled to their own opinion, but yer they are the best defensive boxers ever, i think wat it mainly came down to was instinct and also having no fear of being hit, to have styles like those 2 would mean if something went wrong they wud be prepered to tek one in the face

[dhlfh]

whitaker showed when he got old and couldnt rely on defense how tough he really was against tito trinidad...,Mayweather has the best defense sine whitaker retired...

[sn113083]

Dam, thats what I call domination. Good combinations, good counter punches and his defense was ridiculous.

[87UNC]

fall man fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bishopjjones]

THE SPEED POWER AND ABLE PRENELL featherfisted I DONT THINKS SO JUST LISTEN TO THE HITS THAT LAND

[osyrusydal]

featherfisted....landed that many clean shot n still left him standing.

[bluenote71]

Oh, but that's what makes it so good. I'd hate to be only able to watch technique this good for 1 round. I could watch him gently light people up all day.

[younglion333]

i wouldn't say gently i think that dude just had a good chin

[hessiquio]

I remember when the HBO team were going nuts in favored of trinidad in his fight with pernell. they said that not even De La Hoya did that to pernell. but pernell was shot when the Tito fight happened. he had no movement, he was flat footed in that fight, he was struguling with drugs. so fuck HBO commentators.

I think his last great performance of Pernell was against a young Oscar, and many people believe he won that fight.

Viva pernell

[ard56191]

Amen, Bro ! Sweet Pea was one of the greatest ever.

[godzilla1077]

Didn't Pernell recently got out of drug treatment a little before the fight against Trinidad?

[Seventiezcat]

Sweet pea was a pure artist.

[ragingbullbouncer]

yea he's one of the greatest lefties ever

[tropics1020]

*****I wouldn't fuck with him******

[ssaltspring]

Sweet Pea..hall of famer and one of the best boxers I've ever seen. Thanks for the clip!

[TitoBHB]

think its fair to say that guy had a solid chin.. Some of those left hooks at the end would have put alot of guys lights out.. Viva sweet pea

[bluenote71]

I could swear the audience laughs at Comeaux's attempt at a combination at 1:40.

[bluenote71]

I meant 4:36.

[allankles]

What happened to Whitaker's game after this? It's probably just that he fought bigger guys when he was at the top.

[Mowglieboy69]

What do you mean what happened to his game? He went on to become one of the greatest fighters of all time is what happened. You act as if he dropped off. Do you consider dominating and unifying at LW and WW, winning titles in 4 seperate weight classes, fighting 4 HOF'ers and only legitimately losing to one when he was a shot fighter, reigning as the Pound for pound king in the mid-90's, and proving his place as one of the absolute best pure boxers in the history of the sport, etc. dropping off?

[allankles]

I didn't talk about dropping off, I merely meant that he became more defensive, which is a testament to his versatility. He fought bigger, better and stronger fighters so I guess he had to re-model his style.

[Mowglieboy69]

He fought defensively early in his career, but as he got into his groove and hit his prime, he started to fight more like this, which is a excellent combination of offense and defense. He fought like this in many fights. Watch his fight with Pineda at 140 pounds, or Jones at 135, or McGirt at 147, etc.

[allankles]

I've watched the McGirt fight.

[xminimoonx]

PERNELLLLLLLLLLLL WHITAAAAAAKER

[foripu]

first class ass beating

[Stefanoitch]

damn whitaker really gave him a beating

[tropics1020]

wow! thanks for the upload

[Chhaz215]

Sweat Pea, Man Was he talented, QUICK!!!

[TheGreatA]

Brutal

[hyenachase]

great thank for uploading m8

[levenismooi]

Great post indeed. First pro-fights are extra-interesting.

[Mowglieboy69]

Great post!