Wins
0
%
Bouts
0
KO's
0
%
Sweet Pea
40-4-1
W-L-D
Boxing
Lightweight
Light welterweight
Welterweight
Light middleweight
Height: 5ft 6in
(168cm)
Stance:
Southpaw
JAN. 2, 1964
USA
Pernell Whitaker Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the undisputed lightweight title; and the lineal lightweight and welterweight titles. In 1989, Whitaker was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He currently holds the longest unified lightweight championship reign in boxing history at six title defenses. Whitaker is generally regarded as one of the greatest defensive boxers of all-time.
Won 40 (KOs 17) | Lost 4 (KOs 1)
Drawn 1 | Bouts 46 (No Contest 1)
Rounds 379 | Debut 1984-11-15
46 Loss (40-4-1) (1) vs Carlos Bojorquez
TKO 4 (10), 0:27 | Apr 27, 2001
45 Loss (40-3-1) (1) vs Félix Trinidad
UD 12 | Feb 20, 1999
For IBF welterweight title
44 NC (40-2-1) (1) vs Andrey Pestryayev
UD 12 | Oct 17, 1997
Originally a UD win for Whitaker, later ruled an NC after he failed a drug test.
43 Loss (40-2-1) vs Oscar De La Hoya
UD 12 | Apr 12, 1997
Lost WBC welterweight title
42 Win (40-1-1) vs Diosbelys Hurtado
TKO 11 (12), 1:52 | Jan 24, 1997
Retained WBC welterweight title
41 Win (39-1-1) vs Wilfredo Rivera
UD 12 | Sep 20, 1996
Retained WBC welterweight title
40 Win (38-1-1) vs Wilfredo Rivera
SD 12 | Apr 12, 1996
Retained WBC welterweight title
39 Win (37-1-1) vs Jake Rodríguez
KO 6 (12), 2:54 | Nov 18, 1995
Retained WBC welterweight title
38 Win (36-1-1) vs Gary Jacobs
UD 12 | Aug 26, 1995
Retained WBC welterweight title
37 Win (35-1-1) vs Julio César Vásquez
UD 12 | Mar 4, 1995
Won WBA super welterweight title
36 Win (34-1-1) vs James McGirt
UD 12 | Oct 1, 1994
Retained WBC welterweight title
35 Win (33-1-1) vs Santos Cardona
UD 12 | Apr 9, 1994
Retained WBC welterweight title
34 Draw (32-1-1) vs Julio César Chávez
MD 12 | Sep 10, 1993
Retained WBC welterweight title
33 Win (32-1) vs James McGirt
UD 12 | Mar 6, 1993
Won WBC welterweight title
32 Win (31-1) vs Ben Baez
KO 1 (10), 0:37 | Dec 1, 1992
31 Win (30-1) vs Rafael Pineda
UD 12 | Jul 18, 1992
Won IBF junior welterweight title
30 Win (29-1) vs Jerry Smith
KO 1 (10) | May 22, 1992
29 Win (28-1) vs Harold Brazier
UD 10 | Jan 18, 1992
28 Win (27-1) vs Jorge Páez
UD 12 | Oct 5, 1991
Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF lightweight titles
27 Win (26-1) vs Poli Díaz
UD 12 | Jul 27, 1991
Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF lightweight titles
26 Win (25-1) vs Anthony Jones
UD 12 | Feb 23, 1991
Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF lightweight titles
25 Win (24-1) vs Benjie Marquez
UD 10 | Nov 22, 1990
24 Win (23-1) vs Juan Nazario
KO 1 (12), 2:59 | Aug 11, 1990
Retained WBC and IBF lightweight titles, won WBA lightweight title
23 Win (22-1) vs Azumah Nelson
UD 12 | May 19, 1990
Retained WBC and IBF lightweight titles
22 Win (21-1) vs Freddie Pendleton
UD 12 | Feb 3, 1990
Retained WBC and IBF lightweight titles
21 Win (20-1) vs Martin Galvan
TKO 3 | Dec 11, 1989
20 Win (19-1) vs José Luis Ramírez
UD 12 | Aug 20, 1989
Retained IBF lightweight title, won vacant WBC and The Ring lightweight titles
19 Win (18-1) vs Louie Lomeli
TKO 3 (12), 2:37 | Apr 30, 1989
Retained IBF lightweight title
18 Win (17-1) vs Greg Haugen
UD 12 | Feb 18, 1989
Won IBF lightweight title
17 Win (16-1) vs Antonio Carter
TKO 4 (10), 2:37 | Nov 2, 1988
16 Loss (15-1) vs Jose Luis Ramírez
SD 12 | Mar 12, 1988
For WBC lightweight title
15 Win (15-0) vs Davey Montana
TKO 4 (10), 2:14 | Dec 19, 1987
14 Win (14-0) vs Miguel Santana
TKO 6 (12), 1:02 | Jul 25, 1987
Retained NABF lightweight title, won vacant USBA lightweight title
13 Win (13-0) vs Jim Flores
TKO 1 (10) | Jun 28, 1987
12 Win (12-0) vs Roger Mayweather
UD 12 | Mar 28, 1987
Won vacant NABF lightweight title
11 Win (11-0) vs Alfredo Layne
UD 10 | Dec 20, 1986
10 Win (10-0) vs Rafael Gandarilla
UD 10 | Oct 9, 1986
9 Win (9-0) vs Rafael Williams
UD 10 | Aug 16, 1986
8 Win (8-0) vs John Montes
UD 10 | Mar 9, 1986
7 Win (7-0) vs Jesus De la Cruz
TKO 1 (8), 2:22 | Nov 12, 1985
6 Win (6-0) vs Teddy Hatfield
KO 3 (8), 2:42 | Aug 29, 1985
5 Win (5-0) vs John Senegal
TKO 2 (8), 1:29 | Jul 20, 1985
4 Win (4-0) vs Nick Parker
UD 6 | Apr 20, 1985
3 Win (3-0) vs Mike Golden
TKO 4 (6), 2:54 | Mar 13, 1985
2 Win (2-0) vs Danny Avery
TKO 4 (6) | Jan 20, 1985
1 Win (1-0) vs Farrain Comeaux
TKO 2 (6), 2:50 | Nov 15, 1984
As an amateur, Whitaker won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1982 World Championships, followed by gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and 1984 Olympics. After his retirement in 2001, Whitaker returned to the sport as a trainer. In 2002, The Ring ranked him tenth in their list of “The 100 Greatest Fighters of the Last 80 Years”. In 2006, Whitaker was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility.